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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION ON NOTICE 1461

Government Schools - Flying of Flags

MR CORNWELL: asked the Minister for Education and Training on notice on 8 November 1994:

(1) What are the rules governing the flying of flags at Government schools.

(2) Is the flying of a flag compulsory and if not, why not.

(3) What flag can be flown or is there a choice; if there is a choice, who decides.

MR WOOD: the answer to Mr Cornwells question is:

(1) Guidelines for flying flags at ACT government buildings, including schools, are

determined by the Chief Ministers Department.

(2) Flying a flag at a government school is not compulsory. The decision as to whether

the flag is flown is made by the principal or the school board.

(3) When displaying a flag outside an ACT government building with only one flagpole,

the ACT flag should be flown.

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