Western Australian Certificate of Education International (WACE International)
The SCSA has set a minimum standard for students in Year 12 for literacy and numeracy based on the Australian Core Skills Framework – Level 3. This is a standard regarded as essential for individuals to meet the demands of everyday work and life in a knowledge-based economy. These practical skills are crucial for the orientation of students about an increasingly interconnected world, preparing them for going to university, vocational courses, and work anywhere in the world.
Western Australian Certificate of Education International Program (WACE) is awarded to senior secondary school students who satisfy its requirements. It is a senior secondary certificate recognised nationally in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).
Western Australian Certificate of Education International Program (WACE) is awarded to senior secondary school students who satisfy its requirements. It is a senior secondary certificate recognised nationally in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).
About program
The subject areas of the program are developed around seven essential skills to create confident, dynamic, creative and knowledgeable generations of students. WASS students become independent individuals who are fully equipped with the skills necessary to contribute to society. They become capable of communicating with and respecting the cultures of the nations, to work towards the good common interests and to be responsible members of the community.
General Capabilities in the Western Australian Curriculum include:
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability
- Critical and Creative Thinking
- Personal and Social Capability
- Ethical Understanding
- Intercultural Understanding
Subjects offering at WASS
Courses are grouped into List A (Arts, Languages and Social Sciences) and List B (Mathematics, Science and Technology). Each course is organized into a Year 11 syllabus and a Year 12 syllabus. Each year’s syllabus is divided into two units which are delivered as a pair. The notional time for the pair of units is 110 class contact hours. The cognitive complexity of the syllabus content increases from Year 11 to Year 12.
LIST A
- English EAL/D – ATAR
LIST B
- Computer Science – General
- Accounting and Finance – ATAR
- Chemistry – ATAR
- Mathematics Applications – ATAR
- Human Biology – ATAR
In terms of the diploma pathways at WASS, beside the WACE International program, students can choose the combined program of MoET and Western Australian Senior Secondary Curriculum to receive the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training’s high school diploma and Western Australian Certificate (Certificate II or Certificate III or WACE), offered for students who have completed and met all program requirements. Alternatively, students may choose the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP).
