Fed: Tradition school subjects top national curriculum plan

AAP General News (Australia)
04-24-2007
Fed: Tradition school subjects top national curriculum plan

Australian high schools will drop the general Studies of Society and Environment subject
in favour of more traditional subjects like history .. geography .. and economics .. under
a new plan released today.

The national school curriculum .. agreed upon by all state and territory governments
.. commits them to drop subjects such as environmental and legal studies.

News Limited newspapers say the catch-all subject Studies of Society and Environment
.. which includes areas such as environmental and legal studies .. has been criticised
and will be dropped.

News Limited report The Council for the Australian Federation outlines a 12-point plan
for the implementation of a national framework for school education.

Victorian Premier STEVE BRACKS releases the report today.



Meanwhile .. state governments also will introduce three benchmark levels of minimum
.. medium .. and high achievement for reporting students' literacy and numeracy results
in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 .. under a new national test to start next year.

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