| School Education in Australia | | | | Graduate Diplomas offered to students to study in |
| School education in Australia covers a range of | | | | Austrailia is usually of 12 months duration to broaden |
| academic disciplines and vocational courses which | | | | individual skills obtained in an undergraduate program or |
| prepare the student for university entry, for further | | | | develops vocational knowledge and skills in a new |
| training programs or to enter the workforce. The | | | | professional area. This qualification can also be |
| school studies follow a mixed format of directed | | | | described as further specialisation within a systematic |
| classroom studies, extensive written assessments, | | | | and coherent body of knowledge. |
| formal examinations and may include common | | | | The Masters Degree offered to students involves |
| assessment tasks. Depending on course alternatives, | | | | enhancing specific professional or vocational skills. The |
| as a student studying in Australia might also apply skills, | | | | Masters Degree is typically gained by research or |
| demonstrate understandings, and undertake | | | | coursework or a combination. Study at master level |
| performance, project, group and field-work activities. | | | | involves acquiring in-depth understanding of a specific |
| The Senior Secondary Certificate of Education is | | | | area of knowledge usually by independent research. |
| known by different titles according to the State and | | | | A Masters Degree takes either one year after a |
| Territory issuing authority in that region of Australia. | | | | Bachelor Degree with honours or two years after a |
| Australian Vocational Education and Training | | | | Bachelor Degree. |
| Qualifications | | | | The Doctoral Degree offered to students is the |
| The qualifications offered to students studying at | | | | highest award offered by Australian universities as per |
| vocational education and training institutions in Australia | | | | the Australian education system and takes typically 3 |
| are Certificates I-IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma. | | | | years to complete. Although it is a research degree, |
| They meet national industry standards and will prepare | | | | some programs may have a course work component. |
| the student for employment in a host of occupations | | | | There are three parts to a Doctoral Degree: |
| or for further studies. | | | | Part one involves searching review of the literature, |
| University Qualifications in Australia | | | | experimentation or other systemic approach to a body |
| Associate Degree offered to students is a two year | | | | of knowledge. |
| qualification following year 12 or equivalent, or | | | | Part two involves an original research project resulting |
| Certificate III or IV. It is a shorter higher education | | | | in a significant contribution to knowledge and |
| qualification offering an exit point at the sub-degree | | | | understanding and/or the application of knowledge |
| level, or a fully articulated pathway into the Bachelor | | | | within a discipline or field of study. |
| Degree for further in-depth study and professional | | | | Part three involves a substantial and well-ordered |
| preparation, or articulation into an Advanced Diploma | | | | thesis, demonstrating the relationship of the research to |
| for specialist industry competencies. | | | | the broader framework of the discipline or field of |
| The Bachelor degree offered to students to study in | | | | study. |
| Australia is the fundamental university qualification and | | | | The study in Australia is evolved and has a variety of |
| is the basic qualification for entry to the professions. | | | | options for students to study. School Education in |
| Some professions may require additional vocational | | | | Australia caters to primary and secondary schooling. |
| qualifications as a condition of entry. | | | | Australian Vocational Education and Training |
| Graduate Certificates offered to students is of 6 | | | | Qualifications give Certificates I-IV, Diploma and |
| month duration which typically involves broadening | | | | Advanced Diploma to students. University |
| individual skills already gained in an undergraduate | | | | Qualifications in Australia offer Associate Degree, The |
| program, or developing vocational knowledge and skills | | | | Bachelor degree, Masters Degree and Doctoral |
| in a new professional area. | | | | Degree. |