Background

April 2004 - The Northern Territory Secondary Education Report released

In 2002 the Northern Territory Government commissioned a comprehensive report on the quality of secondary education in the Territory. The Secondary Education Report was prepared by a consultancy team from Charles Darwin University, led by Dr Gregor Ramsey, an international education expert.

The consultancy team visited 134 sites across the Territory, including 40 remote Indigenous communities, every Government secondary school and many non-Government schools. The team also received over 100 submissions from stakeholders. There are 52 recommendations in the final 340 page report.

Report Summary and Recommendations
(390 kilobytes, Adobe Acrobat document)

Secondary Education Report

September 2004 - Community Consultation on the Secondary Education Report

A community consultation process was undertaken to provide all Territorians the opportunity to have their say about the report's proposals. It was completed in mid August 2004 and the Community Consultation on the Secondary Education Report was presented to Government in September 2004.

Media Release: Community Consultation Report on Secondary Education goes to the Minister (Adobe Acrobat document).

Find out when the Phase 2 Community-based Discussion Forums and Phase 3 Education Discussion Forums were held in your region.

Read about what was said about the report at the Student Forum (65 kilobytes, Adobe Acrobat document).

Find out what the Chief Minister's Round Table of Young Territorians said about the report's proposals (Adobe Acrobat document).

Read about what some stakeholders said about the report's proposals.

February 2005 - Announcement of Building Better Schools

In February 2005, the Northern Territory Government announced Building Better Schools - a $42 million investment to improve secondary education over the next four-years.