Published Resources Details Report
- Title
- The Senior Certificate: A New Deal
- Type of Work
- Report
- Imprint
- Education Department, Queensland, June 2002
- Subject
- Queensland; Secondary School Curriculum Policy; Curriculum Policies and Major Education Reports
- Description
- Recommends reform of the Senior Certificate to maximise the number of young people completing Year 12.
- Includes 72 specific recommendations covering eight broad areas.
- Emphasises extending the range of Worthwhile Learnings to be recognised by the Senior Certificate; flexible entry and exit points with variable rates of progression; achievement of a threshold of learning as the criterion for the Certificate rather than time; that students enter into formal agreements on their learning plans; that learning be managed under the auspices of a school; and mentoring for at-risk students.