You don't have to live in a remote location to study by distance education. Day and evening classes for adult students are offered at 4 Education Queensland centres for continuing secondary education. Read the full procedure for Mature Age Student applications. Sitting 1 or more subject exams in the Senior External Examination can help you get the necessary results to gain a QCE, meet tertiary study requirements or improve your job prospects.
Exams are held across Queensland in October and November each year and cover 21 subjects including:. Read more about important dates, registration and adult learner options for the Senior External Examination. QCE subjects To be awarded a QCE you must complete a minimum of 20 credit points from a combination of courses including: core—the senior school subjects most students study preparatory—can include vocational education and training VET courses enrichment—courses that develop high level skills and knowledge in a specific area advanced—can include university courses and diploma or advance diploma programs.
Student transfers and the QCE You can receive a credit transfer if you change schools during Year 11 or 12—your previous study at a school within Queensland, interstate or overseas may count towards your QCE. For more information: phone 13 QGOV 13 74 68 email office qcaa. Distance education Queensland has 7 schools of distance education.
Contact your preferred school to find out more about home-based learning. Centres for continuing secondary education Day and evening classes for adult students are offered at 4 Education Queensland centres for continuing secondary education. Returning to high school Returning to high school to complete your senior education may be an option. Conditions apply if you want to enrol as a mature-age student including: a criminal history check the length of your previous state school enrolment.
You must: not have been permanently excluded from your preferred school in the past comply with all relevant enrolment requirements. Contact the principal of your preferred school to discuss your options. Students choose from a range of subjects in the key study areas of arts, business and economics, career development, English, health and physical education, humanities and social sciences, ICT and design, languages, mathematics and sciences.
Although most students are awarded their QCE at the end of Year 12, candidates must complete their studies before their credits expire. All students who finish Year 12 receive a Senior Statement learning transcript, but only eligible students receive the Tertiary Entrance Statement, complete with QCE results, issued every July and December.
Credits are gained by completing four types of courses: core , preparatory , enrichment and advanced. Of the 20 total credits required, students must complete a minimum of 12 credits of core studies.
Students may earn the remaining eight credits by studying any combination of core subjects, preparatory courses, enrichment courses or advanced courses with no more than six credits earned through preparatory courses.
These courses are taken in addition to the core subjects managed by the school and offer differing amounts of credit depending on their classification. An up-to-date list is available on the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority website. Recognised certificates and awards in areas such as music, dance, drama, sport and community development may also earn credit towards the QCE. The literacy and numeracy component, which must be completed in addition to the 20 credits, consists of two short courses developed by the QCAA, which focus on providing literacy and numeracy skills for everyday life.
Schools may implement these short courses at any stage during Years 10, 11 and Many students complete them in Year 10, either as stand-alone subjects or integrated with English and mathematics subjects. They offer good preparation for students wanting to complete the literacy or numeracy component before moving into English and mathematics subjects in Years 11 and 12, but may also provide an alternative for students who do not wish to study English and mathematics in senior years.
The QCIA offers students with learning difficulties and impairments the opportunity to have their schooling achievements recognised. Completion of the QCIA results in the attainment of a Statement of Achievement describing the student's demonstrated knowledge and skills and a Statement of Participation listing the activities the student has undertaken.
Queensland students are predominately assessed through school-based assessment that requires students to achieve a particular standard before receiving credits. Teachers award one of five levels of achievement to students after they complete a course of study, which are as follows:. Authority and Authority-registered subjects are assessed through this system of school-based assessment using school-based exams, observation of practical performances, projects, assignments or field work as the basis of assessment.
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