President's Welcome
| The Australian Government Primary Principal Association (AGPPA) is the national body for Primary Principals at Government Schools.
Our core focus is to provide a unified and authoritative voice to promote and advocate for Public Primary Principals and Schools. AGPPA represents over 5,300 Primary School leaders from Government Schools across all States and Territories. For more information, see About AGPPA. Michael Fay, QASSP President |
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Position Papers November 2016
Education – a Cost or an Investment? Needs-based School Funding
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Equitable Funding for Australian Government Primary Schools
Media Release: AGPPA calls for greater understanding about the limitations of NAPLAN (16 Aug 2016)
AGPPA calls on the Federal Government to recognise the extraordinary work that schools and teachers do to continue to optimise student learning and outcomes. While we acknowledge that NAPLAN is one indicator of performance it only measure aspects of the total curriculum taught in schools.
Gabrielle Leigh President of AGPPA, Australian Government Primary Principals Association emphasizes “ Not everything we do in schools is measurable by NAPLAN. Jurisdictions and schools use a variety of evidence based measures to provide feedback to students, families and educators. These measures ensure that teachers know their students well. NAPLAN rarely provides information to teachers that is not already known.”
Media Release: AGPPA Calls for a Refocus around NAPLAN (9 Aug 2016)
The Australian Government Primary Principals Association (AGPPA) calls on the Federal Government to acknowledge the extraordinary work that schools and teachers do to continue to provide a high quality education for Australian students.
Schools use a range of qualitative and quantitative measures to assess important abilities, knowledge and behaviours of students, beyond the narrow focus of literacy and numeracy in NAPLAN.
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AGPPA President Gabrielle Leigh said a high quality education goes beyond the measures of NAPLAN. “Schools also focus on the development of creativity, critical thinking, application of problem solving skills and personal attributes which are needed to develop a future workforce.”
Read more: Media Release: AGPPA Calls for a Refocus around NAPLAN (9 Aug 2016)
The State of Australia's Schools
Uneven Playing Field: The State of Australia's Schools - the title of an education article available for download.
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The starting point for this report is one question – what does the My School website data tell us about the current state of Australian schools?
Media Release: AGPPA Welcomes new Shadow Education Minister (23 July 2016)
The Australian Government Primary Principals Association, AGPPA, the national body for primary principals in government schools, congratulates Hon Tanya Plibersek MP on her appointment as Shadow Federal Minister for Education. AGPPA President Gabrielle Leigh welcomes the opportunity to work with Tanya Plibersek around key education initiatives recognising the importance of education in growing a healthy and fairer nation.
Ms Leigh said, “We look forward to establishing a positive relationship with the Shadow Education Minister and working together in strengthening our education system. We hope to continue the discussion about the importance of needs-based funding in government primary schools”.
An AGPPA research paper titled Building Our Nation Through Public Education, written by Emeritus Professor Alan Reid from the University of South Australia found that the consequences of inadequate resources for children in need could have a lasting effect on the educational future of our nation.
Media Release: Federal Education Minister (19 July 2016)
Australian Government Primary Principals Welcome Reappointed Education Minister
The Australian Government Primary Principals Association, AGPPA, the national body for primary principals in government schools, congratulates Senator Simon Birmingham on his reappointment as Federal Minister for Education and Training.
AGPPA President Gabrielle Leigh welcomes the opportunity to work with Senator Birmingham around key education initiatives.
Ms Leigh said, “We look forward to continuing a positive relationship with the Education Minister and working with strengthening our education system. We hope to re-open the discussion about the importance of needs-based funding in government primary schools
An AGPPA research paper titled Building Our Nation Through Public Education, written by Emeritus Professor Alan Reid from the University of South Australia found that the consequences of inadequate resources for children in need could have a lasting effect on the educational future of our nation.
AGPPA National Council
AGPPA National Council Meeting, held in Canberra 29 February - 1 March, 2016
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Quick Links
... National Declaration on the Educational Goals for Young Australians (2008).
... Australian Primary Principals Association.
... ICP 2013 Convention (Cairns) Report - audio recordings, presentation files.
Strategic Plan
Promoting and Advocating for Public Primary Schools
AGPPA's Strategic Plan is now available. Click here to download the PDF file.
This strategic plan will guide AGPPA's directions and activities into the future.
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- Position Papers November 2016
- Media Release: AGPPA calls for greater understanding about the limitations of NAPLAN (16 Aug 2016)
- Media Release: AGPPA Calls for a Refocus around NAPLAN (9 Aug 2016)
- The State of Australia's Schools
- Media Release: AGPPA Welcomes new Shadow Education Minister (23 July 2016)