Title: Australia Education System
Headings: Education System in Australia
Education System in Australia
Primary Education
Secondary Education
Vocational Education
Tertiary Education

Content: Australia Education System

Education System in Australia

Education
School/Level
Grades
Age
Years
Notes

Primary
Primary Education
1–7
5–12
7–8
Education is compulsory in Australia between the ages of five and fifteen to seventeen, depending on the state or territory, and date of birth. Secondary
Junior Secondary


2–3
Year 10 School Certificate

Secondary
Senior Secondary
11–12
–19
2
Senior Secondary School Certificate of Education

Vocational
AQF Advanced Diploma


2


Tertiary
Bachelor's


3–6


Tertiary
Bachelor Honors


1


Tertiary
Master's


1–2


Tertiary
Doctorate


3–4

Primary Education
Education in Australia is managed by the second tier of government and compulsory through to age 15 to 17 depending on the state or territory. It is provided through a variety of government and private schools some with religious affiliations. All are required to adhere to government curricula. The process begins with non-compulsory kindergartens where children often have their first experience of socializing with strangers. Primary school begins at age 6 or 7 and continues for 6 grades. Secondary Education
There is no distinctive middle-school phase and post-primary pupils go on directly to high school. Here they follow a common curriculum with an academic bias. After reaching the prescribed age they may remain on to complete their university preparation, switch across into the TAFE system, or enter society. Vocational Education
Every state or territory administers its own permutation of vocational education & training, and technical & further education.