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Primary school ranges from reception to grade 7 (5 to 12 years old), from around 2020 moving to grade 6, and high school covers ages 13–18 (moving to 12–18). High school students in Australia are eligible to complete the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), with many private schools running International Baccalaureate programs.
In the 1974 the Whitlam Labor government abolished university fees to make tertiary education in Australia more accessible to working and middle class Australians. [8] In 1989, the Hawke Labor government began gradually re-introducing fees for university study and setup the Higher Education Contributions Scheme (HECS).
Secondary education at this time was only provided through fee paying private schools. [12] In 1908, Adelaide High School opened, the first free State high school in Australia. [13] The number of free high schools spread slowly and in 1915 only amounted to 6.2 secondary pupils per thousand people. However this grew to 73 per thousand 1969.
This list does NOT include locally funded schools, colleges and universities. Population numbers include satellite campuses and are as of the end of second semester, AY 2019-2020. Population numbers include satellite campuses and are as of the end of second semester, AY 2019-2020.
Primary Schools (R–6) operated by the South Australian government. Prior to 2022 many of these were R–7, but in 2022, year 7 became part of high school and primary schools shifted to R–6. Name
The Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, officially designated as Republic Act 10931, is a Philippine law that institutionalizes free tuition and exemption from other fees in state universities and colleges (SUCs), and local universities and colleges (LUCs) in the Philippines. The law also foresees subsidies for private higher ...
The SACE Board of South Australia is an independent statutory authority of the South Australian Government accredited under ISO 9001:2008. The SACE curriculum is also taught in Northern Territory secondary schools, where it is known as the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET). The South Australian Matriculation (SAM ...
Education in Australia encompasses the sectors of early childhood education [9] (preschool) and primary education (primary schools), followed by secondary education (high schools), and finally tertiary education, which includes higher education (universities and other higher education providers) and vocational education (registered training organisations). [10]