STUDY IN AUSTRALIA

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Education in Australia:

Education in Australia follows a three tier mode:Priamry,Secondary and tertiary education.Education is primarily regulated by the individual state governments,not federal government.

There are two main types of schools in Australia.Government schools are the most numerous,which charge little or no fees.Private schools,be they reigious or secular,charge much higher fees.For historical reason,Catholic schools also numerous,with most of them charging fairly low fees.Protestant,Military and Grammar schools make up the bulk of the rest of private schools.

Primary education:

Primary education often consists of pre-kindergarten and kindergarten education, followed by six years of school education.

These are commonly referred to as "Year 1","Year 2",and so on,up to "Year 7"; alternatively the first year of education is known as "Kindergarten",followed by "Year 1","Year 2",and so on,up to "Year 6".In
Vuctiria,primary school consists of prepatory school or Prep to Year 6.


Secondary education:

In Australia,secondary schools are generally referred to as high schools,although the state of victoria adopted the name secondary college in 1989.The exact length of secondary school varies from state to state,with New South Wales,Victoria and Tasmania teaching years 7-12,and Western Australia,Queensland and South Australia teaching years 8-12.

Each state has laws specifying the conditions under which children no longer have to attend school.Generally,children must remain enrolled in high school until age fifteen or completion of year 10.

At the end of high schooling,students generally have an aggregate mark or rank calculated,based upon both school assessment and final exams.Selection for entry into tertiary education courses is most often based upon such an index.


This index is determined on an aggregate measurement based on school assessment tasks and a final examination.In Western Australia,students receive a Tertiary Entrance Rank based upon their performance in the Tertiary Entrance Examinations.

Board of South Australia:

School governance has been influenced by the work of caldwell and spinks.In essence the thrust of the work of these researchers and thinkers has been to enhance local self management of schools.Introduces across Victoria between school self management dramatically enhanced the role of the principal and the school council.At the time of introduction,the changes in governance were linked with politically inspired budget cuts and the unholy wedding thus achieved has sullied the reception of self management,particularly with teacher unions.

Useful links:

              1.www.questia.com

              2.www.visbureau.com

              3.www.expatforum.com

              4.www.teachinginaustralia.com.au