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Appendix 4: Abbreviations and Acronyms


AASB

Australian Accounting Standards Board

ACACA

Australasian Curriculum, Assessment and Certification Authorities

ACARA

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority

ACC

Assessment and Certification Committee

ACER

Australian Council for Educational Research

ACSF

Australian Core Skills Framework

ACT

Australian Capital Territory

ACTPS

ACT Public Service

AEDC

Australian Early Development Census

AEU

Australian Education Union

AITSL

Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership

ANU

Australian National University

AO

Officer of the Order of Australia

Apps

Applications (as in Google Apps)

ARIns

Attraction Retention Incentives

ATAR

Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank

ATO

Australian Taxation Office

AWA

Australian Workplace Agreement

BMS

Building Management System

BSSS

Board of Senior Secondary Studies

CECA

Children's Education and Care Assurance

CIT

Canberra Institute of Technology

CMTEDD

Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate

CO2

Carbon Dioxide

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

COPE

Commonwealth Own Purpose Payments

CRM

Customer Relationship Management

CSC

Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation

CSD

Community Services Directorate

CSS

Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme

CUP

Capital Upgrade Programmed Works

DCM

Design Construct Maintain

EA

Enterprise Agreement

EAL/D

English as an Additional Language or Dialect

EAP

Employee Assistance Program

ESL

English as a Second Language

ESO

Education Support Office

FACE

Fellow of the Australian College of Educators

FACEL

Fellow of the Australian College of Educational Leaders

FIFA

Fédération Internationale de Football Association

FiT

Feed in Tariff

FMA

Financial Management Act

FOI

Freedom of information

FOE

Future of Education

FTE

Full-time equivalent

GFA

Gross Floor Area

GHG

Greenhouse gas

GPO

Government Payments for Outputs

GPRS

General Packet Radio Service

GST

Goods and Services Tax

HAAS

Health Access At School Program

HALT

Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher

HMSMP

Hazardous Materials Survey Management Plans

HSR

Health and Safety Representative

HSW

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Team

HVAC

Heating, Ventilation and Cooling

ICT

Information and communication technology

ILP

Individual Learning Plan

ITE

Initial Teacher Education

ITI

Interstate Transfer Index

K-10

Kindergarten to year 10

KMP

Key Management Personnel

kW

kilowatt

kWh

kilowatt hour

LED

Light-emitting diode

Maze

School Administration System

MLA

Member for the Legislative Assembly

MJ

Megajoules

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MSD

Musculoskeletal Disorders

MWh

Megawatt hour

N/A

Not applicable

NAPLAN

National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy

NAP–CC

National Assessment Program – Civics and Citizenship

NDIA

National Disability Insurance Agency

NDIS

National Disability Insurance Scheme

NERA

National Education Reform Agreement

NMS

National Minimum Standard

N.P.

Not for publication

NPUAECE

National Partnership for Universal Access to Early Childhood Education

NQF

National Quality Framework

NQS

National Quality Standard

NSET

Network Student Engagement Team

OAM

Medal of the Order of Australia

OBSSS

Office of the Board of of Senior Secondary Studies

OLNA

Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment

P-6, P-10

Preschool to year 6, Preschool to year 10

PANLs

Principals as Numeracy Leaders

PAP

Principal's Authorised Person

PCIS

Personal Care in School

PL

Professional Learning

PIPS

Performance Indicators in Primary Schools

PSM

Public Sector Management/Public Service Medal

PSSAP

Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan (Public Sector Superannuation Scheme)

RAP

Reconciliation Action Plan

RCS

Reportable Conduct Scheme

RED

Respect, Equity and Diversity

REOI

Request for Expression of Interest

RiskMan

ACT Public Sector Work Injury Reporting online reporting system

RMP

Resource Management Plan

RoGS

Report on Government Services

RTO

Registered training organisation

R-Units

Registered Units

SAMP

Strategic Asset Management Plan

SAS

School Administration System

SCSA

West Australian School Curriculum and Standards Authority

SDT

School Data Tool

SEAs

Special Employment Arrangements

SERBIR

Senior Executives Responsible for Business Integrity Risk

SET

Senior Executive Team

SFI

Student Family education and occupation Index

SLC

Executive Teacher (School Leader C)

SNT

Special Needs Transport

SOA

Schools Operational Allocation

SRA

Student Resource Allocation

SS

Shared Services

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

TCCS

Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate

tCO2-e

Tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions

TEMAG

Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group

TES

Tertiary Entrance Statement

TQI

Teacher Quality Institute

UC

University of Canberra

VET

Vocational Education and Training

VOIP

Voice Over Internet Protocol

WCAG

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

WCU

Worker Consultation Units

WhOG

Whole of Government

WHS

Work Health and Safety

WwVP

Working with Vulnerable People

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