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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION .NO 1109
High Schools - Examinations Timetable
MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Education and Training on notice on 8 December 1993 -
In relation to your reply to question on notice No 1053:
(1) How many high schools concluded examinations by 19 November 1993; and if so, why.
(2) Is this date some four weeks before the official end of the school year.
(3) If it is four weeks prior to the end of the school year, what incentive is there for students to continue attending high school after the exams and what procedures are in place to ensure that students do continue to attend.
(4) Has this early end to exams and the possible lack of incentive to attend high school resulted in complaints by working parents; and if so, how many complaints have been made.
(5) Is it intended to correct this early end to the 1993 high school examinations in future years; if so, why.
(6) If it is not intended to correct this problem in future years, why not.
MR WOOD - the answer to Mr Cornwells question is:
(1) Assessment for Year 10 students concluded on
19 November 1993. Ten working days are required for
compilation of student scores and entering the scores
onto the Student Record Keeping System. Grades were
available for checking by students on 6 December 1993..
Certificates were printed and made available to schools
on 8 December 1993 and most schools presented the Year 10
certificates on either 10 December or 13 December.
Assessment for students in Years 7, 8 and 9 continues up
to the last day of the schools academic program and the
day of issuance of school reports, which takes place in
the final week of term.
(2) In 1993 the last day for Year 10 students was 3 December.
(3) Not applicable
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