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(6) The Department is subject to whole of government travel guidelines which generally require the joining of loyalty programs (such as frequent flyers) to be met by the individual. Points accrued from such programs through work related travel are not for personal use as it is the responsibility of travellers to effectively manage points accrued as a result of travel or accommodation paid by the Territory and to ensure that these points are redeemed only for further official travel.
Note – The above responses relate to the Department’s central office functions only. School based international travel primarily relates to school excursions. It should be noted that schools excursions are funded by the participants on a cost recovery basis. The financial data recorded by the schools on excursions are at an excursion total cost basis and data on individual elements, such as international airfares is not recorded in the financial system.
Education—teachers
(Question No 77)
Mr Doszpot asked the Minister for Education and Training, upon notice, on 25 February 2009:
How many (a) permanent full-time, (b) permanent part-time and (c) casual teachers were employed in ACT government schools as at 1 February 2009.
Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(a) Permanent full-time – 2894
(b) Permanent part-time – 450
(c) Casual teachers – 45
were employed in ACT public schools as at 1 February 2009
Education—universities admissions index
(Question No 79)
Ms Hunter asked the Minister for Education and Training, upon notice, on 25 February 2009:
(1) How is it decided which students are encouraged to apply for a University Admissions Index (UAI) and is the ACT Scaling Test a factor in this decision.
(2) What is the number of students who have had their UAI mark amended after approaches have been made to the Board of Secondary Studies (BSS) by the students, their family and/or their school.
(3) Can the Minister provide a list of all the approaches made to the BSS for each of the past three years, the schools relevant to those approaches, and the number of instances where scores have been adjusted correlated with the schools.
Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
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