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Annual Report 2012 NSW Department of Education and Communities ISSN 2202-0780 Annual Report 2012 NSW Department of Education and Communities NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU 1.0 Introduction [2.0 Section title – REV] Along here. [2.1 Standfirst REV] Ibh et alit at. Ut in hendre tatue tem iure euiscin velenim vendigna faccum adigna facilit, commodit adionse magna con ent ulla facidui psuscip ismodolenim dolut nibh eummy num quat autpatie magnim numet. diamcommy nulputa tionsed dit la augait wiscip ex ent i Nci tiscilit, venisis ese eu feugiamet la consend iamconse magna con ea consed tat. 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Office addresses and telephone wisnumbers eriliqu are atissenibhlisted in Appendix exeratis 28 of thisea report. ationsectem vulputat am, conullan ut lam ip ercipsu scilis aut alit, quis accum eraessit alisisi bla con ISSN 2202-0780 veriliquisci et lut num vent erosto doloremCopyright: zzrit lamet in ut lorerae sequat volore dit autpatin henibh © State of New South Wales through the NSW Department of Education and Communities, 2013. You may copy eummy nim quisi. distribute, display, download and otherwise freely deal with this work for any purpose, provided that you attribute the Department as the owner. However, you must obtain permission if you wish to (1) charge others for access to the work (other than at cost), (2) include the work in advertising or a product for sale or (3) modify the work. 2 WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES Contents List of figures 4 List of tables 4 Letter of submission to the Ministers 6 Director-General’s foreword 7 About us 9 Performance report: In early childhood 15 Our performance targets 17 High expectations, closing the gaps 18 Quality teaching and leadership 19 New and better ways of doing business 20 Performance report: At school 21 Our performance targets 23 High expectations, closing the gaps 31 Quality teaching and leadership 36 New and better ways of doing business 39 Performance report: In tertiary education and training 42 Our performance targets 44 High expectations, closing the gaps 49 Quality teaching and leadership 53 New and better ways of doing business 55 Performance report: In our communities 59 Our performance targets 61 High expectations, closing the gaps 66 Stronger communities and leadership 68 New and better ways of doing business 70 Financial Statements 71 Appendices 104 NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU 3 List of figures Figure 1: Participation rate of NSW students in NAPLAN tests compared to the national average in 2012 23 Figure 2: Proportion of NSW students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 at and above the national minimum standard for reading and numeracy in 2012 24 Figure 3: Proportion of NSW students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 in the top two performance bands for reading and numeracy in 2012 25 Figure 4: Percentage of NSW Aboriginal students achieving at and above the national minimum standard in 2012 26 Figure 5: Proportion of 20-24 year olds who have attained a Year 12 or AQF qualification at certificate II or above 27 Figure 6: Proportion of 20-24 year olds who have attained a Year 12 or AQF qualification at certificate III or above 27 Figure 7: The gap in Year 12 or equivalent attainment for Aboriginal 20-24 year olds 28 Figure 8: Year 7 to Year 12 apparent retention for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students 28 Figure 9: Number of Aboriginal students achieving Higher School Certificate or Record of Achievement 29 Figure 10: Year 12 completion rates for students in low index of community socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) schools 29 Figure 11: Proportion of NSW people aged between 20 and 64 years old with an AQF qualification at certificate III or above 44 Figure 12: Number of completions at diploma qualification and above in NSW (2006-2010) 44 Figure 13: Number of completions at AQF qualification certificate III or above for women, regional and Aboriginal students 45 Figure 14: Proportion of 25-34 year olds in NSW holding a bachelor level qualification or above 46 Figure 15: Proportion of undergraduate students from low socio-economic status backgrounds enrolled at NSW higher education providers 46 Figure 16: Proportion of 15-19 year old school leavers fully participating in education, training and/or employment 47 Figure 17: NSW apprenticeships and traineeships completion estimates (2006-2011) 48 Figure 18: Percentage of people aged 18 and over who undertook voluntary work for an organisation in the last 12 months 61 Figure 19: Percentage of people aged 18 and over who were involved with a community support organisation in the last 12 months 61 Figure 20: Percentage of people aged 18 and over who had contact with family and friends living outside the household in the last week 62 Figure 21: Percentage of people aged 18 and over who were able to get support in a time of crisis 62 Figure 22: Percentage of people aged 15 years and over who regularlyparticipate in physical activity 63 Figure 23: Partnership Communities with a recognised Community Engagement Group 64 Figure 24: Aboriginal students participating in an Aboriginal language program in a public school or in a TAFE NSW qualification 64 Figure 25: Life expectancy at birth by Indigenous status and sex 65 List of tables Table 1: NSW public school enrolments (2012) 10 Table 2: NSW public school student profile (2012) 10 Table 3: TAFE NSW student profile (2012) 11 Table 4: Estimated number of volunteers aged 18 years and over by types of organisations volunteered (2010) 11 Table 5: Number of NSW public schools (2012) 12 Table 6: Student-to-teacher ratios in NSW public schools (2012) 12 Table 7: TAFE NSW enrolments by institute (2012) 13 Table 8: Department of Education and Communities agreement and award negotiations (2012) 109 Table 9: National agreements and partnerships 111 4 WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES Table 10: Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff (2008-2012) 112 Table 11: Primary school teachers – Full-time permanent and temporary (non-casual) teachers on payroll (2012) 113 Table 12: Secondary school teachers – Full-time permanent and temporary (non-casual) teachers on payroll (2012) 114 Table 13: Primary and secondary school teachers combined: Total of full-time permanent and temporary (non-casual) teachers (2012) 114 Table 14: Part-time permanent and temporary (non-casual) school teachers on payroll (2012) 115 Table 15: Number of Senior Executive Service (SES) positions and officers at each level (other than staff employed to deliver Commonwealth initiatives: Building the Education Revolution and Digital Education Revolution) (2008-2012) 120 Table 16: Number of Senior Executive Service (SES) positions and officers at each level employed to deliver Commonwealth initiatives: Building the Education Revolution and Digital Education Revolution (2009-2012) 120 Table 17: Percentage of male and female Senior Executive Service (SES) officers at each level 2008-2012 121 Table 18: Payments to consultants for engagements greater than $50,000 (1 January – 31 December 2012) 152 Table 19: Payments to consultants for engagements less than $50,000 (1 January – 31 December 2012) 152 Table 20: Number of overseas visits undertaken by officers and employees (1 January – 31 December 2012) 153 Table 21: Trends in representation of Equal Employment Opportunity groups as a proportion of the total number of staff (2008-2012) 154 Table 22: Trends in distribution of Equal Employment Opportunity groups (2008-2012) 155 Table 23: Number of workers compensation claims, lost time and claims costs (2007/08 to 2011/12) 168 Table 24: Number of public interest disclosures (1 January – 31 December 2012) 170 Table 25: Attendance at DEC Audit and Risk Committee (1 January – 31 December 2012) 173 Table 26: Establishment and closure of schools and campuses (1 January – 31 December 2012) 174 Table 27: Change of school / campus name or status (1 January – 31 December 2012) 174 Table 28: Aged analysis at the end of each quarter (20011/12) 180 Table 29: Accounts paid on time within each quarter (all suppliers) (2011/12) 180 Table 30: Research and evaluation programs (2012) 224 Table 31: Complaints received by TAFE NSW (including Adult Migrant English Services) 2012 226 Table 32: Number of access applications by type of applicant and outcome (completed & discontinued valid applications) (1 January – 31 December 2012) 228 Table 33: Number of access applications by type of application and outcome (1 January – 31 December 2012) 229 Table 34: Invalid applications (1 January – 31 December 2012) 229 Table 35: Conclusive presumption of overriding public interest against disclosure: matters listed in Schedule 1 of the Act (1 January – 31 December 2012) 230 Table 36: Other public interest considerations against disclosure: matters listed in table to
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