Indigenous-Education-Review_DRAFT

Review of Indigenous Education in the Northern Territory
Bruce Wilson
Table of Contents
Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................................... 2
List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................ 5
List of Tables ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 7
Chapter One: Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 19
The scope of the review .................................................................................................................................. 19
Process ............................................................................................................................................................. 19
The structure of the report ............................................................................................................................. 20
Learning Lessons .............................................................................................................................................. 20
Community survey ........................................................................................................................................... 21
Limitations ....................................................................................................................................................... 21
Approach to recommendations ...................................................................................................................... 22
Chapter Two: What we can control ......................................................................................................... 23
Chapter Three: Demographics ................................................................................................................. 25
Economic factors ............................................................................................................................................. 25
Location and mobility ...................................................................................................................................... 25
Social structures .............................................................................................................................................. 26
Internet connectivity ....................................................................................................................................... 27
Schooling ......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Language use ................................................................................................................................................... 28
Chapter Four: Two systems ..................................................................................................................... 30
Terminology used in the report ....................................................................................................................... 30
Schools ............................................................................................................................................................. 30
Enrolments ...................................................................................................................................................... 31
Attendance ...................................................................................................................................................... 31
Achievement .................................................................................................................................................... 32
Socio‐economic disadvantage ......................................................................................................................... 34
Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................................... 34
Recommendation ............................................................................................................................................ 36
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Chapter Five: The education system ........................................................................................................ 37
Learning Lessons .............................................................................................................................................. 37
A clear strategic direction ................................................................................................................................ 37
Long term planning .......................................................................................................................................... 39
Departmental structure ................................................................................................................................... 39
Implementation ............................................................................................................................................... 41
Support for schools.......................................................................................................................................... 42
Data and evidence ........................................................................................................................................... 43
Recommendations ........................................................................................................................................... 44
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