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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 3: Queensland |
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What assessment method(s) are used for the senior secondary school leaving credential in Queensland?
Queensland senior secondary schools operate a system of internally assessed, externally moderated school-based assessment. Students are initially assessed, according to the criteria and standards found in each of the particular syllabuses, by those people who are most familiar with the skills and knowledge of their students – the teachers in the classrooms. These teacher judgements, based on the evidence found in the student work, are then submitted to scrutiny by panels of fellow expert practitioners.
How are marks determined in the senior secondary school credentialling program in Queensland?
Assessment in Authority and Authority-registered Subjects is criteria and standards based. The criteria and standards for awarding a particular level of achievement are contained in that particular subject's syllabus for Authority Subjects or for an Authority-registered Subject, the study area specification, and study plan. Students are awarded one of five levels of achievement: VHA (Very High Achievement), HA (High Achievement), SA (Sound Achievement), LA (Limited Achievement) and VLA (Very Limited Achievement). These levels of achievement are awarded depending on the extent to which students meet the standards for each level in each criterion. There is no limit to the numbers of students who might achieve a particular level of achievement.
Assessment in vocational education and training is based on nationally endorsed competency standards.
