Operating surplus/(deficit) 29 273 525 3 (889) Capital outlays Plant and equipment 650 65 107 297 211 Software 841 89 182 0 839 Total assets 18 080 18 125 17 919 17 068 17 823 liabilities 5 714 5 788 5 855 5 529 6 287 Net assets/(liabilities) 12 366 12 337 12 064 11 539 11 536 Table 2: QSA employees 2013–14 2013–14 2012–13 2011–12 2010–11 2009–10 Number of employees 213.0 217.0 247.2 248.5 239.8 at 30 June 2014 (full-time equivalent) A comprehensive set of financial statements covering all aspects of the QSA’s activities starts on page 19 of this report. Constitution, functions & powers register schools as registered training organisations The QSA was a statutory body established under the (RTOs), and accredit and recognise vocational provisions of the Education (Queensland Studies education and training courses Authority) Act 2002. develop tertiary entrance procedures, issue tertiary The main functions of the QSA were to: entrance statements and provide information to the develop and implement syllabuses and guidelines from public about tertiary entrance procedures and kindergarten to Year 12, and accredit syllabuses and requirements guidelines prepared outside of the QSA undertake research in relation to the aforementioned undertake assessment and testing programs that help functions. students demonstrate and improve their learning In performing its functions, the QSA also provided the achievements and plan for their future, and that three schooling sectors with a range of professional benchmark Queensland students against national development activities to support: standards and support school improvement processes implementation of syllabuses, associated materials determine procedures for and quality assure and processes Queensland's system of continuous school-based QSA business processes of assessment, moderation, assessment in the senior phase of learning certification and accreditation. manage certification and reporting processes that reflect student learning across the range of their school experiences, capture student achievement in their various endeavours, and provide personalised, up-to-date information to students and parents
Operating surplus/(deficit) 29 273 525 3 (889) Capital outlays Plant and equipment 650 65 107 297 211 Software 841 89 182 0 839 Total assets 18 080 18 125 17 919 17 068 17 823 liabilities 5 714 5 788 5 855 5 529 6 287 Net assets/(liabilities) 12 366 12 337 12 064 11 539 11 536 Table 2: QSA employees 2013–14 2013–14 2012–13 2011–12 2010–11 2009–10 Number of employees at 30 June 2014 (full-time equivalent) 213.0 217.0 247.2 248.5 239.8 A comprehensive set of financial statements covering all aspects of the QSA’s activities starts on page 19 of this report. Constitution, functions & powers The QSA was a statutory body established under the provisions of the Education (Queensland Studies Authority) Act 2002. The main functions of the QSA were to: develop and implement syllabuses and guidelines from kindergarten to Year 12, and accredit syllabuses and guidelines prepared outside of the QSA undertake assessment and testing programs that help students demonstrate and improve their learning achievements and plan for their future, and that benchmark Queensland students against national standards and support school improvement processes determine procedures for and quality assure Queensland's system of continuous school-based assessment in the senior phase of learning manage certification and reporting processes that reflect student learning across the range of their school experiences, capture student achievement in their various endeavours, and provide personalised, up-to-date information to students and parents register schools as registered training organisations (RTOs), and accredit and recognise vocational education and training courses develop tertiary entrance procedures, issue tertiary entrance statements and provide information to the public about tertiary entrance procedures and requirements undertake research in relation to the aforementioned functions. In performing its functions, the QSA also provided the three schooling sectors with a range of professional development activities to support: implementation of syllabuses, associated materials and processes QSA business processes of assessment, moderation, certification and accreditation.
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