❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks about international schools offering the WACE and the associated income. The Minister provides a list of 13 schools and the total fees collected in 2015-16.
AnsweredQoN 4225Legislative Council
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(1) Please list the 16 international schools that offer the Western Australian Certificate of Education overseas? (2) How much income annually does the Department of Education Services collect for offering this service internationally?
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Answered
14 September 2016
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
29 days
1. The 13 overseas schools currently offering the WACE are:
- African School of High Education Zimbabwe
- Australian International School Dhaka
- Australian International School Manila
- China-Australia College (Zhengzhou)
- First City University College (formerly KBU International College Petaling Jaya)
- Methodist College Kuala Lumpur
- Beijing Aidi School – Beijing (formerly National Institute of Technology)
- Saigon International College
- Shanghai Gold Apple School China
- St Francis Methodist School Singapore
- Sunway College Johor Bahru Malaysia
- Sunway College Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- Western Australian International School System (formerly Western Australian Primary and Secondary School)
2. The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (Authority) is responsible for collecting fees from international schools and students undertaking the WACE. In 2015-16, the Authority collected $62,500 from schools and $555,580 from students, a total of $618,080.
These fees are charged on a cost recovery basis and are used for monitoring and compliance purposes.
- African School of High Education Zimbabwe
- Australian International School Dhaka
- Australian International School Manila
- China-Australia College (Zhengzhou)
- First City University College (formerly KBU International College Petaling Jaya)
- Methodist College Kuala Lumpur
- Beijing Aidi School – Beijing (formerly National Institute of Technology)
- Saigon International College
- Shanghai Gold Apple School China
- St Francis Methodist School Singapore
- Sunway College Johor Bahru Malaysia
- Sunway College Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- Western Australian International School System (formerly Western Australian Primary and Secondary School)
2. The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (Authority) is responsible for collecting fees from international schools and students undertaking the WACE. In 2015-16, the Authority collected $62,500 from schools and $555,580 from students, a total of $618,080.
These fees are charged on a cost recovery basis and are used for monitoring and compliance purposes.
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