The National Policy for the Education of Girls in Australian Schools

1987 Commonwealth Schools Commission

Key educational values and principles from this report include:

Gender is not a determinant of capacity to learn.
Girls and boys should be valued equally in all aspects of schooling.
Equality of opportunity and outcomes in education for girls and boys may require differential provisions, at least for a period of time.
Schools should educate girls and boys for satisfying, responsible and productive living, including work inside and outside the home.
Schools should provide a challenging learning environment which is socially and culturally supportive and physically comfortable for girls and boys.
Schools and systems should be organised and resources provided and allocated to ensure that the capacities of girls and boys are fully and equally realised.