CM – Competent with Merit/Competent with Credit This mark means you have proven your competency and conveyed a high level of proficiency in your selected area of study.
Competency-based grading means that schools or districts have adopted or created competencies that students must demonstrate in each grade level and subject area.
Competent with Merit. The student has demonstrated competence and outstanding performance in the assessment requirements of the course.
8. Is 80% an "A" in Australian High Schools? In high schools throughout Australia, a grade of "B" (Good) is awarded for attaining a minimum score of 80%. To receive an "A" grade (Excellent), students must score 85% or higher in any given subject, course, or assignment.
C (Competent) means the student has completed all tasks for the unit of competency, and they have a final unit result which then entitles them to a Statement of Attainment or goes towards their total qualification completion.
On your Transcript of Academic Record, both units of competency and modules are referred to as 'Units'. Most units of competency are ungraded and are reported as 'Competent' or 'Not Yet Competent'. On successfully completing these, you will receive a result of 'Competent'.
CD – Competent with Distinction
This grade is awarded to students who have not only demonstrated competency but have conveyed an exceptional level of proficiency in their chosen area of study.
A consistent level of achievement to an appropriate standard is evidence of competence. Our Competency Framework recognises four levels of competence: Basic, Capable, Accomplished and Authoritative.
What's the difference? Proficiency and competency are both words that pertain to the application of learned skills, to perform a certain task. However, there is a value difference between the two. So if competency refers to the essential skills required, then proficiency implies a certain mastery of them.
Competence is a measure of both proven skills and proven knowledge. A competent person is defined as a person who is appointed or designated by the employer to perform specified duties based on knowledge, training and experience.
It usually incorporates students aged between 16 and 18, depending on the locality. It is also known as "senior year" in parts of Australia, where it is the final year of compulsory education.
Year 1 (Key Stage 1) = Prep here in Australia
Year 1 students are aged 5 & 6 years old.
In New South Wales, you have to go to school from when you turn 6 until you finish Year 10 or turn 17. If you have finished Year 10 but you haven't turned 17 yet, then you need to do one of the following things: do some other form of education or training (like TAFE or an apprenticeship);
Children entering Year 10 are usually aged between 13.5 and 15, but there is no minimum age. Year 10 pupils are educated in Secondary schools or in Area schools.
50 to 54.9% F: less than 50%, or below the passing grade.
Is a 3 a Pass in GCSE. As mentioned above, any grade below a 4 in the 9-1 grading system will be registered as a fail, so if you score 3 in a subject, then you will have to retake it to earn the qualification. Keep in mind that grades 3,2, and 1 are the equivalent of: D.