Again, thank you for all your responses.
Some asked for an explanation of "tertiary". In Australia we have three
levels of formal education provision - primary (K-6 or 1_7 depending on the
state you are in); secondary (7-12) and then tertiary which is university
for degrees, all of which start at a basic four-year Bachelors. Those
seeking to move into apprenticeships and so forth go to an Institute of
Technology (sometimes called a TAFE which means Technical and Further
Education) I think a diploma is the highest award from one of these
institutions. Given the drop-out rate from uni and our current skills
shortage, I hope a lot more of our students consider careers via TAFE!
Pre-schools are available for the 3-5 year olds but that availability
depends where you live. Primary and secondary education (from 5 to age 15
or 16) is compulsory and is funded at the state level; tertiary is the
domain of the Federal Government and I wish the current Minister would
confine himself to that. It is my belief that the man has too much power in
relation to his amount of knowledge about school-based education!
Barbara
Barbara Braxton
Teacher-Librarian
Palmerston District Primary School
PALMERSTON ACT 2913
AUSTRALIA
T. 02 6205 6162
F. 02 6205 7242
E. barbara@iimetro.com.au
W. http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au
"Together, we learn from each other."
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