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In Queensland, 55,000 school students were suspended in 2008, nearly a third of which were for "physical misconduct". [211] In South Australia, 175 violent attacks against students or staff were recorded in 2008. [212] Students were responsible for deliberately causing 3,000 injuries reported by teachers over two years from 2008 to 2009. [213]
The founding Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014 explains that the minister can only appoint people "having the qualifications, experience or standing the Minister considers relevant to the functions of the authority." [4] As of 24 September 2020, the board's seven positions are filled by: [3]
The Australian Curriculum is a national curriculum for all primary and secondary schools in Australia under progressive development, review, and implementation. The curriculum is developed and reviewed by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority , an independent statutory body.
Queensland has an extensive state education system, which are free to attend and open to all residents, funded by the Queensland Government Department of Education. . Although the basic education of the students is free, fees may be levied for extra goods and services such as text books, school photos and m
The school principal may, but is not obliged to, allow of homeschooling a particular child. Usually the permission is just a formality and it is fairly easy to receive it. Homeschooled children are required to pass annual exams covering material in school curriculum, and failure on an exam automatically terminates the homeschooling permit.
In 2015, Churchie combined the middle and senior schools into a single Senior School for the secondary school years (7 to 12). Students in Years 7 to 9 use the same curriculum, which focuses on English, mathematics, humanities, science, modern languages (Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish or French), religious education, and health and physical education.
The Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) is the certificate awarded to students completing their secondary schooling in Queensland. The QCE was introduced in 2008, to replace the Senior Certificate. [1] It is currently issued by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA).
Primary schools teach Prep through to Year 6, while high school or secondary school is from Year 7 to 12. Prep became compulsory in 2017, [2] and is a full-time program. [3] Upon completion of 13 years of schooling, students receive a Queensland Certificate of Education and an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank used for tertiary education ...