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 2: Queensland


 

 


What categories of subjects/courses are available for study in the secondary school credentialling program in Queensland?

Authority Subject:

This is a Subject for which there is an approved syllabus and a work program, based on that syllabus, which has been approved by the Queensland Studies Authority. A person's results in Authority Subjects are moderated by the Authority.
Courses in Authority Subjects generally run for 4 semesters, with 55 hours of learning required for each semester.

Authority-registered Subjects:

This is a subject for which the Queensland Studies Authority has approved a Study Area specification and a study plan for the relevant strand, but the person's results are not subject to the Authority's procedures for moderation. These generally run for four semesters.

Recorded Subjects:

This is an area of learning which is defined as a recordable non-authority area of learning.

 

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