❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks about the percentage of WA public school students who 'graduated' (achieved a WACE), obtained an ATAR, or a Certificate II in 2015, and the percentage who did not 'graduate'. The answer clarifies that 'graduation' is not a formal term used by the SCSA or the Department of Education.
AnsweredQoN 3782Legislative Council
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(1) What is the percentage of Western Australian public school students that graduated at the end of 2015? (2) What is the percentage of Western Australian public school students that graduated at the end of 2015 with an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)? (3) What is the percentage of Western Australian public school students that graduated at the end of 2015 with a Certificate II? (4) What is the percentage of Western Australian public school students that didn’t graduate at the end of 2015?
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Answered
22 March 2016
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
35 days
The term ‘graduation’ is not used in School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) documentation or by the Department of Education. However, graduation is understood to mean a student achieving a WACE.
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