The Australian Education minister, Dan Tehan, said 12th graders could still graduate from the ATAR test this year despite the epidemic.
authorities assured 12th graders that they would and would not have to repeat their studies.
Federal Education minister Dan Tehan says the federal and state have agreed that all Grade 12 students can finish high school this year.
Prior to this, the National COAG Education Council, composed of federal and state education minister, discussed by telephone the pneumonia epidemic and its impact on school education.
Federal government don`t want students to be at a disadvantage at home, he said, and they may adjust this year`s score system.
He said :" The Confederation will further cooperate with universities and the vocational education sector in the calculation and evaluation of ATAR ".
"For all students, all parents, there will be no thirteenth year and there will be no large-scale repetition of studies. You can get your diploma this year. "
"By 2020, ATAR." will be available to all Grade 12 students
Tehan did not elaborate on how to adjust the time of mobile phone online, but mentioned to consider students attending classes at home and students without mobile phones.
"All we have to do is try to make sure that this year`s ATAR score is the same as last year`s ATAR score ," he said. "
"But we will consider those who have to study at home, those who may not be able to teach online like others. "
