John Murphy (Lowe, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Education, Science and Training. Minister, are you aware that this year the entry score for an Australian full fee paying university place was nearly 15 marks lower than a HECS place in secondary education and arts at the University of Sydney and 10 marks lower than for a bachelor of education and arts degree at the University of Adelaide? Minister, isn’t it hypocritical for the government to complain about teacher standards when it is selling teaching degrees to people with significantly lower entry marks? Doesn’t this show that the government is hell bent on Americanising our education system?

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