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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: Western Australia |
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What assessment method(s) are used for the senior secondary school leaving credential in Western Australia?
For Tertiary Entrance Examination subjects, assessment is:
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school-based (moderated by an external examination), and by
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external examination.
Achievement in these subjects is reported on the Statement of Results as Grades, School Assessment, Raw Examination Mark, Scaled Mark and Decile Place.
For Wholly School-assessed Subjects, the grades are moderated by the provision of assessment support and exemplar materials, school visits and consensus meeting programs.
Achievement in these subjects is reported on the Statement of Results as Grades A, B, C, D and E.
How are the marks determined in the senior secondary school credentialling program in Western Australia?
For Tertiary Entrance Examination subjects, schools implement an assessment program that meets the requirements of the Assessment Structure published by the Curriculum Council for each subject.
Marks achieved by each student on tasks included in the assessment program are tallied at the end of the year and submitted (as percentage) to Curriculum Council. The school applies Grade-related Descriptors to identify numerical cut-off points for each grade.
For Wholly School-assessed Subjects, schools implement an assessment program that meets the requirements of the Common Assessment Framework published for each subject. Achievement is rated by using published Performance Criteria and a grade is calculated by application of an algorithm.
