Leaving School in Australia - Year 12 State by State

A guide to Year 12 Certificates and Tertiary Entrance Requirements in Australia
Published by the Board of Studies NSW for the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Certification Authorities (ACACA)


Section 1: Queensland

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What award does the certifying body issue to students on successful completion in Years 11 and 12?

Either a Student Education Profile (SEP) comprising:

Senior Certificate –
http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yrs11_12/certificates/senior/index.html

Tertiary Entrance Statement –
http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/TertiaryEntrance/sep/tes.html

or a Certificate in Post-Compulsory School Education –
http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yrs11_12/certificates/pcc/index.html

 

 


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What must students do to be awarded the leaving credential?

The Senior Certificate is a formal record of a student's individual achievements in approved subjects in senior secondary education (Years 11 and 12 of schooling). It is issued at the end of Year 12 to students who have:

  • completed at least one semester of Authority or Authority Registered Subjects, or one Recorded Subject, or attained one vocational competency

  • remained at school until the date specified as the end of Year 12.

The Certificate of Post-Compulsory School Education is issued to a student if the person:

  • has completed at least 24 semesters of schooling
  • is not eligible to be issued with a Senior Certificate

and

  • the principal of the school which the student attended in the final year of schooling gives the Authority details of the student's achievement as part of the post-compulsory period of schooling (the post-compulsory period of schooling is the period after a person turned 15 years of age).


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Which document(s) lists the subjects/courses studied in Years 11 and 12?

The Senior Certificate and the Certificate in Post-Compulsory School Education may record results in:

Authority areas of learning:
http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yrs11_12/syllabuses/a-subj.html

Authority-registered areas of learning:
http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yrs11_12/syllabuses/ar-subj.html

Recorded areas of learning:
http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yrs11_12/syllabuses/r-subj.html

Assessment in vocational education and training is based on nationally endorsed competencies.


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What advice is given relating to tertiary selection?

Information concerning tertiary entrance includes the Tertiary Entrance Statement, a list of important contacts and a series of frequently asked questions about tertiary entrance.
http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/TertiaryEntrance/index.html


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Who issues this advice regarding tertiary selection?

Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC)
www.qtac.edu.au

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