For this objective, trend data is provided for the following indicators: - Participation in a kindergarten service in the year before school - Participation in Maternal and Child Health Services - Students with acceptable levels of school attendance - Students with a positive opinion of their teachers providing a stimulating learning environment - VET enrolments by age and gender - VET enrolments by administrative regions

DEECD's objective is to increase the contribution education, development and child health services make to good health and quality of life of Victorians, particularly children and young people. For this objective, trend data is provided for the following indicators: - Children developmentally ‘on track’ on the Australian Early Development Index social competence and emotional maturity domains - Students feeling connected to their school - Students with a positive opinion about their school providing a safe and orderly environment for learning - Level of student satisfaction with VET

It covers the following DEECD objectives: Achievement Engagement Wellbeing Productivity

The Department of Education measures progress of children and young people as they move from early childhood into their school years, and then into further education and work through the four objectives across this life cycle: achievement, engagement, wellbeing and productivity. Annual Report published: https://www.vic.gov.au/department-education-annual-reports

The Department measures progress of children and young people as they move from early childhood into their school years, and then into further education and work through the four objectives across this life cycle: achievement, engagement, wellbeing and productivity.

This dataset contains information from the 'Language and cognitive skills (school-based)' domain of the Australian Early Development Censuses (AEDC) from 2009 - 2018. The data is based on 2016 Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3) boundaries. The AEDC is a population-based measure of children's development as they enter their first year of full-time school, and takes place nationally every three years. It looks at five domains of early childhood development: physical health and wellbeing (plus three health sub-domains), social competence, emotional maturity, language and cognitive skills, and communication skills and general knowledge. For more information visit the AEDC website. Please note suppression of AEDC data occurs when one or more of the following have been met: Three or fewer children had been assessed Fewer than fifteen children had valid AEDC scores Less than two teachers had completed AEDC instruments for children in that location AEDC instruments were completed for less than 80% of all non special needs children Additional minor suppression's have occurred where necessary to preserve confidentiality of related suppressed cells. Please Note: AURIN has spatially enabled the original data. AEDC results for Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem (SA3 code 70203) and East Arnhem (SA3 code 70204) are combined in the original data. AURIN has assigned the results for these regions to the boundary of Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem and excluded the boundary of East Arnhem from this dataset.

The performance measures cover areas relating to funding for a range of services that support children in the early years, including kindergarten and children’s services, maternal and child health, and early intervention services for children with a disability.