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International Guide 2013/2014
Australia’s education system
Putting it all together – your pathway
Australia’s education system is structured into four groupings.
Post-secondary school study options include vocational education
and training (VET) and higher education.
Pre-primary school
0-4 years of age
Primary school
5-12 years of age
Secondary school
12-17 years of age
Post-secondary school
17 years and over
Chisholm is a government-funded Technical and Further Education
(TAFE) provider offering senior secondary school and post-
secondary school options. Chisholm is a government-funded
Technical and Further Education (TAFE) provider offering senior
secondary qualifcations, vocational training and degrees.
Chisholm offers the following
qualifcation levels
• Certifcate I
• Certifcate II
• Certifcate III
• Certifcate IV
• Diploma
• Advanced diploma
• Bachelor degree.
Career and employment
16 years and over
Senior secondary school – Victorian Certifcate of Education
Year 11 and Year 12 VCE at Chisholm
pages 106 - 108
TAFE Certifcates
I-IV
pages 41 - 105
TAFE diploma or
advanced diploma
pages 41 -105
Bachelor
degree
pages 19 - 23
Credit transfer from
TAFE study
pages 34 - 40
Chisholm study pathway options