Education in Canberra and the ACT

ACT Education

Summary by ACT Department of Education, Youth & Family Services.	Canberra Schools on the Net www.csn.act.edu.au CSN is an internet service and help desk available for all ACT schools managed by the ACT Department of Education, Youth and Family Services. The CSN service allows school computers and staff home computers to be connected to the internet providing access to all internet services including online information on the World Wide Web (WWW), email, personal/school portal, private and public website hosting, and a suite of education focused management tools, SINA.
Summary by ACT Department of Education, Youth & Family Services.	ACTivatED activated.decs.act.gov.au ACTivatED provides teachers, students and educational leaders in the ACT with a place on the Internet where they can easily locate high quality educational materials and join collaborative activities.
Summary by ACT Department of Education, Youth & Family Services.	Department of Education, Youth and Family Services The Department of Education, Youth and Family Services delivers high quality education services through government schools; registers non government schools; administers vocational education and training in the ACT and facilitates and delivers support to children, young people and families of the ACT.

Education - Australia and Region

Adult Learning Australia
An organisation for adult and community education providers and others interested in adult learning, with international links to Asia and the Pacific.

Study in Australia - the Official Australian Government Website for International Students
A site for those who are considering studying in Australia. It provides information about courses, institutions, study and living costs, the application process, visa requirements etc. There is also a Study Wizard which guides users through all the steps of selecting courses and enrolling to study in Australia.

Te Kete Ipurangi – The Online Learning Centre
An educational portal and bilingual web community operated by the New Zealand Ministry of Education.

Access Asia
Access Asia program funded by the ACT Curriculum Corporation privides a useful site on resources ie weblinks , books etc relating to a number of Asian countries.

ABC Education - Lifelong Learning
Lifelong Learning programs are specifically designed to enhance learning for life through providing information, links to further sources of knowledge, and empowering individuals to pursue education.

Education - General

Sparknotes
Suitable for secondary students. A free site by Barnes & Noble that has Study Guides for a range of English literary texts as well as other subjects such as history, mathematics, and computer science.

Englishpage.com
This site offers free online English lessons and exercises for learners of English as a foreign language.

Resource Discovery Network (RDN) Virtual Training Suite
The Virtual Training Suite is a set of online tutorials designed to help students, lecturers and researchers improve their Internet information skills in specific areas. The tutorials offer self-directed learning and each unit takes approximately one hour to complete.

World Data on Education
Published by UNESCO's International Bureau of Education, this site features two databases with information on education world wide. One profiles national education systems by country while the other consists of educational reports from UNESCO member countries.