Education Discussion Forums - Information

In the first two weeks of August, representatives from school communities and interest groups around the Territory had the opportunity to discuss proposals from the Secondary Education Report. These public forums formed the third and final part of the community consultation process on the Secondary Education Report.

Each forum considered a number of propositions drawn from the report. These were selected on the basis of the key outcomes defined in the report, and all the comments and submissions received during Phase One and Two.

All Special Points of Contact (SPOCs) who participated in Phases One and Two were invited to nominate to participate as a member of the speakers' panel at these Forums.

The panels were comprised of:

• Nominated representatives from school communities and stakeholder groups;
• Nominated representatives from the peak teacher and parent organisations;
• Nominated students representatives who participated in forums with the Department of Employment, Education and Training's Chief Executive and the Chief Minister's Youth Roundtable; and
• Representatives of interest groups who had made a written submission to Priority Education.

The size of the panels varied throughout the Territory, determined by the number of nominees who volunteered in each region. The Forums went for approximately for two hours.

Panel members and the audience debated the propositions and were then invited to complete individual response sheets which were collected at the end of the evening. These formed part of the community feedback on the report.

Find out when the Phase 3 Education Discussion Forums were held in your area.