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The new WACE will cater well for all students whether they are heading to work, university or training. Schools will offer courses that meet the needs of their students.
A number of changes will occur with the introduction of the new WACE. Some have occurred already and will include:
- Up to 50 new courses will replace all of the current Year 11 and 12 subjects. The new, expanded range of courses is based on the same wide range of fields of study offered at WA universities.
- The Council will recognise a range of learning through endorsed programs.
- There will no longer be three current types of subjects – Wholly School-Assessed (WSA), Tertiary Entrance Examination (TEE) and Vocational Education and Training (VET).
- All subjects will be considered for the TER, TAFE entrance and other further education opportunities (there will still be some pre-requisites or recommended courses for certain subjects).
- Each new course will have a syllabus.
- There will be standards for each course unit.
Many aspects of the new WACE will be familiar and will not change:
- A student’s Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) will be based on their four best course results.
- For university entrance 50% of a student’s final result will be based on their performance at school and 50% on exams.
- Exams to stay: instead of the TEE, we will have the WACE exams
- Students will still receive a graduation certificate (if they meet requirements)
- VET to stay: opportunities to do VET (Vocational Education and Training) will continue, including the School Apprenticeship Link Program and School Based Traineeships. Students will also be able to undertake full or partial vocational qualifications.
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