Hawthorn electorate
Mr KENNEDY (Hawthorn) (14:45): (6525) My question is for the Minister for Education. How will the Victorian senior secondary schooling pathway reforms affect Hawthorn schools? This innovative set of reforms will replace the intermediate and senior levels of VCAL with the VCE vocational major, and the foundation level of VCAL will be replaced by the Victorian pathways certificate. In my electorate of Hawthorn you will find no shortage of schools, including many of the premier secondary schools in our state. Indeed I myself chaired a reference group responsible for reviewing VCAL. These changes will allow students in many of these schools to develop both academic and practical skills under a fully integrated VCE framework. I am eagerly anticipating Hawthorn students gaining important vocational skills under this new system, and I am looking forward to the minister’s response.