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Petitions on issues in the School Education, Early Childhood and Youth policy area


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Subject Presentation details*
No. of signatures
Further action

Secularism in Australian schools
(PDF 71KB)

22 November 2010
21 February 2011

5
4,218

Response from Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, dated 16 December 2010, presented 21 Febraury 2011 (PDF 122KB)
Neighbourhood Model Occasional Childcare Program funding (PDF 45KB)

22 November 2010

268
Response from Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare, dated 3 February 2011, presented 21 February 2011 (PDF 175KB)
Including modern Greek language in the National Schools Curriculum
(PDF 27KB)

Ms. M Vamvakinou,
24 November 2010

2,947
 
Funding for "Steps to the Future" program (PDF 39KB)

Mr. D Chester, 25 November 2010

452
Response from Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, dated 21 February 2011, presented 28 February 2011(PDF 282KB)
Continuation of school Chaplaincy program (PDF 18KB) 23 May 2011
24
Response from Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, dated 28 June 2011, presented 22 August 2011 (PDF 155KB)
Legislation to address school and workplace bullying (PDF 9KB) 23 May 2011
1
Response from Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, dated 22 June 2011, presented 22 August 2011(PDF 305KB)

Response from Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, dated 4 July 2011, presented 22 August 2011 (PDF 251KB)

Request that the Turkish language is included in the new national curriculum (PDF 70KB)

4 July 2011
10,148
Response from Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, dated 10 August 2011, presented 12 September 2011 (PDF 163KB)
Requesting that continued funding be provided for the National School Chaplaincy Program. (PDF 80KB) 22 August 2011
1
Response from Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, dated 2 November 2011, presented 13 February 2012 (PDF 212KB)
Requesting reinstatement of federal funding for occasional childcare services (PDF 54KB)

21 November 2011

Mr. D. Chester MP, 25 August 2011

269

467

Response from Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare, dated 29 November 2011, presented 13 February 2012 (PDF 122KB)
The use of the textbook "Learning from One Another - Bringing Muslim Perspectives into Australia Schools" in the schools curriculum (PDF 132KB) 13 February 2012
13 February 2012
579
146
Response from Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, dated 20 March 2012, presented 21 May 2012. (PDF 121KB)

Delay implementation of the National Quality Reform Agenda reforms on long-day childcare (From Queensland, Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia and Nation wide) (PDF 94KB)

21 November 2011 Response from the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 6 February 2012, presented 13 February 2012 (PDF 88KB)

Response from Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care, dated 13 February 2012, presented 19 March 2012 (PDF 276KB)
Requesting the recognition of dyslexia as a disability and provision of teaching aids and support (PDF 461KB) Mr C. Pyne MP, 5 June 2013
8647
Response from the Minister for Education, dated 21 March 2014, presented 26 May 2014 (PDF 2.7MB)
Request to recognise dyslexia as a disability and provide relevant schooling support (PDF 599KB) Mr C. Pyne MP, 5 June 2013
641
Response from the Minister for Education, dated 21 March 2014, presented 26 May 2014 (PDF 2.7MB)

*Presented in the House of Representatives by the Chair of the Petitions Committee, unless otherwise indicated

See also petitions presented during the 42nd Parliament (February 2008 - July 2010)

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