Vocational Education and Training

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:12): Supplementary: we're really not getting a straight answer here. We would like to know whether the minister is aware, prior to actually voting for it, that there are going to be students who are studying certificate II in year 11 who will be precluded from doing their certificate III in year 12? Can we get a straight answer?

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: That seems to be the same question. Minister.

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for the Public Sector) (14:13): I will try again. Students will be able to continue to study completely for free in high school certificates II and certificates III and undertake school-based—

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! The leader is warned for the first time.

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE: A question has been raised about whether a student undertaking certificate II that is not on the free list but is completing it this year would then wish to go on and do that subject as a certificate III level. I am advised that that is very unusual, that that is not the way—

Members interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order!

Members interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE: —that on the whole—

Ms Redmond interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Heysen is called to order.

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE: I'm advised that on the whole that is not the way in which students are selecting from stage ll, which is essentially generally preparatory to III, which is much more specific.

Members interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE: If there is an anomaly where a student finds themselves both in that situation and that that course isn't free, because many of them are, then I will have a look at that.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The leader has a question.

Mr MARSHALL: Thank you, Deputy Speaker.