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In educating Torres straigt islanders and Aboriginal students the Australia Government has released a vital resource called ' The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Policy (AEP)' which brings major and long term goals into education for Indigenous students. The main goals and some long term goals include:

(Australian Government, 2011).
 * MAJOR GOAL 1 - Involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Educational Decision-Making**
 * To establish effective arrangements for the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and community members in decisions regarding the planning, delivery and evaluation of pre-school, primary and secondary education services for their children.
 * MAJOR GOAL 2 – Equality of Access to Education Services**
 * To ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have access to school services and education on a basis comparable to that available to other Australian children of the same age.
 * MAJOR GOAL 3 – Equity of Educational Participation**
 * To achieve the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in pre-school education for a period similar to that for other Australian children.
 * MAJOR GOAL 4 – Equitable and Appropriate Educational Outcomes**
 * To enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander attainment of skills to the same standard as other Australian students throughout the compulsory schooling years.

For more detail please visit http://www.dest.gov.au/archive/schools/indigenous/aep.htm.

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Governments across Australia recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First Australians with one of the oldest continuing cultures in human history. They affirm the right of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to sustain their languages and cultures and acknowledge associations with the land and water.
 * __Contribution from Joanna__**

Governments have agreed to take urgent action to close the gap between the life outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians. To drive action, the Prime Minister, Premiers and Chief Ministers have agreed through the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to six ambitious targets: Australians and other Australians within a decade (by 2018).
 * close the life expectancy gap within a generation;
 * halve the gap in mortality rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children under five within a decade;
 * ensure all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander four year olds in remote communities have access to early childhood education within five years (by 2013);
 * halve the gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in reading, writing and numeracy within a decade (by 2018);
 * at least halve the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Year 12 attainment or equivalent attainment rates by 2020; and
 * halve the gap in employment outcomes between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

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