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The Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) measures how children have developed by the time they start their first year of full-time school. The AEDC collects data every three years in schools across Australia and reports children’s results in 5 key areas of early childhood development called domains.
South Australia results
- Snapshot #1 – key findings for South Australia (PDF 1 MB)
- Snapshot #1a – key findings for South Australia: summary indicators and domain trends 2009-2021 (PDF 200 KB)
- Snapshot #2 – Demographics and key equity groups in South Australia (PDF 2 MB)
- Snapshot #3 – Communities in South Australia (PDF 2 MB)
- SA 2009 - 2021 AEDC map by sub-state regions (PDF 152 KB)
- SA 2018 AEDC infographic (PDF 824 KB)
- SA 2018 AEDC snapshot (PDF 1003 KB)
Learn how to use AEDC data – online professional learning program on Plink
Access the AEDC professional learning program on PLINK , the Department for Education's professional learning platform.
This program will give you a deeper understanding of the AEDC. It demonstrates how to use the data to support children’s development in your programs, policies, planning, partnerships.
This program will help you:
- understand how to access and use AEDC data
- reflect on what is driving or obstructing children’s development and learning
- analyse AEDC data for change and improved outcomes for children
- identify strategic partners
- plan for programs, transitions and partnerships
- identify issues, opportunities and key actions to inform improvement planning and policy
- monitor and measure progress.
Real examples of practice explicitly connect AEDC data to quality (NQS and AITSL) and curriculum planning (EYLF and Australian Curriculum) to support improved development and learning outcomes for children.
The program is approximately 1.5 hours long, and made up of 4 modules.
AEDC key curriculum connections fact sheets
- Physical health and wellbeing (PDF 757 KB)
- Social competence (PDF 468 KB)
- Emotional maturity (PDF 658 KB)
- Language and cognitive skills (school based) (PDF 412 KB)
- Communication skills and general knowledge (PDF 878 KB)
- AEDC poster – Linking AEDC, NQS, EYLF, Australian curriculum and AITSL Standard (PDF 752 KB)
For more resources, visit the AEDC website.
