Measurement Framework for Schooling in Australia

We publish the Measurement Framework for Schooling in Australia, which the Education Council has approved as the basis for reporting to the community on progress towards the Education Goals for Young Australians.

In December 2019, Education Council signed the Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration (4Mb) setting out the national education goals for the next ten years. ACARA revised the Measurement Framework to reflect the new declaration.

The measurement framework:

  • details nationally agreed key performance measures (KPMs) for schooling
  • outlines the annual assessment and reporting cycle and
  • underpins the National Report on Schooling in Australia

The framework also informs other reports including the Report on Government Services released by the Productivity Commission.
The Measurement Framework will undergo a more extensive review in 2025-2026 to achieve a closer alignment with the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement (2025-2034).

View the Measurement Framework for Schooling in Australia 2025 (PDF 0.7Mb) (updated 13/6/2025)

What's new in 2025?

  • Parts 1‒4 of the framework have been updated to reflect revised intergovernmental agreements and other minor changes to the background.
  • Part 5 has been updated with the timeframe of the schedule of measures extended to 2027,
  • the NAPLAN National Minimum Standard measures (2ai, 2ci, 3ai) have been removed since they are no longer produced through the national assessment, and
  • Proficiency level measures [2a(i), 2a(ii), 2c(i), 2c(ii) 3a(i), 3a(ii)] have been renamed to reflect the renamed proficiency levels as agreed by ministers of education.
  • No new KPMs have been introduced.

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