"Despite two Senate inquiries in 1988 and 2001, it has taken 15 years and a state parliamentary review for the Victorian government to decide to build a specialist high school for students who are gifted, specifically targeting those from rural and regional Victoria."
Victorian here. Back when I was in HS is semi-rural setting, the school ran an interesting experiment for students for most of the time I was there. The curriculum was designed in 6m semesters with students allowed to move up years in subjects they excelled in. It was labelled, "vertical integration"/ There were advantages and disadvantages. You could for instance move up two years in study, move from year nine to years eleven maths. I know of one student who did this. While they handled the subject, they didn't handle the social dynamics well. This is a problem that could have been solved.
Having to move to another school isn't feasible on a daily basis due to distances involved. Government schools in my state have been gutted by all measures, facilities, buildings and specialised teacher training, so maybe the powers-to-be are centralising smart kids and looking at ways of funding schools even less?
Victorian here. Back when I was in HS is semi-rural setting, the school ran an interesting experiment for students for most of the time I was there. The curriculum was designed in 6m semesters with students allowed to move up years in subjects they excelled in. It was labelled, "vertical integration"/ There were advantages and disadvantages. You could for instance move up two years in study, move from year nine to years eleven maths. I know of one student who did this. While they handled the subject, they didn't handle the social dynamics well. This is a problem that could have been solved.
Having to move to another school isn't feasible on a daily basis due to distances involved. Government schools in my state have been gutted by all measures, facilities, buildings and specialised teacher training, so maybe the powers-to-be are centralising smart kids and looking at ways of funding schools even less?