New data is indicating that high school students with lower ATAR and OP scores are being accepted into tertiary teaching courses.
Data from a Senate Inquiry reveal that one student was accepted into a teaching course at a Victorian university with an ATAR OF 17 out of a possible 99, with another accepting scores as low as 22.
Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham has introduced a literacy and numeracy test, and requested that all states and territories participate and ensure it is implemented consistently.