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About 140 students, across nine schools, were learning the emperor Augustus instead of Julius Caesar before their external exams this week, as Queensland’s education minister sheeted home blame for the debacle to the public authority in charge of testing. Of the nine schools, Brisbane State High was the first to be identified as incorrectly teaching two classes of Year 12 ancient history students the incorrect content. Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek told media this morning he acknowledged the error, uncovered just days before the test on Wednesday afternoon, would be “extremely traumatic” for students. He said an investigation would be carried out, and the QCAA would be appropriately resourced to make sure the issue was not repeated.
