How will this initiative look after the needs of students in rural and remote areas?
• Academy courses offered in selected High Schools (e.g. Smithton, St Helens and Queenstown). The academy would be responsible for quality assurance of the programs, with schools offering a year 11 program with year 12 options. It is likely that in Year 12 some students would need to transfer to an academy campus for specialist interests. • Polytechnic delivering and quality assuring applied courses through local skills centres established at many district high schools, TAFE centres and Huon Linc. • Community Knowledge Network of Online Access Centres, Adult Education and regional libraries will improve literacy and numeracy access at a basic level. • Online strategies and flexible delivery for all students will be a key part of the initiative. • Improved accommodation options with more than 100 extra accommodation places being made available from 2008 for students who must live away from home to study. Improving the access to, and affordability of, supervised accommodation for regiona
