Future Options
SECONDARY GRADUATION
Secondary Graduation needs to be your primary goal.
Overwhelming evidence demonstrates that young people who achieve Secondary Graduation create many opportunities for further education and training (University & TAFE), improve their long term employment prospects and strengthen career development.
Eligibility For Secondary Graduation
To qualify for Secondary Graduation, a student must:
- Complete (achieve a letter grade of A, B, C, D or E) at least ten full year/or subject equivalent Curriculum Council subjects*
- Obtain an average grade C or better in at least eight of the full year (or subject equivalents) Curriculum Council subjects**
- Achieve Curriculum Council English language competence***
Secondary Graduation requirements can be accumulated over 6 years
Note:
Subject equivalence is made up of nominal hours of Units Of Competence (UOC). Students who successfully complete UOC will be credited with a full subject equivalent for every 110 hours of UOC.
(Successful completion of 55-109 receives credit for half a subject equivalent). e.g. A student who completes 295 hours of UOC would be credited with 2.5 subject equivalent. A subject equivalent is credited with a C grade.
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Up to 40% of a student's program of study (i.e. 4 out of 10 full year subjects) for meeting the subject completion requirement may be comprised of UOC subject equivalents.
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Up to 25% (i.e. 2 out of 8 full year subjects) for meeting the C grade or better requirement may be comprised of UOC subject equivalents.
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Curriculum Council English Language Competence
Students must achieve Curriculum Council English Language Competence to be eligible for Secondary Graduation. To achieve Curriculum Council English Language Competence students must obtain a grade C or better in one of the following Year 12 Curriculum Council subjects.
- English
- English as a Second Language
- English Literature
- Senior English
- Vocational English
Alternatively, students may sit the Curriculum Council English Language Competence Test, which will be held in Semester 2.
A pass satisfies the English Language Competence requirement for Secondary Graduation.
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