📜 Acts Amendment (Higher School Leaving Age and Related Provisions) Bill 2005
Assented toLABill 7725 August 2005
This Bill amends the School Education Act 1999 and the Curriculum Council Act 1997 to raise the school leaving age in Western Australia to 17 years by 2008, and establishes a database to track student participation.
Impact
Young people in WA will be required to participate in education, training, or employment until age 17. This aims to improve educational outcomes and workforce readiness, but may require adjustments for some students and families.
Key Changes
["Raises the compulsory education age to 17 by 2008.", "Introduces a database to track student participation from years 8 to 12.", "Provides for flexible participation options including school, training, and employment combinations."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA IntroducedLA25 Aug 2005
- LA Second Reading MovedLA25 Aug 2005
- LA Consideration in DetailLA13 Oct 2005
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA13 Oct 2005
- LA Third ReadingLA18 Oct 2005
- LC Second Reading MovedLC19 Oct 2005
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC9 Nov 2005
- LC Third ReadingLC15 Nov 2005
Affected Sectors
educationpublic_sector
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