Planning for learning in Years 11 and 12
Senior schooling is an exciting time for our students and an important step in preparing for their future.
Our school works with year 10 students and their families to help them plan their education, training and career goals and map their pathway to a
Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE).
The Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)
The QCE is Queensland’s senior schooling qualification. It is internationally recognised and a sign of academic and personal success.
The QCE allows students to design a pathway that’s right for them — whether their goals after year 10 are to:
- study at university
- find skilled work
- attend TAFE or other training.
Students can choose from a wide range of subjects and courses, including Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) subjects, vocational education and training (VET), school-based apprenticeships and traineeships, or other recognised courses.
To receive a QCE, students must achieve the set amount of learning, at the set standard, in a set pattern, while meeting literacy and numeracy requirements.
Set amount
- 20 credits from learning options, including:
Set standard
- Satisfactory completion, grade of C or better, competency or qualification completion, pass or equivalent.
Set pattern
- 12 credits from completed Core courses of study
and - 8 credits from any combination of:
Literacy and numeracy requirements
Students must meet literacy and numeracy requirements through one of the available learning options.
Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement (QCIA)
The QCIA recognises and reports the achievements of students whose learning is part of an individual learning program. To be eligible, students must have an impairment or difficulty in learning that is not primarily due to socioeconomic, cultural or linguistic factors.
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