Education Act 1990
18Basic skills testing
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18 Basic skills testing
18 Basic skills testing
(1) In this section—
basic skills testing means a test of the basic skills of children (such as literacy and numeracy), but does not include a test relating to the teaching of a particular course of study.
(2) The Authority is to arrange for the conduct of basic skills testing in such government schools and at such times as the Authority may determine.
(3) The Authority may, at the request of a non-government school, arrange for the conduct of basic skills testing in the school.
(4), (5) (Repealed)
s 18: Am 1997 No 127, Sch 3 [2]; 2013 No 89, Sch 3 [3].