Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INDIGENOUS EDUCATION (TARGETED ASSISTANCE) ACT 2000 - SECT 7

                   It is an object of this Act to ensure equity of participation by Indigenous people in education and, in particular, to ensure:

                     (a)  the participation of Indigenous children in preschool education for a period similar to that during which other Australian children participate in that education; and

                     (b)  that all Indigenous children participate in compulsory primary and secondary schooling; and

                     (c)  that the rate of participation of Indigenous people in other secondary and post‑secondary education is equivalent to that of other Australians.