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FIVE local primary schools and two high schools have applied to become independent public schools from next year.
They are Bletchley Park Primary School in Southern River, Campbell Primary School in Canning Vale, Mundijong Primary School, Neerigen Brook Primary School, Challis Primary and Early Childhood Education Centre, Kelmscott Senior High School and Yule Brook College in Maddington.
Education Minister Liz Constable said the Department of Education and Training had received 102 expressions of interest from schools throughout WA.
“It is clear this initiative has been seen by many different schools as offering the kinds of flexibilities they need to ensure their students have the best possible learning opportunities,” Dr Constable said.
She said the process of deciding which schools will be given independent status for next year was already under way.
An induction program for principals, registrars and school councils would start in October.
“These schools are still public schools, with all the support and backing of the public school system in WA,” Dr Constable said. “However, they will have more ownership of overall school direction, teacher selection, education programs, values and ethos, discipline and behaviour management.”
There would also be strict accountability measures in place and the schools needed to abide by legislation and industrial agreements.
Schools that are unsuccessful this year will automatically be considered for 2011 when applications are reopened for new entrants.
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don't really get this idea of schools "becoming" independent schools, they gain nothing new, other than what they should of had with the last changes to the Act ... and their is nothing in the Act to force the wearing of uniforms, it should be encouraged but not this vague grey cloud that implies that uniforms are compulsary ... and I really hate that schools send out invoices asking you to PAY school fees ... either it is a voluntary fee or it isn't !
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