❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the potential shift to voluntary secondary school fees and inquires about teacher registration fees for the proposed College of Teaching, comparing them to nurse registration fees.
AnsweredQoN 25Legislative Council
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(1) Under what circumstances will the Minister for Education allow the currently compulsory secondary school fees to be made voluntary? fin (2) According to the Government’s education policy, its proposed college of teaching will be self-funded and teachers will need to be registered with it to teach. Consequently, can teachers expect to pay a similar amount for registration as, say, nurses, who currently pay $61 to their registration board for a single certificate registration? Hon KIM CHANCE
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(1) It is government policy that there will be no compulsory school fees for years 8 to 10. The details of this implementation are subject to ongoing negotiations with all stakeholders. (2) The fees that a teacher will pay to obtain registration with the college of teaching and to practise as a teacher will be set following consultation with the profession and the passage of legislation to establish the college.
(2) According to the Government’s education policy, its proposed college of teaching will be self-funded and teachers will need to be registered with it to teach. Consequently, can teachers expect to pay a similar amount for registration as, say, nurses, who currently pay $61 to their registration board for a single certificate registration? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) It is government policy that there will be no compulsory school fees for years 8 to 10. The details of this implementation are subject to ongoing negotiations with all stakeholders. (2) The fees that a teacher will pay to obtain registration with the college of teaching and to practise as a teacher will be set following consultation with the profession and the passage of legislation to establish the college.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) It is government policy that there will be no compulsory school fees for years 8 to 10. The details of this implementation are subject to ongoing negotiations with all stakeholders. (2) The fees that a teacher will pay to obtain registration with the college of teaching and to practise as a teacher will be set following consultation with the profession and the passage of legislation to establish the college.
(1) It is government policy that there will be no compulsory school fees for years 8 to 10. The details of this implementation are subject to ongoing negotiations with all stakeholders. (2) The fees that a teacher will pay to obtain registration with the college of teaching and to practise as a teacher will be set following consultation with the profession and the passage of legislation to establish the college.
(2) The fees that a teacher will pay to obtain registration with the college of teaching and to practise as a teacher will be set following consultation with the profession and the passage of legislation to establish the college.
(2) According to the Government’s education policy, its proposed college of teaching will be self-funded and teachers will need to be registered with it to teach. Consequently, can teachers expect to pay a similar amount for registration as, say, nurses, who currently pay $61 to their registration board for a single certificate registration? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) It is government policy that there will be no compulsory school fees for years 8 to 10. The details of this implementation are subject to ongoing negotiations with all stakeholders. (2) The fees that a teacher will pay to obtain registration with the college of teaching and to practise as a teacher will be set following consultation with the profession and the passage of legislation to establish the college.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) It is government policy that there will be no compulsory school fees for years 8 to 10. The details of this implementation are subject to ongoing negotiations with all stakeholders. (2) The fees that a teacher will pay to obtain registration with the college of teaching and to practise as a teacher will be set following consultation with the profession and the passage of legislation to establish the college.
(1) It is government policy that there will be no compulsory school fees for years 8 to 10. The details of this implementation are subject to ongoing negotiations with all stakeholders. (2) The fees that a teacher will pay to obtain registration with the college of teaching and to practise as a teacher will be set following consultation with the profession and the passage of legislation to establish the college.
(2) The fees that a teacher will pay to obtain registration with the college of teaching and to practise as a teacher will be set following consultation with the profession and the passage of legislation to establish the college.
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