From

1 January 1970

To

1 January 1985

Summary

The Board of Secondary Education (Western Australia) was established on 1 January 1970 under the Education Act Amendment Act 1969. The Board was responsible for carrying out the following functions: "approve courses of study for secondary schools and ensure the comparability of assessments of students." The Board was abolished 1 January 1985 under the Secondary Education Authority Act 1984, and was replaced by the Secondary Education Authority.

Related entries

Timeline

 1970 - 1985 Board of Secondary Education
       1985 - 1997 Secondary Education Authority
             1997 - 2012 Curriculum Council

Published resources

Reports

• Western Australia. Board of Secondary Education, First Annual Report of the Board of Secondary Education 1970-1976, Western Australian Government, Perth, 1976. Details

Online Resources

• State Records Office of Western Australia, '346 Board of Secondary Education', in State Records Office of Western Australia website, 23 August 2004, http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/Details/Agency_Detail.asp?Entity=Global&Search=Board%20of%20Secondary%20Education&Op=All&Page=1&Id=346&SearchPage=Global. Details