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EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TRAINING SENATE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE - QUESTIONS ON NOTICE 2006-2007 ADDITIONAL ESTIMATES HEARING Outcome: 3 Output Group: 3.3 DEST Question No. E785_07 Senator Carr provided in writing. Question: Tuition Assurance Schemes 1. Can you provide me with a list of all current approved Tuition Assurance Schemes? 2. Can you provide a list of all the 704 providers who were exempt from the TAS requirement at 21 November 2006? 3. With regard to Ministerial exemptions from a TAS, I note that, as at 1 June last year, you said there were 18 providers who had ministerial exemptions. How does that tally with E522_07? Are most of the 704 public-sector providers? 4. Can we have a list of the 18 referred to on transcript on 1 June 2006, please? And can that list be updated? 5. Can you confirm that those with exemptions include: • Christian Heritage College; Parsifal College; • Excel Education; and • Pines Training Centre? 6. The Minister provides exemption course-by-course, doesn’t she? Can you tell me whether the following courses are exempted: • Anthroposophical Studies at Parsifal College; • Golf Theory and Techniques at Excel Education; • and diploma of “Planting and Growing Vibrant Churches” at Pines Training Centre? 7. Would these courses and providers have been granted exemption in the past – say in 2002? Wasn’t it the intention of the exemption clause in the ESOS Act to allow institutions such as publicly-funded universities and TAFEs to be exempted? 8. When did the change of policy occur? Can you refer me to any Ministerial announcements or other relevant documents? 9. Can you provide me with details about all successful applications of private providers for TAS exemptions, since the Act came into force – with dates. Please also provide information about any previous unsuccessful applications by these providers. Answer: Tuition Assurance Schemes 1. ACIVC TAS Australian Council of Independent Vocational Colleges Ltd Tuition Assurance Scheme ACPET OSTAS Australian Council for Private Education and Training Overseas Student Tuition Assurance Scheme EA TAS English Australia Tuition Assurance Scheme MCD TAS Melbourne College of Divinity Tuition Assurance Scheme SCD TAS Sydney College of Divinity Tuition Assurance Scheme WAPETIA TAS Western Australian Private Education and Training Industry Association Tuition Assurance Scheme 2. Please refer to Attachment A for details of providers who were exempt from the TAS requirement at 21 November 2006. 3. As at 1 June 2006, there were 18 providers who had Ministerial exemptions. This has now reduced to 15, of which only 10 providers are entirely exempt from TAS membership due to Ministerial exemption. A further 5 providers have Ministerial exemption for some of their courses. 4. The list of 18 referred to on transcript of 1 June 2006 is at Attachment B. An updated list is at Attachment C. 5. Christian Heritage College was cancelled from CRICOS in December 2006. Excel Education Pty Ltd (CRICOS Code 01872K) has no Ministerially exempt courses. The following providers have some or all of their courses Ministerially exempt: Parsifal College Limited (CRICOS Code 00731J) – some courses Ministerially exempt; Excel Education Pty Ltd (CRICOS Code 00176J) – some courses Ministerially exempt; The Pines Training Centre (CRICOS Code 01986M) - all courses Ministerially exempt. 6. Ministerial exemption from the requirement to be a member of a TAS is granted on a course-by-course basis. The Diploma of Anthroposophical Studies at Parsifal College Limited CRICOS Code 00731J is not a Ministerially exempt course. Golf Theory and Techniques Training Programme at Excel Education Pty Ltd CRICOS Code 01872K is not a Ministerially exempt course. Diploma of “Planting and Growing Vibrant Churches” at The Pines Training Centre CRICOS Code 01986M is a Ministerially exempt course. 7. The Diploma of Planting and Growing Vibrant Churches at Pines Training Centre was granted Ministerial exemption in October 2001. Providers may be exempt from the annual Assurance Fund contribution as set out in section 24 of the ESOS Act. 8. There has been no change of policy. 9. The ESOS Act provides a number of ways in which a provider may be exempt. Most of these do not require specific decisions by the Minister to grant exemption. As a result, we are unable to provide details. QoN E785_07 - 704 Providers exempt from TAS (ordered by organisation name) ATTACHMENT A Organisation Name Trading Name 1 A.B. Paterson College Ltd 2 Abergowrie College - St Teresa's 3 Academy of Mary Immaculate Academy of Mary Immaculate 4 ACT Department of Education and Training 5 Adelaide College of Ministries Inc Adelaide College of Ministries Inc 6 Adult Multicultural Education Services AMES International 7 Air Australia International Pty Ltd Air Australia 8 Airservices Australia 9 Alia College Ltd Alia College 10 All Hallows School 11 All Saints Anglican School 12 All Saints College Anglican Schools Inc All Saints College 13 All Saints' College Council All Saints College Bathurst Thursday, 1 March 2007 QoN E785_07 - 704 Providers exempt from TAS (ordered by organisation name) Page 1 of 51 Organisation Name Trading Name 14 Alphington Grammar School 15 AMT Helicopters Pty Ltd Airwork Helicopters & Airwork Aviation 16 Ananda Marga Education Ltd Ananda Marga River School 17 Anglican Church Grammar School 18 Anglican Church of Australia Diocese of Armidale New England Girls' School 19 Annesley College 20 ANU Enterprise Pty Limited ANU College (formerly Anutech Education Centre) 21 Aquinas College 22 Aquinas College 23 Aranmore Catholic College 24 Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Catholic Education Office 25 Ascham School Limited Ascham School 26 Asian Pacific Institute 27 Assembly of God Paradise Inc Paradise College of Ministries Thursday, 1 March 2007 QoN E785_07 - 704 Providers exempt from TAS (ordered by organisation name) Page 2 of 51 Organisation Name Trading Name 28 Assg Assocn Ltd All Souls St Gabriels School 29 Association for Christian Education Inc Rehoboth Christian School 30 Association for Parent-Controlled Christian Schools at Brisbane Westside Christian College 31 Assumption College Assumption College Kilmore 32 Australasian Conference Association (Northern NSW Conference of Macquarie College the Seventh-day Adventist Church) 33 Australasian Conference Association Ltd (Northern NSW Avondale Adventist School (Cooranbong) Conference of Seventh-day Adventist Church) 34 Australian Agricultural College Corporation Australian Agricultural College Corporation 35 Australian Association for International Education Inc Australian School for International Education 36 Australian Catholic University (ACU) 37 Australian Catholic University (ACU) Australian Catholic University Limited 38 Australian Catholic University (ACU) Australian Catholic University Limited 39 Australian Catholic University (ACU) Australian Catholic University Limited 40 Australian Catholic University Ltd (ACU) ELICOS Unit Australian Catholic University Mckillop Campus 41 Australian International Academy of Education (Inc) Australian International Academy of Education Thursday, 1 March 2007 QoN E785_07 - 704 Providers exempt from TAS (ordered by organisation name) Page 3 of 51 Organisation Name Trading Name 42 Australian Islamic College (Perth) Inc Australian Islamic College 43 Australian Lutheran College Australian Lutheran College 44 Australian Maritime College 45 Australian National University (ANU) 46 Aviation Australia Pty Ltd Aviation Australia 47 Ballarat and Clarendon College 48 Ballarat and Queen's Anglican Grammar Ballarat Grammar School 49 Bankstown Grammar School Ltd (St Pauls Anglican Church Choir School) 50 Baptist Union of WA Inc Baptist Theological College of WA 51 Barker College Council Barker College 52 Beenong School Association Inc Treetops Montessori School 53 Bethel Christian School Ltd Bethel Christian School Ltd 54 Billanook College Ltd Billanook College Ltd 55 Bishop Druitt College Inc Bishop Druitt College Thursday, 1 March 2007 QoN E785_07 - 704 Providers exempt from TAS (ordered by organisation name) Page 4 of 51 Organisation Name Trading Name 56 Blackfriars Priory School 57 Blackheath and Thornburgh College 58 Blue Mountains Grammar School Ltd Blue Mountains Grammar School 59 Board of Trustees of the Ipswich Girls Grammar School Ipswich Girls Grammar School 60 Board of Trustees of the Ipswich Grammar School Ipswich Grammar School 61 Board of Trustees of the Rockhampton Girls' Grammar School Rockhampton Girls Grammar School 62 Board of Trustees of the Rockhampton Grammar School Rockhampton Grammar School 63 Board of Trustees of the Toowoomba Grammar School Toowoomba Grammar School 64 Bob Hughes Christian School Incorporated Bob Hughes Christian School 65 Box Hill Institute of TAFE 66 Brighton Grammar School 67 Brisbane Boys' College 68 Brisbane Girls Grammar School 69 Brisbane Grammar School Thursday, 1 March 2007 QoN E785_07 - 704 Providers exempt from TAS (ordered by organisation name) Page 5 of 51 Organisation Name Trading Name 70 Brisbane Muslim School Brisbane Muslim School 71 Broadfields II The American International School 72 Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School Inc Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School 73 Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre 74 Cabra Dominican College Adelaide Dominican College 75 Cairns Christian College 76 Caloundra Christian College Limited Caloundra International College 77 Calvary Temple Christian Colleges Pty Ltd Calvary Christian College 78 Camberwell Anglican Girls Grammar School Camberwell Anglican Girls