Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has pledged that there will be no Year 13 amid Australia’s coronavirus pandemic.
Education ministers met on today to thrash out a plan for students trying to complete their final year in the middle of theFederal Education Minister Dan Tehan has pledged that every year 12 student would end 2020 with an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank.“You will get your leaving certificate this year and you will be able to go on to university, vocational education and into work.”Minister for Education Dan Tehan said there would be no Year 13.
Universities have already started talking to schools about how to make sure there is a clear pathway for 2020 school leavers. Meanwhile, medical experts continue to insist schools are safe even as parents are urged to keep their children home if they can.Source:News Corp Australia
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