Inquiry into Changes to the Post-Compulsory Curriculum in Western Australia

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

04 May 2005

Tabling date:

30 Jun 2006

Deadline for submissions:

01 Jul 2005

Date Ended:

29 Jun 2006

Committee

Education and Health Committee (2005 - 2008)

House:

Legislative Assembly

Important Information:

Terms of Reference:

1. The merit and basis of the proposed changes;

2. the readiness of the education system for the proposed changes;
3. the financial implications of the proposed changes;
4. the effect of extending to upper secondary education the outcomes-based curriculum, assessment and reporting;
5. the effect of the amalgamation of TEE and non-TEE subjects and assessment; and
6. any related matters that the Committee considers necessary to investigate.

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
No submissions

Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Assembly Committee Rooms, Level 2, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Venue	Organisation
15 Jun 2005	09:30 AM	Committee Room 2 Legislative Assembly Committee Office Level 1 11 Harvest Tce WEST PERTH	Mrs Therese Temby (Chair) Ms Norma Jeffery (CEO) Mr Rees Barrett (Director, Accreditation and Moderation), Curriculum Council of WA
17 Aug 2005	09:30 AM	Committee Room 2 Legislative Assembly Committee Office Level 1 11 Harvest Tce WEST PERTH	Reverend Andrew Syme, Headmaster, Scotch College
17 Aug 2005	10:15 AM	Committee Room 2 Legislative Assembly Committee Office Level 1 11 Harvest Tce WEST PERTH	Mr Gregory Williams, Teacher
17 Aug 2005	11:00 AM	Committee Room 2 Legislative Assembly Committee Office Level 1 11 Harvest Tce WEST PERTH	Professor Max Angus, Professor of Education, Edith Cowan University
24 Aug 2005	09:30 AM	Committee Room 2 Legislative Assembly Committee Office Level 1 11 Harvest Tce WEST PERTH	Mr Mike McGarry, Teacher
24 Aug 2005	10:15 AM	Committee Room 2 Legislative Assembly Committee Office Level 1 11 Harvest Tce WEST PERTH	Mr Richard Rennie, Teacher
24 Aug 2005	11:00 AM	Committee Room 2 Legislative Assembly Committee Office Level 1 11 Harvest Tce WEST PERTH	Ms Heather Downing, Retired Teacher
31 Aug 2005	09:30 AM	Committee Room 2 Legislative Assembly Committee Office Level 1 11 Harvest Tce WEST PERTH	Ms Caroline Payne, Principal, Kolbe Catholic College
31 Aug 2005	10:15 AM	Committee Room 2 Legislative Assembly Committee Office Level 1 11 Harvest Tce WEST PERTH	Ms Lynne Thompson, President, Association of Independent Schools (WA)
14 Sep 2005	09:30 AM	Committee Room 2 Legislative Assembly Committee Office Level 1 11 Harvest Tce WEST PERTH	Mr Ron Dullard, Director, Catholic Education
14 Sep 2005	11:00 AM	Committee Room 2 Legislative Assembly Committee Office Level 1 11 Harvest Tce WEST PERTH	Prof. David Andrich, School of Education, Murdoch University
21 Sep 2005	09:30 AM	Committee Room 2	Ms Marnie O'Neill, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Western Australia
21 Sep 2005	10:15 AM	Committee Room 2	Mr Gabe Szota, Head of Department, Society and Environment Faculty, Kelmscott Senior High School
12 Oct 2005	09:15 AM	Committee Room 2	Mr Greg Robson, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Curriculum Council of WA
12 Oct 2005	10:30 AM	Committee Room 2	Mr Paul Albert, Director General, Department of Education and Training
19 Oct 2005	09:30 AM	Committee Room 2	Mr David Wood, Principal, Sevenoaks Senior College
19 Oct 2005	10:15 AM	Committee Room 2	Ms Alison Woodman, President Elect, WA Secondary School Executive Association
19 Oct 2005	11:00 AM	Committee Room 2	Mr Alan Blagaich, Principal, Melville Senior High School
16 Nov 2005	09:30 AM	Committee Room 2	Ms Barbara Marshall, Teacher
16 Nov 2005	10:15 AM	Committee Room 2	Ms Noemi Reynolds, President, Maths Teachers' Association of WA
23 Nov 2005	09:00 AM	Committee Room 1	Mr Mike Keely, President, State School Teachers' Union of WA
23 Nov 2005	09:45 AM	Committee Room 1	Ms Kelly Clymiuk, President, English Teachers' Association
23 Nov 2005	10:30 AM	Committee Room 1	Ms Julie Weber, President, Science Teachers' Association
23 Nov 2005	11:15 AM	Committee Room 1	Mr Kevin Bennett, Head of Department, Aviation Studies, Kent Street Senior High School
12 Jun 2006	09:30 AM	Committee Room 1	Mr Paul Albert, Director General, Ms Chris Cook, A/Executive Director, (Curriculum Standards), Department of Education and Training
12 Jun 2006	01:00 PM	Committee Room 1	Mr David Axworthy, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Ms Therese Temby, Chair, Curriculum Council

Related Transcripts of Evidence:

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Evidence by.. Mrs Therese Temby (Chair, Curriculum Council), Mrs Norma Jeffery (Chief Executive Officer, Curriculum Council), Mr Rees Barrett (Director, Accreditation and Moderation, Curriculum Council) on 15 Jun 2005

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Evidence by.. Mr Gregory Williams (Schoolteacher, Mercedes College) on 17 Aug 2005

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Evidence by.. Rev Andrew Syme (Headmaster, Scotch College) on 17 Aug 2005

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Evidence by.. Professor Max Angus (Professor of Education, Edith Cowan University) on 17 Aug 2005

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Evidence by.. Mr Richard Rennie (Educator/Science Communicator) on 24 Aug 2005

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Evidence by.. Mrs Heather Downing (Retired Teacher) on 24 Aug 2005

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Evidence by.. Mr Michael McGarry (Head of Department, Science, Morley Senior High School) on 24 Aug 2005

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Evidence by.. Ms Caroline Payne (Principal, Kolbe Catholic College) on 31 Aug 2005

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Evidence by.. Mrs Audrey Jackson (Exec. Dir., Assoc. of Independent Schools in WA), Dr Glenda Parkin (Principal, St Stephen's School & Representative, Assoc. of Independent Schools in WA), Mrs Valerie Gould (Deputy Exec. Dir., Assoc. of Independent Schools in WA) on 31 Aug 2005

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Evidence by.. Mr Ron Dullard (Director, Catholic Education Office), Mr Michael Ciccarelli (Assistant Director, Catholic Education Office), Mrs Sheena Barber (Education Consultant, Catholic Education Office), Mr John Nelson (Post-Compulsory Education Consultant, Catholic Education Office). on 14 Sep 2005

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Evidence by.. Professor David Andrich (Professor of Education, School of Education, Murdoch University) on 14 Sep 2005

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Evidence by.. Mrs Susan Lee Thomson (Secondary Teacher, Kelmscott Senior High School), Mr Gabe Szota (Head of Department, Society and Environment Faculty, Kelmscott Senior High School) and Mr Paul D'Rozario (Seondary Teacher, Kelmsoctt Senior High School) on 21 Sep 2005

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Evidence by.. Associate Professor Marnie O'Neill (Academic, Graduate School of Education, University of Western Australia) on 21 Sep 2005

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Evidence by.. Mr Paul Albert (Director General, Department of Education and Training), Ms Lois Joll (Acting Director, Post-Compulsory Academic Standards and Support, Department of Education and Training), Mr David Axworthy (Executive Director, Curriculum Standards, Department of Education and Training) on 12 Oct 2005

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Evidence by.. Mr Gregory Robson (Acting Chief Executive Officer, Curriculum Council) on 12 Oct 2005

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Evidence by.. Mr David Wood (Principal, Sevenoaks Senior College) on 19 Oct 2005

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Evidence by.. Ms Alison Woodman (Principal, Merredin Senior High School) on 19 Oct 2005

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Evidence by.. Mr Allan Blagaich (Principal, Melville Senior High School) on 19 Oct 2005

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Evidence by.. Ms Noemi Reynolds (Mathematical Association of WA) on 16 Nov 2005

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Evidence by.. Mrs Barbara Marshall (Teacher) on 16 Nov 2005

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Evidence by.. Ms Kelly Klymiuk (President, English Teachers Association of Western Australia) on 23 Nov 2005

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Evidence by.. Mr Robert Blednall (Teacher, Department of Education and Training), Mr Kevin Bennett (Teacher, Department of Education and Training), Mr Rodney Slater (Teacher, Narrogin Senior High School) on 23 Nov 2005

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Evidence by.. Mr Michael Keely (President, State School Teachers’ Union of WA) on 23 Nov 2005

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Evidence by.. Mrs Julie Ann Weber (President, Science Teachers Association of Western Australia) on 23 Nov 2005

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Evidence by.. Mrs Therese Temby (Chair, Curriculum Council), Mr David Axworthy (Acting Chief Executive Officer, Curriculum Council) on 12 Jun 2006

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Evidence by.. Mr Paul Albert (Director General, DET), Ms Christine Cook (Acting Executive Director, Curriculum Standards, DET), Ms Lois Joll (Director, Senior Schooling Academic Standards and Support, DET), Mr Warren Grellier (Principal Consultant, Senior Schooling Academic Standards and Support, DET) on 12 Jun 2006

Related Reports:

Report No	Title	Date tabled	Related documents
3	Changes to the Post Compulsory Curriculum in Western Australia	29 Jun 2006
1	Interim Report on Changes to the Post Compulsory Curriculum in Western Australia	22 Dec 2005

Members conducting inquiry

Members:

Hon. Thomas (Tom) Gregory Stephens MLA
Ms Dianne Joy Guise MLA
Hon. Dr Kim Desmond Hames MLA
Hon. Terrence (Terry) Keith Waldron MLA
Mr Martin Paul Whitely MLA
Hon. Dr Elizabeth Constable MLA
Mr John Norman Hyde MLA

Staff Members:

Mr Michael Baker, B A (Hons). (Principal Research Officer)
Mr Peter Frantom, BA (Research Officer)