Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) Annual Report 2023–24

Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · No report date recorded

Total expenses: $34.8 million
Ongoing staff: 76

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $34.8 million (34,845 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $18.2 million (18,187 in $'000)
Suppliers: $14.8 million (14,805 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $15.9 million (15,890 in $'000)
Own-source income: $20.2 million (20,241 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 76 people
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Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.

Published disclosure tables 3

Information about remuneration for key management personnel23 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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Key management personnel remuneration is reported on an accrual basis for the period each person held the role, so part-year amounts are not annual salaries.

Name	Position	Base salary	Superannuation	Long service leave	Total
Derek Scott	Chair, ACARA Board, Chief Executive Officer, Principal of Haileybury	118,470	13,045	0	131,515
Norm Hart	Deputy Chair, ACARA Board	88,860	9,785	0	98,644
Allan Blagaich *(leave of absence Jan’23-Nov’23)	Executive Director, School Curriculum and Standards, Department of Western Australia	0	0	0	0
Juanita Healy *(appointed Jan’23-Nov’23, reappointed Apr’24)	Executive Director, School Curriculum and Standards, Department of Western Australia	0	0	0	0
Neil McGoran	Director of Catholic Education South Australia	4,570	0	0	4,570
Stephen Gniel *(ceased Nov’23)	Chief Executive Officer, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority	0	0	0	0
Jane Simmons	Deputy Director, General ACT Education Directorate	0	0	0	0
Fiona Mueller	Adjunct Scholar, Centre for Independent Studies	11,811	0	0	11,811
Jackie Roberts	Principal at Bakewell Primary School – Department of Education Northern Territory	0	0	0	0
Tony Luttrell	Former Director Strategic Data Management, Department of Education, Tasmania , current ARFC chair.	13,769	1,833	0	15,601
Paul Martin	CEO, NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)	0	0	0	0
Sharon Schiming	Associate Director-General Early Childhood State Schools, Education Department QLD	0	0	0	0
Deonne Smith	Executive Director, Curriculum and Learning Division, Department of Education SA	0	0	0	0
Andrew Wrigley	Executive Director, Association of Independent Schools of the ACT	8,309	0	0	8,309
David deCarvalho (*ceased Nov’23)	Chief Executive Officer	183,132	25,040	3,873	212,045
Stephen Gniel (*appointed Nov’23)	Chief Executive Officer	242,820	39,583	6,127	288,530
Ann-Maree Ashburn (*ceased Oct’23)	Executive Director, Communications and Strategic Relations	91,911	9,419	-46,784	54,546
Farooq Mulla (*appointed Oct’23)	Acting Executive Director, Communications and Strategic Relations	159,528	17,739	3,841	181,109
Sharon Foster	Executive Director, Curriculum	280,284	29,438	6,757	316,479
Sue Noble (*appointed Aug’23)	Senior Program Manager, Project Management Office	188,247	19,739	4,192	212,178
Sarah Belsham (*ceased Aug’23)	Acting Senior Program Manager, Project Management Office	21,823	2,257	423	24,503
Thomas Begeng	Executive Director, Corporate Services/Chief Financial Officer	274,169	27,508	6,828	308,506
Russell Dyer	Executive Director, Assessment and Reporting	315,516	32,101	7,152	354,769

Information about remuneration for senior executives5 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.

Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
220001 - 245000	2	105,035	10,998	2,308	118,341
245001 - 270000	2	125,720	13,579	-21,471	117,827
295001 - 320000	2	277,226	28,473	6,792	312,492
345001 - 370000	1	315,516	32,101	7,152	354,769
470001 - 495000	2	212,976	32,311	5,000	250,287

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff2 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.

Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average other long term	Average termination	Average total
250000 - 270000	4	225,303	0	0	24,802	8,742	0	0	Not stated
270001 - 295000	1	245,422	0	0	27,024	7,504	0	0	Not stated