What year do Australians leave school?

The legal leaving age is 17
Your child must go to a school campus (or an approved alternative) until they finish year 10. After year 10, your child does not need to go to a school campus. But they must take part in education, training or employment for at least 25 hours per week, until they are 17 years old.

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What year is year 11 in Australia?

Australia. In Australia, Year 11 is typically the twelfth year of education. Although there are slight variations between the states, most students in Year 11 are aged between sixteen and seventeen.

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What is year 11 and 12 in Australia?

Year 11 and 12 in Australia is known as 'Senior Secondary School' (or Stage 6). These senior study years serve an important foundation for tertiary education or future career pathways.

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What age is year 12 in Australia?

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.

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How old is Year 10 in Australia?

Australia. In Australia, Year 10 is the eleventh year of compulsory education. Although there are slight variations between the states, most children in Year 10 are aged between fifteen and sixteen. Year 10 is the final year of compulsory education in Australia.

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What comes after Year 12 in Australia?

Graduates who successfully complete Years 11 and 12 receive a High School Certificate or “HSC” (comparable to a Baccalaureate or German “Abitur”) and can proceed to tertiary education (university or college).

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What year are you in when you're 16 Australia?

Schools. A child is considered to be of compulsory school age from 6 years and 6 months until they turn 16, or they complete Year 10 (whichever comes first).

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Is year 11 and 12 compulsory in Australia?

Secondary education

Secondary school education in Australia is compulsory until year 10 or age 16, however to move onto higher education students must complete year 12 to receive their certificate. There are however some key differences between secondary education at both the middle and senior levels.

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Is Year 11 harder than Year 12?

Is year 12 content much more difficult than year 11? To be completely honest, the really overwhelming and difficult part of year 12 tends to be the pressure and the intensity of the study that you might come up against. The difference between the difficulty of the actual content is going to vary between subjects.

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Is Year 11 hard in Australia?

Year 11 will raise the bar in terms of difficulty and the challenges you will face. However, it is the prelude to your HSC year so its purpose is mainly to prepare you for year 12.

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Is Year 11 more important than Year 12?

As you can see, Year 11 is the most important Year in High School! A poor academic performance in Year 11 can greatly handicap your opportunities in Year 12!

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Why is Year 11 important?

When you complete your VCE, your ATAR will be calculated using your Year 12 internal and external assessments. So, your Year 11 marks won't affect your ATAR score! But, Year 11 is still super important because you will need to complete Units 1 and 2 in Year 11 before progressing to Units 3 and 4 in Year 12.

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Is Year 12 like Year 11?

In terms of assessment, Year 11 is identical to Year 12. For each subject, you will complete the same assessment pieces a second time — only with different content. And so, Year 11 is a perfect opportunity for you to learn how to best tackle these assessment pieces.

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What is 9th grade called in Australia?

As an alternative to the middle school model, some secondary schools divided their grades into "junior high school" (Years 7, 8, 9 and 10) and "senior high school" (Years 11 and 12). Some have three levels, "junior" (Years 7 and 8), "intermediate" (Years 9 and 10), and "senior" (Years 11 and 12).

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Can a 20 year old date a 17 year old in Australia?

The age of consent is the age at which a person is considered legally competent to agree to sexual activity with another person. In Western Australia, the age of consent is 16 years for both males and females.

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Can a 15 year old date a 18 year old in Australia?

Although the legal age of consent throughout Australia is either 16 or 17 years of age, legislation in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia makes it an offence for a person in a supervisory role to have sexual interactions with a ...

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Can a 14 year old date a 17 year old in Australia?

In general, there are no laws that say when a young person can start dating another person (but there are laws about doing sexual activity with another person, which we explain below!) However, there are laws which make grooming children under the age of 16 a crime.

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How many years is high school in Australia?

School education is for 13 years, divided into: primary school for 7 or 8 years, from kindergarten or preschool to year 6 or 7. secondary school for 3 to 4 years - years 7 to 10 or years 8 to 10. senior secondary school for 2 years - years 11 and 12.

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What happens after Year 10 in Australia?

After year 10

They can: stay at school and continue into Year 11. choose to do an apprenticeship or a traineeship. study vocational courses at TAFE.

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What age is Year 1 in Australia?

Year 1 (Key Stage 1) = Prep here in Australia

Year 1 students are aged 5 & 6 years old.

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What grade is a 5 year old in?

Children begin elementary school with kindergarten (grade K) around age 5. The next year is grade 1 and it goes up each year to grade 5. They finish elementary school around age 10.

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How old is year 4 Australia?

Australia. In Australia, Year 4 is usually the fifth year of compulsory education. Although there are slight variations between the states, most children in Year 4 are aged between nine and ten.

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