Annual report 1973/1974

As specified by thé law, thé report lists thé activities of thé Council for thé year concerned and contains ail thé various briefs, opinions, advice and recommendations submitted by thé Council to thé Minister. [...] Studies and Activities Although thé Council was obligea, in thé course of this activity year, to dévote much of its attention to thé study on thé state and needs of collège éducation in thé province of Québec in response to a spécial request for advice from thé Minister of Education, some effort was also directed to thé study of other subjects and eleven opinions were submitted to thé Minister. [...] Thé major points covered in thé opinion were thé objectives of thé programmes and study courses, thé function of thé Educational Counsellor, and thé distribution of resources at thé university level. [...] 30 3) Moral and Religious Instruction As thé Régulation of thé Catholic Committee of thé Superior Council of Education now permits thé introduction of options (effective thé 1975-76 school year) in religious instruction at thé third, fourth and fifth grade-levels of thé Catholic sec- ondary schools of Québec, thé Committee felt it advisable to présent thé Minister with thé major orientationst hat. [...] 4) Associate Deputy Minister of Education When thé Minister of Education consulted thé Catholic Committee on his choice of an associate deputy minister for thé Catholic sector, thé Committee expressed its view of thé rôle that belongs to this minister in thé administrative structures of thé Department of Education of Québec.