ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
ACARA | Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |
ACE | Adult and Community Education |
ACECQA | Australian Children's Education and Care Authority |
ACEL | Australian Council for Educational Leaders |
ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
ACT ESA | ACT Emergency Services Agency |
ACT RFS | ACT Rural Fire Service |
ACTPS | Australian Capital Territory Public Service |
AEU | Australian Education Union |
AITSL | Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership |
ANU | Australian National University |
ANZAC | Australian New Zealand Army Corps |
AQTF | Australian Quality Training Framework |
ARC | Accreditation and Registration Council |
ASBA | Australian School-based Apprenticeship |
AS/NZS | Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard |
ASQA | Australian Skills Quality Authority |
AST | ACT Scaling Test |
ATAR | Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank |
ATSIEOs | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Officers |
AuSSI | Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative |
AWA | Australian Workplace Agreement |
BSO | Building Service Officer |
BSSS | Board of Senior Secondary Studies |
CCCares | Canberra College Cares |
CIT | Canberra Institute of Technology |
CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
CO2-e (tonnes) | Tonnes of equivalent carbon dioxide |
COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
CPRU | Children's Policy and Regulation Unit |
CSD | Community Services Directorate |
DEECD | Department for Education and Early Childhood Development |
DERG | Disability Education Reference Group |
eACT | empowering ACT schools |
EALD | English as an Additional Language or Dialect |
ESDD | Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate |
FACE | Fellow of the Australian College of Educators |
FACEL | Fellow of the Australian Council of Educational Leaders |
FAPS | French Australian Preschool |
FMA | Financial Management Act |
FOI | Freedom of information |
FTE | Full-time equivalent |
GPO | Government Payments for Outputs |
GSEC | Government Schools Education Council |
HEC | Higher Education Committee |
HMSMP | Hazardous Materials Survey Management Plans |
HVAC | Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning |
ICT | Information and communication technology |
IECs | Introductory English Centres |
IELTS | International English Language Testing System |
LCC | Learning Capital Council |
MLA | Member of the Legislative Assembly |
NAPLAN | National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy |
NGSEC | Non-government Schools Education Council |
NSSP | National Solar Schools Program |
NSW | New South Wales |
PPLF | Principal Professional Learning Fund |
PID | Public Interest Disclosure |
PPP | Productivity Places Program |
PSP | Priorities Support Program |
RAP | Reconciliation Action Plan |
RED | Respect, Equity and Diversity |
REDCOs | Respect, Equity and Diversity Contact Officers |
RTO | Registered training organisation |
SA4 | School Assistant 4 |
SEA | Special Employment Arrangement |
SEW | Survey of Education and Work |
SMART | Science, Mathematics and Related Technologies |
TaTE | Training and Tertiary Education |
TEQSA | Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency |
TES | Tertiary Entrance Statement |
TESOL | Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages |
TPLF | Teacher Professional Learning Fund |
TQI | Teacher Quality Institute |
VET | Vocational education and training |
WESP | Work Experience and Support Program |