laura1o Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 Hi. By the time we move over to Perth my eldest will have finished her GCSEs and left school, I know they're a year behind over there, has anyone here experienced the same situation, will she need to stay and study like her peers and do it all again over there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 Technically, it's not behind and she wouldn't be doing it again - years 11 and 12 are the equivalent of going to college and doing your A levels. The legal leaving age in Aus is 17, If she is still of school age, there may be an expectation of her to still be in education unless she has a job. you can leave school in year 10 if you have a job/going to TAFE. Graduating year 12 and getting the WACE certificate is important to a lot of students - it the culmination of years 11 and 12 and is a nationally recognised certificate. During years 11 and 12, some student study ATAR stream subjects - this will give them a score at the end of year 12 which can get them into Uni. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laura1o Posted February 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2020 On 03/02/2020 at 12:35, ali said: Technically, it's not behind and she wouldn't be doing it again - years 11 and 12 are the equivalent of going to college and doing your A levels. The legal leaving age in Aus is 17, If she is still of school age, there may be an expectation of her to still be in education unless she has a job. you can leave school in year 10 if you have a job/going to TAFE. Graduating year 12 and getting the WACE certificate is important to a lot of students - it the culmination of years 11 and 12 and is a nationally recognised certificate. During years 11 and 12, some student study ATAR stream subjects - this will give them a score at the end of year 12 which can get them into Uni. Thank you for the information. She wants to stay on and do year 12/13 equivalent. So she can go on to study to become a midwife. So looking at getting as much information as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 14 hours ago, laura1o said: Thank you for the information. She wants to stay on and do year 12/13 equivalent. So she can go on to study to become a midwife. So looking at getting as much information as possible. Do you mean she wants to stay in the UK? A level can convert to get Uni entry in Aus, it will depend what visa you're on as to how much you would pay. A temporary visa would mean international fees, A PR visa would be domestic fees which are payable at the start of each semester (only citizens are eligible for student loans). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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