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: Tasmania

Index


 

What award does the certification body in each State or Territory issue to students on successful completion of study in Years 11 and 12?

Cover of sample Tasmanian Certificate of Education

Tasmanian Certificate of Education

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What must students do to be awarded the senior secondary school leaving credential in each State or Territory?

Have successfully completed a course accredited by the TQA.

In 2009 the new Tasmanian Certificate of Education will be introduced.  To get this qualification a person will need to meet or exceed agreed standards for:

  • everyday adult reading, writing, communicating (literacy)
  • everyday adult mathematics (numeracy)
  • everyday adult use of information and communications technology (ICT)
  • participation and achievement in senior secondary studies (education and training)
  • planning for future career and education pathways.

People will be able to meet these requirements in different ways (including through senior secondary and Vocational Education and Training courses), in different settings (including secondary school or college, TAFE and other education and training providers and the workplace) and over different periods of time.

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

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Tasmanian Certificate of Education
Statement of Results
Criterion Profiles
External Ratings Statement
Cover of sample Tasmanian Certificate of Education

(to be replaced by the
new TCE in 2009)

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What advice is given relating to tertiary selection?

Year 12 students who are eligible for tertiary entrance receive a Tertiary Entrance Statement showing all pre-tertiary subjects satisfactorily undertaken, the score achieved for each subject and their overall tertiary entrance rank.

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Who issues this?

Tasmanian Qualifications Authority

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