❓ Hon Ray Halligan questions the Minister for Education and Training about government schools manipulating TEE results by declaring students 'independent'. The Minister denies knowledge of this practice in government schools and commits to action against any school found doing so.
AnsweredQoN 2108Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer the Minister to his criticism of non-Government schools for declaring some TEE students ‘independent’ students to avoid adverse school results, and I ask -
(1) Is the Minister aware of any Government schools that are using this practice to improve their overall school results?
(2) If so, what are those schools?
(3) If not, will the Minister commit to undertaking a thorough investigation to determine if Government schools are using this practice?
(1) Is the Minister aware of any Government schools that are using this practice to improve their overall school results?
(2) If so, what are those schools?
(3) If not, will the Minister commit to undertaking a thorough investigation to determine if Government schools are using this practice?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 August 2004
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Education and Training
Response time
56 days
(1) No
(2) Not applicable.
(3) I will take the appropriate action against any school whether government or non-government who attempts to improve its overall results in this way.
I believe that the direction that I have given to the Curriculum Council is sufficient to prevent such practice from occurring in 2004. The Curriculum Council has been directed to report to me the name of any schools, government or non-government, where there is evidence of the use of private candidature as a means of improving the school’s overall result
(2) Not applicable.
(3) I will take the appropriate action against any school whether government or non-government who attempts to improve its overall results in this way.
I believe that the direction that I have given to the Curriculum Council is sufficient to prevent such practice from occurring in 2004. The Curriculum Council has been directed to report to me the name of any schools, government or non-government, where there is evidence of the use of private candidature as a means of improving the school’s overall result
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.