Appendix 1Submissions and Additional information
1Australian Council of State School Organisations Ltd
2Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta
3Professor Jim Watterston
4Australian Secondary Principals' Association
5Black Dog Institute
6Beyond Blue
7WACSSO
8ACT Council of Parents and Citizens Associations
9Australian Professional Teachers Association
10Queensland Independent Schools Parents Network
11Association of Independent Schools of South Australia
12The Therapy Place
13Queensland Catholic Education Commission
14Association of Parents and Friends of ACT Schools
15Melbourne Graduate School of Education Disability Research Collaboration
16Centre for Multicultural Youth
17School Refusal Clinic
18Interrelate
19Home Education Network
19.1 Supplementary to submission 19
19.2 Supplementary to submission 19
20Save the Children and 54 reasons
21Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented
22Catholic School Parents WA Inc
23Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT
24Peter Underwood Centre - UTAS
25The Victorian Government
26Carers ACT
27ReachOut
28Intersex Human Rights Australia
29Independent Schools Australia
30Catholic School Parents Australia
31Office of the Education Registrar
32The Centre for Excellence in Child & Family Welfare
33Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia (A4)
34Associate Professor Glenn Melvin
35Dr Sophie Rudolph and Dr Archie Thomas
36Dr JUDITH LOCKE
37Aspergers Victoria
38Mr Benjamin Cronshaw
39Children and Young People with Disability Australia
40Australian Parents Council
41Djerriwarrh Community College
42Tasmanian Association for the Gifted Inc
43Mallee District Aboriginal Services
44Missing School
45Confidential
46Confidential
47Confidential
48Confidential
49Confidential
50Confidential
51Confidential
52Confidential
53Confidential
54Confidential
55The Autistic Realm Australia Inc
56Commissioner for Children & Young People
57Brotherhood of St Laurence
58Whitelion Youth
59Yellow Ladybugs
60Catholic Education Diocese of Bathurst
61Parents for Change
62Virtual School Victoria
63Name Withheld
64Name Withheld
65Name Withheld
66Name Withheld
67Name Withheld
68Parents Victoria Inc.
69Confidential
70Name Withheld
71Confidential
72Name Withheld
73Confidential
74Confidential
75Mrs Elizabeth Robinson
76School Can't (SPSR) Australia
77Name Withheld
78Name Withheld
79Name Withheld
80Name Withheld
81Name Withheld
82Name Withheld
83Name Withheld
84Name Withheld
85Name Withheld
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120Name Withheld
121Name Withheld
122Name Withheld
123Name Withheld
124Name Withheld
125Name Withheld
126Name Withheld
127Name Withheld
128Name Withheld
129Queensland Pathways State College
130Parents for Trans Youth Equity (P-TYE) and Parents of Gender Diverse Children (PGDC)
131Mansfield Autism Statewide Services
132Department for Education, Children and Young People Tasmania
133Name Withheld
134Name Withheld
135Name Withheld
136Confidential
137Confidential
138Australian Children's Television Foundation
139Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation
140Triple P International Pty Ltd
141UNICEF Australia
142Carers Australia
143St Joseph's Flexible Learning Centre
144Stronger Smarter Institute
145The Centre for Community Child Health
146Early Childhood Australia
147Raise Foundation
148Community School Startup Support Australia
149Meg & Tara
150Name Withheld
151Name Withheld
152Name Withheld
153Name Withheld
154Name Withheld
155Name Withheld
156Name Withheld
157Name Withheld
158Name Withheld
159Name Withheld
160Catholic Care Diocese of Broken Bay
161LearningCreates Australia
162Confidential
163Confidential
164Confidential
165Name Withheld
166Name Withheld
167Name Withheld
168Name Withheld
169Name Withheld
170Name Withheld
Answer to Question on Notice
1Article, ‘‘What Kind of Education System are We Offering’: The Views of Education Professionals on School Refusal’, Devenney, R. and O’Toole, C., International Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. 10, No 1, February 2021, pp. 27-47;answer to a question taken on notice by Associate Professor Lisa McKay-Brown and Dr Matthew Harrison at a public hearing in Melbourne on 23 February 2023
2Article, ‘A multi-tiered systems of support blueprint for re-opening schools following COVID-19 shutdown’, Kearney, C. A. and Childs, J., Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 122, 2021, answer to a question taken on notice by Associate Professor Lisa McKay-Brown and Dr Matthew Harrison at a public hearing in Melbourne on 23 February 2023
3Answers to questions taken on notice by the Department of Education at a public hearing in Canberra on 23 February 2023; answers received 9 March 2023.
4Answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Melbourne on 23 February 2023, by the Brotherhood of St Laurence; answers received 9 March 2023.
5Answer to a question taken on notice at a public hearing in Melbourne on 23 February 2023, by The Therapy Place; answer received 9 March 2023
6Answer to a question taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 22 February 2023, by MissingSchool; answers received 8 March 2023
7Answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Brisbane on 20 April 2023, by Children’s Health Queensland and Dr Stephen Stathis, Queensland Health, answers received 13 June 2023
8Answers to questions taken on notice by ACARA on 27 June 2023, received on 10 July 2023
9Answers to questions taken on notice by the Department of Education on 27 June 2023, received on 24 July 2023
10Answer to a question taken on notice by the Department of Education on 27 June 2023, received on 28 July 2023
11Answers to questions taken on notice by AITSL on 27 June 2023, received on 24 July 2023
12Answers to questions taken on notice by the Australian Education Research Organisation on 27 June 2023, received on 14 July 2023
13Answers to questions taken on notice by the Queensland Department of Education on 27 June 2023, received on 21 July 2023
14Answers to questions taken on notice by the Northern Territory Department of Education on 27 June 2023, received on 21 July 2023
15Answers to questions taken on notice by the New South Wales Department of Education on 27 June 2023, received on 28 July 2023
16Answers to questions taken on notice by the Australian Capital Territory Education Directorate on 27 June 2023, received on 26 July 2023
17Answers to questions taken on notice by Independent Schools Australia on 27 June 2023, received on 6 July 2023
18Answers to questions taken on notice by Catholic Education NT on 27 June 2023, received on 26 July 2023
19Answers to question taken on notice by Catholic Education SA on 27 June 2023, received on 24 July 2023
20Answers to questions taken on notice by Catholic Education Tasmania on27 June 2023, received on 27 July 2023
21Answers to questions taken on notice by Catholic Education WA on 27 June 2023, received on 31 July 2023
22Answers to questions taken on notice by Queensland Catholic Education Commission on 27 June 2023, received on 21 July 2023
23Answers to questions taken on notice by the Western Australian Department of Education on 27 June 2023, received on 1 August 2023
24Answers to questions taken on notice byCatholic Education Canberra Goulburn on 27 June 2023, received on 31 July 2023
25Answers to questions taken on notice by the Victorian Department of Education on 27 June 2023, received on 2 August 2023
26Questions taken on notice by the Tasmanian Department for Education, Children and Young People on 27 June 2023, received on 3 August 2023.
Additional Information
1Correspondence received from the Hon Eva Lawler MLA, NT Minister for Education, received 8 December 2022
2Correspondence received from the Hon Grace Grace MP, Queensland Minister for Education, received 14 December 2022
3Department of Education, Skills and Employment, Fact sheet, ‘National Unique Student Identifier (USI) for school students’, 5 May 2021
4Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, ‘Natural disasters and pandemics: Supporting student and teacher wellbeing post emergency’, Cahill, H., Dadvand, B., Shlezinger, K., Romei, K., Farrelly, A. (2020)
Tabled Documents
1Opening statement of Ms Katie Koullas representing Yellow Ladybugs, tabled at a public hearing in Melbourne on 23 February 2023
2Article titled ‘Reasons for home educating in Australia: who and why?’, Educational Review, Vol. 74, No. 2, 2022, pp. 263-280; Eileen V. Slater, Kate Burton and Dianne McKillop; tabled by the Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented at a public hearing in Canberra on 22 February 2023.