Australia, Queensland Full Review
Upper Secondary Education in Queensland Full Review 1 Australia, Queensland Full Review By Sharon O’Donnell Aim and purpose ■ What is the stated aim and purpose of this stage of education, e.g. linked to entry to higher education, the world of work; a broad aim of personal and societal enrichment etc.? ■ Are these aims and purposes influenced by an overarching national plan for education or do they reflect the influence of international organisations such as the OECD? The Queensland Government Department of Education and Training (DET) Strategic Plan 2016-2020 (DET, 2016a) ‘sets the direction for the Department to deliver high quality learning and skilling opportunities for all Queenslanders to reach their full potential and engage fully in the lifelong learning journey’. It is supported by the Advancing Education action plan (DET, 2017a) which aims to: ■ ‘inspire students to become lifelong learners, global citizens and successful people, confidently able to navigate their future, building on the essentials of literacy and numeracy’, and to ■ ’position schools to more effectively support students to develop the knowledge, skills and qualities they need to be job-ready for the jobs of the future’. In terms of senior secondary the new senior secondary The Advancing Education schooling (for 15/16- to leaving qualification, the action plan and the 18-year-olds), Advancing QCE began the process of Strategic Plan are Education has a focus generating a stronger link further supported by the on strengthening the between school and career. Queensland state schools pathways available to It reflected a heightened strategy 2017-2021 - Every students and continuing focus on providing tailored, Student Succeeding to expand the number of more flexible pathways (DET, 2017b), which has vocational education and and began to place a focus on raising the training (VET) options in greater value on vocational performance of all state schools.
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