National Application Form

National Application Form

National Application Form – to conduct research in schools in more than one jurisdiction (sector, state or territory) in Australia

AARE is partnering with schooling systems across Australia to promote the implementation of the National Application Form (NAF). The form applies to researchers who require approval from more than one educational jurisdiction to conduct research in Australia. Please note that not all schooling systems accept this form. You will find a comprehensive list of participating jurisdictions on page 3 of the NAF Guidelines.  

For further information, contact your participating jurisdictions.

Please note:

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• AARE has placed this form on its' website to facilitate its' use. AARE cannot answer research questions about the process of using this form. If you have such a question please look at the Guidelines document (from this page) and contact one of the jurisdictional contacts listed with your question. 

National application form and guidelines