VOLUME 3: IMPROVING THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES OF ABORIGINAL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Content of Volume 3

This volume of findings from the Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey focuses on the educational experiences of Aboriginal children, from past decades to current day. The volume describes the prevalence and distribution of educational disadvantage with Aboriginal students, and identifies factors that are driving the current poor school performance of Aboriginal students.

Area classifications

To better describe the geographic diversity of Western Australia and the marked differences in access to basic services, cultures and health outcomes experienced by Aboriginal people living in remote areas of the state, two geographic classifications are used:

Level of Relative Isolation (LORI). LORI was developed specifically to describe WAACHS data. The classification more appropriately reflects differences in culture, access to services and health outcomes for Aboriginal children, particularly those living in isolated areas. See Glossary to learn more.

ATSIC regions. Since the release of Volume 1 in 2004, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) has been replaced by the Office for Indigenous Policy Coordination. As a consequence, regions administered by ATSIC Regional Councils were replaced by Indigenous Coordination Centres (ICCs). See Glossary to learn more.

Publications and order form

Information is available in two published forms:

Main Volume. To order a printed copy of Volume 3, please complete and fax the order form. To view a PDF version of the main volume, see below.

Summary Booklet. The Booklet is available free of charge.

Main Volume

Volume 3 comprises nine chapters together with Appendices and a Glossary. PDF files are available for either the complete volume or for each component of the volume.

Complete main volume

Components of the main volume:

Cover

Citation, Forward, Contents, About this publication, Preface

Chapter 1: The survey – objectives, design and process

Chapter 2: Educating Aboriginal children – Issues, policy and history

Chapter 3: Western Australia’s schools

Chapter 4: School attendance

Chapter 5: Performance at school

Chapter 6: Factors influencing academic performance

Chapter 7: Carer and teacher assessments of student academic performance

Chapter 8: School, health and young people