Department of Education

Summary:
The proportion of Tasmanian students achieving at or above the National Minimum Standard was comparable to
the Australian value in:
• Year 3 Persuasive Writing and Numeracy
• Year 5 Numeracy
• Year 7 Reading
• Year 9 Reading and Numeracy
The proportion of Tasmanian students achieving at or above the National Minimum Standard was less than the
Australian value in:
• Year 3 Reading, Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation
• Year 5 Reading, Persuasive Writing, Spelling, and Grammar and Punctuation
• Year 7 Persuasive Writing, Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation and Numeracy
• Year 9 Persuasive Writing, Spelling, and Grammar and Punctuation
The state government remains firmly committed to the value of transparency and accountability for ongoing
school improvement. The government strongly believes in the effective assessment and reporting of student
achievement, including the diagnostic value of the NAPLAN.
Standard 3.3: Access to and participation in lifelong learning that is responsive to individual
and community needs
3.3.1 Retention from Year 10 to 12
Retention and
Attainment
Strategy
Guaranteeing
Futures
Legislation,
Pathway
Planning and
Transition
Support
The Retention and Attainment Strategy was developed to improve the transition of students from Year 10 to
further education and training and engage students so they stay in education and training and gain a meaningful
Year 12 or equivalent qualification.
A key component of the strategy is tracking students from Year 10 to the completion of Year 12 or equivalent,
including following up at-risk and disengaged students and supporting their re-engagement.
The strategy focuses on high quality pathway planning, improving communication between schools, colleges
of the Academy and the Polytechnic, ensuring a coordinated approach to course offerings, provision of
quality information for students, parents and teachers, quality teaching, quality learning support and learning
environments, and relevant and flexible programs.
Pathway planning is provided for all government school students in Year 10. Students in Years 11 and 12 are
required to review their pathway plan as part of their Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE).
A number of vocational learning opportunities are offered to Year 10 students through education, community,
business and industry partnerships.
All Tasmanian Government schools lodge their Year 10 students’ intended education, training or work
destinations with the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority (TQA) at the end of Term 3 each year.
Refinement to
post-Year 10
education and
training sector
Refinements to the post-Year 10 education and training sector came into effect in January 2011 with legislative
changes bringing the Tasmanian Academy and Tasmanian Polytechnic under the administration of the
department. This arrangement will increase opportunities to ensure the best possible student-centred model for
post-Year 10 education and training.
The eight colleges of the Academy are focused on academic achievement, together with the provision of VET
options either directly or through the Polytechnic or other providers.
The Tasmanian Polytechnic is the entry point for all adults wishing to undertake VET.
The Tasmanian Skills Institute continues as a statutory authority which focuses on skills development for
employees in enterprises.
Contribution towards the benchmark
The Australian and Tasmanian governments have committed to working collaboratively to increase the
educational engagement, attainment and successful transitions of young people via a National Partnership
Agreement on Youth Attainment and Transition.
138 Appendices – Tasmania Together Activity Report – Goal 3