AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

EDUCATION REGULATIONS

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

No. 1 of 1959

	The object of these amendments is to increase the value of Nursery Kindergarten Teacher Scholarships as follows:

(a)	where the holder lives away from home – from £280 to £344 for the first and second years.

(b)	where the holder does not live away from home – from £180 to £215 for the first and second years.

(c)	for text books and incidentals – from £15 to £20.

	The amount payable in the third year will continue to be determined by the Minister.

	The increases bring the value of the A.C.T. Scholarships into line with the N.S.W. Department of Education Scholarships and are necessary to make Territory Scholarships sufficiently attractive to maintain a supply of trained teachers for employment in local centres.