From this year, all students are required to stay in school until they finish Year 10 or turn 16 to gain the skills and qualifications they need to succeed in later life.
Young people in Year 10 this year will be the first to receive the new Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE), which will replace the Senior Certificate from 2008. The QCE recognises achievement in a broader range of subjects and courses, such as vocational education and training.
From this year, students in Year 10 will complete a Senior Education and Training (SET) plan that sets out a course of study for their senior years at school.
A review of physical activity and sport in Queensland state school is under way. It will determine how schools can contribute to an improved level of student health and general fitness. The review will be finalised by the end of the year.
A 17-point action plan to help boost the literacy levels of students in Queensland is being implemented in state schools over the next three years.
All schools will teach the 'essential' learnings, provide easy to understand school reports and work of a similar standard will receive the same results, no matter what school a child goes to, from 2008. Trials under the new Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting framework will be undertaken in a range of Queensland state and non-state schools this year.
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