ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

ACARA

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority

ACAT

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal

ACE

Adult and Community Education

ACER

Australian Council for Educational Research

ACS

ACT Certification System

ACTPS

Australian Capital Territory Public Service

ADE

Apple distinguished educator

AEDI

Australian Early Development Index

AEU

Australian Education Union

AITSL

Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership

ARC

Accreditation and Registration Council

ASBA

Australian School-based Apprenticeship

AST

ACT Scaling Test

ATAR

Australian Tertiary Admission Rank

ANU

Australian National University

AQTF

Australian Quality Training Framework

AuSSI

Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative

AUQA

Australian Universities Quality Agency

AWA

Australian Workplace Agreement

BER

Building the Education Revolution

BSSS

Board of Senior Secondary Studies

CCCares

Canberra College Cares program

CIT

Canberra Institute of Technology

cLc

Connected Learning Community

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

CRICOS

Commonwealth register of institutions and courses for overseas students

CO2

Carbon dioxide

DECCEW

Department of Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water (ACT)

DER

Digital Educational Revolution

DHCS

Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services

ESD

environmentally sustainable design

ESL

English as a second language

FOI

Freedom of information

FTE

full-time equivalent

GSEC

Government Schools Education Council

HEC

Higher Education Committee

HMSMP

Hazardous Materials Survey Management Plans

ICT

information and communication technology

ICTL

Information and communications technology and literacy

IECB

Indigenous Education Consultative Body

InSinc

Incorporating Strategies for an Inclusive Curriculum

LBOTE

Language background other than English

MAZE

school-based student data management system

MCEECDYA

Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs

NALSSP

National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Project

NAPLAN

National Assessment Program-Literacy and Numeracy

NCVER

National Centre for Vocational Education Research

NGSEC

Non-government Schools Education Council

NSP

National School Pride

NSW

New South Wales

P21

Primary Schools for the 21st Century program

P&C

Parents & Citizens Association

PBS

Prestige Building Services

PID Act

Public Interest Disclosure Act 1994

PIPS

Performance Indicators in Primary Schools

PIRLS

Progress in International Reading Literacy Study

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

PN

Prohibition Notice

PPP

Productivity Places Program

PSP

Priorities Support Program

RPL

recognition of prior learning

RTO

registered training organization

SEA

Special Employment Arrangement

SES

socio-economic status

SiMS

School Staffing Integrated Management System

SIP

School Improvement Partner

SLA

School Leader A

SLB

School Leader B

SLC

School Leader C

TaTE

Training and Tertiary Education

TaTE Act

Training and Tertiary Education Act 2003

TES

Tertiary Entrance Statement

TEQSA

Tertiary Education Quality and Standard Agency

TIMSS

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

UAI

Universities Admission Index

UC

University of Canberra

VET

vocational education and training

WHS

workplace health and safety