Education (Senior Secondary School Studies) Amendment By-law (No. 1) 1996 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1996 No. 262 Education (Senior Secondary School Studies) Act 1988 EDUCATION (SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDIES) AMENDMENT BY-LAW (No. 1) 1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 By-law amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Amendment of pt 2 (Junior and senior external examinations) . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Omission of s 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Amendment of s 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Replacement of s 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Limit on number of subjects at external senior examination . . . . . . 3 7 Amendment of s 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Amendment of s 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 Insertion of new s 11A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 11A Inspection of examination scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 10 Replacement of s 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 12 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 11 Amendment of s 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 12 Omission of ss 15 and 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 13 Amendment of pt 4 (Tertiary entrance score appeal and application for verification of assessment data) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 14 Amendment of s 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 15 Amendment of s 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 16 Omission of s 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Education (Senior Secondary School Studies) Amendment (No. 1) No. 262, 1996 17 Amendment of s 28 (Other persons may take a core skills test) . . . . . . . . . 7 18 Amendment of s 29 (Late application fee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 19 Insertion of new section headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 20 Insertion of schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 SCHEDULE FEES SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 NEW SECTION HEADINGS

s1 3 s6 Education (Senior Secondary School Studies) No. 262, 1996 Amendment (No. 1) ˙ Short title 1. This by-law may be cited as the Education (Senior Secondary School Studies) Amendment By-law (No. 1) 1996 . ˙ By-law amended 2. This by-law amends the Education (Senior Secondary School Studies)By-law 1989 . ˙ Amendment of pt 2 (Junior and senior external examinations) 3. Part 2, heading— omit, insert— ‘ PART 2—SENIOR EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS ’. ˙ Omission of s 2 4. Section 2— omit . ˙ Amendment of s 3 5. Section 3(1), ‘section 7’— omit, insert— ‘section 7B’. ˙ Replacement of s 4 6. Section 4— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Limit on number of subjects at external senior examination ‘ 4. A person may not sit for an external senior examination in more than 3 subjects in a year unless the person—

s7 4 s9 Education (Senior Secondary School Studies) No. 262, 1996 Amendment (No. 1) (a) is at least 19 by the end of the year; or (b) has completed year 12 in full-time schooling and obtained a senior certificate; or (c) has the board’s approval.’. ˙ Amendment of s 5 7. Section 5, ‘year 10 or’— omit. ˙ Amendment of s 6 8.(1) Section 6(3), 3rd sentence— omit. (2) Section 6— insert— ‘ (3A) If the board makes special arrangements for a candidate to sit for an examination, the candidate must pay a special arrangements fee. ‘ (3B) Without limiting subsection (3A), special arrangements may be made for— (a) a private examination centre for the candidate; or (b) a person to write or type what the candidate dictates. ‘ (3C) The board may decide the way in which the special arrangements fee is payable.’. ˙ Insertion of new s 11A 9. After section 11— insert— ˙ ‘ Inspection of examination scripts ‘ 11A. A student who wishes to inspect his or her external examination script must pay the fee mentioned in the schedule.’.

s 10 5 s 11 Education (Senior Secondary School Studies) No. 262, 1996 Amendment (No. 1) ˙ Replacement of s 12 10. Section 12 (including schedule of fees)— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Fees ‘ 12.(1) The local expenses fee is an amount— (a) that the board considers reasonable; and (b) that is not more than the reasonable cost to the board of conducting the examination. ‘ (2) The special arrangements fee is an amount— (a) that the board considers reasonable; and (b) that is not more than the reasonable cost to the board of making the special arrangements. ‘ (3) The other fees payable under this by-law are in the schedule.’. ˙ Amendment of s 13 11.(1) Section 13(1)(i) and (ii), (iii) to (vii) and (viii)— renumber as section 13(1)(a) and (b), (d) to (h) and (j). (2) Section 13(1)— insert— ‘(c) the accreditation, recognition and registration of vocational education programs; (i) the awarding to a student undertaking senior secondary education other than by full-time schooling of a senior certificate based on assessments of the student by an educational institution that assesses students for board subjects under procedures decided by the board;’.

s 12 6 s 15 Education (Senior Secondary School Studies) No. 262, 1996 Amendment (No. 1) ˙ Omission of ss 15 and 16 12. Sections 15 and 16— omit. ˙ Amendment of pt 4 (Tertiary entrance score appeal and application for verification of assessment data) 13. Part 4, heading— omit, insert— ‘ PART 4—TERTIARY ENTRANCE STATEMENTS ’. ˙ Amendment of s 19 14.(1) Section 19, ‘Subject to this Part, a’— omit, insert— ‘A’. (2) Section 19, ‘a Tertiary Entrance Score’— omit, insert— ‘the information contained in a tertiary entrance statement’. (3) Section 19— insert— ‘ (2) The appeal or request for verification must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.’. ˙ Amendment of s 20 15.(1) Section 20, ‘Tertiary Entrance Score’— omit, insert— ‘tertiary entrance statement’.

s 16 7 s 20 Education (Senior Secondary School Studies) No. 262, 1996 Amendment (No. 1) (2) Section 20— renumber as section 19(3). ˙ Omission of s 21 16. Section 21— omit. ˙ Amendment of s 28 (Other persons may take a core skills test) 17. Section 28(2)(b), ‘of $100’— omit. ˙ Amendment of s 29 (Late application fee) 18. Section 29, ‘of $80’— omit. ˙ Insertion of new section headings 19. Immediately before a section mentioned in the schedule, column 1, insert the section heading set opposite the section number in the schedule, column 2. ˙ Insertion of schedule 20. After section 29— insert—

s 20 8 s 20 Education (Senior Secondary School Studies) No. 262, 1996 Amendment (No. 1) ‘ SCHEDULE ‘ FEES section 12 $ ‘ 1. Nomination for senior examination (s 6(1))—for each subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Late entry (s 6(2))—for each candidate— • first closing date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • second closing date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.* Local expenses (s 6(3)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Revaluation (s 10)—for each paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. Administration (s 11(1)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. Copy of syllabus—for each subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. External examination handbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.* Special arrangements (s 6(3A)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Inspection of external examination script (s 11A)—for each 20 minutes or part of 20 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. Copy of a junior or senior certificate or statement of achievement (s 14(2)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. Appeal or request for verification (s 19) . . . . . . . . . . 12. Nomination to take core skills test (s 28(2)) . . . . . . . 13. Late application to take core skills test (s 29) . . . . . . . 30.00 40.00 80.00 available on application 15.00 10.00 5.00 6.00 available on application 10.00 20.00 30.00 100.00 80.00’. * Items 3 and 8 are included for information only—see ss 6(3) and 6(3A).

9 Education (Senior Secondary School Studies) Amendment (No. 1) No. 262, 1996 ¡ SCHEDULE NEW SECTION HEADINGS section 19 Column 1 Column 2 section section heading 3 Senior examination 5 Full-time students who may sit for external examination 6 Examination entry 7 Appointment of officials for external examination 8 Method of examining 9 Grading of results 10 Revaluation 11 Refunding of fees 13 Rules 17 Senior certificate includes tertiary entrance statement 18 Copies of certificates or statements 19 Appeal or request for verification 22 List of recorded subjects 23 Inclusion on list of recorded subjects

10 Education (Senior Secondary School Studies) Amendment (No. 1) No. 262, 1996 ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Board of Senior Secondary School Studies on 8 August 1996. 2. Approved by the Governor in Council on 3 October 1996. 3. Notified in the gazette on 4 October 1996. 4. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 5. The administering agency is the Department of Education. © State of Queensland 1996