5Object of Act—equitable and appropriate educational outcomes for Indigenous people

5 Object of Act—equitable and appropriate educational outcomes for Indigenous people

It is an object of this Act to achieve equitable and appropriate educational outcomes for Indigenous people by: (a) arrangements for the adequate preparation of Indigenous children for primary and later schooling through preschool education; and (b) arrangements enabling Indigenous children to attain, through compulsory primary and secondary education, commensurate skills and standards of skills as those attained by other Australian children; and (c) arrangements enabling Indigenous secondary students to attain the same rate of successful completion of Year 12, or its equivalents, as that attained by other Australian secondary students; and (d) arrangements enabling Indigenous students participating in post‑secondary education to attain the same graduation rates as those attained by other students so participating; and (e) developing programs to support the maintenance and continued use of the languages of Indigenous people; and (f) the provision of community education services to enable Indigenous people to manage the development of their communities; and (g) arrangements enabling Indigenous students to attain better literacy and numeracy skills, and to attain better attendance outcomes, through access to priority Commonwealth education initiatives and strategic projects; and (h) arrangements for education that will enable Indigenous adults with limited or no educational experience to attain proficiency in numeracy, the English language and life skills; and (i) education enabling Indigenous students to appreciate the history, culture and identity of Indigenous people; and (j) education enabling all Australian students to understand and appreciate the traditional and contemporary culture of Indigenous people.