Victorian year 12 results

17/12/2012 By
VCE

17 December 2012 More than 49,000 students have graduated with their Victorian Certificate of Education and over 11,000 students completed their Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning  (VCAL) in 2012.  Eligible VCE students will also get their Australian Tertiary  Admission Rank (ATAR). Education minister Martin Dixon congratulated students and their families but also pointed out that, while excelling at VCE is a terrific achievement, great results are not the only measure of success.  He urged students who did not get the results they had hoped for to seek advice and support through their schools, at home  or by calling the Post Results and ATAR Service (PRAS P on 03 9651 4640 … [Read more...]

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Evans damns TAFE cuts

17/12/2012 By
Chris Evans

Commonwealth Newsroom    |    12 December 2012 Commonwealth minister for skills Chris Evans has met with New South Wales TAFE teachers who are facing the sack as a result of the O'Farrell State Government's cuts to TAFE.  More than 800 jobs will be axed as a result of the NSW government's decision to cut TAFE funding, slash jobs and increase student fees. On top of these staff cuts, NSW TAFE students face fee increases in 2013.  Evans said the loss of TAFE teachers and increased fees  across the state will mean reduced access to skills and training for people in NSW. At the very time we need to grow Australia's skills base, the NSW Liberal State Government is implementing … [Read more...]

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La Trobe students face disciplinary action over protest

17/12/2012 By

The Australian    |    15 December 2012 La Trobe University is facing a student backlash over rights to protest, after it charged three students with misconduct over their alleged actions during demonstrations against cuts to the humanities faculty. One of the students, Danica Cheesley, said she now faced false accusations that she broke the ribs of a security guard at a July protest. She said another student is accused of pushing to the ground the dean of humanities and social sciences, Tim Murray, while the third student is accused of intimidation. All three reject the charges, but face possible expulsion. Supporters fear the students will be denied natural justice at … [Read more...]

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