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This report presents data collected in a teacher survey concerning the Primary Science Syllabus used in the primary schools of Queensland, Australia. Data were gathered by a single questionnaire from 259 primary science teachers randomly selected from the Brisbane South Education Region. The instrument was divided into two parts. Part I consisted of questions concerning school and teacher characteristics while Part II was concerned with the perceived adequacy of the syllabus and its implementation. Along with descriptive data about the schools and teachers involved, frequency distributions are provided for each question in the instrument. Factor analysis, cluster analysis, and discriminant analysis are used to provide information on teaching patterns and on patterns where assistance was required for the syllabus implementation. (MH)

Because of geographical isolation, a number of Queensland children cannot attend regular primary schools, and their education must be based at home. In 1979, 1,528 children were enrolled in the Primary Correspondence School. Children in the program receive lesson papers, textbooks and audio-visual items in the major subject areas of language arts, mathematics and social studies. Some art and science instruction is also conducted. Exercises undertaken by the child are mailed to the school where they are graded and returned within two days. Comments on audio tapes guide both the pupil and home supervisor and promote interaction between pupils and teachers. A little over half of the children in the program are also enrolled in the Schools of the Air and so receive instruction by means of two-way radio broadcasts. Forty classes are offered with time for each class limited to approximately 30 minutes per day. Other educational services in the program include itinerant teacher home visits, four or five day mini-schools, a mobile classroom, and summer camp programs. In addition to describing the enrollment, services and curriculum of both the Primary Correspondence School and the Schools of the Air, this report discusses other agencies involved, implications of the school, and issues for further investigation. Appended are lists of the materials provided to the students, daily study timetables, and sample lesson papers. (DS)