Australian Certificate of Education: exploring a way forward

The report Australian Certificate of Education: exploring a way forward:

- notes that at present there are significant inconsistencies in senior secondary school across Australia in such matters as:

• terminology relating to curricula, assessment and reporting;
• requirements for the award of the senior certificate;
• what is taught in particular subjects;
• how vocational learning is incorporated;
• how student achievement is assessed; and
• how student results are reported.

- analyses the following four models

• A national certificate as an alternative to the existing state-based final year certificates;
• A national certificate which evolves from the existing state-based certificates;
• A national certificate which is a general aptitude test similar to that used in the United States;
• A national certificate modelled on the International Baccalaureate.

The report sets out a clear proposal for an Australian Certificate of Education that would be available to all senior secondary school students, regardless of where they live in Australia.

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