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Bill: Revised Elementary and Secondary Level System Act of 2927
Details
Submitted by[?]: Genuine Progress Alliance
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2927
Description[?]:
| REVISED ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY LEVEL SYSTEM ACT OF 2927 This bill shall replace the ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY LEVEL SYSTEM ACT OF 2694, in response to changes in the national law regarding the age limit for compulsory education. I. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION 1.) Elementary education shall consist of the following grade levels, with their suggested age of enrollment: --- a. Grade I (6-7 years old) --- b. Grade II (7-8 years old) --- c. Grade III (8-9 years old) --- d. Grade IV (9-10 years old) --- e. Grade V (10-11 years old) --- f. Grade VI (11-12 years old) 2.) A student may be accelerated to a grade level at a younger age after accomplishing a series of tests that shall prove his capability to take on a higher level. The series of tests shall be administered by a licensed psychometrician connected or independent from the school, a staff member of the school, and a representative from the provincial Ministry of Education. 3.) A student may be retained to a grade level if he or she has show below average grades and does not show enough competence to be promoted to the next grade level. 4.) A student must accomplish the six years of elementary education in order to proceed to secondary education, except if the student has been proven to be capable of being accelerated to a grade or year level at a younger age. II. LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION 1.) Lower secondary education shall consist of the following grade levels, with their suggested age of enrollment: --- a. Grade VII (12-13 years old) --- b. Grade VIII (13-14 years old) --- c. Grade IX (14-15 years old) 2.) A student may be accelerated to a grade level at a younger age after accomplishing a series of tests that shall prove his capability to take on a higher level. The series of tests shall be administered by a licensed psychometrician connected or independent from the school, a staff member of the school, and a representative from the provincial Ministry of Education. 3.) A student may be retained to a grade level if he or she has show below average grades and does not show enough competence to be promoted to the next grade level. 4.) A student must accomplish the three years of lower secondary education in order to proceed to upper secondary education, except if the student has been proven to be capable of being accelerated to a grade or year level at a younger age. III. UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION 1.) Upper secondary education shall consist of the following grade levels, with their suggested age of enrollment: --- a. Year I (15-16 years old) --- b. Year II (16-17 years old) --- c. Year III (17-18 years old) 2.) A student may be accelerated to a year level at a younger age after accomplishing a series of tests that shall prove his capability to take on a higher level. The series of tests shall be administered by a licensed psychometrician connected or independent from the school, a staff member of the school, and a representative from the provincial Ministry of Education. 3.) A student may be retained to a year level if he or she has show below average grades and does not show enough competence to be promoted to the next grade level. 4.) A student must accomplish the four years of upper secondary education in order to proceed to higher education, except if the student has been proven to be capable of being accelerated to a year level at a younger age. Endorsed by: Arnel Tarmando Minister of Education and Culture |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:36:44, April 22, 2010 CET | From |  Genuine Progress Alliance | To | Debating the Revised Elementary and Secondary Level System Act of 2927 |
| Message | The GPA still believes in lowering the compulsory age limit from 18 to 16. However, we decided to pass this in order to address the current situation. (OOC: This is based on the educational system of Japan. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_japan#Structure) |
| Date | 06:42:34, April 22, 2010 CET | From | Genuine Progress Alliance | To | Debating the Revised Elementary and Secondary Level System Act of 2927 |
| Message | For questions on the curriculum, you may proceed to the Elementary and Secondary Curriculum Proposal of 2694 for reference on possible changes to it: http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=235711 |
| Date | 13:05:27, April 22, 2010 CET | From | Democratic Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Revised Elementary and Secondary Level System Act of 2927 |
| Message | I agree with this. I liked the old system but this one is better due to it adding more of an education. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 546 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 69 |
| Random fact: If there are no parties in your nation with seats, feel free to visit the forum and request an early election on the Early Election Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4362 |
| Random quote: "An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup." - H. L. Mencken |