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Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority  \nISBN  \n978-1-76028-188-5 [PRINT]  \n978-1-76028-189-2 [PDF]  \n978-1-76028-190-8 [DOCX]  \nWith the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, the Department’s logo, any material protected by a trade mark and where otherwise noted all material presented in this document is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia  \n( [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/)) licence.  \nThe details of the relevant licence conditions are available on the Creative Commons website (accessible using the links provided) as is the full legal code for the CC BY 3.0 AU licence  \n( [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/legalcode](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/legalcode)) . The document must be attributed asthe Departmental Report – Review of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority  \nContents  \n1. Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................ 4  \n2. Acronyms ............................................................................................................................ 4  \n3. Executive Summary and Recommendations ...................................................................... 5  \n4. Purpose............................................................................................................................... 9  \n5. Background......................................................................................................................... 9  \n6. Delivery of ACARA’s functions .......................................................................................... 11  \n6.1 Curriculum......................................................................................................... 12  \n6.2 Assessment ....................................................................................................... 16  \n6.3 Data collection and reporting ........................................................................... 19  \n6.4 Co-location of national curriculum, assessment and reporting activities ........22  \n6.5 Organisational and governance structures....................................................... 23  \n7. Attachment A – Terms of Reference ................................................................................ 32  \n8. Attachment B – Stakeholder Consultations-Final Report............................................... 33  \nDepartmental Report – Review of ACARA  \n1. Acknowledgements  \nThe Australian Government Department of Education and Training would like to thank all those who contributed to the consultations that were held as part of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) review process. Their experience with ACARA and their frank input into this review have provided valuable insights into what has been achieved to date, and what might be the future steps for ACARA.  \n2. Acronyms  \nACARA Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority  \nACARA Act Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Act 2008 ACECQA The Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority  \nAEEYSOC Australian Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Senior Officials Committee  \nAITSL Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership  \nCOAG Council of Australian Governments  \nESA Education Services Australia  \nNAP National Assessment Program  \nNAPLAN National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy  \nPISA Programme for International Student Assessment  \nDepartmental Report – Review of ACARA  \nDepartmental Report  \nReview of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority  \n3. 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