Education in Australia Made by Masha Pisarenko and Sasha Kholdina
Education in Australia is primarily the responsibility of the states and territories. Three-tier model: 1. primary education 2. secondary education 3. tertiary education The Programme for International Student Assessment 2006 The Programme for International Student Assessment 2010
Education in Australia is compulsory between the ages of five and fifteen to seventeen, depending on the state or territory, and date of birth. Post-compulsory education is regulated within the Australian Qualifications Framework, a unified system of national qualifications in schools, vocational education and training (TAFE) and the higher education sector (university). The academic year in Australia
*Pre-school and pre-prep programs in Australia is relatively unregulated, and is not compulsory. * In Queensland, pre-school programs are often called Kindergarten or Pre-Prep. *Pre-schools are usually run by the state and territory governments. *Responsibility for preschools.
School education in Australia is compulsory between certain ages as specified by state or territory legislation. Government schools (also known as public schools) , Catholic and independent schools. Regardless of whether a school is part of the Government, Catholic or independent systems, they are required to adhere to the same curriculum frameworks of their state or territory.
Catholic and independent schools In 2010 66% of students in Australia attended government schools, 20% attended Catholic schools and 14% attended independent schools. In 2000 these figures were 69%, 20% and 11% respectively. Іndependent schools include schools operated by secular educational philosophies such as Montessori, however, the majority of independent schools are religious, being Protestant, Jewish, Islamic or nondenominational. Some Catholic and independent schools charge high fees, because of this Government funding for these schools often comes under criticism from the Australian Education Union and the Greens.
COMMON AGES Students may be slightly younger or older than stated below, due to variation between states and territories. The name for the first year of primary school varies considerably between states and territories, e. g. what is known as kindergarten in ACT and NSW may mean the year preceding the first year of primary school or preschool in other states and territories. Some states vary in whether Year 7 is part of the primary or secondary years, as well as the existence of a middle school system.
PRIMARY • Kindergarten (QLD) 3– 4 year olds • Pre-school / kindergarten / prep • Kindergarten / preparatory / pre-primary National Curriculum this year-level will be renamed: Foundation Year • Grade/Year 1: 6– 7 year olds • Grade/Year 2: 7– 8 year olds • Grade/Year 3: 8– 9 year olds • Grade/Year 4: 9– 10 year olds • Grade/Year 5: 10– 11 year olds • Grade/Year 6: 11– 12 year olds • Grade/Year 7: 12– 13 year olds (SA, WA)
SECONDARY • Year 7: 12– 13 year olds • Year 8: 13– 14 year olds • Year 9: 14– 15 year olds • Year 10: 15– 16 year olds • Year 11: 16– 17 year olds • Year 12: 17– 19 year olds
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIA IS DIVIDED INTO: • higher education (i. e. the universities, graduate business schools, theological colleges, etc. ) • 45 major institutions (mostly public) and 85 other institutions • approx 750, 000 students • approx 75% undergraduate and 21% postgraduate • high degree of autonomy and self-accrediting • comparatively even standards in outcomes (degree rankings, etc. ) • vocational education and training • 3, 000 institutions (1000 state Technical and Further Education [TAFE]) • 1. 5 M students (75% at TAFE) • 60% state-funded, 25% federal-funded)
The Australian higher education system consists of independent, self-governing public and private universities and higher education institutions that award higher education qualifications. All higher education providers must be listed on the Australian Qualifications Framework Register of Recognised Institutions and Authorised Accreditation Authorities.
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