Supporting schools and staff to improve learning outcomes for all students in the State
The Educational Measurement and School Accountability Directorate is responsible for:
- Ensuring that NSW is a world leader in the design and employment of effective testing programs and school accountability models
- Developing and managing national literacy and numeracy, and state wide science assessments, and meaningfully reporting results
- Training school based, regional and state office staff to analyse outcomes, monitor achievement and track progress over time to establish learning needs and areas for program support
- Managing the selection and placement of Year 7 students into selective high schools and Year 5 students into opportunity classes
- Establishing rigorous, progressive self-evaluation processes consistent with the school accountability and improvement model (DET INTRANET users, also see Framework for School Development and Accountability)
- Providing policy support and assistance to regions in the organisation and conduct of education support teams, school program reviews and management reviews
- Providing systemic data and measurement advice to the Commonwealth Government concerning national minimum standards
- Equipping schools with best practice mechanisms to promote effective teaching and learning
