Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts The main objects of
this Act are —
(a) to
establish the School Curriculum and Standards Authority; and
(b) to
provide for standards of student achievement and for the assessment and
certification of student achievement according to those standards; and
(c) to
provide for the development of an outline of curriculum and assessment in
schools that, taking account of the needs of students, sets out the knowledge,
understanding, skills, values and attitudes that students are expected to
acquire and guidelines for the assessment of student achievement; and
(d) to
provide for the development and accreditation of courses for schooling; and
(e) to
provide for the maintenance of a database of information relating to —
(i)
the participation by students during their school years
in education, training or employment as provided for by the
School Education Act; and
(ii)
the achievements of students during those years; and
(iii)
records of assessment in respect of students.
[Section 4 inserted: No. 37 of 2011 s. 7.]
[Heading inserted: No. 37 of 2011 s. 8.]
[Heading inserted: No. 37 of 2011 s. 8.]