Gonski to outline education plan to states

Businessman David Gonski will outline his vision for the future of Australia's education system in a meeting with federal, state and territory ministers.

The COAG Education Council is holding a special meeting in Adelaide on Friday following the release of Mr Gonski's much anticipated second report on Monday.

In findings highlighting a decade of declining education outcomes, Mr Gonski said Australia's aspiration for excellence was in jeopardy.

Almost two dozen recommendations, designed as a reform package, have received in principle support from the federal government

Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham hopes to get the same from the states on Friday.

"I hope that they will endorse clearly the recommendations from the panel that say we should put real emphasis around professional development in the teaching profession," he said .

Other recommendations include a five-year revamp of the schools curriculum to introduce an individual student achievement focus and a review within 12 months of Year 11 and 12 structures, objectives and assessments.