Who is ACSSO?

As the Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO), we are the voice that speaks on behalf of the interests of the families and communities of more than 2.53 million children attending government schools in Australia. We are one of the oldest continuously operating parent organisations in Australia and possibly the world. We were formed in 1947 to bring together various state and territory and small parent groups, as well as individual families to develop national policies reflecting the way families wanted public education to be offered for their children. Record of Office Bearers

Over time there have been some changes in the way parent groups have approached national issues, so our constituency has occasionally varied. Scroll down to meet our team.

Policy

We believe that the primary obligation of governments, both Federal and State, is to establish and maintain government systems of education which:

engage with family and community at all levels of education;
are of the highest standard and open to all, irrespective of race, gender, religion, social-economic status, geographic location, or ability;
can respond to changing landscape of education in the 21^st Century and respond and develop flexible and diverse programs necessary to meet student needs;
discriminates in favour of those schools and individual students who live with disadvantage and/or disability.

In accordance with these principles, we have developed and continue to develop and update, detailed policies on a wide range of issues affecting children in schools.