Acronyms used in public education and care

A CPC Child Parent Centre AACLAME Australian Advisory Council on CAFHS Child and Family Health Service Languages and Multicultural Education CYWHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics ABSTUDY Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme ACEO Aboriginal community education officer D DTA Digital Transform Agency (Australian ACEM Aboriginal community education Government) manager DAWN Department's Aboriginal Workforce AC Australian Curriculum Network ACARA Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority E ACEL Australian Council for Educational EALD English as an Additional Language or Leaders Dialect ACECQA Australian Children’s Education and EAP Employee Assistance Program Care Quality Authority ECA Early Childhood Australia ACER Australian Council for Educational ECLS Ethnic and Community Language Research Schools ACHPER Australian Council of Health, Physical ECW Early childhood worker Education & Recreation ED Executive director; Education director ACOSS Australian Council of Social Services EDC Education Development Centre ACSSO Australian Council of State School EDS Electronic data systems Organisations EDRMS Electronic Document and Records ADD Attention Deficit Disorder Management System ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder EDSAS Education Department School AEDC Australian Early Development Census Administrative System AES Aboriginal Education Strategy EO Equal opportunity AET Australian Education Teacher ESASA Ethnic Schools Association of SA AEU Australian Education Union ESL English as a second language AEU (SA) Australian Education Union (SA Branch) ESP Ethnic Schools program AISSA Association of Independent Schools of EYCD Early Years and Child Development SA EYLF Early Years Learning framework AITSL Australian Institute for Teaching and 6 School Leadership ALEA Australian Literacy Educators' F Association FDC Family day care ALNF Australian Literacy and Numeracy FLO Flexible learning options Foundation FOI Freedom of Information

AQF Australian Qualifications Framework, Australian Government G AST Advanced skills teacher GTASA Geography Teachers Association of SA

ATAR Australian tertiary admission rank ATSI Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander H ATSIC Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HASS Humanities and social sciences Commission (historic) HPE Health and physical education HS High school Australian Sign Language

B I BSSO Bilingual school services officer IB International Baccalaureate BST Basic skills tests ICSEA Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage C ICT Information and communications CALD Culturally and linguistically diverse technology CAMHS Child, Adolescent and Mental Health IELP Intensive Program Services IEP Individual education plan CE Chief executive IESP Inclusive Education Support Program CESA Catholic Education ILP Individual learning plan ISSS Indigenous Student Support System S SAAS Sports Association for Schools K SAASPC South Australian Association of School Keeping Safe: child protection KS:CPC Parent Communities curriculum SAASTA South Australian Aboriginal Secondary L Training Academy SACE South Australian Certificate of LET Local education teams Education LOTE Languages other than English SAETA South Teachers' LSL Long service leave Association M SAIEL South Australian Institute for Educational Leadership MASA Mathematical Association of SA Inc SAPPA SA Primary Principals' Association N SASSO South Australian Association of State NAATD National Association of Australian School Organisations Teachers of the Deaf SASPA South Australian Secondary Principals’ NALSAS National Asian Languages and Studies in Association Australian Schools SATAC South Australian Tertiary Admissions NAP National Assessment Program; New Centre Arrivals program SCFM School-centred funding model NAPLAN National Assessment Program Literacy SEAD Social, emotional and academic and Numeracy development NCCD Nationally Consistent Collection of Data SEBPT Site budget planning tool NEALS National Education Licence for Schools SERU Special Education Resource Unit NEiTA National Excellence in Teaching Awards SES Socio-economic status (ASG) SHIP Student with high intellectual potential NEP Negotiated education plan SIP Site improvement plan NESB Non-English speaking background SMART Strategies for Managing Abuse Related NGS Non-government schools Trauma NQF National Quality Framework SMART goals Specific, measurable, achievable, NQS National Quality Standards realistic and timely goals NSCP National School Chaplaincy Program SMARTAR goals Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, timely, agreed upon, and O reviewed goals OSHC Out of School Hours Care SPeRs School and preschool performance OCE Office of the Chief Executive reporting system SSASA Small Schools Association of South P Australia PDP Professional Development program, SSO School services officer Performance and development plan SSSA Shared Services SA PE Physical education STEM Science, technology, engineering and PEA Public Education Awards mathematics PEAC Public Education Advisory Committee SWD Students with disabilities PETAA Primary English Teachers Association SWiFT Schools with internet fibre technology Australia PISA Program for International Student T Assessment TAFE SA Technical and further education PLC Professional learning community TfEL Teaching for Effective Learning PLP Personalised learning plan TIMMS Trends in International Mathematics PMA Primary Mathematics Association and Science Study PS Primary school TRB Teachers Registration Board (SA) TRT Temporary relieving teacher R RAAP Resource Allocation Adjustment Panel V RAN-EC Responding to Abuse and Neglect – VET Vocational Education and Training Education and Care RES Resource entitlement statement RRR Reflect, Respect, Relate RTO Registered training organisation