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how many students received a notional aggregate for each individual year from 1998 through to 2005, and for each individual ACT college or school (government and non-government alike), (b) how many students began Year 12 but didn't receive a Year 12 certificate for each individual year from 1998 through to 2005, and for each individual ACT college or school (government and non-government alike), (c) how many students began Year 11, but did not go on to obtain a Year 12 certificate the year after they began Year 11 for each individual year from 1997 through to 2004, and for each individual ACT college or school (government and non-government alike), (d) are notional aggregates established for ACT students who leave school at the end of Year 10, and hence do not begin Year 11 at any ACT senior secondary college or school and (e) are notional aggregates established for ACT students who leave school at the end of Year 11, and hence don't begin Year 12 at any ACT senior secondary college or school;
(3) Further to the responses which refer to the Year 12 Study document rather than provide the sought after statistics directly, specifically the responses to my original questions (1)(a)&(b)(i)&(iii), (2)(b),(c)&(e) and (3)(a), (a) was the 2004 ACT Year 12 cohort 5093 as stated near in the very first row of the 2004 Year 12 study, or 4092, as stated by the BSSS Executive Officer in correspondence, (b) can the Minister clarify the discrepancy between the 5093 figure published in the 2004 Year 12 study and the 4092 figure quoted by the BSSS Executive Officer and (c) can the Minster provide the specific figures sought in my original questions (1)(a)&(b)(i)&(iii), (2)(b),(c)&(e) and (3)(a) in view of the fact that 5093 and 4092 are not the same and my concerns as to whether there may be other discrepancies in the Year 12 Study documents produced since 1998.
(4) For each year since 1998, (a) how many students have had their UAIs raised after they were first issued to students following subsequent expressions of concern from students or others acting on their behalf (whether parents, schools etc) (i) in total, (ii) by at least 0.10 (UAI points), (iii) by at least 0.25, (iv) by at least 0.50, (v) by at least 1.00, (vi) by at least 2.00, (vii) by at least 2.50, (viii) by at least 3.00, (ix) by at least 4.00, and (x) by at least 5.00, (b) how many students have had their UAIs raised after they were first issued to students following subsequent threat of legal action if they were not changed (i) in total, (ii) by at least 0.10 (UAI points), (iii) by at least 0.25, (iv) by at least 0.50, (v) by at least 1.00, (vi) by at least 2.00, (vii) by at least 2.50, (viii) by at least 3.00, (ix) by at least 4.00, and (x) by at least 5.00, (c) who made the decision to raise UAIs in cases where they were raised following expressions of concern from students or others acting on their behalf and (d) who made the decision to raise UAIs in cases where they were raised following threat of legal action if they were not raised;
(5) Noting the Minister’s response to my original question (9), (a) who is the person at the Universities Admission Centre one should contact to obtain a copy of the lookup table referred to and what are the best contact details to use for this person for the purposes of obtaining this lookup table (b) has the lookup table remained the same each year since 1998 or does it vary from year to year and, if the latter, what factors determine such variation, (c) what research was done to determine the nexus between ACT and NSW year 12 results as reflected in the lookup table and who carried out this research, (d) is the Minister satisfied that the lookup table does justice to ACT students, relative to their NSW counterparts and (e) will the Minister arrange to have this lookup table placed on a convenient ACT Government website so that students, parents and other members of the public can view it.
Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
Due to the complexity, number of questions, detail and resources required to answer these questions I have provided answers only to the questions that relate to the previous question
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