Mr. Dalton Tattan:

Regarding the format for 2021, planning is under way through the State Examinations Commission. We know there have been calls for certainty around the exams for 2021. Obviously, with the pandemic, it is difficult to have certainty about anything. As we know, every day has a different challenge but we are trying to bring about that certainty. We absolutely want to have exams in 2021. We need to engage with the stakeholders on that because in order for that to work, it must be sustainable for schools to be able to run. That includes the orals.

Very unfortunately, there were a number of errors. The Minister has apologised for that and I reiterate that apology. It caused a lot of stress. The Senator spoke about student anxiety. The errors occurred in the coding but it must be recognised that the degree of pressure everyone involved was under, including the company doing the coding for us, over a very short period of time was extreme. There were quality assurance checks. We may have an opportunity later on for Ms Feeney to talk more about that. Those are probably the main points relating to that but we will follow up on the others.