News archive: 2017

2017 NSW Education Standards Authority HSC Examination Timetable

The 2017 NSW Education Standards Authority HSC Examination Timetable (Monday 16 October 2017 to Tuesday 7 November 2017), including dates and times for the Economics, Business Studies and Legal Studies HSC examinations, can be found here.

2017 HSC Examinations Countdown Clock

A  countdown clock re the 2017 HSC NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) external examinations can be found here.

NESA Review of Commerce Syllabus

The current Commerce syllabus was last revised in 2003. The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is converting the current Years 7–10 HSIE elective course syllabuses (including Commerce) into an online interactive format including (as applicable) update of content; inclusion of Australian Curriculum content; review for representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures; inclusion of Life Skills outcomes and content.

Commerce teachers are invited to complete the NESA online survey about the current Commerce syllabus (including Life Skills). Feedback from the survey will be considered as amendments are made to the syllabus.

The due date for the survey has been extended until 17 December 2017.

After completing the general information questions you will be able to provide specific feedback about the Commerce syllabus.

The survey should take no longer than 20 minutes to complete. Additional time will be required where you choose to provide comments in text boxes.

>> Download a summary of the survey statements

>> Complete an online survey

It may be useful to refer to a current syllabus while completing this survey.

You can also send your written submission to:

Emmanuel Karayiannis
Senior Curriculum Officer, Human Society and Its Environment
NSW Education Standards Authority
GPO Box 5300
Sydney NSW 2001
Email: emmanuel.karayiannis@nesa.nsw.edu.au
by 17 December 2017.

Economics and Business Educators NSW will be making a submission about the review of the Commerce syllabus and members are encouraged to contribute to the submission by sending their comments about the review of the Commerce syllabus to admin@ebe.nsw.edu.au.

Some questions to consider:

• What are the strengths of the syllabus?
• What are the challenges of the syllabus?
• Considering the Commerce syllabus was last revised in 2003, to what extent is the current syllabus relevant to today’s changing commercial environment and contemporary teaching and learning ?
• Should Economics subject matter form the basis of one of the core topics? At the moment the Economics topic (“Our Economy”) is an option.
• What can be used from the Australian Curriculum: Economics and Business and the Australian Curriculum:Civics and Citizenship to develop a new Commerce syllabus?

NESA Syllabus Development Process Consultation

Tell NESA what you think about the way they develop Economics, Business Studies, Legal Studies and Commerce syllabuses

The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is reviewing processes to deliver more streamlined syllabus development models.

A survey seeking feedback is open for all stakeholders including members of teacher associations.

This survey focuses on reviewing stakeholder engagement with the current NESA syllabus development processes including:

• previous engagement with syllabus development processes
• methods of feedback and consultation
• stakeholder expectations of NESA when responding to feedback.

The results will be used to inform future decision making about the processes NESA uses to develop syllabuses.

Teachers are the end users of syllabuses in the classroom – members of Economics and Business Educators NSW are encouraged to have their say.

The survey closes Sunday 10 December 2017.

EBE NSW 2017 Annual General Meeting

EBE NSW  will hold its 2017 Annual General Meeting on 11 December 2017. All EBE NSW members are welcome and eligible to attend.

EBE NSW members interested in being nominated to be a member of the EBE NSW Board of Directors need to submit their nomination form by 24 November 2017. Teachers involved in the teaching of one or more of the NSW Education Standards Authority courses EBE NSW represents and supports (Business Studies, Commerce, Economics and Legal Studies), as well as academics involved in the teaching of this subject matter, are welcome to nominate. More information about the position of an EBE NSW Director is available in the letter below by Joe Alvaro, EBE NSW President.

Please find below the following documents relating to the 2017 EBE NSW Annual General Meeting (these documents have been posted to members):

• Letter about the 2017 EBE NSW Annual General Meeting from Joe Alvaro, EBE NSW President
• 2017 EBE NSW AGM Agenda
• Election Of Office Bearers And Other Directors – Economics and Business Educators NSW 2017 Annual General Meeting
• Nomination Form for Economics and Business Educators NSW 2017 Annual General Meeting and Form For Voting By Proxy  at Economics and Business Educators NSW 2017 Annual General Meeting

Please do not hesitate to ask any questions you may have regarding the 2017 EBE NSW AGM. Send an email to admin@ebe.nsw.edu.au

Latest issue of “The EBE Journal – Journal of the Economics and Business Educators NSW” (Issue 1, 2017) now available

The latest issue of The EBE Journal – Journal of the Economics and Business Educators NSW (Issue 1 — 2017) is now available in the members section of the website. EBE members must must login to access the latest EBE Journal. Past issues of “The EBE Journal” are also in the members section.

Contents

• President’s Report – Joe Alvaro
• EBE NSW News
• Studying Economics: The Decline in Enrolments and Why it Matters – Jacqui Dwyer
• Economics on decline but can be rescued – Tony Kuc
• Pitch Perfect: Engaging Business Studies Students in the Art of Marketing Campaigns – Ben Andersen
• Problem Based Learning with Preliminary Economics Students – Elly Klappas
• Setting up students for success: The importance of the first Preliminary Assessment Task in Business Studies – Jay Short
• Indigenous Economics: A School Developed Option for Stage 5 Commerce Course – Wendy Mockler-Giles
• Your 2018 Business Studies and Commerce Students are invited to enter the Plan Your Own Enterprise Competition
• PYOE Competition – Waffles on Wheels – Sarah Matthias
• Girls take out top spot in the ASX Schools Sharemarket Game 1 2017 – Amanda Mior
• Women are dropping out of economics, which means men are running our economy – Danielle Wood
• Student2Student – Women in Economics: A Rare Species? – Ana Ali
• Revealed: The hidden problem of economic abuse in Australia – Jozica Kutin, Mike Reid and Roslyn Russell
• Business Case Studies in Global Expansion – Ben Andersen
• Focus on the Why – Wendy Mockler-Giles
• Using student reflections to improve their writing in the Commerce Political Involvement Topic – Bernadette Henry and Katrina McLean-Smith
• Stage 5 Commerce Tactical Teaching Activity Reflection – Bernadette Henry and Katrina McLean-Smith
• 2016 HSC Economics Examination: Unpacking the Question 20 of the Mulitiple Choice Question Section – Mai Ni Pham

Back issues of the “The EBE Journal – Journal of the Economics and Business Educators NSW” are also available in the members section of this website and contain useful teaching and learning resources.

2017 VCTA Comview Conference

Comview is the annual conference of the Victorian Commercial Teachers Association (VCTA). The program includes presentations and workshops to update business teachers’ knowledge of their subject disciplines, provides classroom strategies and activities to assist in improving student outcomes, and facilitates forums for discussion and debate in business education. The 2017 Victorian Commercial Teachers Association Comview Conference will be held on 27 and 28 November 2017 at Victoria University (300 Flinders Street, Melbourne).

EBE NSW members are able to pay the “BEA affiliate member (interstate)” conference fee.

>> More information here

Professional Teachers’ Council NSW Media Release – “Celebration of Excellence” (27 October 2017)

EBE NSW congratulates all the recipients of the 2017 Professional Teachers’ Council NSW Outstanding Professional Service Awards and the 2017 Professional Teachers’ Council NSW Outstanding Beginning Teacher Awards. Congratulations to EBE NSW Director Nicholas Ward who has received a 2017 Professional Teachers’ Council NSW Outstanding Beginning Teacher Award.

Compass: The Staffroom – Part 1, Part 2 and and Part 3 (ABC Television) has received the 2017 Professional Teachers’ Council NSW Media Award.

>> Full details in  the Professional Teachers’ Council NSW Media Release – Celebration of Excellence (27 October 2017) which can be accessed here.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) National Financial Literacy Strategy Consultation 2017

The National Financial Literacy Strategy sets out a plan to strengthen the financial capabilities of all Australians with the aim of improving financial outcomes.

A key feature of the National Strategy is collaboration across different sectors, including government agencies, community organisations, the education sector and financial services firms. ASIC is leading a public consultation process to shape the National Strategy from 2018 and is seeking feedback on a number of issues including:

• updating the language of the National Strategy from ‘financial literacy’ to ‘financial capability’ to reflect a growing focus on behaviours that support better financial outcomes;
• expanding the priority audiences identified under the National Strategy, for example to include people with disability (and their families or carers) who are navigating choices and options under the National Disability Insurance Scheme, or people in newly arrived communities who are attempting to understand and access financial services;
• broadening stakeholder reach and engagement with the National Strategy, including through the use of new technologies and;
• improving research, measurement and evaluation.

EBE NSW members are encouraged to give their feedback to ASIC re the consultation paper.

>> Download the consultation paper

Responses can be made via an online survey or by email to submission@financialliteracy.gov.au.

EBE NSW will also be making a submission as the peak teacher association in NSW for teachers of financial literacy. Please send your comments to admin@ebe.nsw.edu.au.

This is a good opportunity to voice the importance of quality teaching and learning of financial literacy in schools, amongst other matters.

Submissions are due by Friday 17 November 2017.

“Financial literacy is equivalent to reading and writing. It’s not possible to participate effectively in today’s society without it.”
– Annamaria Lusardi – Financial Economist

2017 EBE NSW Annual Conference Speaker Chris Anderson (Founder of Ecto Handplanes) on “Shark Tank” this Tuesday night on Channel 10

Chris Anderson as the founder of Ecto Handplanes, the bodysurfing business, recently presented an engaging discussion at the 2017 EBE NSW Annual Conference in July at UTS. As an award winning Australian-based interdisciplinary artist and designer, he spoke about innovation and how budding entrepreneurs can seek inspiration from a range of life experiences. Chris’ drive and ambition serve Is a powerful example of how our curriculum in Business Studies can connect to our students through people’s stories.

Chris will appear in Tuesday’s episode (19 September 2017) of Shark Tank on Channel 10 (check your TV Guide for the time), where you can follow his journey with your class. Student engagement comes from relevant and authentic learning experiences, and Chris will deliver on this. Ecto Handplanes could be used as an engaging case study in Business Studies or Commerce. Watching Shark Tank this Tuesday will prove to be a good follow up  to Chris’ session at the 2017 EBE NSW Annual Conference.

Chartered Accountants Scholarship Fund

This scholarship fund has been established to assist marginalized and disadvantaged Australians pursue tertiary education through an undergraduate university course with an accounting focus.  These scholarships are being offered by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and an individual may make application for a grant.  Applications for the March 2018 university year will open on the 4th December 2017 and close on the 15th January 2018.  The scholarship grant is for the 2018 University year.

>> More information on the Scholarship Fund

Contact Pamela Lee, Community Investment Relationship Manager either by email: pamela.lee@charteredaccountantsanz.com or by phone: (02) 9290 5658 for further information.

If your’re a teacher it pays to learn what you can claim at tax time

The Australian Taxation Office has published a document titled,”If your’re a teacher it pays to learn what you can claim at tax time”. Read the document here.

NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Australian Writing Survey

If you have not completed the NESA Australian Writing Survey which is currently being undertaken by NESA, please do so by the end of Term 3, 2017 when it will close.

The survey aims to collect data on how writing is taught and the support needed by teachers.

The survey should take approximately 30 minutes to complete, with accredited teachers receiving one hour of professional development towards accreditation.

NESA is partnering with internationally renowned educational researchers at the Learning Sciences Institute of Australia to undertake the Australian Writing Survey.

The teaching of writing is a core function for all teachers – all students need good writing skills to demonstrate what they know across all subjects.

NESA’s survey of all primary and secondary teachers across all KLAs will help identify the most effective teaching practices, and the ways NESA can provide teachers with targeted support in their classrooms, such as tailored professional development for KLAs.

Members of Economics and Business Educators NSW have an opportunity to comment about the teaching of writing in their Economics, Business Studies, Legal Studies and Commerce classes by completing the survey.

Please visit NESA’s Australian Writing Survey page and click on the link to complete the survey.

Student Seminar for HSC Economics Students

The School of Economics at the University of Sydney  invites HSC Economics students and their teachers to  an evening dedicated to the study of Economics from high school through to university on Tuesday 5 September 2017, from 4pm to 7pm.

Hear from leading economic experts as they offer you tips for achieving the best results in your HSC Economics examination. There will also be hand-on workshops for you to participate in. Find out about how studying Economics can provide you with the training to answer pressing global and social questions and many more.

Program:
4:00pm Opening of the event and registration
4:30pm Welcome by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Annamarie Jagose
4:35pm ‘Transmission Mechanism of Monetary Policy’ by Gianni La Cava
5:05pm ‘Global and Domestic Economic Outlook’ by Belinda Allen
5:20pm ‘Micro-policy and Regulation’ by Ann Whitfield
5:35pm Transition to workshops
5:45pm Workshop sessions
6:30pm Networking
7:00pm Event concludes

Location:
The University of Sydney
Charles Perkins Centre
Building D17
Johns Hopkins Drive (off Missenden Road)
Camperdown, NSW 2006

Cost: Free

>> Register here

Year 11 Economics Excursion Opportunity

NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) invites Economics teachers and their Year 11 Economics students to meet:

Matthew P Goodman
Senior Adviser for Asian Economics
William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Topic: International Economic Policy
Date: Friday 1 September 2017
Time: 9.30am – 11.30am
Venue: NESA, Level 4, 117 Clarence Street, Sydney
Cost: Free
RSVP: Monday 21 August 2017 Email: michael.charlton@nesa.nsw.edu.au

Mr Goodman is senior adviser for Asian Economics and holds the William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy at CSIS. Before joining CSIS in early 2012, Goodman was White House coordinator for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the East Asia Summit. He also served as director for international economics on the National Security Council staff, helping the President prepare for G20 and G8 summits. Prior to the White House, Goodman was senior adviser to the under secretary for economic, energy, and agricultural affairs at the U.S. Department of State.

Mr Goodman holds an M.A. in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.S. in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

https://www.csis.org/people/matthew-p-goodman

Also hear about careers as an Economist from the Reserve Bank of Australia, and opportunities to study at US colleges.

All enquiries to michael.charlton@nesa.nsw.edu.au

>> Access the event flyer here.

Financial Basics Foundation 2017 Suncorp ESSI Money Challenge

Real world game delivers vital skills in Economics, Business Studies and Commerce classrooms

* Fun meets finance *

ESSI Money is an interactive online game which delivers an innovative environment for students to understand the fundamentals of Earning, Saving, Spending and Investing – ESSI.

The game is one of many free resources developed by Australian not for profit, Financial Basics Foundation.  Supported by the Foundation’s partnership with Suncorp, ESSI Money has been updated to v2.0 and is now available for use in your classroom.

Teachers who have used ESSI Money in the past will find that ESSI Money v2.0 retains all significant functions of the original game, but with new content and a totally updated appearance.

ESSI Money supports students to practise real life financial transactions and experience the consequences in a safe, fun and challenging way. Students explore the concepts of earning, saving, spending and investing through a series of apps. They are able to replicate real life transactions such as banking, budgeting, online shopping, buying and selling shares, and using credit.

Students are encouraged to strategise and reflect on decisions made during the game by setting goals, creating a budget and recording regular diary entries.

Teachers have access to rich reporting data that allows them to monitor class game play and to support individual student progress and learning throughout the game.

Membership of the Financial Basics Foundation is free for all Australian secondary school teachers. To register as a member or find more information on ESSI Money and other resources, visit the website.

2017 ASX Schools Sharemarket Game (Game 2 begins on 17 August 2017)

While you teach your students about investing and the Sharemarket, they can put into practice what they are learning by playing the Sharemarket Game. Students receive a virtual $50,000 they can invest over a 10 week period, in 200 companies listed on the ASX. The prices students buy and sell at are the same prices as they would get in the live market so this is as close to real life share trading as you can get.

As a result of playing the Game your students will:

• Develop their knowledge of the sharemarket.
• Learn how to research companies.
• Discover the importance of wise investment decisions.
• Gain a greater knowledge of economic and world events.
• Begin to learn more about investing which is beneficial for their future.

>> Registrations open for Game 2 – 2017 : 20 July 2017
>> Game 2 dates: 17 August 2017 – 25 October 2017

There are teacher lesson plans and resources available once you register for the Game. If you would like to access the resources prior to registrations opening, please request via school.smg@asx.com.au.

There are reports about past winners (including strategies they used when playing the game)  in past editions of The EBE Journal – Journal of the Economics and Business Educators NSW. Economics and Business Educators NSW members can access the journals through the members section of the EBE NSW website.

>> Further information

Tax, Super + You Competition for students in Years 7-10

Are you a high school student in Year 7 – 10? Are you creative genius who can create an innovative way to generate buzz about tax and super? You are?! Great – this competition sounds perfect for you!

You are invited to think outside the box and pitch your ideas on how you would tell your friends about the value of tax and super in the community. You can Write It, Make It or Film It. Don’t worry you don’t have to be a tax guru to take part! You will not only get an insight into the value of tax and super, but you could also have the chance to win a share of $4,000 in prizes! Your creative idea could even be used in a national campaign.

Entries close on Friday 3 November 2017.

Suggested topics include:

• Taxes collected are used to help your local sports grounds, parks and recreation centres.
• Taxes are used to help the community meet the cost of healthcare.
• The more super you save now will allow you to live comfortably in retirement later.
• You can choose how actively you would like to be involved in your super account:
  
  • You can use a super fund or set up a self-managed super fund.
  • You can pay more into you super, access government contributions and other benefits.

>> Further information

2017 CPA Australia Plan Your Own Enterprise (PYOE) Competition

The CPA Australia Plan Your Own Enterprise competition encourages secondary school students to apply their business education to a real life scenario.

Working individually or in small groups, participants are asked to devise a creative enterprise idea and submit a business plan, explaining how their great idea could become a profitable business.

For teachers, the competition is a valuable tool to enhance the business education curriculum. For students, it helps to build valuable work and life skills.

CPA Australia partners with Business Educators Australasia to support teachers in developing the next generation of business leaders. Accounting is more than number crunching – the competition requires business insight, practical financial skills and a creative flair for problem solving – all of which are hallmarks of the CPA designation.

Economics and Business Educators NSW runs the competition in NSW.

To enter, students need to devise a creative enterprise idea and submit a 3000 word business plan, explaining how their great idea could become a profitable business.  The competition has two divisions with fantastic prizes up for grabs:

• Division one – Open to individual student entries, submitted by students of any age, attending a registered secondary school.
• Division two – Group entries (maximum of six students), submitted by students of any age, attending a registered secondary school.

NSW entries are due by Friday 1 September 2017 (Term 3, Week 7). These will be marked, and finalists in both divisions will be invited to the NSW Awards Ceremony. At this awards ceremony, the winner in each division will be announced. The NSW Division One winner will receive an iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi 128GB (valued at $579)​. Certificates and other prizes will also be awarded.

The Division One winner will then be flown to Melbourne for the National Awards Ceremony on Tuesday 10 October 2017. They will join the Division One finalists from the other states and territories of Australia. The Division One finalists will be required to personally present their plan to a panel of judges. The national Division One winner will be announced at the National Awards Ceremony.

This competition can be incorporated into assessment tasks for both Commerce (Option 11: Running a Business) and Year 11 Business Studies (Topic: Business planning). Click here for a sample assessment task. Email EBE NSW if you would like a Microsoft Word version of the sample assessment task.

All students who enter the competition will receive a Certificate of Participation for their job portfolios.

>> 2017 PYOE competition brochure

>>Tips for creating a winning plan

>> See the article available to EBE NSW members –  “Student2Student: How to Overcome the Pitfalls of Business Planning” by Sarah Matthias (Division 1 Winner of CPA Australia Plan Your Own Enterprise Competition 2016) in “The EBE Journal – Journal of the Economics and Business Educators NSW” – Issue 2, 2016

HSC Economics Study Day for HSC Economics Students and Teachers

Aurora College is providing an opportunity for HSC Economics classes  to connect and revise with other students from across the state. Presenters will focus on HSC Economics examination technique and up to date information on the HSC Economics course content. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions and seek answers in real time.

Note: This HSC Economics study day is now being made available to students and teachers in government and non-government schools located anywhere in NSW.

Date:                    Thursday 27 July, 2017
Time:                    9:00am – 3:15pm
Location:             Online via Adobe Connect. Materials and URL will be emailed to participating schools prior to the event and will also be available for download during day.
Cost: $50 for a teacher registering for a class/school

>> To register go to the ‘Learn With Us’ tab on the Aurora website

Registration closes on Thursday 20 July, 2017

For more information email Kate Thompson, Head Teacher – Teaching and Learning at Aurora College.

EBE NSW HSC Business Studies and HSC Legal Studies Examination Preparation Student Seminars

1. EBE NSW will present the following HSC examination preparation student seminars on Sunday 4 June 2017 at the HSC and Careers Expo 2017 (Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park, Sydney):

EBE NSW HSC Legal Studies Examination Preparation Student Seminar presented by EBE NSW President Joe Alvaro

Time: 10.30am

EBE NSW HSC Business Studies Examination Preparation Student Seminar presented by EBE NSW Director Greg Hannelly

Time: 12.00pm

>> More information

2. EBE NSW will present the following HSC examination preparation student seminars on Sunday 25 June 2017 at the Western Sydney  Careers Expo 2017 (Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney):

EBE NSW HSC Legal Studies Examination Preparation Student Seminar presented by EBE NSW President Joe Alvaro

Time: 11.15am

EBE NSW HSC Business Studies Examination Preparation Student Seminar presented by EBE NSW Director Greg Hannelly

Time: 12.45pm

>> More information

UTS Business School HSC Economics and HSC Business Studies Workshop for Students

Date: Saturday 22 July 2017
Time: 9am – 1pm
Venue: University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney City – Haymarket – CB08 Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, Building 8, Level 2 Auditorium

UTS Business School is hosting a workshop for students studying HSC Economics and/or HSC Business Studies. The workshop will feature three lectures, providing students with in depth knowledge as they prepare for trial HSC and HSC examinations.

Sessions include:

• The economics of disruption: is the share economy innovating or undermining market structures?
• Current and future challenges for Australia’s external stability
• Limitations of financial reports.

>> Further details

NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholarships for Commerce, Economics or/and Business Studies teachers

Applications are invited from Commerce, Economics and/or Business Studies teachers in Government, Catholic or Independent Schools and TAFE NSW Institutes across New South Wales for two 2017 Premier’s Teacher Scholarships to undertake a five week study tour.

All school teachers and TAFE NSW teachers should plan for their study tours to occur between the period from the 1st of January 2018 up until the 30 June 2018.

The two scholarships being offered to Commerce, Economics and/or Business Studies teachers are:

1. Premier’s Reserve Bank of Australia Economics Scholarship
   (One scholarship of $15,000 will be awarded in 2017)
2. Premier’s First State Super Financial Literacy Scholarship
   (One scholarship of $15,000 will be awarded in 2017)

>> More information is available here, including information about past recipients, sample applications and scholarship reports.
Applications for the NSW Premier’s Teachers Scholarships close on Friday 12 May 2017.

2016 EBE NSW CPA Plan Your Own Enterprise Competition NSW Awards Ceremony – 5 October 2016

EBE NSW  recognized the Plan Your Own Enterprise (PYOE) NSW winners at the annual  NSW awards ceremony on 5 October 2016 at the Sydney office of CPA Australia together with Mr Joshua Ang, Relationship Manager – Education and Business Development, CPA Australia. At the ceremony, prizes and certificates were awarded to the NSW student winners and their schools. Parents were in attendance as well to celebrate the success of their child, as well as teachers. Congratulations to the following winners and their teachers from NSW:

• Division 1 (Individual entry) – Sarah Matthias from Loreto Normanhurst for her business plan “Waffles on Wheels” (Teacher: Mr Matt Kohlhagen)
• Division 2 (Group entry) – Ashna Kapoor, Anna Michael and Ashley Oliver-Sjahry from MLC School Burwood for their business plan “ZIPCharge” (Teacher: Ms Allison McCulloch).

Thank you to all the students who entered the competition this year and the teachers who inspired and encouraged their students to enter this prestigious competition. Each student who participated received a Certificate of Participation signed by Mr Graeme Wade FCPA, President CPA Australia and Mr Tony Kuc, President Business Educators Australasia.

Thank you to the students, their families and teachers for attending the presentation at the CPA Sydney Head Office.

Thank you to our EBE NSW Director, Nicholas Ward, for taking on the role of PYOE NSW Coordinator this year and for all his time and effort in ensuring the competition in NSW was a success.
EBE NSW also thanks Business Educators Australasia and CPA Australia for their continuing support of this competition.

Congratulations to all the winners. Be sure to incorporate the PYOE competition into your Commerce and/or Business Studies teaching and learning program in 2016.