Portfolio: Education
http://www.aitsl.edu.au/about-us
$17M
2026-27 Budget (Budget Paper No. 4)$25M
2024-25 Total Revenue120
Headcount (2024-25)Tertiary Collection of Student Information (TCSI) Renewal Project
Department of Education
Total Budget
$32.4M
Digital Budget
$27.8M
July 2023 — June 2026
The TCSI Renewal Project is an ICT project delivering improved decision-making, service provision, access and security. It will reduce administrative overheads, improve productivity and increase satisfaction of higher education providers and students. The benefits will be delivered through enhancements to analytic capacity, monitoring and service delivery tools, to drive more accurate and timely data collection processes and ensure the security and privacy of data holdings.
Education Funding System (EFS) (Transforming Program Administration for Schools and Higher Education (TPASU)
Department of Education
Total Budget
$88M
Digital Budget
$71M
July 2023 — December 2026
The EFS project is a significant initiative by the department to modernise and streamline the management of education funding across Australia, to improve the administration of $46 billion in annual funding allocated to Australian schools and higher education institutions. At the time of preparing this report, this project is subject to the escalation protocols set out in the Assurance Framework for Digital and ICT Investments. These protocols are designed to support agencies in the timely resolution of delivery challenges.
Child Care Subsidy (CCS) - Automation and Streamlining of Gap Fee Compliance
Department of Education
Total Budget
$7.5M
Digital Budget
$7.5M
July 2024 — June 2026
The CCS – Automation and Streamlining of Gap Fee Compliance project aims to enhance CCS program integrity and efficiency by automating and streamlining gap fee compliance activities. This project is part of broader efforts from 2022–23 to 2024–25 to prevent fraud and ensure compliance, delivering significant savings over 6 years. The project enhances the financial support through the CCS, benefiting Australian families and children.
Schools Unique Student Identifier (USI)
Department of Education
Total Budget
$NFPM
Digital Budget
$NFPM
January 2019 — December 2027
The Schools USI project is a national enabling initiative in the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement 2025–2034 (BFSA). The initiative expands the national USI system operating currently in the vocational education and training (VET) and higher education sectors to the school education sector. Once fully implemented, a unique number will be assigned to all primary and secondary school students in Australia, including students in alternative schooling arrangements such as homeschooling. This unique national number will be able to travel with a student throughout their school years and into VET and higher education. Implementation of the Schools USI national enabling initiative will continue in 2026 consistent with the BFSA schedule, with all school students to receive a USI by the end of 2027.
8 tagged
Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.
STRATEGY SUMMARY
AITSL plays a key role in leading significant, national educational reform for the Commonwealth, state, and territory governments to promote excellence in initial teacher education (ITE), teaching, and leadership to maximise learning for all children and young people by supporting teachers and school leaders to thrive. [CP p.4]
VISION
“Australia has a high-quality education system in which teachers and leaders have the greatest impact on the educational growth and achievement of every learner. [AR p.8]”
Corporate Plan 2025PURPOSE
AITSL plays a key role in leading significant, national educational reform for the Commonwealth, state, and territory governments to promote excellence in initial teacher education (ITE), teaching, and leadership to maximise learning for all children and young people by supporting teachers and school leaders to thrive. [CP p.4]
Corporate Plan 2025Strategic priorities
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Outcomes
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Outcome 1: Quality teaching and leadership
Quality teaching and leadership is underpinned by relevant, fit-for-purpose national Standards that are understood and implemented by all teachers and leaders throughout Australia. [CP p.6]
KEY ACTIVITIES
Outcome 2: National adoption of practices and policies
AITSL’s Key Partners across all Australian states and territories participate in the development and adoption of nationally informed practices and policies that help lift quality teaching and leadership in schools and education settings. [CP p.7]
KEY ACTIVITIES
Outcome 3: High-quality, practical, and evidence-based tools and resources
The delivery of high quality, practical and evidence-based tools and resources that are created in partnership with the profession, and support quality teaching and leadership. [CP p.8]
KEY ACTIVITIES
Outcome 4: Recognition and celebration of teacher and leader expertise
The expertise of Australia’s teachers and leaders is highlighted, recognised and celebrated, supporting an increased status of the profession. [CP p.9]
KEY ACTIVITIES
Outcome 5: Healthy, high-performing culture and strong operational foundations
AITSL’s culture is healthy, culturally safe, adaptive, and inclusive, and facilitates the effective deployment of resources to achieve strategic outcomes. [CP p.10]
KEY ACTIVITIES
Values
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Excellence
Collaboration
Innovation
Respect
Integrity
Performance measures
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| Code | Measure | Target 2025-26 | Latest result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CCE01 | Stakeholder use of national policy frameworks and standards developed by AITSL. | 65% annual increase in the views of the AITSL website. Corporate Plan 2025 · p.19 | Not achieved Annual Report 2024-25 · p.15 | Not achieved |
CCE02 | Rate and quality of teacher inductions across Australia. | 5% annual increase in the percentage of early career teachers (ECT; 0–2 years) who receive a formal induction. Corporate Plan 2025 · p.19 | Not achieved Annual Report 2024-25 · p.15 | Not achieved |
CCE03 | Availability and use of high-quality, evidence-informed tools, resources and commissioned products. | 5% annual increase of users of AITSL’s Indigenous Cultural Responsiveness Self-reflection Tool. Corporate Plan 2025 · p.19 | Achieved Annual Report 2024-25 · p.15 | Achieved |
CCE04 | Provision of: national panel training for the initial teacher education (ITE) accreditation system, including panel chair training events, and interstate panellists for ITE panels based on teacher regulatory authority (TRA) requests. | At least 3 national panel training events are delivered each year. Corporate Plan 2025 · p.19 | Achieved Annual Report 2024-25 · p.15 | Achieved |
CCE05 | Stakeholder engagement with national teacher certification. | Increase (>1) in system and sector participation in Highly Accomplished and Lead teacher (HALT) certification. Corporate Plan 2025 · p.19 | Achieved Annual Report 2024-25 · p.15 | Achieved |
CCE06 | Delivery of robust skills assessments for prospective migrant teachers to support national workforce supply. | 90% of assessment-ready skills assessment outcomes are delivered within 8 weeks. Corporate Plan 2025 · p.19 | Not achieved Annual Report 2024-25 · p.15 | Not achieved |
CCE07 | Number of teachers who participate in the Australian Teacher Workforce Survey. | Maintain Teacher Survey response rates above 8%, nationally. Corporate Plan 2025 · p.19 | Not achieved Annual Report 2024-25 · p.15 | Not achieved |
Source documents
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2024-25
AITSL 2024-25 Annual Report - Web (pdf, 3485 KB)
Open
2022-23
Annual Report 22-23 (pdf, 4756 KB)
Open
2022
Annual Report 21-22 (pdf, 2775 KB)
Open
2017
Annual Report 16-17 (pdf, 4727 KB)
Open
2015-16
Annual Report 15-16 (pdf, 2961 KB)
Open
2025
AITSL 2025-2029 Corporate Plan (pdf, 2751 KB)
Open
2024
AITSL Corporate Plan 2024-2028 (pdf, 1308 KB)
Open
2023
AITSL 2023-2027 Corporate Plan (pdf, 786 KB)
Open
2022
AITSL 2022-2026 Corporate Plan (pdf, 1069 KB)
Open
2021
AITSL 2021-2024 Corporate Plan (pdf, 6461 KB)
Open
2025
Data Access and Reporting Protocols (.pdf)
Open
Updated Accreditation Standards and Procedures
Open
Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence
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Enhanced teacher induction program
Develop a more comprehensive induction program for early career teachers to increase the use of AITSL’s tools and resources.
2024-25.pdf [AR p.15]
HALT certification incentive program
Introduce an incentive program to encourage more teachers to achieve HALT certification.
2024-25.pdf [AR p.24]
Automated skills assessment system
Implement an automated system to streamline the skills assessment process for prospective migrant teachers.
2024-25.pdf [AR p.15]
Adopt UK’s CPD model
Adopt the UK’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) model to enhance professional growth and development.
UK-CPD-model.txt
Teacher survey engagement campaign
Launch a targeted campaign to boost participation in the Australian Teacher Workforce Survey.
2024-25.pdf [AR p.25]
Indigenous cultural resources dashboard
Create a public dashboard showcasing available Indigenous cultural resources.
2024-25.pdf [AR p.17]
Panel training virtual platform
Develop a virtual platform to deliver national panel training sessions.
2024-25.pdf [AR p.18]
Endorsed TPA program expansion
Expand the program to endorse more teaching performance assessments (TPA) across all accredited ITE programs.
2024-25.pdf [AR p.18]
Enhanced teacher induction program
Develop a more comprehensive induction program for early career teachers to increase the use of AITSL’s tools and resources.
2024-25.pdf [AR p.15]
HALT certification incentive program
Introduce an incentive program to encourage more teachers to achieve HALT certification.
2024-25.pdf [AR p.24]
Automated skills assessment system
Implement an automated system to streamline the skills assessment process for prospective migrant teachers.
2024-25.pdf [AR p.15]
Adopt UK’s CPD model
Adopt the UK’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) model to enhance professional growth and development.
UK-CPD-model.txt
Teacher survey engagement campaign
Launch a targeted campaign to boost participation in the Australian Teacher Workforce Survey.
2024-25.pdf [AR p.25]
Indigenous cultural resources dashboard
Create a public dashboard showcasing available Indigenous cultural resources.
2024-25.pdf [AR p.17]
Panel training virtual platform
Develop a virtual platform to deliver national panel training sessions.
2024-25.pdf [AR p.18]
Endorsed TPA program expansion
Expand the program to endorse more teaching performance assessments (TPA) across all accredited ITE programs.
2024-25.pdf [AR p.18]
Legislation administered
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2024
Teacher Registration in Australia Framework
AITSL leads the development and implementation of the national framework for teacher registration.
2011
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
AITSL administers and promotes the national standards for teachers.
2011
Australian Professional Standards for Principals
AITSL administers and promotes the national standards for school principals.
2024
Accreditation of Initial Teacher Education Programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures
AITSL administers the accreditation process for initial teacher education programs.
2024
Framework for the Certification of Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers
AITSL administers the certification process for Highly Accomplished and Lead teachers.
2024
Australian Professional Experience Guidelines
AITSL administers the guidelines for professional experience placements for pre-service teachers.
Source library
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3.6MB
2024-25.pdf
4.9MB
2022-23.pdf
2.8MB
2022.pdf
4.8MB
2017.pdf
3.0MB
2015-16.pdf
2.8MB
2025.pdf
1.3MB
2024.pdf
804KB
2023.pdf
1.1MB
2022.pdf
6.6MB
2021.pdf
1.1MB
supporting-the-professional-lifecycle_.pdf
78KB
executive-remuneration-reporting.pdf
Bodies within the Education portfolio
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
Non-corporate Commonwealth Entity
Australian Research Council
Non-corporate Commonwealth Entity
Australian National University
Corporate Commonwealth Entity
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority
Corporate Commonwealth Entity
Australia's Economic Accelerator Advisory Board
Statutory Body
Higher Education Standards Panel
Statutory Body
Tuition Protection Service Advisory Board
Statutory Body
Tuition Protection Service Director
Statutory Body
Australian Research Council Advisory Committee
Statutory Body
National School Resourcing Board
Statutory Body