| Inquiry status: Completed | Date started: 5 March 2026 | Submissions close: 10 April 2026 | Reporting date: 2 July 2026 |
This inquiry is now complete.
The Committee’s report was released on 2 July 2026 and is available under the “Reports” tab above.
The Government Response to the report is due on 2 November 2026 and, when published, will be available under the “Government Responses” tab above.
The Committee thanks all those who contributed to the inquiry by making a submission or participating in hearings.
For any further information, please contact the Secretariat or call (02) 6207 5498.
- By email (preferred): LACommitteeSP@parliament.act.gov.au
- By post: Standing Committee on Social Policy, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601
Terms of reference
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| TORs - Inquiry into E-Petition 077-25: Access to 11–12 ATAR language courses in 2026 |  PDF (188.5 KB) |
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| Submission 32 - Name Withheld | PDF (371.3 KB) |
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| Submission 31 - Dennis Flannery | PDF (330.6 KB) |
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| Submission 30 - Theo Hearder | PDF (262.5 KB) |
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| Submission 29 - Name Withheld | PDF (353.6 KB) |
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| Submission 28 - Divya Muthiah | PDF (271.7 KB) |
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| Submission 27 - Annamalai Muthiah | PDF (171.4 KB) |
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| Submission 26 - Modern Language Teachers Association ACT | PDF (419.7 KB) |
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| Submission 25 - Dr Vikkitharan Gnanasambandapillai | PDF (287.1 KB) |
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| Submission 24 - Name Withheld | PDF (305.4 KB) |
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| Submission 23 - Viginathasan Paranchsothi | PDF (196.2 KB) |
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| Submission 22 - Canberra Tamil School | PDF (389.8 KB) |
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| Submission 21 - Canberra Region Languages Forum | PDF (252.1 KB) |
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| Submission 20 - Manikandan Lakshmanan | PDF (247.6 KB) |
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| Submission 19 - Nivedha Manikandan and Shivani Manikandan | PDF (268.2 KB) |
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| Submission 18 - Sarvesh Kumar | PDF (184.2 KB) |
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| Submission 17 - Senthil Shanmugam & Vaishnavi Senthil Kumar | PDF (268.8 KB) |
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| Submission 16 - Sindhuja Subramani Prasad | PDF (228.4 KB) |
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| Submission 15 - Selvameena Murthi | PDF (186.4 KB) |
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| Submission 14 - Muthaiah Ramanathan | PDF (357.3 KB) |
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| Submission 13 - Name Withheld | PDF (212.6 KB) |
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| Submission 12 - Vengatasalam Jeganathan | PDF (147.0 KB) |
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| Submission 11 - Meenu Sampath | PDF (291.9 KB) |
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| Submission 10 - Name Withheld | PDF (355.4 KB) |
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| Submission 09 - Thilagam Diraviam | PDF (217.9 KB) |
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| Submission 08 - Natalie Drummond | PDF (207.4 KB) |
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| Submission 07 - Australian National University Languages Board of Studies | PDF (398.4 KB) |
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| Submission 06 - ACT Government | PDF (258.3 KB) |
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| Submission 05 - Frank Keighley | PDF (1.8 MB) |
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| Submission 05.1 - Frank Keighley - Supplementary | PDF (448.4 KB) |
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| Submission 04 - ACT Parents | PDF (340.9 KB) |
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| Submission 03 - Australian Education Union ACT | PDF (303.9 KB) |
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| Submission 02 - Australian Multicultural Action Network | PDF (952.2 KB) |
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| Submission 01 - Federation of Chinese Associations of the ACT | PDF (312.0 KB) |
Public hearings
Tuesday, 28 April 2026 - Schedule TBC
Click here to view the current public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.
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| Public Hearing Schedule - SP - Inquiry into E-PET-077-25 - 28 April 2026 | PDF (143.2 KB) |
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| QON 03 Answer - EDU - Senior Secondary Language Education - EMERSON | PDF (248.5 KB) |
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| QON 02 Answer - EDU - Senior Secondary Language Education Consultation - EMERSON | PDF (288.8 KB) |
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| QON 01 Answer - EDU - Language Education Action Plan breakdown - EMERSON | PDF (345.2 KB) |
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| QTON 13 Answer - EDU - Consultation - BARRY | PDF (216.3 KB) |
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| QTON 12 Answer - EDU - Language Education Action - NUTTALL | PDF (344.5 KB) |
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| QTON 11 Answer - EDU - Erindale College - TOUGH | PDF (194.8 KB) |
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| QTON 10 Answer - EDU - Language teachers - BARRY | PDF (215.2 KB) |
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| QTON 09 Answer - EDU - Costs of delivery - EMERSON | PDF (252.7 KB) |
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| QTON 08 Answer - CIT - Student evaluation - NUTTALL | PDF (207.7 KB) |
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| QTON 07 Answer - CIT - Age of Student - BARRY | PDF (232.5 KB) |
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| QTON 06 Answer - CIT - Enrolment Figures - NUTTALL | PDF (231.0 KB) |
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| QTON 05 Answer - CIT - Cost benefit analysis | PDF (201.4 KB) |
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| QTON 04 Answer - CIT - Fee structure - TOUGH | PDF (205.9 KB) |
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| QTON 03 Answer - CIT - Marketing - EMERSON | PDF (203.8 KB) |
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| QTON 02 Answer - CTS - Student numbers - EMERSON | PDF (207.6 KB) |
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| QTON 01 Answer - CTS - Gaps - BARRY | PDF (192.7 KB) |
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| Report 06 - SP - Inquiry into E-PET-077-25 Access to 11-12 ATAR language courses in 2026 | PDF (815.3 KB) |
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| Media release - Report released - Inquiry into E-PET-077-25 Access to 11-12 ATAR language courses in 2026 | PDF (220.0 KB) |
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| Media release - New inquiry into E-Petition 077-25: Access to 11–12 ATAR language courses in 2026 | PDF (192.5 KB) |
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| Media release - Extended submission deadline - Inquiry into Access to 11–12 ATAR language courses | PDF (187.9 KB) |
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| Document tabled by Mr Frank Keighley 28 April 2026 – Budget Scenarios | PDF (86.4 KB) |
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| Document tabled by Education Directorate - List of schools offering language courses 2025 | PDF (377.8 KB) |