414. Hon Alison Xamon to the Minister for Education and Training:
I refer to the International Baccalaureate qualification, and ask:
(a) has the Minister considered making this qualification available to Western Australian public school students;
(b) will the Minister consider making this qualification available to Western Australian public school students; and
(c) if the answer to (b) is yes, which schools are being considered for delivery of the Baccalaureate?
Hon Sue Ellery replied:
(a) All schools, including public schools, can apply to the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) to seek recognition for a curriculum that is different to the Pre-primary to Year10 Western Australian Curriculum and/or for a different method of reporting student achievement, as outlined in the Authority’s Pre-primary to Year 10: Teaching, Assessing and Reporting Policy.
(b) Were a public school to seek recognition from the Authority for the International Baccalaureate as an alternative curriculum, the matter would be considered at that point in time.
(c) Not applicable.