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assessment including NAPLAN, and reporting on schooling in Australia. <br /> <br /> </section><section class="main-content-text"> <p>We are an independent statutory authority. We are unique in that we have a national leadership role and take a national approach to setting educational expectations for all Australians. </p> <p>Our work is set and agreed by all of Australia’s education ministers in the form of the <a href="https://www.education.gov.au/education-ministers-meeting" originalsrc="https://www.dese.gov.au/education-ministers-meeting" shash="qSPbb9pOs14PI0D4Ot3KuT8oNn6aY2TIGlKJ0jM2T//U+nDwW588sRvo18wla9LRflmM8s5ZoXLcmlQZyZ6cbQjMICElpsl2megj02YIjFHfPOmE4WN4BeeI6yL9+8RQVqEx+UUQKDI4+PjeTk6IjWjjPtTHb0FCRa/bxUfBkn8=" title="Original URL: https://www.dese.gov.au/education-ministers-meeting Click to follow link.">Education Ministers Meeting</a>.</p> <p>View <a href="https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/corporate-publications/acara's-2022-2025-strategic-plan.pdf" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/corporate-publications/acara's-2022-2025-strategic-plan.pdf"></a><a href="https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/corporate-publications/acara's-2022-2025-strategic-plan.pdf" target="_blank">ACARA Strategic Plan 2022–2025 (PDF 159 kb)</a>.</p> <h3>What we do</h3> <h4>Australian Curriculum</h4> <p>ACARA developed the Australian Curriculum.</p> <p>In September 2015, Australia’s education ministers endorsed the Foundation – Year 10 curriculum. The curriculum provides teachers, parents, students and the community with a clear understanding of what students should learn regardless of where they live or what school they attend. </p> <p>The national curriculum was introduced to improve the quality, equity and transparency of Australia’s education system.</p> <h4>Assessment (NAPLAN and NAP sample assessments)</h4> <p>The National Assessment Program includes NAPLAN and NAP Sample assessments. </p> <p>NAPLAN is a national consistent measure to determine whether or not students are meeting important educational outcomes.</p> <p>These assessments test students' knowledge of what is in the Australian Curriculum and tell us whether our students are developing the essential skills they will need in life, like literacy and numeracy.</p> <h4>Reporting on schooling (<em>My School</em> and other reports)</h4> <p>The <em><a href="https://www.myschool.edu.au" target="_blank"><em>My School</em> website</a></em> is as a resource for parents, educators and the community to find comparable information about each of Australia’s schools. 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