The Australian Association of Christian Schools (AACS) is an advocacy organisation representing the interests of over a hundred Christian schools in every State and Territory across the nation.
We provide our schools with a voice in the public sphere to ensure they can continue to deliver an authentic Christian education embedded in the teaching and life of the school.
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The NSW Government is proposing to introduce laws banning LGBTQ ‘conversion practices’ that may affect the way parents, teachers, chaplains and counsellors…Read More
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The WA Law Reform Commission has recommended the Government make changes to the Equal Opportunity Act 1984. that would significantly impact Christian…Read More
In May, the ACT Greens-Labor government announced they would forcibly acquire Calvary Public Hospital through legislation, reportedly because of their…Read More
AACS Executive Officer Vanessa Cheng had the opportunity to speak at the Victorian State CEN Conference. Vanessa has been speaking at many conferences…Read More
Vanessa Cheng from the Australian Association of Christian Schools and Stephen McAlpine from Read More
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The Victorian Goverment have just announced further details on the payroll tax being levied on non-government schools. Non-government schools…Read More
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights is conducting an Read More
It has been a busy week all round for political meetings in Parliament House this week. Read More
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The Australian Association of Christian Schools (AACS) is calling upon the Victorian Government to urgently review their shock Budget decision to remove…Read More
Executive Officer Vanessa Cheng was involved in a robust virtual roundtable discussion with other governing bodies of independent schools…Read More
AACS have submitted a Response to Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) Consultation Paper “Updating…Read More
The announcement today by the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP that he has agreed to an extension for the reporting date for the Australian Law Reform Commission’s…Read More
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new MyChristianSchool.au website which can also be found on Read More
Our AACS Executive Officer, Vanessa Cheng recently wrote an article for Education Australia about why an increasing number of parents are choosing Christian…Read More
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has released its Consultation Paper which you can read HERE. The…Read More
The Australian Law Reform Commission has opened a confidential…Read More
The ACT Government tabled the Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022 with…Read More
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16 NOVEMBER 2022 The Australian Association of Christian Schools (AACS) agrees with comments made by Catholic Bishop Charles…Read More
New research shows large support for religious schools in Australia and for legal protections for those schools to remain authentic religious communities…Read More
4 NOVEMBER 2022 The Australian Association of Christian Schools (AACS) welcomes the referral by Attorney General Mark Dreyfus…Read More
The Northern Territory Attorney-General, Hon Chansey Paech MLA, has introduced the Anti-Discrimination…Read More
Christian school staff, parents, alumni and supporters in Queensland are encouarged to sign the following e-petition HERE…Read More
The Productivity Commission has released an interim…Read More
Western Australian parents who are concerned about the Law Reform Commission Report's recommendations…Read More
The Report of the Queensland Human Rights Commission's Review of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) was tabled in Parliament by Attorney-General…Read More
WA Attorney-General, Hon John Quigley MLA, has given "broad support" to 163 Recommendations of the Law Reform Commission final report into the State's…Read More
The Northern Territory Department of the Attorney-General and Justice released the draft Anti…Read More
A report by the Tasmanian…Read More
Last year, the Justice and Community Safety Directorate of the ACT Government released a Read More
New research shows growing support for religious freedom laws in Australia, with strong calls for the Albanese Government to re-introduce religious…Read More
A highly successful Teaching School model has been featured by the Daily…Read More
23 May 2022 The Australian Association of Christian Schools (AACS) congratulates…Read More
27 April 2022 Local Christian schools are calling on Macquarie MP Susan…Read More
This federal election AACS are asking candidates if they support the right of parents to choose an education…Read More
17 March 2022 Back in November, the Queensland Human Rights Commission released a Discussion…Read More
7 March 2022 Early voting starts today for the South Australian State election, where South Australians will get a say in who…Read More
10 February 2022 The Australian Association of Christian…Read More
4 February 2022 The Australian Association of Christian Schools…Read More
26 November 2021 The Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 introduced to Parliament yesterday by the Prime Minister will…Read More
Faith leaders from Christian, Jewish and Islamic communities, including AACS have issued a statement in support of the Government's Religious Discrimination…Read More
MEDIA RELEASE In anticipation of the Federal Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill, soon to be introduced to Federal…Read More
In August, the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia (LRC) released a Discussion…Read More
MEDIA RELEASE Polling Shows Victorian Government Out of Touch with Community Values The Equal…Read More
The proposed changes to the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 announced…Read More
AACS have been involved in productive meetings with the Attorney General and her office about the progress of the Religious Discrimination Bill. We…Read More
AACS believes that for our schools to be able to provide an authentic Christian education they must be able to employ staff who…Read More
Quality teaching is the greatest in-school influence on student outcomes. Initial teacher education (ITE) aims to ensure that graduate teachers start…Read More
AACS provided feedback to ACARA about the proposed revisions to the Australian Curriculum which you can read Read More
Religious Freedom is only weakly protected in Australian law, and those protections are rapidly eroding. Join with faith groups across the…Read More
Christian school leaders from around the country gathered in Canberra for the annual National Policy Forum. It was wonderful…Read More
The Australian Senate referred the Read More
Independent Schools Australia has released its annual Snapshot 2021 which provides an overview of key statistics about the Independent schools…Read More
AACS is pleased to partner with other Christian organisations such as Alphacrucis College, Mission Australia, the Bible Society,…Read More
AACS urges the Victorian Government to listen to the concerns of thousands of Christian parents and teachers about their controversial Change…Read More
The Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLRI) is seeking public feedback on possible reforms to Tasmanian law to respond to sexual orientation and gender…Read More
AACS is pleased to partner with other Christian organisations such as Alphacrucis College, Mission Australia, the Bible Society,…Read More
The South Australian Government has indicated its intention to amend the Equal…Read More
Good news! There have been some positive developments in New South Wales with the introduction of the Read More
Please join us for the launch of the Cardus Education Survey Australia Project. Join host, Mark…Read More
The 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards) is underway by…Read More
"I’m at a cross-country carnival today. Roadrunner (my daughter) is running 2km. A small number of steps for this child, but a giant amount of steps…Read More
A family chose to send their two high school aged children to our College without previously having contact with our community, coming from a public…Read More
Schools are never neutral. They are immersed in the ideas, beliefs, attitudes and values of those who write curriculum and policy and those who lead and teach in schools - all schools.
Governments have the responsibility to ensure children get access to a healthy education. Governments do not have the right to demand that children attend specific schools. We believe that parents must be able to choose the school they prefer for their child.
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Postal Address: PO Box 770, Dickson, 2602 ACT
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