Australian Curriculum

Australian Curriculum

Australian Education system offers Primary, Secondary, and tertiary education that is linked across the country and across the world. This allows flexibility of transitions between courses and institutions. School is mandatory for ages 6-16. Australian education system is divided into three- Primary school which is from Kindergarten to Grade 6 or 7, Secondary school is from grade 7/8 to grade 10 and senior secondary school is for grades 11&12. Students who successfully complete grades 11 and 12 receive a High School after which they can proceed to tertiary education (University or College). Each student’s HSC performance is ranked with a score from 1 (highest) to 25 (lowest), depending on the subject combination and results. Most Australian universities set a minimum HSC score for student admission. Australian curriculum includes 8 key areas, English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health and Physical Education, Languages, Technologies, and the Arts. Of these, English, Mathematics, Natural science, and Physical education are compulsory. Primary and Secondary Schools follow a universal common assessment and reporting standard The school reports are sent to parents twice a year for Years 1 to 10 using A to F grades, A is Excellent 85 & above and F is Failed. The maximum grade point average achievable in High school is 7.0.

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