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Focus on HSC band six results creating a perverse incentive , experts say
Focus on HSC band six results creating a perverse incentive , experts say
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Education heavyweights have called for more information about HSC results to be publicly released, saying the focus on band 6 provides a perverse incentive for schools to push students into lower-level subjects.
Releasing only band 6 data also put too much focus on top-performing students, and failed to account for student background, such as economic disadvantage, or reflect student progress or post-graduation outcomes, they said.
Penola Catholic College HSC exams.
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Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said she was open to discussing the issue. “I believe we can celebrate both academic success and student pathways after school,” she said.
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