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Content of Media release from the Hon. Jason Clare MP, Minister for Education, 30 January 2025 THE HON JASON CLARE MP MINISTER FOR EDUCATION MEDIA RELEASE 30 January 2025 NEW DATA SHOWS MORE PEOPLE APPLYING TO BECOME SCHOOL TEACHERS New data released today shows more people are applying to study to become school teachers. Data analysis by the Department of Education shows both applications and offers are up for people wanting to study an undergraduate course in education. Overall, preliminary results from tertiary admission centres are showing a 7 per cent increase ...

History of the Australian Catholic Primary Principals’ Association Following the formation of the Australian Primary Principals’ Association (APPA) in 1974 a number of principals of Catholic primary schools attended the annual APPA conference. APPA, at that time, was mainly focused on public education, both in its agenda and its personnel. In 1979, the Victorian Parish Primary Schools’ Representative Council convened a half-day meeting in Melbourne for Catholic Primary School Principals immediately prior to the APPA Conference. The main agenda item was the widely differing processes, and terms of employment for principals in the various states, and within ...