Calls for more flexible exam adjustments for students with learning disabilities | ABC News

Year 11 student Angus Bayley has slow processing and dyslexia with experts saying he needs an extra 1.5 hours to complete his exams. The regulator says it can offer Angus an extra 30 minutes in total — or 10 minutes per hour — saying “Angus has provisions on par with peers with similar conditions”.

One advocate says that is unfair to kids with learning disabilities and regulators “need to be listening to the advice of the health professionals” and looking overseas, where more flexibility is offered.

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