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Senior Secondary

Senior Secondary at RBIS follows the two-year Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) program, delivered to the same content and standards as those offered to senior secondary students in Western Australia.
The WACE offers a wide range of courses that enable students from diverse backgrounds to study programs that meet the highest education standards. The WACE Program equips students with the skills, knowledge, and qualifications necessary for success in higher education, employment, and life beyond school. Students in Years 11 and 12 work towards the WACE, an internationally recognised credential issued by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) of Western Australia.

WACE Achievement Requirements
To successfully complete the WACE program, the requirements include:

• Literacy and numeracy standards: students must meet the minimum standard of literacy and numeracy, as well as the required achievement standards.
• Breadth and depth of learning: completion of a minimum number of units across different subject areas to demonstrate a broad and balanced education.
• ATAR course requirements: completion of at least four Year 12 ATAR courses, including:
• At least one pair of Year 12 units from List A (Languages and Humanities).
• At least one pair of Year 12 units from List B (Mathematics, Sciences, or Technologies).
• English requirement: completion of two paired units from a Year 12 WACE English learning area course.

Assessment
• Final school marks in Year 12 comprise 50 per cent moderated school assessments and 50 per cent external examinations.
• Final examinations are held at the end of the year.
• The school provides a venue and the SCSA makes arrangements for supervision and marking.

Moderation Processes
• The SCSA provides moderation processes that focus on the comparability of school marks and grades.
• These processes provide valuable feedback and data to assist schools in improving teaching and assessment processes and meeting SCSA standards.
• These activities include:
• syllabus delivery audits that ensure school planning documents cover the correct syllabus
• document reviews to ensure all planning around teaching, assessment and reporting reflects our requirements
• grading reviews, including school visits where samples of student work are reviewed to identify and discuss the application of marking keys and grade descriptions
• consensus moderation meetings where teachers meet with other teachers to discuss grade descriptions and how these apply to sample student files and proposed grades.

Grading
• Grades (A–E) – Student achievement is reported using letter grades based on WACE performance standards:
  – A – Excellent achievement
  – B – High achievement
  – C – Satisfactory achievement
  – D – Limited achievement
  – E – Very low achievement

• Grades reflect demonstrated knowledge, understanding, and skills in relation to the WACE syllabus standards, not class averages.
• Schools provide detailed semester reports showing grades for each subject, teacher comments, and progress indicators.
• Students who do not meet the minimum standard in literacy or numeracy will have additional opportunities to reach the requirement before graduation.

Certification
Upon successful completion of the WACE, students receive:
• The Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)
• A Statement of Results listing all courses and achievement levels
• An ATAR score (if applicable) calculated by the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC)

University and Career Pathways
Graduates from the WACE International program are equipped with the academic skills, critical thinking ability, and global perspective required for success in higher education and professional careers.

Students who successfully complete the WACE International program will receive an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) that provides a seamless transition into:
• Western Australian universities
• Australia’s universities, including the Group of Eight
• leading universities around the world – in the UK, USA, Canada, Europe, and Asia.

• A wide range of career pathways in fields such as:
  – Business and finance
  – Health and medical sciences
  – Pure and applied sciences
  – Engineering and technology
  – Mathematics and data science
  – Humanities and social sciences
  – Law and international relations
  – English and linguistics
  – Information technology and computer science



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