Australian Capital Territory

• Years Covered :
• Junior Years : Years 7 to 10
• Senior Years : Years 11 and 12
• Minimum Leaving Age :
• 15 years of age
• Major Examinations, Reports & Certificates :
• Year 10 Certificate [ACT]
  Includes High School Record. [Temporary link, see paragraph 1]
• Year 12 Certificate
  Includes Tertiary Entrance Statement.
• School Types :
• Colleges, Comprehensive, District, High, K-10, K-12.
• Uniform :
• Dress Code. Some schools have uniforms. Check with individual schools.
• Fees :
• Contribution scheme. Check with individual schools.

New South Wales

• Years Covered :
• Junior Years : Years 7 to 10
• Senior Years : Years 11 and 12
• Minimum Leaving Age :
• 15 years of age.
  
  Note : NSW is now looking to raise the school leaving age to 16 as of 2009. Details will be included when a final decision has been made.
• Special Entry Tests :
• Selective Schools Entry Test for Selective High school placement.
• Major Examinations, Reports & Certificates :
• School Certificate [Y10]
• Higher School Certificate [Y12]
• School Types :
• Agricultural, Central [K-10 & K-12], Comprehensive, Dramatic Arts, Selective, Senior College, Single Sex, Sport, Technology, Visual Arts & Design
• Uniform :
• Yes. Check with individual schools.
• Fees :
• Both General and Subject fees. Check with individual schools.

Northern Territory

• Years Covered :
• Junior Years : Years 8 to 10 [From 2008 Years 7, 8 & 9 will be distinct Middle School Years]
• Senior Years : Years 11 and 12 [From 2007 this will be Years 10, 11 & 12]
• Minimum Leaving Age :
• 15 years of age
• Major Examinations, Reports & Certificates :
• NT Certificate of Education [Y12]
• School Types :
• Area School, College, Comprehensive, Rural College, Senior College.
• Uniform :
• Dress Code. Some have uniforms. Check with individual schools.
• Fees :
• School Levy. Check with individual schools.
• The following sites may prove helpful :
• Building Better Schools - Northern Territory Government
  Replaces Priority Education.
• Parent Information - NT Schools

Queensland

• Years Covered :
• Junior Years : Years 8 to 10
• Senior Years : Years 11 and 12
• Minimum Leaving Age :
• Students ‘have to stay in education or training until they turn 17’.
• Major Examinations, Reports & Certificates :
• Senior Certificate [Y11/12]
• Note :
• A new Queensland Certificate of Education [QCE] is planned to replace the Senior Certificate as of 2008.
• Queensland Core Skills
  For university entry.
• Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement
  ‘This certificate recognises the schooling achievements of students who have impairments or difficulties in learning. Before 2008, the certificate was known as the Certificate of Post-Compulsory School Education.’
• School Types :
• Academies, Aviation High, Community, Community College, Comprehensive, Secondary College, State.
• Uniform :
• Dress Code. Check with individual schools.
• Fees :
• School contribution. Check with individual schools.

South Australia

• Years Covered :
• Junior Years : Tears 7 to 10
• Senior Years : Years 11 and 12
• Minimum Leaving Age :
• 16 years of age. This will change to 17 in 2009, unless they are in paid employment prior to this, i.e., ‘earning or learning’, under new legislation just introduced.
• Entry Tests :
• Selection tests for Specialist Schools.
• Major Examinations, Reports & Certificates :
• South Australian Certificate of Education [Y12]
  Includes Tertiary Entrance Rank.
• South Australian Matriculation Program
• School Types :
• Comprehensive, Specialist [subject area and Gifted], Rural.
• Uniform :
• Some schools have uniforms. Check with individual schools.
• Fees :
• Annual compulsory School Charge & Voluntary Contribution. Check with individual schools.

Tasmania

• Years Covered :
• Junior Years : Years 7 to 10
• Senior Years : Years 11 and 12
• Minimum Leaving Age :
• 17 years of age, or with full time employment. See answers to FAQs here
• Major Examinations, Reports & Certificates :
• Reporting & Assessment
  Includes the following, with a number of embedded links for further information :
• A - E Report Card
• Essential Learnings Report
• Literacy and Numeracy Monitoring Program
• Tasmanian Certificate of Education [TCE]
• Year 10 Certificate
• Senior Secondary Equivalent Qualifications
• Tasmanian Certificate of Education
  On leaving - from Y10 on. Also check A New Tasmanian Certificate of Education, planned to commence in 2008.
• School Types :
• Comprehensive, District, Secondary Colleges : 7 to 10 and 11 to 12.
• Uniform :
• Check with individual schools.
• Fees :
• School Levy. Check with individual schools.

Victoria

• Years Covered :
• Junior Years : Years 7 to 10
• Senior Years : VCE Years 11 and 12
• Minimum Leaving Age :
• 16 years of age [as from 2006]
• Entry Tests :
• Selective Entry for Gifted Students
• Major Examinations, Reports & Certificates :
• 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 7 and 9 undertake the testing.’
• Victorian Certificate of Education [Y12]
• General Achievement Test [Y11 or 12]
• School Types :
• Comprehensive, Technical.
• Uniform :
• A Dress Code applies in all schools. Some may have uniforms. Check with individual schools.
• Fees :
• General and Subject fees. Check with individual schools.

Western Australia

• Years Covered :
• Junior Years : Years 8 to 10
• Senior Years : Years 11 and 12
• Minimum Leaving Age :
• The end of the school year in which they turn 16 years of age.
  This will go to 17 in 2008. ‘Young people must be in school, training, an apprenticeship or a traineeship, or approved full-time employment - or combinations of part-time education/training and employment.’
• Entry Tests :
• SSPP
  Selection process for High Academic Achievers.
• Major Examinations, Reports & Certificates :
• WA Certificate of Education [Y12]
  Includes Statement of Results.
• Tertiary Entrance Examination Certificate [Y12]
• School Types :
• College, Community College, District, Senior Campus, Senior High, State High.
• Uniform :
• Dress Code. Check with individual schools.
• Fees :
• School Charge : Years 8, 9, 10.
• Upper Secondary School Charge : Senior Years.