Below are copies of the submissions to the parliamentary inquiry into the assessment methods used in Senior Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics in Queensland schools, as published on the Queensland Parliament website. There are many excellent submissions. To give you a flavour click on the submission by Katherine Mainstone (number 259) to start with. If you want a huge amount of information (40 pages) on our system and its failings try #121. Peter Ridd’s submission is number #98 and Matt Dean is #28. An example of one of the education establishments submissions is #108.
- 1 – Doug Goldson
- 2 – Barry Flowers
- 3 – Neil Capps
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- 6 – Mark Gould
- 7 – Jason Smith
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- 9 – Name suppressed
- 10 – Rob Paterson
- 11 – David Austin
- 12 – David Madden
- 13 – Matthew Hughes
- 14 – Name suppressed
- 15 – Arthur Galbraith
- 17 – William Moulds
- 18 – Merv Myhill
- 18 – Merv Myhill (attachment)
- 19 – Patrick Whalen
- 20 – Robert Hill
- 21 – Name suppressed
- 22 – Jacqueline Easthope
- 23 – Name suppressed
- 24 – Elizabeth Henley
- 25 – Cameron Ross
- 26 – Queensland Teachers’ Union
- 27 – Name suppressed
- 28 – Dr Matthew Dean
- 29 – Stephen Kazoullis
- 30 – Dr. Stephen Norton
- 31 – Professor Dirk Kroese
- 32 – Kyle Hillcoat
- 33 – Emeritus Professor Peter Fensham
- 34 – Ian Watkins
- 35 – Keith Smith
- 36 – Greg Reinhardt
- 37 – Tony Sanchez
- 38 – Professor Igor Bray
- 39 – Peter Thomas
- 40 – Geoffrey Dean
- 41 – Name suppressed
- 42 – Christopher Blood
- 43 – Steve Ryan
- 44 – Barbara Wasley
- 45 – Neil French
- 46 – Kristen Ford
- 47 – Dr Chris Meimaris
- 48 – Adele Schmidt
- 49 – Ian Sanderson
- 50 – Professor Jennifer Stow
- 51 – Name suppressed
- 52 – Rex Boggs
- 53 – Ian Pink
- 54 – Queensland University of Technology
- 55 – Bronwyn Booth
- 56 – Stephen McIllhatton
- 57 – Peter Antrobus
- 58 – Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
- 59 – Craig Fraser
- 60 – Margaret Sullivan
- 61 – Brendan O’Connor
- 62 – Richard Hiatt
- 63 – Shane Simonsen
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- 67 – Ellie Goodwin
- 68 – Leon Perry
- 69 – Honorary Professor Peter Galbraith
- 70 – Name suppressed
- 71 – Michael Moy
- 72 – Name suppressed
- 73 – Matther O’Connor
- 74 – Dr Kevin Donnelly
- 75 – Tony Chaimberlain
- 76 – Tanya Haggarty
- 77 – Name suppressed
- 78 – Andrew Jackson
- 79 – Name suppressed
- 80 – Bob Osmak
- 81 – Therese Feldman
- 82 – Mary Rofe
- 83 – Shaun Fardy
- 84 – Michael Mewing
- 85 – Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers (QAMT) – Cairns Branch
- 86 – Carol McClymont
- 87 – Name Suppressed
- 88 – Mark O’Connor
- 89 – Peter Ellis
- 90 – Name suppressed
- 91 – Rebecca Andrews
- 92 – Professor Helen MacGillivray
- 93 – David Best
- 94 – Jan Finch
- 95 – Carlee Horton
- 96 – Lawrence Knapman
- 97 – Patricia O’Connor
- 98 – Professor Peter Ridd
- 98 – Professor Peter Ridd – Appendix D
- 99 – Name suppressed
- 100 – Steve Crapnell
- 101- Bronwyn Miller
- 102 – Name suppressed
- 103 – Name suppressed
- 104 – Brad Ahern
- 105 – John Ridd
- 106 – Associate Professor Anthony Roberts
- 107 – Name suppressed
- 108 – Professor Merrilyn Goos
- 109 – Name suppressed
- 110 – Austin Skinner
- 111 – Patrick Whalen (Attachment to submission 19)
- 113 – Richard Stokes
- 114 – Jim Busuttin
- 115 – Name suppressed
- 116 – Lois Ward
- 117 – Mark Grace
- 118 – Laim OConnor
- 119 – Paul Phiri
- 120 – Ian Pink – Also refer to submission 53
- 121 – Name suppressed
- 122 – Faculty of Science, Health, Education, and Engineering – University of the Sunshine Coast
- 123 – Bob Harvey
- 124 – David Parrington
- 126 – Greg Comben
- 127 – Andrew Ball
- 128 – Name suppressed
- 129 – Queensland Studies Authority
- 130 – Nihal Palipane
- 131 – Name suppressed
- 132 – Carolyn Mcilvenny
- 133 – Zoe Goodman
- 134 – Dr Amitha Hewavitharana
- 136 – Andrew Findlay
- 137 – Name suppressed
- 138 – Maddie Horbury-Wood
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- 144 – Rose Grimley
- 145 – Fiona Hu
- 146 – Chris Meagher
- 147 – Name suppressed
- 148 – Sarah Frost
- 149 – Brisbane Catholic Education
- 150 – Mitch Comben
- 151 – Clinton Jackson
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- 153 – Name suppressed
- 154 – Jeff Close
- 155 – Name suppressed
- 156 – Kiri Vaughan
- 157 – Mal Hartwig
- 158 – Anthony Fraser
- 159 – Name suppressed
- 160 – Name suppressed
- 161 – Teresa Gemellaro
- 162 – Rod Siller
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- 164 – John Mattick
- 165 – Ray Minns
- 166 – Joan Alavi
- 167 – Name suppressed
- 168 – Robert Nelder
- 169 – Diane Arnold
- 170 – Neil Daly
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- 173 – Dr Ian Wilson
- 174 – Paul Bannister
- 175 – Anthony Lewis
- 176 – Dr Peter Darben
- 177 – Denis Bridger
- 178 – Philippa Harvey
- 179 – Debbie Lovell
- 180 – Cathy Stone
- 181 – Edmond O’Donovan
- 182 – Ian Pink (additional submission – see subs 53 and 120)
- 183 – William Hall
- 184 – Name suppressed
- 185 – Anne Gantimuroff
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- 188 – Name suppressed
- 189 – Ron Addie
- 190 – Sue Contarini
- 191 – Jason Contarini
- 192 – Andrew Foster
- 193 – Andrew McCosh
- 194 – David Watkins
- 195 – John Clewett
- 196 – Name suppressed
- 197 – Sarah Chapman
- 198 – Independant Schools Queensland
- 199 – Name suppressed
- 200 – Jill Rossner
- 201 – Richard Porter
- 202 – David Bruderlin
- 203 – David Smith
- 204 – Name suppressed
- 205 – Julia Toft
- 206 – Dr Tony O’Connor
- 207 – Trevor Barrett
- 208 – Anne D’Arcy-Evans
- 209 – Name suppressed
- 210 – Sonia Ballen
- 211 – Simon King
- 212 – Griffith University’s Arts, Education and Law Group and Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology Group
- 213 – Kay Anderson
- 214 – Name suppressed
- 215 – Brendan Maher
- 216 – Windarro Valley State High School
- 217 – Name suppressed
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- 220 – Professors Adams and Grotowski
- 221 – Claire Wyatt-Smith
- 222 – Noel Dickson and Jennifer Leung
- 223 – James Penfold
- 224 – School of Education, University of Queensland
- 225 – Ramon Doon
- 226 – Paul Sullivan
- 227 – Name suppressed
- 228 – Dr B J Arnison OAM
- 229 – Professor Val Klenowski
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- 232 – Peter Finch
- 233 – Torren Brennan
- 234 – Carmel Nash
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- 236 – Gary Turner
- 237 – Barry Winning
- 238 – Rod Cartwright
- 239 – Graham Nielson
- 240 – Paul Young
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- 243 – Miriam Dunn – Queensland Independent Education Union
- 244 – Nick Dubravcic
- 245 – Damien Wallace
- 246 – Science Teachers’ Association of Queensland
- 247 – Name suppressed
- 248 – Michael Barra
- 249 – Ros Eagles
- 250 – Dr Gwen Lawrie and Dr Anton Rayner
- 251 – Lorraine Peterson
- 252 – Helen Stevens
- 253 – Paul Evans
- 254 – Julie Ryan
- 255 – Australian Family Association
- 256 – Mike Byrne
- 257 – Connor Smith
- 258 – Name suppressed
- 259 – Dr Katherine Mainstone
- 260 – Name suppressed
- 261 – Mary-Ann Parlato
- 262 – Kathleen Blum
- 263 – Carolyn Matis
- 264 – Michael Connor
- 265 – Gordon Upham
- 266 – School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology
- 267 – Name suppressed
- 268 – Ann Stoodley
- 269 – Name suppressed
- 270 – Megan Stuart
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- 273 – Trevor Jones
- 274 – Ross Fanning
- 275 – Dr Ashley Plank
- 276 – Name suppressed
- 277 – Leanne McCulloch
- 278 – Name suppressed
- 279 – Daryl Bathe
- 280 – Alfred Smith
- 281 – Maninder Pasricha
- 283 – Margaret McDonald
- 284 – Name suppressed
- 285 – Ray Hendle
- 286 – Name suppressed
- 287 – Dr Heather Row
- 288 – Lisa Holmes