Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Act 2008

develop and administer a national school curriculum, including content of the curriculum and achievement standards, for school subjects specified in the Charter; and

develop and administer national assessments; and

collect, manage and analyse student assessment data and other data relating to schools and comparative school performance; and

facilitate information sharing arrangements between Australian government bodies in relation to the collection, management and analysis of school data; and

publish information relating to school education, including information relating to comparative school performance; and

provide school curriculum resource services, educational research services and other related services; and

provide information, resources, support and guidance to the teaching profession; and

perform such other functions that are conferred on it by, or under, this Act or any other Commonwealth Act; and

perform such other functions that are ancillary or incidental to the functions mentioned in the preceding paragraphs.