School Education in Australia

The school education system in Australia provides a high quality learning program to school aged students. The school program emphasises developing a students academic knowledge, personal characteristics and social communication skills. After students complete 12 years primary and secondary school study, they can receive the High School Certificate issued by the State Government in Australia. This certificate is recognised by all tertiary institutes in Australia and by many institutes around the world.
Overseas students who study high school in Australia can learn new knowledge by using English language and can also understand teaching approaches and culture found in Australia. This leads them to continue their study in the future.

13 Years School Education 

The school education in Australia is a 13 years compulsory system that starts with a preparatory year followed by 12 years of primary and secondary school. In some states (NSW, Victoria, ACT), secondary high school program starts from Year 7 to Year 10 for 4 years and senior secondary program includes Year 11 and 12 for 2 years. But in Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Australia and South Australia, secondary high school starts from Year 8.

Australian School System:

Level of School Education	Year
Primary school	Year 1-6
Junior High School	Year 7-10
Senior High School	Year 11-12

Government and Private Schools

There are two broad categories of schools in Australia - government based and private owned schools. Both of these schools accept international students. Government owned secondary schools are funded by local government; private secondary schools are funded by private sectors and some of them have a religious affiliation. Most secondary schools are full-time day schools, but there also some boarding schools run by the private sector.

Academic Year

The school year is divided into four terms and runs from late January/early February until December for most secondary schools. There is a short holiday between each terms and a longer summer holiday in December and January. Students attend school from Monday to Friday each week. School hours vary slightly across Australia but are generally from 9.00 am to 3.30 pm each school day.

Australia School Program Framework

Australia has developed a national curriculum framework to ensure high academic standards across the country. All schools usually provide subjects in the eight Key Learning Areas: English, Mathematics, Studies of Society and the Environment, Science, Arts, Languages Other Than English, Technology and Personal Development, Health and Physical Education. At secondary level, elective choice and diversity of subjects are increased at different schools. Nonetheless English is a compulsory subject for all schools. Australia has developed a national curriculum framework to ensure high academic standards across the country. All schools provide subjects in the eight Key Learning Areas: English, Mathematics, Studies of Society and the Environment, Science, Arts, Languages Other Than English, Technology and Personal Development, Health and Physical Education. At secondary level, choice and diversity are increased as schools are able to offer a wider range of subjects, delivered by highly trained and experienced teachers, and using state-of-the-art technology including the Internet, CD-ROM materials, multimedia equipment and laboratories.

The Strengths of Our Service:

• Our Centre successfully helps a large number of overseas students to study in high school program in Australia.
• Our centre represents many high schools in Australia. Including Government schools, various private and religious schools.
• Specialized in assisting students to enroll into top performance high schools as well as the university affiliated high schools. To lay the pathway for the students to enter their ideal universities smoothly.
• Arranging the most appropriate study pathway for each individual student according to their expectation and background.

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