Familypedi… Editing (section) New South Wales 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>Primary and secondary</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The NSW school system comprises a kindergarten to year twelve system with primary schooling up to year 6 and secondary schooling between year 7 and 12. Schooling is compulsory until age 17.<span data-rte-instance="40-2383088915e26115979028" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.austlii.edu.au%5C%2Fau%5C%2Flegis%5C%2Fnsw%5C%2Fconsol_act%5C%2Fea1990104%5C%2Fs22.html%20Education%20Act%201990%20%28NSW%29%2C%20Section%2022%5D.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-2383088915e26115979028%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ4da83cda77ecb22b-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-2383088915e26115979028%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ4da83cda77ecb22b-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%229%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2210%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2383088915e26115979028" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="40-2383088915e26115979028" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="40-2383088915e26115979028" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Primary and secondary schools include government and non-government schools. Government schools are further classified as comprehensive and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22selective%20schools%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Selective%20school%20%28New%20South%20Wales%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSelective%20school%20%28New%20South%20Wales%29%7Cselective%20schools%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2383088915e26115979028" class="new" title="Selective school (New South Wales) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2VsZWN0aXZlX3NjaG9vbF8oTmV3X1NvdXRoX1dhbGVzKT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">selective schools</a>. Non-government schools include Catholic schools, other denominational schools, and non-denominational independent schools. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Typically, a primary school provides education from kindergarten level to year 6. A secondary school, usually called a "high school", provides education from years 7 to 12. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Secondary%20colleges%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22College%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCollege%7CSecondary%20colleges%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2383088915e26115979028" class="new" title="College (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ29sbGVnZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Secondary colleges</a> are secondary schools which only cater for years 11 and 12. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The government classifies the 13 years of primary and secondary schooling into six stages, beginning with early stage 1 (Kindergarten) and ending with stage 6 (years 11 and 12). </p> <h4 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">School Certificate</h4> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22School%20Certificate%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22School%20Certificate%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSchool%20Certificate%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2383088915e26115979028" class="new" title="School Certificate (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2Nob29sX0NlcnRpZmljYXRlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">School Certificate</a> is awarded by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Board%20of%20Studies%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Board%20of%20Studies%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBoard%20of%20Studies%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2383088915e26115979028" class="new" title="Board of Studies (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQm9hcmRfb2ZfU3R1ZGllcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Board of Studies</a> to students at the end of Year 10. Typically, students in secondary schools will have completed a course of study in accordance with the Board's requirements, and sit for the tests at the end of year 10. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Board administers five external tests in English-literacy, Mathematics, Science, Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship. Students are not given a "pass" or "fail" result. The tests are designed to grade a student on their ability. The results of this test are categorised into bands 1 through to 6 with band 1 as the lowest and band 6 as the highest.<span data-rte-instance="40-2383088915e26115979028" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au%5C%2Fschoolcertificate%5C%2Fsc_intro.html%20Introduction%20to%20the%20School%20Certificate%20%5Cu2013%20Board%20of%20Studies%20NSW%5D.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-1 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-2383088915e26115979028%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ4da83cda77ecb22b-nowiki-00000004-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-2383088915e26115979028%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ4da83cda77ecb22b-nowiki-00000005-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2215%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2216%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2383088915e26115979028" href="#cite_note-1"><span data-rte-instance="40-2383088915e26115979028" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="40-2383088915e26115979028" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p> <h4 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Higher School Certificate</h4> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Higher School Certificate (HSC) is the usual Year 12 leaving certificate in NSW. Most students complete the HSC prior to entering the workforce or going on to study at university or <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22TAFE%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22TAFE%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTAFE%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2383088915e26115979028" class="new" title="TAFE (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVEFGRT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">TAFE</a> (although the HSC itself can be completed at TAFE). The HSC must be completed for a student to get an <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Australian%20Tertiary%20Admission%20Rank%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Australian%20Tertiary%20Admission%20Rank%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAustralian%20Tertiary%20Admission%20Rank%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2383088915e26115979028" class="new" title="Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXVzdHJhbGlhbl9UZXJ0aWFyeV9BZG1pc3Npb25fUmFuaz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Australian Tertiary Admission Rank</a> (formerly <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Universities%20Admission%20Index%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Universities%20Admission%20Index%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUniversities%20Admission%20Index%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2383088915e26115979028" class="new" title="Universities Admission Index (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdmVyc2l0aWVzX0FkbWlzc2lvbl9JbmRleD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Universities Admission Index</a>), which determines the students rank against fellow students who completed the Higher School Certificate. </p> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key genealogy:rte-parser-cache:73442 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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