Republic of the Philippines

Pangasinan State University

Urdaneta Campus
SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STUDIES
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

Course No.: EDM 317

Course Title: Comparative Educational Management System
Student: Angelina V. Simeon
Professor: Dr. Roy Ferrer

Education System in Australia

1. Department of Education •
Outcome 1: Improved access to quality services that support early childhood
learning and care for children through a national quality framework, agreed
national standards, investment in infrastructure, and support for parents,
careers, services and the workforce. •
Outcome 2: Improved learning, and literacy, numeracy and educational
attainment for school students, through funding for quality teaching and
learning environments, workplace learning and career advice.
Outcome 3: Promote growth in economic productivity and social wellbeing
through access to quality higher education, international education and
international quality research.

2. School Calendar Australia

 Academic year coincides with calendar year, starting in the end of January
and finishing in December.
 The summer vacations are the biggest school holidays (period of 6/7
weeks),
 small breaks usually of about 10-14 days between “terms” (2 terms per
semester). Not all states go all holidays at the same time. This difference
is most likely in place so to maximize holiday and tourist places, which
would then extend for further.
 The timetable for school vacations are in general in April, July and
September.
 The beginning of the Holidays in public schools also differ by around I
week from private schools.

3. Differences Between Private and Public Schools Private Schools

 In general are related to a religion and usually they offer more options in
music and sports.
  In both all students have to use of uniforms but in the private schools the
rules are more restricted about the use of a complete uniform.
 The educational courses and standards of all high schools are very similar
and all prepare students for the same national, recognized qualifications in
the country.
 Some schools also offer in the years 11 and 12 professional qualifications
level for Certificate 2 and 3.

4. Timetable and Transport •

 The schedule of the lessons is Monday to Friday, 8:45 am to 3 pm, with
breaks for lunch and snacks.
 Extra Curricular activities such as soccer practice, dance classes, etc. is
done after school hours or Saturday mornings. •
 The government schools offer subsidized public transport if necessary but
most students who are enrolled in the schools, usually live around the
geographic area limit of school and are able to go walking or by bicycle.

5. Tiers of Education
It consists three tiers:
1. Primary Education (Primary Schools)
2. Secondary Education (Secondary schools/ High schools)
3. Tertiary Education (Universities or Vocational Education and Training)

6. Structure of School Education Across States

State or Territory Minimum Age Primary Education Secondary Education
Australian Capital Territory 4 years, 8 months Kindergarten, Years 1-6 Years 7-12
New South Wales 4 years, 5 months Kindergarten, Years 1-6 Years 7-12
Northern Territory 4 years, 6 months Transition, Years 1-6 Years 7-12
Queensland 4 years, 6 months Preparatory, Years 1-7 Years 8-12

7. Types of Schooling
Generally three types schooling can be found:
1. Government schools
2. Non-government schools
3. Independent schools

8. Pre-schooling
• Pre-school and pre-prep programs in Australia are relatively unregulated, and
are not compulsory.
• Pre-school is offered to three- to five years olds; attendance numbers vary
widely between the states.
• Mainly day care centers and community based schools. • In some states pre-
schooling is the responsibility of the state department of education.
9. Primary Education
• One year preparatory or kindergarten for the age 5 child, it is compulsory in
some of the states.
• Primary schooling is imperative.
• Age limit: 5-12 years
• The grades are :
1. Kindergarten : Foundation Year
2. Grade 1: 06- to 07-year-olds
3. Grade 2: 07- to 08-year-olds
4. Grade 3: 08- to 09-year-olds
5. Grade 4: 09- to 10-year-olds 6. Grade 5: 10- to 11-year-olds 7. Grade 6:
11- to 12- year-olds
10. Secondary Education
• Some states vary in whether Year 7 is part of the primary or secondary
education.
• Age limit: 12 -18 Years
• The grades are:
1. Year 7: 12- to 13-year-olds
2. Year 8: 13- to 14-year-olds
3. Year 9: 14- to 15-year-olds
4. Year 10: 15- to 16-year-olds and 17 year olds
5. Year 11: 16- to 17-year-olds
6. Year 12: 17- to 18-year-olds

11. The Australian Curriculum The Australian Curriculum provides two key
elements: (i) Agreement on the curriculum content that all Australian students
should be taught (outline of knowledge, skills and understandings for each
learning area at each year level) (ii) Explicit advice on the achievement standards
that all Australian students should be meeting (depth of understanding, extent of
knowledge and sophistication of skill expected of students at each year level).

12. Years K- 6 Taught Subjects • English • Mathematics • Science and

Technology • History

13. Years 7- 10 Taught Subjects • Aboriginal Studies • Agricultural Technology •

Child Studies • Commerce • Dance • Design and Technology • Drama • English •
Food Technology • Geography • Graphics Technology • History • Industrial
Technology • Information and Software Technology • Languages • Marine and
Aquaculture Technology • Mathematics • Music • Personal Development, Health
and Physical Education • Photographic and Digital Media • Physical Activity and
Sports studies • Science • Technology • Textiles Technology • Visual Arts • Visual
Design • Work Education
14. Years 11- 12 Taught Subjects • Arts • Business and Economics • Career
Development • English • Health and Physical Education • Humanities and Social
sciences • ICT and Design • Languages • Mathematics • Sciences

15. Teaching Learning Strategies • Arranging multiple opportunities for students

• Using variety of ways to make sense of ideas • Using a range of opportunities
to demonstrate what has been learnt • Providing quality learning experiences for
all students regardless of their starting points. • Preparing for the future •
Adapting for different skill levels • Adjusting the amount of output required •
Using peer and team work • Link learning to real world purposes • Accessing
technology • Using quality teacher aids

16. National Assessment Program The National Assessment Program (NAP) is an

ongoing program of assessments, to monitor progress towards the Educational
Goals for Young Australians and to support ongoing evaluation of the national
education system. The NAP encompasses the National Assessment Program –
Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) and three-yearly sample assessments in
science literacy, civics and citizenship, and information and communication
technology (ICT) literacy.
 Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit for the National Assessment Program
Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) test in May each year. The assessments
are an opportunity for students to demonstrate what they have learned in
class.
 For students in Years 3 and 5, there are four tests covering numeracy,
reading, writing and language conventions (spelling, punctuation and
grammar).
 For students in Years 7 and 9, there are five tests including two tests in
numeracy – a calculator allowed test and a non-calculator test.
 The NAPLAN test results and the student reports are released in
September.

17. A-E Reporting System

The Australian Government brought a degree in 2005 that each state and
territory adopt a common five-point scale. At each year level from Year 1 to Year
10, teachers have to report students’ achievements to parents using an A-E (or
equivalent) .
A-E scale represent:
• A means well above standard;
• B means above standard;
• C means student at expected standard at time of report, on track to
proficiency;
• D means below standard;
• E means well below standard.
 18. Medium of Instruction
In Australia, most schools use English. However State of Victoria there are a
number of schools that teach in Greek and Italian. A number of schools also
teach in French, Irish, Chinese, Arabic and Japanese.

19. Compulsory Education • Children must have to attend the schools in

catchment area • Differs in the different states or territories • Duration is 11
years • Education in Australia is compulsory between the ages of five and fifteen
to seventeen

20. Technology in Education

• Electronic whiteboard. • Virtual classroom. • Projects which are solely depend
on technology. • Using technology for communication and track learner’s activity
outside of classroom. • Free virtual educational contents. • Internet facilities in
the classroom.

21. Comparative Analysis Area

Australia Bangladesh Compulsory education 11 years
 5 years Primary level
 7 years 5 years Secondary level
 6 years 7 years
Allocation from GDP 5.10% 2.23% National curriculum Under processing Well
established
Nature Decentralized Centralized Majority educates From public schools From
private
schools

22. Two New Pilot Programs to Skill Up Young

• The $44 million pilot programs – Training for Employment Scholarships and
Youth Employment Pathways – are part of the youth stream of the Industry Skills
Fund.
• Under Training for Employment Scholarships, businesses with less than 200
staff who hire an unemployed person aged 18 to 24 after 1 March 2015 may be
eligible for funding of up to $7500 to help the employee gain new skills or
qualifications.
• Youth Employment Pathways offers funding to support community service
organizations assist disengaged youth, aged 15 to 18, to get back into school,
start vocational education and training (VET) or move into the workforce.

23. A Worthy Example

• In 2012, education firm Pearson ranked Australian education as thirteenth in
the world
 • The Education Index, published with the UN's Human Development Index in
2008, based on data from 2006, lists Australia as 0.993, amongst the highest in
the world, tied for first with Denmark and Finland.
• 80th ranking of government expenditure on education worldwide.

24. Lessons to be Learnt

• Managing decentralized education system in a very efficient and productive
way
• The longer compulsory education has brought amazing result for the country.
• Government schools educate approximately 65% of Australian students.
• 85.7% of children attended pre-school.