MEDIA RELEASE
STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 0500 AEDT ON 4 DECEMBER 2024
LATEST INFORMATION ON AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS NOW LIVE ON
ACARA’S MY SCHOOL WEBSITE
Parents, carers and wider school communities can now access the latest information on schools in their area on the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) My School website, which has been updated with 2024 NAPLAN data and other school-level information.
“With detailed information on around 10,000 schools right across Australia, ACARA’s My School is the only website that provides parents, carers and the community with clear and transparent information on every Australian school,” said ACARA’s CEO, Stephen Gniel.
“ACARA’s role is to provide detailed, accessible, timely and meaningful school education performance information. ACARA’s My School provides that through the publication of nationally consistent, school-level data for all Australians to see.
“We need to know how our schools are doing, but it is also important that this information is presented in a way that considers the individual circumstances of a school, especially its level of socio-educational advantage, which our reporting takes into account.
“That’s why the full suite of data on ACARA’s My School is so valuable for Australian parents and carers as well as the broader community.”
The December 2024 My School update includes:
- 2024 NAPLAN results for schools
- 2024 school profile and enrolment data
- 2024 school attendance data for Semester 1
- 2023 school financial information, including recurrent funding and capital expenditure
- 2023 vocational education training participation and outcomes
- 2023 year 12 certifications.
“On ACARA’s My School, you can look up any school to find out information about the school from the principal and look at how many students and teachers are at the school. As well as its NAPLAN results, you can also explore attendance rates, as well as financial information for 2023, including funding levels and sources,” Mr Gniel said.
“This helps parents and carers understand the full value and quality of a school, inclusive of NAPLAN results within the broader context in which each school operates.”
Find out information about schools in your area at www.myschool.edu.au.
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Media line: 0414 063 872, email media.contact@acara.edu.au
Background
My School’s Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA) indicates the average educational advantage of each school’s students. It is calculated using information about parents’/carers’ occupations and education, school geographical location and the proportion of First Nations Australian students. A school’s ICSEA value is provided to encourage taking socio-educational advantage into account when comparing school achievement.
Key Facts:
Please note: The updated My School data will be available from 5am AEDT, Wednesday 4 December.
Contact details:
Media line: 0414 063 872
Email media.contact@acara.edu.au
