Senate Inquiry into Rural and Regional access to Secondary and Tertiary Education Opportunities

Submitted by Nigel Palmer on Wed, 2009-09-16 12:15

 

On 16 June 2009 the Senate referred the following matters to the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport for inquiry and report:

An assessment of the adequacy of Government measures to provide equitable access to secondary and post-secondary education opportunities to students from rural and regional communities attending metropolitan institutions, and metropolitan students attending regional universities or technical and further education (TAFE) colleges, with particular reference to:

  1. the financial impact on rural and regional students who are attending metropolitan secondary schools, universities or TAFE;
  2. the education alternatives for rural and regional students wanting to study in regional areas;
  3. the implications of current and proposed government measures on prospective students living in rural and regional areas;
  4. the short- and long-term impact of current and proposed government policies on regional university and TAFE college enrolments;
  5. the adequacy of government measures to provide for students who are required to leave home for secondary or post-secondary study;
  6. the educational needs of rural and regional students;
  7. the impact of government measures and proposals on rural and regional communities; and
  8. other related matters.
The committee has decided that submissions and evidence to the committee's inquiry into the Social Security and Other Legislations Amendment (Income Support for Students) Bill 2009, in as far as they are relevant, will be considered as submissions and evidence to the inquiry into Rural and Regional access to Secondary and Tertiary Education Opportunities. 
Submissions should be received by 07 August 2009. The reporting date is 29 October 2009.

 

[From the Senate Committee website]

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Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3511
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Email: rrat.sen@aph.gov.au