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WACE International is an internationally recognised two-year senior secondary curriculum program undertaken in Years 11 and 12.
The SCSA sets no entry requirements for WACE International.
Note: the Western Australian curriculum is written in SAE and course content must be taught in English to prepare students for the final examinations conducted by the SCSA.
The SCSA can provide a preparatory program in Year 10 to assist international students as they transition to Year 11 WACE International studies and provide additional opportunities to focus on academic English skills.
Students in approved international schools may enrol in the following courses as part of their WACE International studies.
Table 1: WACE courses studied as part of WACE International studies
Fifty-five hours of student contact time are required for each semester-long unit for each course (subject). While the WACE International is typically a two-year program, schools can discuss alternative delivery arrangements with the SCSA but must deliver all syllabus content, including the required assessments.
The SCSA does not publish, prescribe or endorse textbooks, but can supply a list of textbooks and other resources commonly used by Western Australian schools.
Schools must develop assessments for the assessment types identified in the syllabus for each course delivered. Schools can use the exemplar assessment tasks made available by the SCSA and should observe the Principles of Assessment described in the WACE Manual, which can be accessed from the SCSA.
The SCSA’s moderation processes help ensure the fair marking of students and maintain the comparability and credibility of school marks and grades.
Final marks for each student in each course are calculated using 50% of marks from school-based assessment moderated by 50% of marks from the final ATAR course examination.
Final examinations are held at the school at the end of the WACE International program. The examinations are supervised and marked by personnel contracted and trained by SCSA.
WACE International students can achieve the following certification and acknowledgement:
• Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)
• Western Australian Statement of Student Achievement (WASSA)
• Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
• Year 12 exhibitions and awards.
These are the minimum requirements for students to receive a WACE through WACE International in 2023
and beyond.
• Breadth and depth
Completion of a minimum of 20 units, which may include unit equivalents attained through VET and/or endorsed programs. This requirement must include at least:(Explanatory notes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)
• a minimum of ten Year 12 units, or the equivalent
• four units from an English learning area course, post Year 10, including at least one pair of Year 12 units from an English learning area course
• one pair of Year 12 units from each of List A (arts/languages/social sciences) and List B
(mathematics/science/technology).
• Achievement standard
Achievement of at least 14 C grades or higher (or the equivalent) in Year 11 and 12 units, including at least six C grades (or equivalents) in Year 12 units.(Explanatory notes 5 and 6)
Completion of:
The ATAR is calculated by the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) using the final marks determined by the SCSA. Find out more by visiting the TISC.
Further information relating to WACE International can be found on the SCSA International.
