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Understanding NAPLAN 2025 #NAPLAN is coming up.  NAPLAN is Australia's national literacy and numeracy assessment program that tests students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It is one of the ways you can see how your child is achieving in these key areas as they go through school....

The Australian Parents Council (APC) is reaching out to our member base in relation to Social Media usage, keen to know and understand how families are currently using social media and what effect the recent Australian government’s social media ban will have on them....

Last September 2024, Australian Parents Council ran a survey to our parent member base to obtain feedback on NAPLAN Testing 2024. APC greatly values all the feedback received and is pleased to share the results of the NAPLAN 2024 Survey. Here are the key highlights:...

Following the Australian Parents Council’s participation in the recent Parent Roundtable with the Minister for Education and Youth of Australia, Minister Clare, on 22 November 2024, we are pleased to share the following communiqué with you all....

To the families of more than 720,000 students enrolled in independent schools across Australia, the Australian Parents Council extends warm wishes for a joyful holiday season....

We’re excited to announce our upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM). Mark your calendars:...

Our Karen Robertson, Vice-President of the Australian Parents Council, recently gave evidence as part of a panel, together with Catholic School Parents WA, Heads Up Alliance, and Ms Toni Hassan, at a public hearing in Canberra on 30 September 2024, to address the impacts of social media on Australian families....

Our Jenny Branch-Allen, President of the APC, stood strong at a recent joint press conference in Canberra last 24 May, alongside other esteemed colleagues, to address the proposed reforms that are currently before Parliament. Jenny emphasised the critical need for our parliamentarians to consider the dangers and impact of vaping, especially on children and young people. ...

We’re excited to announce our upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM). Mark your calendars:...