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For the past week a desperate Mr Wightman has tried to convince Tasmanians that the Liberals visionary policy to extend high schools to year 12 would result in too many students and schools ‘couldn’t cope’. Now in order to justify closing schools he is arguing the opposite – our schools have falling populations.
Which is it Mr Wightman? You can’t have it both ways. Read more »
Today’s final NAPLAN 2011 report confirms why we need a Government prepared to invest in education instead of cutting it to the bone. Tasmanian students simply can’t afford Labor and the Greens’ cruel budget cuts. Read more »
While the Green-Labor Government has an agenda to close schools, a majority Liberal Hodgman Government has a policy to invest in them and the future of our children.
Our high schools to year 12 policy is about increasing year 12 completion rates which are currently the worst in the nation, and creating a job ready generation. It is also about changing the Tasmanian perception that school finishes at year 10. Read more »
Brian Wightman’s claim that the Liberals’ visionary 7-12 high school policy would require major expansions of our high schools has been exposed as a deliberate deception, following the release of Education Department figures about high school utilisation and capacity on the North West Coast.
These figures, revealed in today’s Advocate, confirm what the Liberals’ already know - that the majority of Tasmanian high schools in the North West have the space right now to accommodate year 11 and 12 students. They also provide a valuable snapshot into the under utilisation of Tasmanian high schools state-wide. Read more »
The Tasmanian Liberals believe that by extending high schools through to year 12, we can begin to improve retention and make sure Tasmanians have the skills and qualifications to succeed.
The fact that the Government wants to talk about our visionary high schools policy just highlights their own lack of ideas to improve our education system. In fact the only education reform they are currently considering is how many schools to shut down. Read more »
