Evaluation and Accountability

Reporting Requirements of Schools

The Reporting Requirements of Schools document sets out schools’ reporting requirements for 2008 in relation to the Department of Education and Training’s strategic initiatives, Commonwealth programs, routine operational information and information collected on behalf of external agencies. This document has been used for several years as part of the monitoring undertaken to support the change management process referred to in Certified Agreements.

Reporting requirements have been listed into the following categories:
• Aboriginal Education
• Behaviour Standards and Wellbeing
• Census
• Curriculum
• Finance, Schools Resourcing and Audit
• Human Resources
• Inclusive Education Standards
• Other
• Post School Intentions and Destinations Surveys
• Reporting to External Agencies
• School Accountability
• Student Testing
• Western Australian Certificate of Education

Each reporting requirement generally consists of:
• a short description of the requirement and a contact for further information
• the schools to which the reporting requirement applies
• the method of meeting the reporting requirement
• who requires the information requested in the reporting requirement
• when the information requested in the reporting requirement is due

A number of requirements are moving away from the production of manual reports to the automated download of information from school information systems. The introduction of web based surveys is also changing the nature of some reporting. These items are still included in this document in order to assist in comprehensively monitoring the reporting requests made of schools.

In 2007 a web based facility has been implemented to support the Reporting Requirements of Schools. The site will provide links to key forms, detailed documentation and support services for each of the reporting requirements. These are presented on a monthly basis based on their due date.