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Contents

Letter of Transmittal 3At a Glance 4Corporate Directory 4

Board - Elected Chair and Deputy Chair 4

Director 4

Auditors 4

Bankers 4

Insurers 4

Reports 5Report of the Chair 5

Report of the Director 6

Report against Strategic Objectives 7

The College ��Functions and Powers of the College 11

Relationship of the College with the Minister and Government 12

Organisational Chart 12

College Governance and Management 13

The Board of the Western Australian College of Teaching 14

Board Meetings 20

The Committees of the Western Australian College of Teaching 21

College Secretariat 25

National Affiliation 26

Membership Data 27Applications received during 2007-2008 (by Category) 27

Applications received during 2007-2008 (by Age and Gender) 28

Applications received during 2007-2008 (by Assessment) 28

Applications Under Mutural Recognition 29

Membership as at 31st March 2008 (by Category) 29

Membership as at 31st March 2008 (by Age and Gender) 30

Provisionally Registered Teachers 30

Cancellations, Refusals and Notifications 31

Public Sector Reports 32Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2008 35

Financial Report 45

Auditor’s Report 46

Public Interest Disclosure 47

Public Sector Standards Report 47

Freedom of Information 47

Appendix � 48Advice from the Minister of Education & Training 48

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Letter of Transmittal

31 July 2008

Hon Mark McGowan MLC

Minister for Education and Training

21st Floor

197 St George’s Terrace

PERTH WA 6000

Dear Minister

In accordance with Section 29 of the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004, I submit to you a report of the activities of the

Western Australian College of Teaching Board for the financial year of the College ending on 31 March 2008.

Yours sincerely

BRIAN LINDBERG

CHAIR

This report describes the way in which the Western Australian College of Teaching carried out its functions and met its obligations

under the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 during the reporting year which ended on 31 March 2008.

The report has been prepared for the Minister for Education and Training and contains information that may be useful to the Parliament

of Western Australia, the teaching profession in Western Australia, teacher employing authorities, higher education institutions, teacher

organisations, parents and members of the general community.

Copies of the Report are available online on the College website at www.wacot.wa.edu.au


At a GlanceThe Western Australian College of Teaching was established on 15 September 2004 by the Western Australian College of Teaching Act

2004 and is now in its fourth year of operation.

The College is managed by a 19 member Board of Management and supported by a secretariat.

The College is solely funded by membership fees.

Corporate Directory

Western Australian College of Teaching

Level 2/165 Adelaide Terrace

EAST PERTH WA 6004

Telephone: +61 8 9221 1300

Facsimile: +61 8 9221 1301

Website: www.wacot.wa.edu.au

Email: [email protected]

Board - Elected Chair and Deputy Chair

Chair: Ms Theresa Howe - from 4 April 2007 until 17 October 2007

Mr Brian Lindberg - from 17 October 2007

Deputy Chair: Ms Anne Tumak - until 11 December 2007

Mrs Jacqueline Varris - from 12 March 2008

Director Dr Suzanne Parry

AuditorsMSI Marsdens

565 Hay Street

DAGLISH WA 6008

BankersCommonwealth Bank of Australia

InsurersRiskcover


Reports

Report of the Chair

Following the successful passage of the Western Australian College of Teaching Election Regulations through Parliament, the election

of 10 Board members by teachers employed in schools was completed on 10 December 2007. The introduction of the Regulations

became necessary when the Election Rules, prepared by the College and approved by the Minister for Education and Training in 2006,

were disallowed by the Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation. The disallowance and consequent protest by members of the

College seriously impacted on the work of the College during the first half of the reporting period. The subsequent successful election

of teachers to the Board enabled the College to proceed with planned projects in professional learning, research and regulation.

During this reporting period the Western Australian Professional Standards for Teaching were approved by the Board. The Standards

were written by teachers and are a public statement by the profession, describing the abilities, knowledge, understandings and

professional values to which teachers in Western Australian are committed, in the interests of providing meaningful and high quality

educational experiences for students. The Standards provide direction and structure to enhance the preparation, support and

development of teachers throughout their careers, and will be used for assessing preservice teacher education programs. They also

provide a common reference point for describing, celebrating and supporting the complex and varied work of teachers. The Standards

are now available on the College website and are being distributed in hard copy to members.

A highlight of this year has been the very well received professional learning programs for beginning teachers, mentor teachers and

relief teachers. The availability of relief teachers in country and rural areas had a significant impact on attendance at the Beginning

and Returning Teachers’ Seminar in July 2007 with participant numbers dropping from over 500 in 2006 to 400 last year. Similarly, the

availability of relief teachers in country and rural areas has limited participation in mentoring programs, but many teachers took up the

opportunity to attend programs during school breaks or on weekends. Seminars which provide relief teachers with opportunities to

meet professional learning requirements for the renewal of membership have been very well attended.

The Australasian Forum of Teacher Registration and Accreditation Authorities became an incorporated body in February 2008 with the

College a founding member. Operating now as the Australasian Teacher Regulatory Authorities Incorporated (ATRA), the national body

has continued to pursue a program for the national accreditation of preservice teacher education programs and national standards

for teaching. ATRA also completed research into teachers’ experiences, participation and future needs in professional development.

Member organisations of ATRA have continued to liaise in the interests of national standards and consistency in qualification

requirements for teacher registration, mutual recognition of qualifications and approaches to inquiring into professional misconduct.

Biannual meetings have been supplemented by teleconferences and an extraordinary meeting to develop the national system of

preservice teacher education.

My thanks go to the 10 outgoing teacher Board members appointed by the Minister for Education and Training on behalf of teachers,

for all the support they gave the College, their commitment and their long hours of work. My thanks also go to the 10 teachers elected

to the Board in December 2007 for their willingness to take on their roles with professionalism, commitment and enthusiasm.

Brian Lindberg

Chair

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Report of the Director

During this reporting period, the Western Australian College of Teaching commenced the last step in its regulatory functions and

continued to fulfil all other functions, required of it under the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004.

The regulatory functions of the College continued to account for a significant part of the work of the College. A total of 5934

applications were received during the reporting period, resulting in an increase of 4174 members. Full details of new membership

applications are given later in the report. The beginning of the College’s facility to collect data that will be valuable for longitudinal

studies of workforce development, graduate teacher destination studies and professional learning profiles of the teaching profession

is now evident, with some useful comparisons between financial years now possible. The College established online processes to

enable Provisionally Registered Teachers to renew their College membership at the end of their first three year period of membership.

The College has continued to commit significant resources to building a sophisticated information technology system that facilitates

high quality data management. The Pivotal system used by the College is currently being developed as a tool to generate and monitor

workflow in all areas of the secretariat. The facility to capture data required for workforce development has been created, enabling

comprehensive data for Western Australia.

The College negotiated a contract with CrimTrac to become a CrimTrac agency and commenced submitting applications for criminal

record checks in January 2008. This development means that criminal screening processes can be completed more efficiently. It also

enables future cross referencing with Working with Children Checks in a way that will reduce duplication of screening for teachers.

The College has carefully monitored the local office accommodation market as the lease of the Adelaide Terrace premises will expire

in 2010. With the cost of office leases steadily rising, there was a concern that the College might have to commit a greater part of

its budget to accommodation on the expiry of its current lease. Consequently, the purchase of a property on Great Eastern Highway

was negotiated and the new premises leased until August 2010 when the secretariat will be relocated. The purchase of the property

secures the College’s future accommodation needs at an affordable level and provides the College with a valuable asset.

The secretariat staff has remained reasonably stable during this reporting period. The number of staff working in the membership area

was increased to process renewal applications. A second lawyer was appointed to assist with inquiries resulting from notifications

under sections 49 and 50 of the Act, and a position for a second accountant was created and filled. All staff have been given

professional development relevant to their duties with most of the programs being provided internally.

The College finished the year in a sound financial position with the assets from the financial year ended 31 March 2007 being used for

the purchase of the property on Great Eastern Highway. Rising costs did not impact on the delivery of professional learning and other

programs during this reporting period but may be expected to do so in the future should the membership fee not be increased.

Dr Suzanne Parry

Director


Report Against Strategic Objectives

Strategic Objective

To develop a Code of Ethics that is recognised and valued by the profession.

• Following wide consultation with members, a Code of Ethics was developed and launched in April 2007 by Professor Brian Hill. The

Code of Ethics was distributed to teachers throughout Western Australia as an inclusion in the August 2007 edition of the College’s

InClass publication.

• Some limited work in promoting the Code of Ethics was completed with the Code printed in easy-to-distribute formats. Printed

copies of the Code of Ethics have been made available in College forums such as information sessions for graduates, seminars,

promotional packages and professional learning programs. It is also available on the College website.

Strategic Objective

To develop standards for professional practice that are recognised and valued by the profession.

• The Western Australian Professional Standards for Teaching were developed within the National Framework for Professional

Standards for Teaching agreed to by the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs in 2003. The

Standards were developed by a writing team composed of volunteer teachers who were supported by a reference group. The draft

standards were published for community consultation between July and October 2007. The Standards were approved by the Board

on 13 February 2008.

• Following approval by the Board, the Western Australian Professional Standards for Teaching were published on the College website

and limited copies were made available for promotional purposes. The Standards are in use in some schools where they provide

a reference point for designing and assessing professional learning programs, guiding mentoring programs for beginning teachers

and for setting professional standards for performance appraisal. Provisionally Registered Teachers are required to demonstrate their

ability to meet the Standards before being granted membership of the College in the category of Registered Teacher.

Strategic Objective

To communicate to the community the achievements of teachers and their commitment to professional standards.

• The College sponsored a 12 page lift-out in The West Australian to celebrate the work of teachers and to mark World Teachers’ Day.

Teachers’ significant achievements were reported in the College publication InClass and on the College website. A major teaching

awards event was investigated and it was concluded that such a program might be in competition with other prestigious award

programs. It was further concluded that a major awards program would need to be in partnership with a major sponsor. Other

avenues for recognising excellence in teaching will be investigated.

Strategic Objective

To support and guide the professional learning of Provisionally Registered Teachers.

• A guide to achieving professional standards has been prepared and is distributed to all Provisionally Registered Teachers. The guide

is easy to read and simple to follow. It encourages Provisionally Registered Teachers to use the professional learning and support

programs provided by employers to increase their capacity to meet professional standards. The guide is also available on the

College website.

• Fifteen one-day workshops for 497 teachers were held. The workshops were designed to increase collegiate support teachers’

capacity to mentor Provisionally Registered Teachers. A Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Education and

Training’s Professional Learning Institute was signed in January 2008. The MOU facilitates the use by Provisionally Registered

Teachers of the learning and mentoring program, delivered by the Professional Learning Institute, in achieving the status of

Registered Teacher with the College.


Strategic Objective

To provide leadership in professional learning for teachers.

• A two-day seminar for Beginning and Returning Teachers was held on 5 and 6 July 2007 and was attended by 445 teachers. The

event catered for the needs of Beginning and Returning Teachers employed in early childhood, primary and secondary classes

through a series of workshops that focussed on managing student behaviour, curriculum programming and time management.

Eighty per cent of attendees were employed in Government schools, 11 per cent in Catholic schools and 9 per cent in Independent

schools. One-day professional learning programs for relief teachers were held in four metropolitan locations and two regional

locations with a total of 263 teachers attending.

• This simplifies the renewal process because teachers can record their professional learning at any time, and the record is readily

available when it comes time for renewal.

Strategic Objective

To disseminate quality research findings to all members.

• Two editions of the Research Digest have been electronically distributed to members and made available on the College website.

The Digest is prepared by the Australian Council of Educational Research on commission by the Australasian Teacher Regulatory

Authorities. The first edition summarised key research findings in teaching English language skills and the second edition included

research into factors influencing student behaviour in the classroom.

Strategic Objective

To engage in research that is relevant to the profession and the College.

• In conjunction with some members of the Australasian Teacher Regulatory Authorities Incorporated, the College commissioned

research into teachers’ experiences and uptake of professional development activities. Two reports have been received, one which

aggregates the results of all state and territory participants, and another presenting the Western Australian data only. The Western

Australian report is currently being prepared for dissemination.

• The College collated more than 500 submissions by teachers into a 52-page report that was submitted to the Ministerial Taskforce on

Workforce Development, led by Professor Lance Twomey.

Strategic Objective

To ensure College governance maximises its potential to fulfil its functions and achieve its goals.

• An election of 10 Board members by Registered Teachers employed in Western Australian schools was held on 10 December 2007.

A total of 27,761 teachers employed in Government schools, 5,917 in Catholic schools and 4,985 in Independent schools were

eligible to vote. Approximately one quarter of those eligible to vote in each sector exercised their right to vote.

• In March 2008 the College received notice of the resignation of Mr Greg Williams from the Board following his acceptance of a

teaching appointment in an Independent school. Mr Williams was elected to the Board on 10 December 2007 by teachers employed

in Catholic schools.

• A comprehensive governance manual was prepared and approved by the Board in August 2007. In February 2008, Board

members attended an induction program delivered by the Australian Institute of Company Directors in which the effective use of the

governance manual was covered.

• Board members receive a monthly copy of the professional publication Board and Governance Managers.

Strategic Objective

To ensure that corporate practices meet all required standards and that services and processes reflect best practice.

• The College has complied with all reporting and administrative requirements of Government.

• A budget allocation for staff development was made. Training for customer service and registration officers was provided by

management staff, consultants and external providers. Ninety five percent of staff engaged in some form of training and professional

learning program during the financial year.

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• Complaints were responded to on a daily basis and patterns of complaints were investigated by management teams. As a result

of the regular review of complaints, some modifications were made to accounting procedures, customer service procedures and

applications forms. A telephone reporting system was installed and regular reports are run to monitor complaints and frequently

asked questions.

• A communication plan was prepared and implemented. A quarterly publication InClass, was distributed in hard copy to all College

members and a monthly Bulletin was distributed electronically. The College website is updated regularly and provides members

with information about the College’s professional learning programs, regulatory processes, Board activities, career information and

professional standards for teachers.

Strategic Objective

To administer an efficient and equitable scheme of registration and membership.

• Processes for renewal of membership have been implemented and an electronic facility for submitting applications for renewal has

been developed.

• In February 2008, 42,408 invoices were dispatched. The facility linking the membership database and invoicing software was

successfully modified resulting in a decrease in the number of incorrect invoices issued. A program for issuing receipts daily was

successfully implemented and members received a receipt and a new membership card within seven days of their payment.

• A contract with CrimTrac was signed on 17 December 2007 and the College commenced processing criminal record checks. A

process for screening criminal records has been established and all security procedures required under the contract have been met.

Strategic Objective

To administer an effective process of inquiry into allegations of unprofessional conduct.

In the past year the College has:

• established the file management framework for all notifications of unprofessional conduct under the Western Australian College of

Teaching Act 2004 (the Act) and Inquiries files;

• established standardised systems for reporting and monitoring all notifications of unprofessional conduct to the Professional Practice

and Conduct Committee and the Board;

• facillitated the College’s membership to the Council of Australasian Tribunals (COAT) and obtained resource materials for Inquiry

Committee members;

• adapted COAT materials and developed further written resources to support Inquiry Committee Members in their work;

• developed protocols and precedents to provide for conflict of interest checks and confidentiality of all Inquiry documentation

provided to Inquiry Committee members; and

• provided legal advice and administrative support to the Professional Practice and Conduct Committee and Inquiry Committees in the

performance of the disciplinary functions under the Act.

Over the past year the College has compiled a list of members prepared to serve as Inquiry Committee members. That list serves

as a ‘pool’ from which Inquiry Committees are sourced as required. Service on individual Inquiry Committees is subject to conflict

of interest checks and confidentiality undertakings. Production of support materials for Inquiry Committee members is ongoing. A

comprehensive resource file, legal advice and administrative support is provided to Inquiry Committee members during the course

of ongoing Inquiries. A precedent legal case summary and “reason for decision” resource is almost complete. A professional

development program for all potential Inquiry Committee members is being developed and will be conducted in the second half of

2008.

Over the past year the College has developed, in consultation with the Department of Education and Training, Standards and Integrity

Directorate (the Department), a standard section 50 notification format. This is now used exclusively for all Department section 50

notifications to the College of unprofessional conduct. In addition, the College obtains a monthly update from the Department on the

status of all ongoing investigations notified to the College.

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The College has offered ongoing support to Independent and Catholic sector employers lodging section 50 notifications. It has

consulted with both sectors around adapting the standard section 50 notice used for the Department, to the needs of private

employers. In the next year it is anticipated a standard section 50 notification format will be developed for the private sector and

explanatory materials developed to support employers’ compliance with the Act.

The College has also consulted with the Western Australian Police, particularly the Child Protection Squad and developed a standard

section 49 notification form used by Western Australian Police to report members charged with child-related offences under Schedule

2 of the Act. The Director of Public Prosecutions has been contacted for information as required. Such information was provided to

the College readily under section 49 of the Act. Further work to promote the use of the standard section 49 notification format across

all of the Western Australian Police Service is anticipated in the coming year.

Strategic Objective

To set standards for entry into the profession through the accreditation of preservice teacher education programs.

• A Preservice Teacher Accreditation committee with representatives from major stakeholders meets regularly and has advised the

Board on policy.

• The Committee has assessed a preservice teacher education program delivered by Worldwide Montessori Education and granted

approval for the purposes of teacher registration until December 2008.

• The College met with Western Australian Deans of Education to discuss English language requirements for membership of the

College.

• The College worked with the Australian Council of Deans and the Ministerial Council for Education, Employment, Training and

Youth Affairs (MCEETYA), through the Australasian Teacher Regulatory Authorities Incorporated to develop a plan for the national

accreditation of preservice teacher education programs. A draft plan was presented to MCEETYA for consideration.

Future Outlook

The College of Teaching will enter the next financial year on a secure financial footing and with all staffing positions filled. A full

program of work has been planned that will enable the College to reach strategic objectives in all functional areas in the coming year.

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The College

Functions and Powers of the College

The Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 was introduced to recognise, promote and regulate the teaching profession

and to ensure that students in Western Australian schools are taught by qualified teachers who keep their teaching standards high by

participating in ongoing professional development.

The College is mandated to perform all things necessary to fulfill its purpose to ‘recognise, promote and regulate the teaching

profession in Western Australia’.

Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004:

Section ��: Functions of the College

a) To enhance the status of the teaching profession by facilitating the professional growth and development of teachers throughout

their careers;

b) To establish and promote professional standards and values relating to teaching in schools;

c) To provide and foster professional leadership within the teaching profession;

d) To identify areas of priority for research in relation to teaching and education in schools and the education of teachers and, where

appropriate, to promote, subsidise or conduct such research;

e) To confer and collaborate with persons who employ or engage teachers, teacher education institutions, the teaching profession,

teacher organisations and the general community in relation to standards of courses of teacher education acceptable for the

purpose of teacher registration and to provide advice on this to the Minister;

f) To promote and encourage

(i) The continuing education of teachers in the practice of teaching; and

(ii) Increased levels of skill, knowledge and competence in the practice of teaching;

g) To encourage and facilitate diversity, flexibility and responsiveness in the education of teachers;

h) To advise the Minister on matters to which this Act relates;

i) To administer the scheme of registration under Part 4; and

j) To perform

(i) The disciplinary and other functions that are conferred on the College by this Act; and

(ii) Any functions conferred on the College by any other Act.

Section �7: Powers of the College

1) The College may do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done for, or in connection with, its functions.

2) The College may not acquire, hold or dispose of real property other than premises used, or to be used, by it as office premises.

3) Without limiting subsection (1) of the Act, the College may, for the purpose of performing a function:

a) conduct courses for the professional education and development of teachers;

b) conduct research and produce and publish information; and

c) develop and turn to account any technology, software or other intellectual property that relates to the function, and, for that

purpose, apply for, hold, exploit and dispose of any patent, patent rights, copying or similar rights.


Relationship of the College with the Minister and Government

The College reports to Parliament annually and is required to operate in accordance with other legislation impacting on its operations

such as the Public Sector Management Act 1994, the Working with Children Act 2005, and other Acts such as the Occupational Heath

and Safety Act 1984, Equal Employment Opportunity Act 1987 and the Industrial Relations Act 1979.

However, its own legislation provides the College with a degree of independence defining its relationship with the Minister as:

Section �4: College to give regard to advice of Minister

1) The College must give due regard to any advice given by the Minister in relation to the exercise of its powers and the performance of

its functions.

2) The text of any written advice given under subsection (1) is to be included in the annual report of the College under Section 29.

During this reporting period, written advice was received from the Minister on the matter of the timing of the cancellation of

memberships for non-payment of annual fees. A copy of the letter of advice is included in this report (see Appendix 1).

The Minister is to have access to information in the possession of the College in defined circumstances, and the College provides

advice to the Minister in relation to representations made to the Minister on educational and teaching matters when requested.

During this reporting period the Minister requested, and was provided with, information on the number of financial and unfinancial

members for the College and the number of members not in full-time employment. The Minister also requested that the College

provide information and statistical data relating to the membership of the College, to the Ministerial Taskforce on Workforce

Development, and this was provided to Professor Lance Twomey, Chair of the Taskforce.

Organisational Chart

The Board is the governing body of the College established by the

Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004. The College

commenced the reporting year with eight committees.

At its 5 September 2007 meeting, the Board disbanded the Information

and Communication Technology Committee as the Committee had

achieved its goal of establishing a high level of information technology

capability for the College. At its meeting on 13 February 2008, the Board

disbanded the Legislation Committee and established a Legislative

Amendments Working Party.

A successful effort to have more College members serve on committees

was made in this reporting period and most committees now have

increased membership.

Each committee includes members of the Board as well as co-opted

members offering their expertise in relevant areas. The Director and the

secretariat support the Board and its committees.

Professional Learning and

Standards Committee

Consultation and

Communication Committee

Professional Practice and

Conduct Committee

Registration and

Membership Committee

The BoardPreservice and Accreditation Committee

Information Communication

Technologies Committee*

Legislation Committee*

Finance and Administration

Committee

*Only in place for part of the year

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College Governance and Management

The College is governed by a Board of Management that consists of 19 members. Nine were appointed by the Minister for Education

and Training to represent key stakeholders; 10 were appointed by the Minister to represent teachers, pending an election. The term of

office of the 10 teachers appointed by the Minister ceased on 11 December 2007 when the poll for the election of 10 teachers to the

Board by teachers employed in Western Australian schools was declared.

Mr Brian Lindberg stepped down from his role as the inaugural elected Chair of the Board and Ms Theresa Howe was elected to the

Chair. Mr Lindberg was re-elected to the Chair at the annual election of the Chair in September 2007. Ms Anne Tumak ceased her

term as the inaugural Deputy Chair of the Board in December 2007. Mrs Jacqueline Varris was elected to the position of Deputy Chair

of the Board in March 2008.

Board members make decisions for the College based on research and recommendations from the Committees of the Board. The

work of the Board is guided by the Western Australian College of Teaching Governance Manual.

The secretariat, under the management of the Director appointed by the Board, provides executive support to the Board and its

Committees, and administers the day-to-day functions of the College.

The College is fully funded by membership fees.


The Board of The Western Australian College of Teaching

Under the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 Section 9(1), nine Board members are appointed to the Board by the

Minister for Education and Training on the nomination of education stakeholders representing employers, unions, universities and

parent groups.

Under the Act, 10 teacher members are to be elected to the Board. Until such time as an election could be conducted, the Minister

appointed teacher members nominated by Government, Catholic and Independent employer groups. The Western Australian Electoral

Commissioner conducted an election for teacher members on the Board with the poll being declared on 10 December 2007.

Board members make the decisions of the College based on research and recommendations from the Committees of the Board.

The secretariat, under the management of the Director appointed by the Board, provides executive support to the Board and its

Committees and administers the day-to-day functions of the College.

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Graham Dellar (until �5 September 2007)

Nominated jointly by the Deans of Education of the five WA Universities

Professor Dellar is the dean of the Faculty of Education, Language Studies & Social Work at

Curtin University of Technology. He has taught in Government and Non-government secondary

schools, and at both Edith Cowan and Curtin University of Technology.

Laurie Eastwood

Nominated by the Parents and Friends’ Federation of WA (Inc.)

Mr Eastwood has a long association with the Parents and Friends’ Federation of WA having

been its president from 1976 to 1980, and has served as secretary and executive director of the

Federation since 1983. He is a life member and the immediate past President of the Australian

Parents’ Council and was previously its treasurer for 17 years and vice president for eight years.

He is also a member of the Rural and Remote Education Advisory Council. Mr Eastwood is a

Certified Practising Accountant by profession.

Robert Fry

Nominated by the Western Australian Council of State School Organisations (Inc.)

Mr Fry is the current president of the WA Council of State School Organisations, having been the

Councillor for the Pilbara East electorate for 10 years prior to being elected president in 2003.

Mr Fry is also the vice president of the Australian Council of State School Organisations, director

of the Hedland campus of the Pilbara College of TAFE and the Chair of Hedland Senior High

School Council.

Valerie Gould

Nominated by the Association of Independent Schools of WA

Ms Gould is the Deputy Executive Director of AISWA with responsibility for curriculum; Australian

Government-targeted funding and State policy issues and has worked closely with schools and

other stakeholders in the area of curriculum change, curriculum framework and post-compulsory

education. Her teaching background is in economics, mathematics and computing.


Theresa Howe

CHAIR OF THE BOARD from April 2007 - September 2007

Nominated by the Independent Schools Salaried Officers’ Association

Ms Howe is the secretary of the Independent Education Union of Western Australia and the

Independent Education Union of Australia (WA branch). Career highlights include small business

ownership and teaching.

Barry Kissane


Mr Kissane is a teacher educator, currently Dean of Murdoch University’s School of Education.

He has taught in Government and Non-government secondary schools and at Murdoch

University, the University of Western Australia and Curtin University of Technology. He is a

life member of the Mathematical Association of WA and recently retired as president of the

Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers.

Brian Lindberg

CHAIR OF THE BOARD from September 2007 – March 2008

Nominated by the State School Teachers’ Union of WA (Inc.)

Mr Lindberg has been an educator since 1965. He is a life member and former president of

the State School Teachers’ Union of WA (Inc) and a life member and former Federal Executive

member of the Australian Education Union. He has taught in primary and secondary schools

and has been a school principal.

Rob Lindsay

Nominated by the CEO of the Department of Education and Training

Mr Lindsay is the Department of Education and Training’s acting executive director of human

resources. Mr Lindsay previously worked in workplace planning with the Department of Health

and has experience across a range of Government departments including Premier and Cabinet,

Productivity and Labour Relations and the Public Transport Authority.

Greg Robson (from �5/�/2007)


Professor Robson is Head of the School of Education at Edith Cowan University. He trained

as a high school teacher and taught physical education, English, media studies and history in

Government schools in Western Australia and the United Kingdom. Professor Robson has been

an education researcher, and has undertaken senior management roles in Curriculum, Planning,

Human Resources and School Operations/Service Delivery, and had experience as CEO of a

university-based company.

Maureen Thomson

Nominated by the Catholic Education Commission of WA

Ms Thomson coordinates the Students with Disabilities Consultancy Team at the Catholic

Education Office. She has also acted as assistant director for the student support section as

well as the curriculum support section K-12. She has worked as a lecturer at Edith Cowan

University in the School of Education, a teacher in charge of a Primary Education Support

Centre, and a classroom teacher in a range of schools.

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Teacher Representatives

The 10 teacher representatives who formed the majority of the Board were appointed by the Minister as ‘Interim Board Members’,

under Section 9.2 of the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004, as provided under Schedule 1(14) until the holding of

election in December 2007.

Board Members until �� December 2007

Valerie Applegate

Government Schools

Ms Applegate is an experienced teacher and in 2005 was appointed deputy principal at Baler

Primary School, South Hedland. She takes an active interest in curriculum development and

in assisting preservice and beginning teachers through mentoring and providing professional

development for teachers in her district.

Stephen Breen

Government Schools

Mr Breen is the principal of Bateman Primary School and vice-president of the WA Primary

Principals’ Association. He has held a range of teaching and administrative positions in country

and city schools and from 2001-2003 chaired the Government Schools’ Leadership Centre.

Michael Caudle

Government Schools

Mr Caudle is currently the head of learning area for society and environment/LOTE at Margaret

River Senior High School. He has held numerous education-related positions during the past

few years and was recently chosen by the Department of Education and Training’s senior

schooling academic standards and support directorate to contribute to their publication Teacher

Stories - Case Studies of Effective Practice in the Senior Years of Schooling.

Bronwyn Croghan

Government Schools

Ms Croghan is a senior teacher at Weld Street Primary School. She is currently an executive

member of the State School Teachers’ Union and the Australian Education Union (WA Branch)

and is actively involved in professional and industrial issues.

Susan Kerr

Government Schools

Ms Kerr is the principal of Newton Moore Senior High School in Bunbury. She has more than 20

years teaching experience in rural communities, in particular the Goldfields, in a variety of roles

in the Department of Education and Training including teacher, head of department, program

coordinator, deputy principal and principal. She is a member of the WA Secondary School


Louis Mylonas

Government Schools

Mr Mylonas is a senior teacher of design and technology/the arts. He is also Information and

Communication Technologies Manager at Warwick Senior High School, teaching and learning

coordinator, school development officer and Success For Boys project leader as well as a writer

of curriculum material. He is president of the Photography Teachers Association of Western

Australia and a member of the Curriculum Council’s visual communication design course of

study reference group.

Anne Tumak

DEPUTY CHAIR OF THE BOARD

Government Schools

Ms Tumak is a senior teacher at Mt Lawley Senior High School and president of the Australian

Joint Council of Professional Teaching Associations. She has been a society and environment

teacher in WA for more than 20 years and has held many senior positions with professional

organisations.

Alex Solosy

Catholic Schools

Ms Solosy is a senior teacher, currently the English/Literacy consultant in the 7-12 curriculum

support section of the Catholic Education Office. She has made presentations at a State and

National level, showing ways of using ICT to enrich the learning experience of students in an

outcomes-focused environment.

Carolyn Williams

Catholic Schools

Ms Williams is a senior teacher at the Good Shepherd Catholic School in Lockridge. She has

many years of experience in schools, unions and community activities, is active in supporting

teachers using the curriculum framework and mentoring beginning teachers.

Government Schools

Lynette Virgona � October 2007 - �� December 2007

Independent Schools

Lorna Beegan 5 September 2007 - �� December 2007


Board Members from �� December 2007

Christine Kelly

Elected by Government school teachers

Ms Kelly is employed by the Department of Education and Training as an English teacher at

Willetton Senior High School. She has extensive experience in the State school system, having

worked for many years in isolated communities in the State’s north and in hard-to-staff schools

in the metropolitan area.

Denis McMahon


Mr McMahon commenced employment with the Department of Education and Training in 1986

and has taught English and literature in a wide range of learning contexts. Since 1997, he has

been a member of the English Department at Applecross Senior High School.

Glyn Parry


Dr Glyn Parry is a senior teacher employed by the Department of Education and Training. He

is author of several books for children and teenagers. Dr Parry has served on the State Library

Board of Western Australia, the ABC National Advisory Council, and the Literature Board of the

Australia Council for the Arts.

Ross Paton


Mr Paton has been a teacher for more than 30 years and is employed by the Department of

Education and Training as a senior teacher at Yuluma Primary School. He has taught at schools

in the Perth metropolitan area and at Mullewa and Karratha.

Jacqueline Varris (Deputy Chair)


Mrs Varris is in her fourth year as deputy principal of South Ballajura Primary School. She has

taught at various primary schools including Boyare, Midvale, Nungarin, Lake King, Bungaree,

and at Morawa Agricultural District High School. Mrs Varris has also had a posting at the

Department of Education and Training’s Swan District Office and has worked as a relief teacher.

Marko Vojkovic


Mr Vojkovic has been teaching science in Department of Education and Training Schools since

1993. Before teaching he worked in the oil industry and ran his own business. He is an active

SSTUWA member and co-founder of the PLATO group.

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Fiona Walker


Ms Walker has 25 years teaching experience and has a secondary English background including

head of department. She is currently classroom teacher, Getting It Right literacy teacher and

learning support coordinator at Armadale Primary School. She is also a keen promoter of the

Arts and is a Western Australian coordinator of the Australian Children’s Television Foundation’s

Peter Bothe

Elected by Catholic school teachers

Mr Bothe has had 30 years of experience as an educator in Western Australia and Victoria. He

began his career as a school psychologist. He is principal of St Luke’s College in Karratha and

was formerly the principal of Trinity College in East Perth and prior to that Catholic Agricultural

College in Bindoon. Mr Bothe has formerly served as president of Catholic Secondary

Principals’ Association.

Greg Williams – Resigned �3 February 2008

Elected by Catholic school teachers

Mr Williams was elected by Catholic school teachers employed in Catholic schools. He resigned

from his position on the Board on 13 February 2008 following his acceptance of a teaching

appointment in an Independent school.

Bruce Hancy

Elected by Independent school teachers

Mr Hancy began teaching in 1980 and has since taught in all education sectors in Western

Australia. He is currently employed as a teacher at Guildford Grammar School. Mr Hancy has

been elected as president or vice-president of various school staff associations and twice been

elected as president of the Economics Teachers’ Association of WA.


Board Meetings

Board meetings held � April 2007 to 3� March 2008

Attendance by Board Members

Name Attendance Appointment

Applegate, Valerie 7/9 Until 11 Dec 2007

Beegan, Lorna 5/6 From 4 Jul 2007 to 11 Dec 2007

Bothe, Peter 2/2 From 11 Dec 2007

Breen, Stephen 8/9 Until 11 Dec 2007

Caudle, Michael 5/9 Until 11 Dec 2007

Croghan, Bronwyn 1/4 Resigned 4 Jul 2007

Dellar, Graham 5/6 16 Sept 2004 to 16 Sept 2007

Eastwood, Laurie 11/11 16 Sept 2004 to 16 Sept 2010

Fry, Robert 11/11 16 Sept 2004 to 16 Sept 2010

Gould, Valerie 9/11 26 Feb 2005 to 26 Feb 2011

Hancy, Bruce 2/2 From 11 Dec 2007

Howe, Theresa (Chair until 17/10/07) 6/11 16 Sept 2004 to 16 Sept 2010

Kelly, Christine 2/2 From 11 Dec 2007

Kerr, Susan 9/9 Until 11 Dec 2007

Kissane, Barry 9/11 23 June 2006 to 23 June 2009

Lindberg, Brian (Chair from 17/10/07) 7/11 16 Sept 2004 to 16 Sept 2010

Lindsay, Robert 5/11 23 Feb 2007 to 23 Feb 2010

McMahon, Denis 2/2 From 11 Dec 2007

Mylonas, Louis 8/9 Until 11 Dec 2007

Parry, Glyn 2/2 From 11 Dec 2007

Paton, Ross 2/2 From 11 Dec 2007

Robson, Greg 1/5 16 Sept 2007 to 16 Sept 2010

Solosy, Alexandra 6/9 Until 11 Dec 2007

Thomson, Maureen 10/11 16 Sept 2004 to 16 Sept 2010

Tumak, Anne 9/9 Until 11 Dec 2007

Varris, Jacqueline 2/2 From 11 Dec 2007

Virgona, Lynette 2/2 From 6 Oct 2007 to 11 Dec 2007

Vojkovic, Marko 2/2 From 11 Dec 2007

Walker, Fiona 2/2 From 11 Dec 2007

Williams, Carolyn 5/9 Until 11 Dec 2007

Williams, Greg 0 Resigned 13 Feb 2008

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The Committees of the Western Australian College of Teaching

The College has a number of Committees to carry out specific functions for the College and to provide advice to the Board. The

membership of the Committees includes Board members and other members of the profession. Most are chaired by a member of the

Board. Each Committee is provided with an executive service by the secretariat.

During this reporting period the Board disbanded the Information and Communication Technology Committee as it had achieved its

goal of establishing the information technology capacity of the College. The Finance and Administration Committee was given the

responsibility of attending to on-going information and technology matters. The Legislative Committee was also disbanded and a

working party with the responsibility of advising the Board on amendments to the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004,

was established.

The Committees and their Committee members are listed below:

�. Registration and Membership Committee

Purpose

To ensure that the College administers an efficient and equitable system of registration and membership.

Role

• Provide advice on policies and strategies for teacher registration.

• Monitor and resolve issues which arise from the registration process.

• Provide the secretariat with advice on registration assessments.

• Ensure consistent and equitable registration of members.

Committee Chair

Mr Robert Fry until February 2008

Ms Valerie Gould from February 2008

Committee Membership

Until December 2007

Ms Bronwyn Croghan Ms Carol Williams

Ms Susan Kerr

Continuing Membership

Ms Valerie Gould Ms Maureen Thompson

From February 2008

Mr Rob Lindsay Mr Marko Vojkovic

Mr Ross Paton Mrs Jacqueline Varris


2. Professional Practice and Conduct Committee

Purpose

Perform the disciplinary function conferred on the College by the Act.

Role

• Consider cases of alleged unprofessional conduct against existing members or

persons applying for membership of the College.

• Carry out preliminary enquiries into allegations of unprofessional conduct.

• Recommend formal inquiries regarding a person’s application or membership.

• Research precedents relating to cases of unprofessional conduct.

Committee Chair

Ms Theresa Howe


Ms Glenda Parkin - resigned 11/09/2007


Ms Deborah Bourke Mr Stephen Breen

Mr Ron Gorman

From February 2008

Mr Robert Fry Dr Glyn Parry

3. Finance and Administration Committee

Purpose

To provide the Board and the Director with support and guidance in, and to monitor, the corporate governance of the College.

Role

• Monitor, report and advise on the College budget and financials.

• Provide leadership in the corporate governance of the College including strategic planning and business planning.

• Keep the College informed of relevant business practices and business law.

• Provide administrative advice as requested by the Director.

Committee Chair

Ms Margaret Herley until December 2007

Ms Audrey Jackson from January 2008


Until December 2007

Ms Bronwyn Croghan Ms Anne Gisborne


Mr Laurie Eastwood Ms Maureen Thomson

Mr Brian Lindberg Ms Anne Tumak


4. Consultation and Communication Committee

Purpose

Communicate with members and the community to raise the image of teaching.

Role

• Develop a communication strategy.

• Develop strategies to promote the College and the teaching profession.

• Develop public campaigns in support of the teaching profession.

• Celebrate contributions to the teaching profession.

• Promote the value of College membership to ensure that all members understand the purpose and value of belonging to the College.

Committee Chair

Ms Anne Tumak until December 2007

Mr Bruce Hancy from February 2008


Until December 2007

Ms Valerie Applegate Mr Louis Mylonas

Mr Michael Caudle Ms Alexandra Solosy

From February 2008

Mr Ross Paton Mr Peter Bothe

Mr Marko Vojkovic Mrs Jacqueline Varris

5. Professional Learning and Standards Committee

Purpose

To provide the Board and the Director with support to promote professional standards and on-going professional learning for teachers.

Role

• Establish and promote professional standards and values relating to teaching in schools.

• Develop policies to encourage the development of teachers’ skills and knowledge through ongoing professional learning.

• Develop strategies for the induction and mentoring of new teachers.

• Identify issues of importance to the teaching profession and, where appropriate, conduct research into these issues.

Committee Chair

Ms Anne Tumak until December 2007

Mr Peter Bothe from February 2008


Until December 2007

Ms Valerie Applegate Mr Michael Caudle

Mr Louis Mylonas Ms Alexandra Solosy

Mr Stephen Breen Professor Graham Dellar

From February 2008

Dr Glyn Parry Ms Susan Doncon

Ms Juanita Healy Ms Jennifer Kuhn

Mr Greg Williams


�. Preservice Accreditation Committee

Purpose

To ensure that preservice teacher education programs enable graduates to meet the Western Australian Professional Standards for

Teaching.

Role

• Make recommendations to the Board on the approval of preservice teacher education programs.

• Confer and collaborate with stakeholders on accreditation policies and procedures.

• Work in partnership with tertiary institutions in establishing an accreditation framework.

• Ensure linkage between the accreditation framework and the College’s Professional Standards for Teaching.

• Consider consistency between the accreditation framework and the AFTRAA Framework for the National Recognition of Approved

Preservice Teacher Education Programs.

• Develop policy advice on the approval of teacher education programs.

• Ensure consistency and reliability in the process for the approval of preservice teacher education programs.

Committee Chair

Professor Graham Dellar


Until December 2007

Ms Valerie Applegate Mr Michael Caudle


Ms Janeen Thomsett Dr Anne Price

Mr Anthony Stopher Mr Barry Kissane

Mr Gary Homer

From February 2008

Ms Christine Kelly Ms Fiona Walker

7. Information and Communication Technology Committee

Purpose

To ensure that the College uses information and communication technology efficiently to enhance communication with members in it’s

record-keeping and secretariat functions.

Role

• Provide the Board and secretariat with advice on developments in ICT and their potential to enable the Board achieve strategic goals.

• Provide advice to the Board and secretariat on risk management in ICT.

• Monitor the efficient implementation of ICT initiatives in the College.

Committee was disbanded in October 2007

Committee Chair

Mr Louis Mylonas


Ms Anne Tumak Mr Brian Lindberg


8. Legislation Committee

Purpose

Interpret and review the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004.

Role

• Provide advice in the preparation of revised regulations and rules.

• Provide interpretation of the Act as required.

• Recommend appropriate delegations under the Act.

• Provide advice on legislation and their impact on the College Act.

• Provide advice to the Board regarding possible amendments to the review in 2008 Act.

Committee Chair

Professor Graham Dellar (until February 2008)


Until February 2008

Mr Brian Lindberg Ms Valerie Gould

Ms Theresa Howe

College Secretariat

Organisational Chart

Board of Management

Director

Executive Officer

Professional Learning & Standards

Registration & Membership

Services

Corporate Services

Legal Services

Western Australian College of Teaching Annual Report2�

National Affiliation

The Western Australian College of Teaching is a member of the Australasian Teacher Regulatory Authorities Incorporated (ATRA) which

was incorporated in Victoria in February 2008. The predominant purpose of ATRA is to better enable society’s needs for a highly-

qualfied, proficient and reputable teaching profession to be met by:

• facilitating collaboration, and where appropriate co-ordination, between and among teacher regulatory authorities in the development

and promotion of professional standards and professional learning for the teaching profession within the Commonwealth of Australia

and New Zealand; and

• identifying common and agreed issues and planning priorities through studies of the problems and needs of teacher regulatory

authorities, their relations with other educational institutions, with governments, and with the community and to encourage, sponsor

and publish or otherwise promulgate the results of such studies.

The Chair of Boards and Councils and Chief Executive Officers of ATRA members met in Canberra in August 2007 and in Tasmania in

February 2008 for bi-annual meetings. An additional meeting was held in Melbourne to plan for a system of national accreditation of

preservice teacher education courses.

Senior registration officers of ATRA members met in Adelaide on 20 July 2007. The legal officers of ATRA members met in Melbourne

on 6 June 2007.

Western Australian College of Teaching Annual Report

Membership DataAcronym

AM Associate Member

BRT Beginning and Returning Teachers Seminar

CRC Criminal Record Check

LAT Limited Authority to Teacher

PRT Provisionally Registered Teacher

RT Registered Teacher

Applications received during 2007-2008 (by Category)

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

RT PRT LAT AM

2,6342,784

503

13

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Applications received during 2007-2008 (by Age and Gender)

0

300

600

900

1,200

1,500

2 Applications received during 2007-2008 (by Age and Gender)

<25 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 >60Male 228 309 220 176 168 116 93 64Female 1164 1109 589 539 476 405 209 132

Female

Male

<25 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 >60

Applications received during 2007-2008 (by Assessment)

3 Applications received during 2007-2008 (by Assessment) 4Mutural Recognition

Schedule 4 (Transitional) 493 QLD 87Full (By Qualifications) 4,129 NT 19

Mutural Recognition 509---------------------------------------------> SA 28PRT Renewals 286 TAS 15LAT Renewals 40 VIC 123Western Australian College of Teaching Annual Report28

Full (By Qualifications)

LAT RenewalsPRT Renewals Schedule 4 (Transitional)

Mutual Recognition

Applications Under Mutual Recognition

State Number

Victoria 123

Queensland 87

South Australia 28

Northern Territory 19

South Australia 15

Membership as at 3�st March 2008 (by Category)

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

RT PRT LAT AM

37,098

7,392

70529

5 Membership as at 31st March 2008 (by Category)

RT PRT LAT AM Total37,098 7,392 705 29 45,224

2�Western Australian College of Teaching Annual Report

Membership as at 3�st March 2008 (by Age and Gender)

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

Female

Male

<25 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 >60

6 Membership as at 31st March 2008 (by Age and Gender)

<25 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 >60Male 316 1,002 1,076 1,339 1,318 1,550 1,910 1,592 1,368Female 1,704 3,886 3,763 4,159 3,875 4,422 4,742 3,296 2,162

Provisionally Registered Teachers

7 Provisionally Registered teachers

Approved as an RT 806Engaged in the PRT to RT process 1,556

Registered as a PRT only 4,987Total number of PRTs 7,349

Western Australian College of Teaching Annual Report30

Approved as an RT

Engaged in the PRT to RT process

Registered as a PRT only

�8%

2�%

��%

Western Australian College of Teaching Annual Report 3�

Cancellations, Refusals And Notifications

The Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 makes provision for the cancellation of membership in cases of misconduct,

failure to pay annual membership fees, on the death of a member or at the request of a member. During this reporting period, a total

of 2414 members were removed from the register. Of the 2414 members, the Board cancelled 790 members due to non-payment of

fees, the College was notified of the deaths of 28 members and 1064 teachers relinquished their membership. Fifteen members had

their membership cancelled as they were not compliant with the Act and 464 members did not renew their membership on expiry of

their period of registration.

A total of 32 applications for registration were refused under Sections 33 and 35 of the Act. Of these, 29 applicants were refused as

they did not meet qualification requirements and three because they did not meet English language requirements. The total number

of applications refused does not reflect the 326 people who made a formal request that their qualifications be assessed and then did

not apply for registration. Of the 326, 100 did not meet qualification requirements and 25 did not submit sufficient documents to allow

a full assessment to be conducted. Informal requests for qualification assessments are frequently conducted by phone and are not

recorded.

Section 49 of the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 makes provision for the Commissioner of Police and the Director of

Public Prosecutions to notify the College if a teacher is charged with, committed for trial or found guilty of particular criminal offences.

Section 50 of the Act makes provision for employers to notify the College of the dismissal of a person for serious misconduct or

serious incompetence. Section 51 of the Act makes provision for members of the College to inform the College if they are required to

pay damages as a result of civil proceedings arising out of their practice of teaching.

During this reporting period, the following notifications have been received:

Section 49 33

Section 50 40

Section 51 1


Public Sector Reports

Financial ReportsYour Board submits the financial report of the Western Australian College of Teaching for the financial year ended 31 March 2008.

Board Members

The following persons formed the Board for the reporting period:

Mr Brian Lindberg (Chair from 17/10/2007) Professor Greg Robson from 15/9/07

Mr Laurie Eastwood Professor Graham Dellar until 15/9/07

Mr Robert Fry Ms Valerie Gould

Ms Theresa Howe (Chair until 17/10/2007) Ms Maureen Thomson

Mr Robert Lindsay Mr Barry Kissane

Ms Anne Tumak (Deputy Chair) until 11/12/07 Ms Lynette Virgona 6/10/07 – 11/12/07

Ms Lorna Beegan 4/7/07 – 11/12/07 Ms Valerie Applegate until 11/12/07

Mr Stephen Breen until 11/12/07 Mr Michael Caudle until 11/12/07

Ms Susan Kerr until 11/12/07 Mr Louis Mylonas until 11/12/07

Ms Alexandra Solosy until 11/12/07 Ms Carolyn Williams until 11/12/07

Elected members from ��/�2/07

Mrs Jacqueline Varris (Deputy Chair) Ms Christine Kelly

Mr Denis McMahon Dr Glyn Parry

Mr Ross Paton Mr Marko Vojkovic

Ms Fiona Walker Mr Peter Bothe

Mr Bruce Hancy Mr Greg Williams 11/12/07 – 13/02/08

Principal Activities

The principal activities of the College during the financial period were to recognise, promote and regulate the teaching profession in

Western Australia.

Significant Changes

No significant change in the nature of these activities occurred during the period.

Operating Result

The surplus from ordinary activities amounted to $738,248.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Members of the Board.

Brian Lindberg

Chair

Laurie Eastwood

Board Member

Dated this 5th day of August 2008


Income Statement for the Year Ended 3� March 2008

Note 2008 $ 2007 $

Revenues from ordinary activities 2 3,834,07� 3,313,295

Employee benefits expense (�,4�7,��7) (1,039,802)

Depreciation and amortisation expenses 3 (44,22�) (24,686)

Services and contracts 3 (�,023,744) (752,344)

Communications (203,304) (200,622)

Other expenses from ordinary activities (32�,�45) (146,290)

Profit from ordinary activities before income tax expense 738,248 1,149,551

Income tax expense relating to ordinary activities - -

Net profit from ordinary activities after income tax expense attributable

to the organisation738,248 1,149,551

These accounts have been audited and constitute general purpose financial statements. This statement must be read in conjunction

with the attached audit report of MSI Marsdens and notes to the accounts.

Balance Sheet as at 3� March 2008

Note 2008 $ 2007 $

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash assets 4 3,73�,2�5 2,401,646

Trade and other receivables 5 �,034 34,675

Other current assets 6 �85,3�5 1,293

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 3,�25,��4 2,437,614

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Property, plant and equipment 7 33�,8�3 101,723

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 33�,8�3 101,723

TOTAL ASSETS 4,2�2,477 2,539,337

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Trade and other payables 8 2,043,804 1,167,630

Current provisions 9 �03,7�� 31,516

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 2,�47,5�5 1,199,146

NON CURRENT LIABILITIES

Non current provisions 9 54,�� 18,553

TOTAL NON CURRENT LIABILITIES 54,�� 18,553

TOTAL LIABILITIES 2,202,5�� 1,217,699

NET ASSETS 2,05�,88� 1,321,638

EQUITY

Retained profits 2,05�,88� 1,321,638

TOTAL EQUITY 2,05�,88� 1,321,638




Statement of Recognised Income and Expenditure for the Year Ended 3� March 2008

2008 $ 2007 $

Retained profits at the beginning of the financial year �,32�,�38 172,087

Net profit attributable to the association 738,248 1,149,551

Retained profits at the end of the financial year 2,05�,88� 1,321,638



Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 3� March 2008

Note 2008 $ 2007 $

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Cash receipts in the course of operations 2,��,88� 2,556,832

Payments to suppliers and employees (�,5��,723) (1,714,226)

Interest received 2 2�3,7�7 126,972

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 13b �,��,�30 969,578

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Fixed asset purchases 7 (27�,3��) (69,502)

NET CASH PROVIDED BY/(USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES (27�,3��) (69,502)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Repayment of borrowings - -

Net cash used in financing activities - -

Net increase in cash held 4 �,337,�� 900,076

Cash at the beginning of the financial year 2,40�,�4� 1,501,570

Cash at the end of the financial year 13a 3,73�,2�5 2,401,646




Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 3� March 2008

Note �: Statement Of Significant Accounting Policies

This financial report is a general purpose financial report that has been prepared in accordance with Accounting Standards, Urgent

Issues Group Interpretations, other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the requirements

of the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004.

The financial report covers the Western Australian College of Teaching as an individual entity. The Western Australian College of

Teaching is an association incorporated in Western Australia under the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004.

The financial report of the Western Australian College of Teaching as an individual entity complies with all Australian equivalents to

International Financial Reporting Standards (AIFRS) in their entirety.

The following is a summary of the material accounting policies adopted by the association in the preparation of the financial report.

The accounting policies have been consistently applied, unless otherwise stated.

Basis of preparation

The Western Australian College of Teaching has prepared financial statements in accordance with the Australian equivalents to

International Financial Reporting Standards (AIFRS) from 1 July 2005.

In accordance with the requirements of AASB 1: First-time Adoption of Australian Equivalents to International Financial Reporting

Standards, adjustments to the accounts resulting from the introduction of AIFRS have been applied retrospectively to 2005

comparative figures excluding cases where optional exemptions available under AASB 1 have been applied.

The accounting policies set out below have been consistently applied to all years presented. The entity has however elected to adopt

the exemptions available under AASB 1 relating to AASB 132: Financial Instruments: Disclosure and Presentation, and AASB 139:

Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. Refer to Note 17 Change in Accounting Policy for further details.

Reporting Basis and Conventions

The financial report has been prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historical costs modified by the revaluation of selected

non-current assets, financial assets and financial liabilities for which the fair value basis of accounting has been applied.

a. Income Tax

The College was established by an Act of Parliament, the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004, and is exempt from

income tax.

b. Property, Plant and Equipment

Each class of property, plant and equipment is carried at cost or fair value less, where applicable, any accumulated depreciation

and impairment losses.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Each class of property, plant and equipment is carried at cost or fair value as indicated less, where applicable, any accumulated

depreciation and impairment losses.

Plant and equipment

Plant and equipments are measured on the cost basis less depreciation and impairment losses.

The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually by directors to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable

amount from these assets. The recoverable amount is assessed on the basis of the expected net cash flows that will be received

from the assets’ employment and subsequent disposal. The expected net cash flows have been discounted to their present values

in determining recoverable amounts.

Western Australian College of Teaching Annual Report3� Western Australian College of Teaching Annual Report


Note �: Statement of Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

Depreciation

The depreciable amount of all fixed assets including building and capitalised lease assets, is depreciated on a straight-line basis

over their useful lives to the commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use. Leasehold improvements are depreciated

over the shorter of either the unexpired period of the lease or the estimated useful lives of the improvements.

The depreciation rates used for each class of depreciable asset are:

Class of Fixed Asset Depreciation Rate

Plant, furniture and office equipment 12.50% - 33.33%

Computer system 33.33%

The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed and adjusted, if appropriate, at each balance date.

An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset’s carrying amount is greater than its

estimated recoverable amount.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with the carrying amount. These gains and losses are

included in the income statement. When revalued assets are sold, amounts included in the revaluation relating to that asset are

transferred to retained earnings

c. Employee Benefits

Provision is made for the College’s liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered by employees to balance date.

Employee benefits that are expected to be settled within one year have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when

the liability is settled, plus related on-costs. Employee benefits payable later than one year have been measured at the present

value of the estimated future cash outflows to be made for those benefits.

Contributions are made by the association to an employee superannuation fund and are charged as expenses when incurred.

d. Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at-call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments with

original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities on

the balance sheet.

e. Revenue

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised upon the delivery of goods to the customer.

Interest revenue is recognised on a proportional basis, taking into account the interest rates applicable to the financial assets.

Membership fee revenue is brought to account and recognised in the accounting period to which the membership relates. All

revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).

f. Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not

recoverable from the Australian Tax Office. In these circumstances the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the

asset or as part of an item of the expense. Receivables and payables in the Statement of Financial Position are shown

inclusive of GST.

Cash flows are presented in the cash flow statement on a gross basis, except for the GST component of investing and financing

activities, which are disclosed as operating cash flows.



Note �: Statement of Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

g. Financial Instruments

Recognition and Initial Measurement

Financial instruments, incorporating financial assets and financial liabilities, are recognised when association becomes a party to

contractual provisions of the instrument.

Trade date accounting is adopted for financial assets that are delivered within timeframes established by marketplace convention.

Financial instruments are initially measured at fair value plus transaction costs where the instrument is not classified as at fair value

through profit or loss. Transaction costs related to instruments classified as at fair value through profit and loss are expensed to

profit and loss immediately. Financial instruments are classified and measure as set out below.

Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss

A financial asset is classified in this category if acquired principally for the purpose of selling in the short-term, or if so designated by

management. Derivatives are also categorised as held for trading unless they are designated as hedges. Realised and unrealised

gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value of these assets are included in the income statement in the period in which

they arise.

Financial liabilities

Non-derivative financial liabilities are recognised at amortised cost, comprising original debt less principal payments and

amortisation.

Impairment

At each reporting date, the entity assesses whether there is objective evidence that a financial instrument has been impaired.

Impairment losses are recognised in the income statement.

h. Impairment of assets

At each reporting date, the entity reviews the carrying values of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any

indication that those assets have been impaired. If such an indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset, being the higher

of the asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value-in-use, is compared to the asset’s carrying value. Any excess of the asset’s

carrying value over its recoverable amount is expensed to the income statement.

Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the entity estimates the recoverable amount of

the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

i. Comparative figures

When required by Accounting Standards, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to changes in presentation for the

current financial year.



Note 2: Revenue

2008 $ 2007 $

Operating activities

— Members subscriptions 3,3�3,827 2,912,060

— Beginning Teachers’ Seminar �32,8�� 179,333

— Operating grants - 91,425

— Other revenue �23,5�4 3,505

3,�20,3�2 3,186,323

Non-operating activities

— Interest received 2�3,7�7 126,972

2�3,7�7 126,972

Total Revenue 3,834,07� 3,313,295

Note 3: Profit

2008 $ 2007 $

a. Expenses

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 44,22� 24,686

b. Significant Revenues and Expenses

The following revenue and expense items are relevant in explaining the financial performance

Bank Fees 5�,538 45,209

Consultants 28,037 159,234

Criminal Record Checks ��,�88 48,984

Printing �4�,472 109,720

Rent & Leases 2�3,5�� 165,885

Seminar Expenses �80,�55 110,708

Travel 5�,824 50,646

Other Services Contracts ��,�� 61,958

�,023,744 752,344

Note 4: Cash and Cash Equivalents

2008 $ 2007 $

Cash on hand 400 400

Cash at bank �07,258 569,639

Cash on deposit (i) 2,83�,�07 1,831,607

3,73�,2�5 2,401,646

(i) A contingent liability facility is secured over part of these funds ($31,607) in favour of

Masterkey Properties Pty Ltd (refer Note 10).



Note 5: Trade and Other Receivables

2008 $ 2007 $

Sundry debtors - 18,740

Franking machine balance 5,851

GST Refund �,034 10,084

�,034 34,675

Note �: Other Current Assets

2008 $ 2007 $

Prepayments and accrued income 3,547 1,293

Deposit on Purchase of Property �8�,8�8 -

�85,3�5 1,293

Note 7: Property Plant and Equipment

2008 $ 2007 $

Computer equipment at cost 7�,43� 39,901

Less accumulated depreciation (3�,�8�) (15,202)

40,244 24,699

Computer software at cost 2�2,0�2 32,521

Less accumulated depreciation (��,�07) (2,248)

245,�85 30,273

Furniture & fittings at cost 55,��8 40,214

Less accumulated depreciation (�7,�84) (9,723)

37,�84 30,491

Office equipment — at cost 28,2�2 24,956

Less accumulated depreciation (�4,8�2) (8,696)

�3,3�� 16,260

33�,8�3 101,723

Movement in carrying amounts

Movement in the carrying amounts for each class of property, plant and equipment between the beginning and the end of the current

financial period.

Computer Equipment

$

Computer Software

$

Furniture & Fittings

$

Office Equipment

$

Balance at the beginning of period 24,699 30,273 30,491 16,260

Additions 31,530 229,571 14,954 3,256

Depreciation expense 15,985 13,859 8,261 6,117

Carrying amount at the end of period 40,244 245,�85 37,�84 �3,3��



Note 8: Trade and Other Payables

Current 2008 $ 2007 $

Trade creditors and accruals �5�,050 537,853

Payroll Liabilities - 21,815

Income received in advance (i) �,887,754 607,962

2,043,804 1,167,630

From the year ended 31 March 2007, the College’s practice is to bill in March each year all fees due and payable for the following

year. In March 2008, all fees for the year ending 31 March 2009 were raised. They are not recognised in income for the year ended 31

March 2008.

For the year ended 31 March 2008, the amount receivable in this regard is raised as a debtor and the amount representing income for

the year ending 31 March 2009 is treated as a creditor in the Balance Sheet.

For reporting purposes, the debtor and corresponding creditor are offset in the College’s Balance Sheet for the year ended 31 March

2008 as follows:.

2008 $ 2007 $

Income received in advance 3,�88,3�0 3,023,537

Amount receivable (�,300,�0�) (2,415,575)

�,887,754 607,962

Note �: Provisions

2008 $ 2007 $

Current

Employee benefits �03,7�� 31,516

Non Current

Employee benefits 54,�� 18,553

Number of employees at year end 28 21

Note �0: Contingent Liabilities

There is a contingent liability facility in favour of Masterkey Properties Pty Ltd ATF Masterkey Discretionary Trust in the sum of

$31,606.97 relating to the tenancy bond for the premises occupied by the College. The facility is secured over the College’s term

deposit for the same amount.

Note ��: Events Subsequent to Reporting Date

In April 2008, the College settled on the purchase of four adjoining Commercial Units in Ascot with the intent of relocating the offices

of the College in 2010 when the leases expire. This coincides with the expiry of the College’s lease at its current location in the City

centre.

Note �2: Segment Reporting

The College operates predominantly in one business and geographical segment, being in the recognition, promotion and regulation of

the teaching profession in Western Australia.



Note �3: Cash Flow Information

Notes 2008 $ 2007 $

a. Reconciliation of Cash

Cash on hand 4 400 400

Cash at bank 4 �07,258 569,639

Cash on deposit 4 2,83�,�07 1,831,607

3,73�,2�5 2,401,646

b.Reconciliation of Net Cash provided by Operating Activities to Profit from

Ordinary Activities after Income Tax

Profit from ordinary activities after income tax 738,248 1,149,551

Non-cash flows in profit from ordinary activities:

Depreciation 7 44,22� 24,686

Changes in assets and liabilities

(Increase)/decrease in assets

Prepayments 6 (�84,073) 9,093

Receivables 5 33,�42 (34,126)

Increase/(decrease) in liabilities

Creditors, accruals and income received in advance 8 87�,�74 (191,487)

Provisions 9 �08,7�8 11,861

Net cash provided by operating activities �,��,�30 969,578

c. The college has no credit stand-by or financing facilities in place.

d. There were no non-cash financing or investing activities during the period.

Note �4: Capital and Leasing Commitments

2008 $ 2007 $

a. Operating Lease Commitments

Non-cancellable operating leases contracted for but not capitalised

in the financial statements

Payable — minimum lease payments

- not later than 12 months �3�,83� 151,345

- between 12 months and 5 years 238,�77 320,711

378,5�3 472,056

The property lease is a non-cancellable lease with a five-year term, with rent payable monthly in advance. Contingent rental provisions

within the lease agreement require that the minimum lease payments shall be increased by the lower of CPI or 4% per annum.

An option exists to renew the lease at the end of the five-year term (2010) for an additional term of five years. The lease allows for

subletting of all lease areas.


Note �5: Financial Risk Management

a. Financial Risk Management Policies

The College’s Financial instruments consist mainly of deposits with Banks, accounts receivables and payables.

The College does not have any derivative instruments at 31 March 2008.

i. Treasury Risk Management

A finance committee consisting of senior committee members meet on a regular basis to analyse financial risk exposure and to

evaluate treasury management strategies in the context of most recent economic conditions and forecasts.

The Committee’s overall risk management strategy seeks to assist the association in meeting its financial targets, whilst minimising

potential adverse effects on financial performance.

ii. Financial Risk Exposure and Management

The main risks the association is exposed to through its financial instruments and interest rate risk, liquidity risk and credit risk.

Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is managed with a mixture of fixed and floating rate debt.

Foreign currency risk

The College is not exposed to fluctuations in foreign currencies.

Liquidity risk

The College manages liquidity risk by monitoring forecast cash flows and ensuring that adequate unutilised borrowing facilities are

maintained.

Credit risk

The maximum exposure to credit risk, excluding the value of any collateral or other security, at balance sheet date to recognise

financial assets, is the carrying amount, net of any provisions for impairment of those assets, as disclosed in the balance sheet and

notes to the financial statements.

Apart from as disclosed in Note 4(i), there are no material amounts of collateral held as security at 31 March 2008.

At the year end the college does not have any material credit risk exposure to any single receivable or group of receivable under

financial instruments entered into by the college.

The College is not exposed to any material commodity price risk.

The trade receivables balances at 31 March 2008 and 31 March 2007 do not include any counterparties with external credit ratings.


b. Financial Instrument Composition and Maturity Analysis

The table below reflects the undiscounted contractual settlement terms for financial instruments of a fixed period of maturity, as

well as management’s expectations of the settlement period for all other financial instruments. As such, the amounts may not be

reconciled to the balance sheet.

Weighted Average

Effective Interest RateFloating Interest Rate

Fixed Interest Bearing

Within 1-5 yearsTotal

2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007

% % $ $ $ $ $ $

Financial Assets

Cash & cash equivalents 7% 5% 907,658 570,608 - - 907,658 570,608

Short-term deposits 7% 5% - - 2,831,607 1,831,607 2,831,607 1,831,607

Total Financial Assets 907,658 570,608 2,831,607 1,831,607 3,739,265 2,401,646

Financial Liabilities

Trade & sundry payables - - - - 2,041,575 1,167,630 2,041,575 1,167,630

Total Financial Liabilities - - - 2,041,575 1,167,630 2,041,575 1,167,630

c. Net Fair Values

The Board considers that the carrying amount of financial assets and financial liabilities recorded in the financial statements

approximates their fair values.

Note ��: Resources Provided Free of Charge

In accordance with Treasurer’s Instruction 1101A and AAS29 Financial Reporting by Government Departments, the Department of

Education and Training has advised that it has provided the following services free of charge to the College during the year ended 31

March 2008.

2008 $ 2007 $

Provision of Board member representation - -

Salary of Director of WACOT - -

- -


Note �7: Accounting Policy Amendments

The following Australian Accounting Standards which have been issued or amended are applicable to the association but not yet

effective and have not been adopted in preparation of the financial statements at reporting date.

AASB

AmendmentsStandard Affected

Outline of

Amendment

Application Date

of Standard

Application Date

for the College

AASB 2007-3 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standard

AASB 5

Non-current Assets held for sale and discontinued operations

The disclosure requirements of AASB 114: Segment reporting has been replaced due to the issuing of AASB 8: Segment Reporting in February 2007. These amendments will involve changes to segment reporting disclosures. However, it is anticipated there will be no direct impact on recognition and measurement criteria amounts included in the financial report, as the association does not fall within the scope of AASB 8.

1.1.2009 1.4.2009

AASB 6Exploration for and evaluation of minerals

AASB 102 Inventories

AASB 107 Cash flow statement

AASB 119 Employee benefits

AASB 127Consolidated and separate financial statements

AASB 134Interim financial reporting

AASB 136Impairment of assets

AASB 1023General insurance contracts

AASB 1038Life insurance

contracts

AASB 8 Operating Segments

AASB 14 Segment reporting As above 1.1.2009 1.4.2009

AASB 2007-6 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards

AASB 1First time adoption of AIFRS

The revised AASB 123: Borrowing costs issued in June 2007 has removed the option to expense all borrowing cost. This amendment will require the capitalisation of all borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets. However, there will be no direct impact to the amounts included in the association as it already capitalise borrowing costs related to qualifying assets.

AASB 101Presentation of financial statements

AASB 107Cash flow statements

AASB 111Construction contracts

AASB 116Property, Plant and equipment

AASB 138 Intangible assets


Note �7: Accounting Policy Amendments (Cont’d)

AASB

AmendmentsStandard Affected

Outline of

Amendment

Application Date

of Standard

Application Date

for the College

AASB 123 Borrowing Costs

AASB 123 Borrowing costs As Previous 1.1.2009 1.4.2009

AASB 2007-8 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards

AASB 101Presentation of financial statements

The revised AASB

101: Presentation of

Financial Statements

issued in September

2007 requires the

presentation of

a statement of

comprehensive

income and makes

changes to the

statement of changes

in recognised income

and expenditure.

1.1.2009 1.1.2009

AASB 101 AASB 101Presentation of financial statements

As above1.1.2009 1.4.2009

Note �8: Association Details

The registered office and principal place of business of the College is:


Level 2

165 Adelaide Terrace

EAST PERTH WA 6004

Statement By Member of the Board

In the opinion of the Board the financial report as set out on pages 33 to 45:

1. Presents a true and fair view of the financial position of Western Australian College of Teaching Inc as at 31 March 2008 and its

performance for the year ended on that date in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, mandatory professional reporting

requirements and other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board.

2. At the date of this statement, there are reasonable grounds to believe that WA College of Teaching Inc will be able to pay its debts

as and when they fall due.

This statement is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board and is signed for and on behalf of the Board by:

Brian Lindberg

Chair of the Board

Dated this 5th day of August 2008



Public Interest Disclosure

The Western Australian College of Teaching does not tolerate corrupt or other improper conduct, including mismanagement of public

resources, in the exercise of the public functions of the Western Australian College of Teaching and its officers, employees and

contractors.

The Western Australian College of Teaching is committed to the aims and objectives of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003. The

Western Australian College of Teaching has a Public Interest Disclosure Policy and has appointed the PID officer.

There have been no disclosures made during the current reporting period.

The contact details of the PID Officer are as follows:

Legal Officer

Kerry Marshall

Level 2, 165 Adelaide Terrace

EAST PERTH WA 6004

Telephone: 6467 8605

Facsimile: 9221 1301

Email: [email protected]

Public Sector Standards Report

Office of the Public Sector Standards reporting under s31 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 2007/08 for the Western

Australian College of Teaching is as follows.

No compliance issues arose during the financial year 2007/08 regarding the public sector standards.

No compliance issues arose during the financial year 2007/08 regarding the WA Code of Ethics.

No compliance issues arose during the financial year 2007/08 regarding our own agency code of conduct.

Freedom of Information

The Western Australian College of Teaching received no applications under the Freedom of Information Act during this reporting period


Appendix �


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Level 2, 165 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth WA 6004

GPO Box 2607, Perth WA 6001

Telephone: (08) 9221 1300 or 1300 652 911 Fax: (08) 9221 1301

Email: [email protected] Web: www.wacot.wa.edu.au

Copyright August 2008 WACOT0028

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