Australia's school education has a very similar structure in all states of Australia, with a few slight variations. According to the Australian law, all children must attend school. In most states going to school is compulsory between for children between 6 and 15 years of age, with the exception of Tasmania, where school education is compulsory until the age of 16. Parents are encouraged to enroll their children to school at the age of 5-6 years old. Most children start attending school when they are 5 years old (for their preparatory year).
School education usually lasts for 13 years and consists of the preparatory year, primary schooling, and secondary schooling. Preparatory year in Australian schools is not mandatory, but it is a very common practice among parents to take that option, in order to help their children better get used to their further school experience and education.
Primary school in Australia is attended by children under 12-13 years old, and high school (or secondary school) is attended by children over 12-13 years old. In the final years of high school students are usually taking courses preparing them for entrance examinations in universities or other further education.
While the general curriculum is the same all over different states and territories, individual Australian schools differ in electives, discipline and uniform policies, learning and teaching methods, and other things. Schools in Australia strive to develop individual talents of their students in a safe and caring environment and provide a wide selection of subjects, highly quaified teachers, and modern equipment.
There are government (public) schools and non-government (private) schools in Australia. Most Australian schools are co-educational, with the exception of some private high schools. Most private high schools are religion-related and not co-educational. Public schools in Australia provide free education, while private schools charge fees and usually have a religious affiliation or an alternative philosophy used as a foundation for their educational methods. Both types of schools receive government funding.
Australia Education Guide aims to list all of the educational institutions and outlets in Australia. The listings in our directory of education are frequently updated and more members are constantly adding their Australian schools, colleges, and higher education institutions to our guide. You can easily find a perfect school for your child to study using the search function of our guide, or select one of the categories in our menu of Australian education institutions and narrow down your search by the state and then city, suburb, or town. Whatever type of school education you are looking for, Australia Education Guide will help you find the perfect school to study in Australia. |
