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QCE basics

To develop an understanding of the processes and

procedures underpinning the Queensland Certificate

of Education.

Our focus for the presentation

What is the QCE?

The Queensland Certificate of Education is

Queensland’s senior school qualification. It is

awarded to eligible students, usually at the end of

Year 12.

Students are registered during Year 10 or in the

12 months before turning 16.

What is the QCE?

A QCE is awarded to

students only if their course

of study satisfies:

• a significant amount of

learning

• at a set standard of

achievement

• in a set pattern

• literacy & numeracy

requirements.

Types of learning

• Core

• Preparatory

• Enrichment

• Advanced

Core courses of study

To qualify for a QCE, a minimum of 12 credits must

come from completed Core courses of study.

At least 1 credit must come from Core studies

completed while enrolled at school.

The other 8 credits can come from Core (completed

or partially completed), Preparatory, Enrichment and

Advanced courses of study, with a maximum of 6

credits from Preparatory.

Core courses of study

Course Set standard Credits

Authority subjects or Authority-registered

subjects derived from a study area specification

(completion requires 4 semesters)

SAS Approach C (not complete Core)

At least a

Sound Level of

Achievement

4

2

A subject that is assessed by a Senior External

Examination

At least a

Sound Level of

Achievement

4

Nationally recognised Vocational Education and

Training (VET) qualifications that lead to the

award of a Certificate II, III or IV (includes

traineeships)

Certificate

awarded

Certificate II:

4

Certificate III

or IV:

5, 6, 7, or 8

Core courses of study (cont.)


A school-based apprenticeship (SBA)

• Completion of at least 25% of the

competencies associated with the VET

qualification

• The 4 possible credits from the on-the-

job component are allocated at the rate

of 1 credit per 20 days of satisfactory

participation (48 days per calendar year)

Requirements

met

2

VET component

(incomplete Core)

4

On-the-job

Component

(completed Core)

A recognised international learning

program

At least a

pass grade

(as defined by

the course)

4

for each

Completed course

of study

Relaxation of the completed

Core requirement

If a student realises that they are not achieving

as well as hoped in Mathematics and English,

they may change to a different level of

Mathematics/English without losing completed

Core status for that subject.

Applicable subject changes

SLIMS recognises these changes automatically

• Mathematics B to Mathematics A

• Mathematics A to Prevocational Mathematics

• Mathematics B to Prevocational Mathematics

• English to English Communication

An application for relaxation is required for any other

changes from one Mathematics subject to another,

or from one English subject to another.

Relaxation conditions

• The learner must still have 20 credits.

• Subjects must be changed after first or second semester.

• A minimum provisional result of a Limited Level of Achievement must be attained for the original subject.

• A minimum exit result of a Sound Level of Achievement must be attained for the final subject at the end of Year 12.

Preparatory courses of study


Nationally recognised VET qualifications,

accredited under the Vocational Education,

Training and Employment (VETE) Act 2000,

that lead to the award of a Certificate I

vocational qualification

Certificate

awarded

2 or 3

maximum of

two

qualifications

can count

Employment skills development programs

approved under the VETE Act 2000

Requirements

met

2 maximum of

one program

can count

Recognised re-engagement programs Requirements

met

2 maximum of

one program

can count

Literacy: A short course senior syllabus (2010)

Numeracy: A short course senior syllabus

(2010)

At least a

Sound

Achievement

1 per course

Some Certificate I qualifications that

contribute 3 credits

Qualification

code

Qualification name Nominal

hours*

CPC10108 Certificate I in Construction 268

CUV10203 Certificate I in Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander Cultural Arts

220

MSA10107 Certificate I in Manufacturing

(Pathways)

300

MEM10105 Certificate I in Engineering 280

Enrichment courses of study


A recognised certificate or award in areas

such as music, dance, drama, sport and

community development

Awarded As recognised

by the QSA

Career development: A short course senior

syllabus (2010)

At least a Sound

Achievement

1

Recognised structured workplace or

community-based learning programs

Agreed standard Credit

determined by

agreement

Learning projects:

workplace, community, self-directed

Satisfactory 1

Accredited VET courses

(30636QLD Course in Aircraft Maintenance

Engineering for Senior School Students)

Pass Credit

determined by

agreement

Authority extension subjects

such as English Extension

At least a Sound

Achievement

2

Advanced courses of study


One- or two-semester university subjects

completed by a young person while enrolled at

a school

Pass grade 2 or 4 credits

respectively

Diplomas or advanced diploma courses

undertaken by a person while enrolled at a

school

Competencies

demonstrated

up to 8 credits

(on the basis of

1 credit per

completed

competency)

Recognised structured workplace or

community-based learning programs

Agreed

standard

Credit

determined by

agreement

Recognised studies

Owners of courses of study (or their authorised

agents) may apply for their courses to be

recognised by the QSA.

Courses submitted for recognition must meet

QSA criteria and standards.

Recognised Studies (cont)

List of QCE recognised studies

Recognised awards and certificates (some examples)

• Australian Music Examinations Board

• Australian Speech Communication Association

• Queensland Rugby Union

• Royal Academy of Dance

• St Cecilia School of Music

• Swimming Queensland Association

• The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Australia (Queensland Division)

• Trinity College London

Credit for partial completion of Core courses

• Authority subjects and Authority-registered

subjects: based on semesters studied before exiting

with a Sound Level of Achievement or higher

standard

• VET certificate qualifications: based on 25%, 50%

or 75% of the competencies attained

• Components of recognised international learning

programs may contribute towards the award of a

QCE.

Credit for partial completion of

Preparatory courses

Course of study Determining credit for partial completion

Preparatory No credit for partial completion


Enrichment courses


Recognised certificates and awards

Recognised learning programs

Learning projects

Authority extension subjects

• Music Extension

• English Extension (literature)

• French

• German

• Indonesian

No credit for partial completion



If the student exits the course with a Sound

Level of Achievement or higher after one

semester, 1 credit will be awarded


Advanced courses


One- or two-semester

university subjects

Diplomas or

advanced diplomas


1 credit per completed competency

(to a maximum of 8)

Semesters conceded to the award of a QCE

Up to 2 semesters of incomplete Authority and

Authority-registered subjects can be conceded

towards the award of a QCE.

To be eligible, the student must have:

•Limited level of achievement in the original subject

•Exited the subject after the first or second

semester of study in that subject

•18 or 19 credits

Conceded Semesters (cont.)

• At least 12 credits from completed Core

• Met literacy and numeracy requirements

If a Mathematics or English subject is used to meet

the completed Core requirements, it cannot also

cannot also be used for conceded semesters.

Literacy and numeracy requirements

Literacy Numeracy

At least a Sound Achievement in one semester of one of these subjects:

• English

• English Extension

• English Communication

• English for ESL Learners

A student may exit the subject:

• after four semesters with a Sound Level of Achievement or higher

• after one, two or three semesters with a Sound Level of Achievement or higher

• with a Limited or Very Limited Level of Achievement, having achieved a

“notional Sound”* in a single semester.

• Mathematics A

• Mathematics B

• Mathematics C

• Pre-vocational Mathematics

Literacy and numeracy requirements (cont.)

At least a Sound Achievement in

Literacy: A short course senior syllabus

(2010)

At least a Sound Achievement in

Numeracy: A short course senior

syllabus (2010)

Competence in VET vocational

literacy 3 (39153 Qld)

Competence in VET vocational

numeracy 3 (39163 Qld)

A pass grade in a literacy course

recognised by the QSA

A pass grade in a numeracy course

recognised by the QSA

At least a C on the Queensland Core

Skills Test

At least a C on the Queensland Core

Skills Test

A minimum result of 4 in

IBO Language A1 (HL) English

IBO Language A1 (SL) English

A minimum result of 4 in

IBO Mathematics Studies SL

IBO Mathematics SL

IBO Mathematics HL

QCE flexibility

Credits can accumulate for up to 9 years after

registering for a learning account (generally at the

beginning of Year 10).

Student Education Profile

A Student Education Profile may include:

• Queensland Certificate of Education

• Senior Statement

• Statement of Results

• Tertiary Entrance Statement

• Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement

Queensland Certificate of Education

The Queensland

Certificate of Education

(QCE) is Queensland’s

senior school qualification,

which is awarded to

eligible students, usually at

the end of Year 12. The

QCE recognises broad

learning options and offers

flexibility in what, where

and when learning occurs

Senior Statement

Issued to a student who

is enrolled at school on

the last day of Year 12.

A transcript of the

learning account and

Queensland Core Skills

Test result.

Students do not need to

achieve the QCE to

receive a Senior

Statement.

Statement of Results

Issued to students

who undertake further

studies after Year 12

and become eligible

for the award of the

QCE.

Shows all studies and

results achieved that

contribute towards a

QCE as well as the

QCS Test result.

Certificate II will only show

“completed” with one provider.

Credit towards a QCE will only

apply for one of these.

Detail from Senior Statement

Certificate II completed

with another provider

and 4 credits awarded.

BCT undertaken for 4

semesters and 4

credits awarded.

Certificate II undertaken with

one provider but not enough

competencies for credit.

Tertiary Entrance Statement

The Tertiary Entrance

Statement shows an eligible

student’s Overall Position (OP)

and Field Positions (FPs).

These rankings are used to

determine eligibility for

admission to tertiary courses.

It provides information that is

recognised by interstate and

international universities and

tertiary providers and may be

required to enrol in study at

institutions outside

Queensland

Find out more

Queensland Studies Authority

www.qsa.qld.edu.au

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