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WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1989

COMPUTER MODEL TO AID EDUCATION PLANNING

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A SOPHISTICATED COMPUTER

SECTORS AND EDUCATION

MADE OF DIFFERENT

MODEL

ENABLE

POLICY

THE GOVERNMENT IS DEVELOPING WHICH WILL STORE INFORMATION FROM ALL COMPLEX COMPARISONS AND PROJECTIONS TO BE OPTIONS, THE SECRETARY FOR "DUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON RON BRIDGE, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR BRIDGE SAID SPEAKING IN THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE BUDGET,

TO ASSIST THE MODEL WAS BEING DEVELOPED WITH THE HELP OF CONSULTANTS

DIFFICULT TASK IN THE INCREASINGLY

OF PLANNING THE FINANCING OF

EDUCATION.

"WE HOPE THAT THIS MODEL, WHICH WILL BE THE FIRST OF

H HE SAID. IN THE WORLD, WILL BE FULLY OPERATIONAL BY 1991,

ITS KIND

TO ACCOUNT MR BRIDGE EMPHASISED THAT EDUCATION CONTINUED THE LARGEST SINGLE PORTION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S EXPENDITURE.

"MOREOVER, THERE ARE ALWAYS PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND INITIATIVES WHICH NEED TO BE CONSIDERED, HE SAID.

HARD CHOICES HAD TO BE MADE MATTER HOW LARGE THE ALLOCATION.

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BETWEEN

COMPETING

"WE MUST ALWAYS BE SURE THAT WHAT WE NOW START TO MAINTAIN AND, WHERE NECESSARY, EXPAND, HE SAID.

FOR

NEW

PRIORITIES

NO

WE CAN AFFORD

FOR OPPORTUNITIES

EDUCATION

AND

WAS MORE IMPROVING

NO THEME MR BRIDGE REITERATED THAT IMPORTANT THAN INCREASING EDUCATIONAL QUALITY.

EDUCATIONAL

"IN THE SCHOOLS, WHERE EDUCATIONAL

OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALREADY

ADEQUATE, WE ARE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION.

"FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS

WILL BE

THE THEME OF THE EDUCATION

LATER THIS YEAR, COMMISSION'S REPORT NO.4 WHICH WE HOPE TO PUBLISH HE SAID.

FOR

THE TO THE

FOR GREATER ASSISTANCE REFERRING TO SOME MEMBERS' CALLS

BRIDGE SAID PRE-PRIMARY SERVICES, MR

PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVING STANDARDS OF KINDERGARTENS WERE NEARLY READY AND WOULD BE PUT EXEUCTIVE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.

"OUR PRIORITY WILL BE TO ENSURE THAT ALL KINDERGARTEN RECEIVE BASIC TRAINING AND THAT TRAINED TEACHERS ARE HE SAID.

FEE INCREASES

PROPERLY

TEACHERS

PAID,

RISE TO

IMPROVED

ON A SUGGESTION THAT

BE

ΤΟ ALLOWED ENABLE OPERATORS TO IMPROVE STANDARDS, MR BRIDGE SAID THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION DID IN FACT ALREADY APPROVE FEE INCREASES TO COVER STANDARDS.

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