- Designed to examine the degree to which procedures for upper-secondary education and tertiary entrance were achieving their aims.

- Responds to the effectiveness of procedures that were put into place in 1985, in accordance with the recommendations of the McGaw Report (1984).

- Responds to four key terms of reference, which broadly concern: issues of breadth and rigour; the definition of satisfactory performance; the minimum number of TEE subjects required as part of a TEE score; and the advantages/disadvantages of internal and external assessments for determining eligibility for tertiary admission.

- Makes recommendations which support the aims of the McGaw Report (1984) but which argue for a more flexible upper-secondary schooling system.