Australian Capital Territory

• Examinations & Reports :
• Year 10 Certification & Applications
  This site covers information both about this Certificate and options for appeals and also replacement procedures if lost.
• Year 12 Certificate
  Includes certificate & Tertiary Entrance Statement information. You can also download a brochure entitled What’s the UAI ? which ‘provides useful information about the ACT Tertiary Entrance Statement and the UAI’, from this site.
• Tests & Reports :
• Early Years Assessment
  ‘The early years assessment program uses Performance Indicators in Primary Schools [PIPS] to assess early reading, phonics and numeracy skills of students in their first year of school. The PIPS data is used to identify, as early as possible, students who may need extra support or enrichment. The PIPS data helps teachers plan appropriate learning experiences for every child in the class.’ There is a downloadable brochure available for parents.
• Information and Communication Technology [ITC] Competencies
  [Year 10]
  You can also find considerable information about the program in high school at this site, covering its role, importance and reporting.
• National Assessment Program [NAP]
  Done from 2008 in Years 3, 5, 7 & 9, and covering Reading, Spelling, Writing and Numeracy.
• Other Programs - NAP
  This page covers Science [Year 6], Civics & Citizenship [Years 6 and 10], ICT Competencies [Year 6], Program for International Student Assessment [15 year olds] and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study [Years 4 and 8]. These are not necessarily done every year and several are of survey format.

New South Wales

• Examinations & Reports :
• School Certificate [Year 10]
• Higher School Certificate [Year 12]
  For support, visit New South Wales HSC Online, the new !NSW Students Online and other sites listed in the General Information section.
• Tests & Reports :
• Basic Skills Test
  For Literacy & Numeracy in Years 3 & 5.
  This is a sample test only in 2008.
• Best Start Kindergarten Assessment
  News Release regarding the decision to implement this in 2008. While there is some background provided, you can find further information for both schools and parents via this page, including a range of downloadable documents and brochures, most in .pdf format.
• Computer Skills Assessment [CSA]
  A new Computer Skills Assessment program for Year 6 students.
• ELLA
  English Language & Literacy in Year 7.
  This is a sample test only in 2008.
• Information and Communication Technology Literacy [ICT]
  ‘A sample of students in Years 6 and 10 in selected schools in all states and territories participate.’. Done in 2008.
• National Assessment Program
  ‘This website has been established to support NSW public schools prepare for the National Assessment Program which will commence in May 2008. The website provides links to other websites, including, for example questions, and provides a frequently asked questions resource to allow NSW schools to raise questions and contribute to the development of further advice and support.’
• Opportunity C Placement
  Done in Year 4, for placement into Years 5 & 6.
• Primary Writing Assessment
  In Years 3 & 5.
• Selective/Agricultural High School Placement
  Done in Year 6.
• Selective High Schools Years 8-12 Placement
• SNAP
  Secondary Numeracy Assessment in Year 7.
  This is a sample test only in 2008.
• Leaving School
  Looks at the various options at the different departure levels and with certain ideas in mind, e.g. university, TAFE.

Northern Territory

• Examinations & Reports :
• Future SACE and the NTCE
  Information and responses regarding this linkage.
• NT Certificate of Education [Year 12]
  Tertiary Entrance Rank done by South Australia.
• Tests & Reports :
• Information and Communication Technology Literacy [ICT]
  ‘A sample of students in Years 6 and 10 in selected schools in all states and territories participate.’. Done in 2008.
• National Assessment Program [NT]
  ‘Measuring and monitoring student achievement against national and international standards.’ Done in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Queensland

• Examinations & Reports :
• Queensland Certificate of Education
  ‘The QCE is Queensland’s senior school qualification, which is awarded to eligible students usually at the end of Year 12. The QCE recognises broad learning options and offers flexibility in what, where and when learning occurs.’ It also subsumes the Senior Certificate.
• Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement
  Previously the Certificate of Post-Compulsory School Education.
• Senior Certificate [Y12]
  See comment above with the Queensland Certificate of Education.
• Tertiary Entrance Statement
  Provides details regarding Overall Position, subject achievement indicators and Field Positions among other details.
• Tests & Reports :
• Information and Communication Technology Literacy [ICT]
  ‘A sample of students in Years 6 and 10 in selected schools in all states and territories participate.’. Done in 2008.
• Queensland Core Skills Test
  An Achievement Test linked to Year 12.
• Year 2 Diagnostic Test
  Information for parents and caregivers, teachert resources, revision of Year 3 Diagnostic Net and publications.
• Years 3, 5, 7 & 9 Testing Program
  [Literacy and Numeracy, now part of the National program - NAPLAN.]

South Australia

• Examinations & Reports :
• South Australian Certificate of Education [Y12]
  Included in this is the :
• South Australian Certificate of Education - Future
  ‘The future SACE is the new South Australian Certificate of Education, which will be introduced from 2009 in Government, Catholic and Independent schools with senior secondary students. The future SACE will provide a structure for students in Years 10, 11 and 12 to learn key skills and knowledge. The new certificate will build upon the achievements of the current SACE.’
• South Australian Matriculation program.
• Tests & Reports :
• 2008 National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy
  Provides information sent to schools regarding the NAPLAN Program.
• Information and Communication Technology Literacy [ICT]
  ‘A sample of students in Years 6 and 10 in selected schools in all states and territories participate.’. Done in 2008.
• Integrated Assessment Program
  ‘The Integrated Assessment Program will add to this understanding of child and student learning by aligning all state wide assessment programs.’
• School Entry Assessment

Tasmania

• Examinations & Reports :
• Assessment and Reporting
  Covers the following topics :
• Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs]
• School Reporting
• Reporting for Year Groups
• Expexted Stages by Year Groups
• A-E Reporting
• Kindergarten Development Check [KDC]
• Performance Indicators in Primary Schools [PIPS]
• National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy [NAPLAN]
• Tasmanian Certificate of Education
  From the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority.
• National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy
  ‘In May 2008 and in future years, all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 across Australia will participate in national tests that will assess their performance in literacy and numeracy.’
• Your Child’s Progress
  [Kindergarten to Grade 10]
  Covers the following examinations, assessment, tests and reports.
• Teacher Meetings
• A - E Report Card
• School Report
• Kindergarten Development Check [KDC]
• Literacy and Numeracy Monitoring Program
• Performance Indicators in Primary Schools [PIPS]

Victoria

• Examinations & Reports :
• General Achievement Test
  In either Year 11 or 12.
• Managed Individual Pathways
  ‘Managed Individual Pathways initiative ensures that all students 15 years and over in government schools are provided with individual pathway plans with associated support as a means to continued education, training or full-time employment.’ From the Victorian Education Department.
• Victorian Certificate of Education [VCE]
  In Year 12.
  Information for English as a Second Language students and their families can be found at ESL - VCE
• Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning [1]
  ‘The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning [VCAL] is a hands-on option for students in Years 11 and 12.’ Find all information at this site. Also try …
• Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning [2]
  From the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
• Tests & Reports :
• Achievement Improvement Monitor
  ‘The AIM program, providing an indication of how well the literacy and numeracy skills of students are developing. Students across Victoria in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 undertake the testing.’
• On Demand Testing
  ‘Developed to enable teachers to assess student achievement through access to tests prepared by the VCAA’. This program is available for students in Years 2-10.
• Prep to Year 10 Assessment
  [National Assessment Program : Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)]
  ‘The purpose of the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy [NAPLAN] is to assess the literacy and numeracy learning of students in all Australian schools at Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. NAPLAN is designed to provide information on student performance across a number of levels of achievement’
• Victorian Curriculum and Testing Authority
  [National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy Testing]
  General information, information specifically for parents and for schools and sample questions.

Western Australia

• Examinations & Reports :
• WA Certificate of Education [Year 12]
  ‘Mandatory examinations, for the achievement of the WACE will be introduced in 2009, with two examinations for each course, one each for stage 2 and stage 3 units, and exclusions will be determined after further consultation. Students will study pairs of units within a single stage [eg : 2A/2B or 3A/3B] from 2009.’
• Tertiary Entrance Examination - information can be gained through :
• Publications
• Statement of Results
• Syllabus
• Tertiary Entrance Examination Handbook
• Tertiary Institutions Service Centre
  Provides the Tertiary Entrance Ranking.
• Tests & Reports :
• English Language Competence Test
• National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy [NAPLAN]
  ‘In Western Australia NAPLAN replaces the Western Australian Literacy and Numeracy Assessment [WALNA] for Years 3, 5 and 7 and the Monitoring Standards in Education at Year 9 [MSE9].’
• Selective Schools Placement Program