Students undertaking a WACE General The WACE General Pathway may like to engage in VET in Year 11 and/or Year 12.
For students undertaking VET studies, in Year 11, students must select an English course (ATAR or General) and then choose four additional courses that can be either ATAR or General courses. The total number of courses may be less if a student also selects a Vocational Education and Training (VET) certificate.
In Year 12, students must select an English course (ATAR or General) and then choose four or three additional courses that can be either ATAR or General courses. The total number of courses will vary according to their Vocational Education and Training (VET) certificate.
A few examples for a Year 12 student could include:
Student A (Certificate IV plus four WACE courses)
- Certificate IV Education Support
- English (ATAR)
- Physical Education Studies (ATAR)
- Maths Essentials (General)
- Human Biological Science (General)
Student B (Certificate IV plus three WACE courses)
- Certificate IV Business
- English (General)
- Textiles (ATAR)
- Career & Enterprise (General)
Student C (No Certificate course, must take five WACE courses)
- English (General)
- Dance (ATAR)
- Drama (ATAR)
- Maths Essentials (General)
- Media and Production Analysis (General)
Certificate IV and English Competency for university entrance
For students not wishing to complete an ATAR pathway but wanting to pursue a direct entry to a university Bachelor’s Degree, a VET Certificate IV may be helpful. The successful completion of a Certificate IV and either a scaled score of 50% or above in English ATAR, the STAT test (see below) or a relevant English qualification outlined below will credit students with the minimum entry requirements into Edith Cowan University, Curtin University, Murdoch University, The University of Notre Dame, UWA, and TAFE.