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The Society is vitally concerned
to encourage students to study geography, and to assist teachers to
improve the quality of geographic education. Two major focuses are
the organisation of an Australia-wide geography competition for
school students, and making submissions on matters affecting
geography curriculums.
National Geographic Channel
Australian Geography Competition
We organise the National
Geographic Channel Australian Geography Competition for
secondary students. This is a joint project with the Australian
Geography Teachers' Assoc (AGTA). This competition is held in
schools, and includes a National Final for under 16s, Geography's Big
Week Out for Year 11 students, and selection of Australia's teams to
the National Geographic World Championship (for junior secondary
students), and the International Geography Olympiad.
Towards a National Geography Curriculum
We're working with AGTA, the
Institute of Australian Geographers, and other geographical societies
to prepare for the forthcoming national geography curriculum. The
geographical societies in Australia recognised the need to undertake
consultation and research designed to inform the development of a
national geography curriculum, and contribute to the work of the
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. We have
written a joint report with our views on the rationale, content,
structure and organisation of a national curriculum in geography. You
can download this, and the comprehensive background report, from the
project's website at www.ngc.org.au.
Other activities
Other education-related
activities include:
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