Australian Education Amendment (CTC Scores and Other Measures) Regulations 2025 (Cth)

Australian Education Amendment (CTC Scores and Other Measures) Regulations 2025

I, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated 16 October 2025

Sam Mostyn AC

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

Jason Clare

Minister for Education

Contents

1Name

This instrument is the Australian Education Amendment (CTC Scores and Other Measures) Regulations 2025.

2Commencement

1. (1)

   Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument	The day after this instrument is registered.	24 October 2025

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

1. (2)

   Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3Authority

This instrument is made under the Australian Education Act 2013.

4Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1AmendmentsPart 1CTC scores

Australian Education Regulations 2023

1

Subsection 21(3) (at the end of the heading)

Add “(other than 2026)”.

2

Subsection 21(3)

Omit “In working out”, substitute “Subject to subsection (4), in working out”.

3

After subsection 21(3) (before the note)

Insert:

CTC score for 2026

1. (4)

   The number that is the CTC score for a school for 2026 is:

   1. (a)

      if the Minister has determined a number that is the CTC score for the school for 2025—that number; or

   2. (b)

      if paragraph (a) does not apply—the refined area based score for the school for 2026 worked out in accordance with subsections 23(2), (3), (5) and (6).

4

At the end of subsection 22(1)

Add:

Note: For a school’s average DMI score for 2027, 2028 and 2029, the school’s DMI score for 2026 is worked out in accordance with subsection (4).

5

After subsection 22(3)

Insert:

1. (3A)

   In applying subsection (3) for 2027, for a small school or a very small school, the school’s CTC score for 2026 is taken to be the number that would, but for subsection 21(4), have been the school’s CTC score for 2026.

6

After subsection 23(4)

Insert:

1. (4A)

   In applying subsection (4) for 2027, for a small school or a very small school, the school’s CTC score for 2026 is taken to be the number that would, but for subsection 21(4), have been the school’s CTC score for 2026.

Part 2Meaning of foundation

Australian Education Regulations 2023

7

Subsection 4(1) (definition of foundation)

After “year of schooling”, insert “(which must not be longer than 12 months)”.