Through the Digital Education Revolution the Australian Government aims to bring substantial and meaningful change to teaching and learning in Australian schools. It will prepare students for further education and training, jobs of the future and to live and work in a digital world.
The Australian Government is committing new funding of $1.2 billion over five years to provide:
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through the
National Secondary School Computer Fund, grants of up to $1 million for schools to assist them to provide for new or upgraded information and communications technology (ICT) for secondary students in Years 9 to 12; and
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The other elements in the Policy:
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$32.6 million over two years to supply students and teachers across Australia with online curriculum tools and resources to support the national curriculum and conferencing facilities for specialist subjects such as languages.
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Working with States and Territories and the Deans of Education to ensure that new and continuing teachers have access to training in the use of ICT that enables them to enrich student learning.
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The development of online learning and access which will enable parents to participate in their child’s education.
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$10 million over three years to develop support mechanisms to provide vital assistance for schools in the deployment of ICT provided through the National Secondary School Computer Fund.
The Digital Education Revolution has a total of $1.2 billion over the five years of the program. $1.1 billion of this investment will be delivered through the National Secondary School Computer Fund. An additional $100 million through the Fibre Connections to Schools initiative to contribute to the provision of high-speed fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband connections to Australian schools.
The following table is the expected allocation for the Digital Education Revolution:
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2007-08 ($m) |
2008-09 ($m) |
2009-10 ($m) |
2010-11 ($m) |
2011-12 ($m) |
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100 |
400 |
300 |
200 |
200 |