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Revised higher
school courses
planned
SYDNEY, Friday. —
The Board of Senior
School Studies an
nounced today details
of a plan which, if
accepted, would change
the higher school
curriculum.
The deputy chairman di
the board, Mr H. L. Yel
land, said the board had
been considering the senior
school curriculum for more
than a year.
It had finally been de
cided that some changes
ought to be made in the
interests of senior secondary
students.
The changes had been
discussed by the board with
the syllabus committees,
and university and Com
monwealth authorities.
The proposals, which
have been circulated to all
schools are:
Pupils should be required
to study at least four
subjects. This means that
there should be a spread
of subjects over the arts
and mathcmatics-scicncc
fields.
There should be long
courses adapted to the
major interests of pupils.
"While short courses at
tempt to satisfy the
pupils' minor interests,
I long courses attempt to
represent an attempt to
satisfy major interests of
pupils", Mr Yelland
said.
All subjects should be on
the same level as far as
study and examining time
arc concerned.
Counted as
ojtie subject
"There will be a sever
ance of the present associ
ation of mathematics and
science, meaning maths and
science will count as one
6ubjcct each", Mr Yelland
said.
Mr Yelland said the plan
had been adopted in prin
ciple but there would cer
tainly be some modifica
tions.
"It is felt these are desir
able changes and when we
have consulted all the vari
ous interested parties we
hope to put them into ef
fect", he said.
The plan could come into
effcct in 1971 and be exam
ined at the higher school
certificate level in 1972.
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