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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 1414

Twin Cities Scholarships

MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Education and Training on notice on 15 September 1994:

(1) Is it a fact that 10 Twin Cities Scholarships are available to ACT students in October/November to visit Versailles.

(2) What publicity is being given to these scholarships in the ACT Government and nonGovernment school systems.

MR WOOD - the answer to Mr Cornwells question is:

(1) It is a fact that 10 ACT students were selected in 1993 to go to Versailles in 1994.

They left in December/January and spent up to six months in Versailles and have now

returned to the ACT.

In October/November the selection process will take place and a number of students will be selected to go to Versailles in 1995. As yet, it is uncertain how many of the eligible 19 applicants will be selected.

(2) All government and non-government schools with students of eligible age were , notified. The eligible age group is described as Years 9 and 10.

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