Should Year 7 move into High School in 2015?
DID YOU KNOW?
63% of Queenslanders believe that they shouldn't be implemented into high school.
That 90% of parents face paying more for their children to go to school as Year 7 is being moved into high school as of 2015!
Should Queensland go it alone and keep grade 7
in the primary school system?
Source:
Courier Mail Newspaper: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/year-7-move-waste-of-time-20120118-1q5l2.html
Source:
Courier Mail Newspaper: http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/cameron-dick-to-announce-move-of-year-7-into-high-school/story-e6freoof-1226072149024
DID YOU KNOW?
Other Students Findings (Home schooling compared to traditional)
That 8 out of 10 states currently have grade 7 in high school already!!!
From 2007 to 2010, the number of children home schooled increased by an estimated 7%; the number of children enrolled in schools increased by less than 1% over the same period. (Ray, 2011).
Other Students Findings (Home schooling compared to traditional)
A study of more than 11,000 home-school students found that students typically score 34 to 39 percent points higher than the average student on standardised tests (Ray, 2009)
Source:
Courier Mail Newspaper: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/debate-simmers-over-where-to-set-year-7/story-e6frebvu-1225912406321
Nikki Conroy
Source:
http://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/home-schooling/
Whereas 37% of Queenslanders believe that year 7 should be moved into high school!
Other Students Findings (Home schooling compared to traditional)
According to a 2007 survey of parents who home school their children, 36% said providing religious or moral instruction was the most important reason for doing it, while 21% said they were most concerned about their child’s learning environment. Dissatisfaction with the local academic institutions ranked as the third-most important reason for home schooling their children, with 17% giving that response. (Bielick, 2008).
Source:
Courier Mail Newspaper: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/year-7-move-waste-of-time-20120118-1q5l2.html
And Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland are all under review to include year 7 in high school by 2015!
Nikki Conroy
Source:
http://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/home-schooling/
Source:
Courier Mail Newspaper: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/debate-simmers-over-where-to-set-year-7/story-e6frebvu-1225912406321