❓ This parliamentary question seeks data on the number of students achieving their WACE via ATAR, VET, and general course pathways in 2020 and 2021. The answer reveals the numbers for each pathway and notes the introduction of the general pathway in 2021.
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I refer to the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE), and I ask, in 2020 and 2021, how many students achieved their WACE via the following pathways: (a) ATAR; (b) Vocational Education and Training (VET); and (c) general courses, third pathway?
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Answered
16 March 2022
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
6 days
Type
2020
2021
ATAR*
11,401
11,110
VET
10,928
9,001
General courses – third pathway**
Not applicable
2,312
* Students achieving their WACE via an ATAR pathway may also have achieved a VET Certificate II or higher
**The general pathway was in effect for the first time in 2021.
2020
2021
ATAR*
11,401
11,110
VET
10,928
9,001
General courses – third pathway**
Not applicable
2,312
* Students achieving their WACE via an ATAR pathway may also have achieved a VET Certificate II or higher
**The general pathway was in effect for the first time in 2021.
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