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| NSW minister ‘furious’ after HSC students taught incorrect maths course | NSW minister ‘furious’ after HSC students taught incorrect maths course |
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| Coonamble high school students who were affected by the bungle offered additional tutors, but education minister says solution not good enough | |
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| Wed 23 Aug 2017 08.21 BST | |
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| Senior students who were taught the wrong maths course at a rural New South Wales high school have been offered additional tutors to help them prepare for upcoming HSC exams. | Senior students who were taught the wrong maths course at a rural New South Wales high school have been offered additional tutors to help them prepare for upcoming HSC exams. |
| The state’s education minister is “furious” at the bungle and has launched an investigation, while parents want staff to be disciplined. | The state’s education minister is “furious” at the bungle and has launched an investigation, while parents want staff to be disciplined. |
| Five year 11 and two year 12 students at Coonamble high school were taught Maths General 1 instead of Maths General 2, a spokesman for the education department said in a statement on Wednesday. | Five year 11 and two year 12 students at Coonamble high school were taught Maths General 1 instead of Maths General 2, a spokesman for the education department said in a statement on Wednesday. |
| Maths General 2 counts towards a student’s Atar, which allows them to enter university, while Maths General 1 does not. | Maths General 2 counts towards a student’s Atar, which allows them to enter university, while Maths General 1 does not. |
| Students and their parents have met with a department representative and were subsequently advised to do their best in upcoming exams with the help of additional tutors. | Students and their parents have met with a department representative and were subsequently advised to do their best in upcoming exams with the help of additional tutors. |
| “It’s bad timing and the scary thing it could have been worse,” P&C president and parent of one affected year 11 student, Lee O’Connor, said. | “It’s bad timing and the scary thing it could have been worse,” P&C president and parent of one affected year 11 student, Lee O’Connor, said. |
| “They could have walked into that exam not knowing [about the bungle].” | “They could have walked into that exam not knowing [about the bungle].” |
| O’Conner said the school had been proactive in offering support but parents wanted a backup plan. | O’Conner said the school had been proactive in offering support but parents wanted a backup plan. |
| “The kids will have to put in extra time and we worry about the pressure that’ll put on them generally – and the impact it will have on other subjects,” she said. | “The kids will have to put in extra time and we worry about the pressure that’ll put on them generally – and the impact it will have on other subjects,” she said. |
| “If the pressure gets too much and they go into the exam and bomb, what about misadventure? This was beyond their control, beyond their parents’ control.” | “If the pressure gets too much and they go into the exam and bomb, what about misadventure? This was beyond their control, beyond their parents’ control.” |
| The NSW education minister, Rob Stokes, said the proposed solution is not acceptable. | The NSW education minister, Rob Stokes, said the proposed solution is not acceptable. |
| “I’m angry on their behalf – if this was my child I would be furious,” he told 2GB on Wednesday. “What the school has come up with, in my view, is not acceptable.” | “I’m angry on their behalf – if this was my child I would be furious,” he told 2GB on Wednesday. “What the school has come up with, in my view, is not acceptable.” |
| Stokes has instructed a representative of the NSW Education Standards Authority to find a solution and investigate the event. | Stokes has instructed a representative of the NSW Education Standards Authority to find a solution and investigate the event. |
| “I’ve made it clear that I want disciplinary matters looked into,” he added. | “I’ve made it clear that I want disciplinary matters looked into,” he added. |
| The authority approved a special consideration for the students on Wednesday – assuring the work they had done would count toward the HSC and no extra assessments would need to be completed. | The authority approved a special consideration for the students on Wednesday – assuring the work they had done would count toward the HSC and no extra assessments would need to be completed. |
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