National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools

The National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools was developed from the Values Education Study 2003 and national consultation of the Draft Framework.

The National Framework was agreed to and endorsed by all the state and territory Ministers of Education and then distributed to all Australian schools in February 2005.

The Framework recognises the values education policies and programs already in place in education authorities and Australian schools. It also recognises that there is a significant history of values education in government and non-government schools drawing on a range of philosophies, beliefs and traditions.

The National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools sets out:

a context;
an underpinning vision for improved values education in Australian schools;
eight Guiding Principles to support schools in implementing values education;
key elements and approaches providing practical guidance to schools in implementing values education; and
nine Values for Australian Schooling that emerged from Australian school communities and from the National Goals for Schooling in Australia in the Twenty-First Century.

The National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools

National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools 183kb pdf.
Nine Values for Australian Schooling poster 50kb pdf.