'There will be no year 13': Education Minister says year 12 students will graduate after this year
Year 12 students have been assured they will receive an ATAR university entrance rank and will not have to repeat the school year.
The announcement follows a phone hook-up of the national COAG Education Council, comprised of federal and state education ministers, to discuss the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on schooling. "When it comes to how the ATAR is calculated and assessed, the Commonwealth is going to do further work with the university sector, with the vocational education sector and will come back to the Education Council in May," he said.
Mr Tehan did not elaborate on how ATAR could be adjusted but mentioned taking into consideration students working from home and those without devices.
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