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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 319

Board of Senior Secondary Studies -

MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Education and Training on notice on 15 September 1992:

In relation to certification assessment and credentialling arrangements and curriculum development for senior secondary education in the ACT

(1) What body has control of these functions.

(2) Is that body a statutory authority.

If that body is not a statutory authority, what assurances have the community at large, employers, universities and

higher education institutions that appropriate curricula is being presented and that the credentials issued reflect appropriate standards and are not subject to departmental or ministerial direction:

MR WOOD - the answer to Mr Cornwells question is:

(1) The ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies

(2) No.

(3) The community, employers, universities and higher education institutions can be assured that appropriate curricula is being presented and that the credentials issued by the ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies are not subject to departmental or ministerial direction because of the composition of the membership of the board. Membership of the Board comprises:

the Chair, an independent appointment (Mr Selwyn Cornish Senior Lecturer, Economic History, Australian National University); the Secretary of the Department or his/her delegate; . a member active in senior secondary education from outside the ACT (Mr Richard Warry, Deputy Director-General, Queensland Department of Education);

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