| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACARA | Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |
| ACE | Adult and Community Education |
| ACECQA | Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority |
| ACEL | Australian Council for Educational Leaders |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| ACT ESA | ACT Emergency Services Authority |
| 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 Apprenticeships |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| EALD | English as an Additional Language or Dialect |
| ESDD | Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate |
| ETD | Education and Training Directorate |
| FACE | Fellow of the Australian College of Educators |
| FACEL | Fellow of the Australian College 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 for the Legislative Assembly |
| NAPLAN | National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy |
| NGSEC | Non-government Schools Education Council |
| NSSP | National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy |
| 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 Agreement |
| 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 |
