Articles by Gavin Abraham

Website offers glimpse at future of NAPLAN testing IMAGE Catholic Schools

Website offers glimpse at future of NAPLAN testing

December 02, 2016

Parents, students and the general public are now able to see what students will encounter when national literacy and numeracy testing moves online in several hundred schools next year.

Further scrutiny of GONSKI recommendations needed IMAGE Catholic Schools

Further scrutiny of GONSKI recommendations needed

October 22, 2016

National Catholic Education Commission executive director Ross Fox has said if the recommendations of the Gonski Review of Funding for Schooling are the starting point as the Commonwealth Government moves towards a new school funding model, the recommendations must be measured against the real needs of current students and schools.

School funding model reflects needs IMAGE Catholic Schools

School funding model reflects needs

October 14, 2016

National Catholic Education Commission executive director Ross Fox has challenged the notion that variations in how Australian schools are funded are a “corruption” of the funding model that emerged from the Gonski Review of Funding for Schooling.

Analysis ignores facts of needs-based funding IMAGE Catholic Schools

Analysis ignores facts of needs-based funding

September 06, 2016

The National Catholic Education Commission has called for a mature debate on needs-based school funding and encouraged all with an interest in education to join a conversation about how funding supports students in all Australian schools, rather than attempt to undermine funding for the 1.3 million students in non-government schools.