What is the WACE certificate?

Certificate for achieving the Western Australian Certificate of Education

If I do General courses, I...

Don't have to do external exams but have to do school exams

Which courses give you a 10% bonus to your final ATAR?

Languages Other Than English ATAR, Maths Methods, Maths Specialists

What does SCSA stand for?

School Curriculum and Standards Authority

What is the difference between List A and List B courses?

List B subjects are STEM whilst List A are Arts/Languages/social sciences

What is scaling in ATAR?

A way of fairly comparing students

What happens if you take Certificate and General courses instead of ATAR courses?

You can pass highschool and can go to university

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What is the WACE certificate?
Certiificate to showcase graduating high school
Passing school certificate
Year 12 completion certificate
Certificate for achieving the Western Australian Certificate of Education
2
If I do General courses, I...
Don't have to do external exams but have to do school exams
Don't have to do any exams
Don't have to do school exams, but still have to do external exams
3
Which courses give you a 10% bonus to your final ATAR?
Languages Other Than English ATAR
Maths Methods
Maths Specialists
Psychology ATAR
4
What does SCSA stand for?
Scholastic Complaints and Secretarial Administration
School Curriculum and Standards Authority
Student Complacency Solution Authority
Student Courses and Standards Australia
5
What is the difference between List A and List B courses?
List A subjects are more handwritten compared to List B which is less
List B subjects are science and maths
List B subjects are STEM whilst List A are Arts/Languages/social sciences
No Difference between them
6
Which of the following is not a course you can take in Year 11 and 12
Aviation
Animal Production Systems
Anthropology
Modern Greek
7
I can get academic credit for work experience in a job I enjoy
False
True
8
If I don't get a high enough ATAR, I can't go to university
True
False
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I have to do at least 4 ATAR courses to get my Certificate of Education (WACE)
True
False
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What is scaling in ATAR?
A way of helping students who are struggling
A way of fairly comparing students
A way of comparing students based on how difficult their courses were
A way of rewarding students who consistently score highly
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What happens if you take Certificate and General courses instead of ATAR courses?
You can't pass highschool but can go to university
You can't pass highschool and can't go to university
You can pass highschool but can't go to university
You can pass highschool and can go to university

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