ACACA is the national body for the chief executives of the statutory bodies in the Australian States and Territories and in New Zealand responsible for certificates of senior secondary education.

ACACA provides a national means for monitoring and enhancing developments in senior secondary curriculum and certification.

2008 ACACA Annual Conference - August 2008 Darwin

Are interested in how the national agendas in education are shaping up or you are passionate about systems which make it possible for the best possible learning to be achieved by as many learners as possible?

Then join us for the Australasian Curriculum, Assessment and Certification Authorities (ACACA) 2008 Annual Conference being hosted in Darwin on August 13 - 14, 2008.

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Leaving School in Australia - Year 12 State by State

A guide to Year 12 Certificates and Tertiary Entrance Requirements in Australia and New Zealand

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/acaca/

A summary of the types of subjects, courses and various methods of assessing and reporting student achievement in each of the eight public education systems in Australia as well as in the New Zealand system.

It also describes the certificates and other records of achievement issued to students when they complete their senior secondary education and outlines the minimum requirements for tertiary entrance.

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Changing Secondary Schools In Australia Years 7 to 10 - State by State

A guide to junior secondary credentialling in Australia and New Zealand

A summary of the junior secondary curriculum in eight public education systems in Australia as well as in the New Zealand system. It provides an overview of the structure of the secondary system, advice and web links relating to students transferring schools, information about the junior secondary curriculum, subjects and courses, and an outline of the various methods of assessing and reporting student achievement when students complete Year 10.

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