Acronyms and abbreviations
- AAO
Administrative Arrangement Orders
- AAR
Accounting rate of return
- AASB
Australian Accounting Standards Board
- ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- ABS
Australian Bureau of Statistics
- ABSTUDY
Student Financial Supplement Scheme
- ACARA
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority
- ACT
Australian Capital Territory
- AEDC
Australian Early Development Census
- AEDC
Australian Early Development Census
- AFM
Advance to the Finance Minister
- AGA
Australian Government Actuary
- AGEST
Australian Government Employees Superannuation Trust
- ANU
Australian National University
- ANZSOG
Australian and New Zealand School of Government
- AO
Officer of the Order of Australia
- APS
Australian Public Service
- APSC
Australian Public Service Commission
- ASQA
Australian Skills Quality Authority
- ATT
Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- AVS
Australian Valuation Solutions
- BBF
Budget Based Funded
- CAC
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
- CCB
Child Care Benefit
- CCFA
Child Care Fee Assistance
- CCR
Child Care Rebate
- CEO
chief executive officer
- CGS
Commonwealth Grant Scheme
- COAG
Council of Australian Governments
- CRICOS
Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students
- CRIS
Collaborative Research Infrastructure Scheme
- CRN
Collaborative Research Networks
- CSP
Community Support Programme
- CSS
Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme
- DCBs
Departmental Capital Budgets
- DEEWR
Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations
- DHS
Department of Human Services
- DIICCSRTE
Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
- DRC
Depreciated Replacement Cost
- EFTSL
equivalent full-time student load
- EIF
Education Investment Fund
- ELICOS
English language intensive courses for overseas students
- ESOS Act
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
- FBT
Fringe Benefits Tax
- FEG
Fair Entitlements Guarantee
- FMA Act
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
- FMOs
Finance Ministers Orders
- FTE
Full-time equivalent
- G20
Group of 20
- GEERS
General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme
- GST
Goods and services tax
- HCA
High Court of Australia
- HELP
Higher Education Loan Program
- HESA
Higher Education Support Act 2003
- HESP
Higher Education Superannuation Programme
- HIPPY
Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters
- IAGDP
Indigenous Australian Government Development Programme
- ICT
Information and Communication Technology
- IEO
Index of Education and Occupation
- IFA
individual flexibility arrangement
- IFA
individual flexibility arrangement
- IPSU
Indigenous Professional Support Unit
- IPSU
Indigenous Professional Support Unit
- IT
information technology
- JETCCFA
Jobs, Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance
- LDCPDP
Long Day Care Professional Development Programme
- Low SES
low socioeconomic status
- MJ
megajoule
- MoU
memorandum of understanding
- MP
member of parliament
- NABERS
National Australian Building Environmental Rating System
- NAIDOC
National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee
- NAPLAN
National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy
- NAP–CC
National Assessment Programme—Civics and Citizenship
- NCRIS
National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy
- NDCO
National Disability Coordination Officer
- NQF
National Quality Framework
- NSW
New South Wales
- OLT
Office for Teaching and Learning
- PAES
Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements
- PBS
Portfolio Budget Statements
- PID
public interest disclosure
- PRISMS
Provider Registration and International Student Management System
- PSM
Public Service Medal
- PSS
Public Sector Superannuation Scheme
- PSSap
Public Sector Superannuation accumulation plan
- PWS
Parliamentary Workflow Solution
- RAP
Reconciliation Action Plan
- RIBG
Research Infrastructure Block Grants
- RIPD
Remote Indigenous Professional Development
- RMS
Rehabilitation Management System
- SAF
Structural Adjustment Fund
- SEIFA
Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas
- SES
Senior Executive Service
- SRC
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
- SRE
Sustainable Research Excellence
- SSC
Shared Services Centre
- STEM
science, technology, engineering and mathematics
- SUQ
Scripture Union Queensland
- TAFE
Technical and Further Education
- TEQSA
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
- TPS
Tuition Protection Service
- VET
Vocational Education and Training
- WHS
Work Health and Safety
- Y20
Youth 20