WA:WA can't be bought on curriculum: WA gov't

AAP General News (Australia)
12-06-2010
WA:WA can't be bought on curriculum: WA gov't

The West Australian government says it'll take another year before a national curriculum
can be implemented .. as it needs to be satisfied about its assessment and standards.

Federal and state education ministers are meeting in Canberra today .. to discuss the
national curriculum.

But WA Education Minister LIZ CONSTABLE has declared the state won't implement it until
the government's happy with the content.

Ms CONSTABLE says she understands it'll take most of next year to validate the curriculum's
assessment and set standards.

She expects it'll continue to be trialled in WA throughout next year .. delaying its
implementation until 2012.

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KEYWORD: CURRICULUM (PERTH)

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