Published Resources Details Report
- Title
- Assessment in the Upper Secondary School in Western Australia: Report on the Ministerial Working Party on School Certification and Tertiary Admissions Procedures (McGaw report)
- Type of Work
- Report
- Imprint
- Government Printer, Perth, April 1984
- Subject
- Western Australia; Secondary School Curriculum Policy; Curriculum Policies and Major Education Reports
- Description
- Compiled by the Working Party on School Certification and Tertiary Admissions Procedures, which was chaired by Barry McGaw.
- Reports on current procedures for the admission of students into tertiary institutions in Western Australia and the influence of those procedures on the educational programmes offered in secondary schools.
- Offers 22 key recommendations for proposed changes to: the breadth and structure of the upper-school curriculum; methods of assessment and certification of achievement; and tertiary admissions procedures.
- Recommends administrative changes to facilitate and monitor the proposed changes.