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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 696

School Laboratory Assistants

Industrial Dispute

MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Education and Training on notice on 11 May 1993:

In relation to the school laboratory assistants dispute end the effective loss of tuition in most of Term One for some students :n accredited science courses

(1) How do you intend to allow for this disadvantage in the students assessments (Hansard, 23 March, page 5).

(2) How many students by year in (a) high school and (n; colleges, are affected.

(3) How many high schools and colleges, by name, are affected.

MR WOOD - the answer to Mr Cornwells question is:

(1) There was no loss of tuition in accredited science courses for students at colleges as a result of the school laboratory assistants dispute. Teaching staff did not take any industrial action. There were some effects as a result of the dispute and these varied from one college to another. In one college students suffered no effects at 311. In the other eight colleges students were affected as a result of the impact on organisational arrangements for practical science since the order in which certain topics were taught needed to be rescheduled. While this had some effect on the teaching of courses, I am satisfied that the certification requirements of the ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies will be :net.

(2),(3) It is not possible to provide a precise figure for

the number of high school and college students affected

by the industrial action taken by the laboratory

assistants, since schools and classes were affected

differently.

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