# List of WACE courses

The list of WACE courses is a list of the courses available to complete the Western Australian Certificate of Education.

## Courses

These were the courses available in 2009.

### Format

Subject code is "Stage number + unit letter + course code". Examples:
* Stage 3 mathematics unit C = 3CMAT
* Stage 1 physical education studies unit A = 1APES
| Course Code | Course Title | Available Units |
| AIS | Aboriginal and Intercultural Studies | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| ABL | Aboriginal Languages of Western Australia | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| ACF | Accounting and Finance | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| ALB | Albanian | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| HIA | Ancient History | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| APS | Animal Production Systems | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| AIT | Applied Information Technology | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| ARA | Arabic | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| ARM | Armenian | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| AUS | Auslan | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| VAU | Automotive (VET industry specific) | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B |
| AET | Automotive Engineering and Technology | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| AVN | Aviation | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| BIO | Biological Sciences | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| BOS | Bosnian | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| BCN | Building and Construction | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| BME | Business Management and Enterprise (2010 and onwards) | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| VBS | Business Services (VET industry specific) | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 2C/2D |
| CAE | Career and Enterprise | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| CHE | Chemistry | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| CFC | Children, Family and Community | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| CBS | Chinese: Background Speakers | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| CSL | Chinese: Second Language | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| VCS | Community Services (VET industry specific) | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 2C/2D |
| CSC | Computer Science | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| VCO | Construction (VET industry specific) | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B |
| VCA | Creative Industries: Art (VET industry specific) | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 2C/2D |
| VME | Creative Industries: Media (VET industry specific) | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 2C/2D |
| CRO | Croatian | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| DAN | Dance | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| DES | Design | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 2C/2D |
| DRA | Drama | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| DUT | Dutch | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| EES | Earth and Environmental Science | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| ECO | Economics | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| EST | Engineering Studies | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| ENG | English | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 2C/2D, 3A/3B |
| ELD | English as an Additional Language/Dialect | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| FIL | Filipino | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| FST | Food Science and Technology | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| FRE | French | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| GEO | Geography | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| GER | German | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| HEA | Health Studies | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| HEB | Hebrew | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| HIN | Hindi | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| VHO | Hospitality (VET industry specific) | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B |
| HBS | Human Biological Science | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| HUN | Hungarian | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| IBS | Indonesian: Background Speakers | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| IND | Indonesian: Second Language | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| VIT | Information Technology (VET industry specific) | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 2C/2D |
| ISC | Integrated Science | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| ITA | Italian | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| JBS | Japanese: Background Speakers | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| JSL | Japanese: Second Language | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| KHM | Khmer | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| LIT | Literature | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| MAC | Macedonian | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| MBS | Malay: Background Speakers | 3A/3B |
| MAL | Maltese | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| MMT | Marine and Maritime Technology | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| MDT | Materials, Design and Technology | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| MAT | Mathematics | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 1E 2A/2B, 2C/2D, 3A/3B, 3C/3D |
| MAS | Mathematics Specialist | 3A/3B, 3C/3D |
| MPA | Media Production and Analysis | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| GRE | Modern Greek | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| HIM | Modern History | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| MUS | Music | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| OED | Outdoor Education | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| PBS | Persian Background Speakers | 3A/3B |
| PAE | Philosophy and Ethics | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| PES | Physical Education Studies | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| PHY | Physics | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| PPS | Plant Production Systems | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| POL | Polish | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| PAL | Politics and Law | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| POR | Portuguese | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| VPI | Primary Industries (VET industry specific) | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B |
| PSY | Psychology | 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| PUN | Punjabi | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| REL | Religion and Life | PA/PB, 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| ROM | Romanian | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| RUS | Russian | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| RBS | Russian Background Speakers | 3A/3B |
| SER | Serbian | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| SIN | Sinhala | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| SPA | Spanish | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| SWE | Swedish | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| TAM | Tamil | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| VTO | Tourism (VET industry specific) | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B |
| TUR | Turkish | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| UKR | Ukrainian | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| VIE | Vietnamese | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| VAR | Visual Arts | 1A/1B, 1C/1D, 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
| WPL | Workplace Learning | 1A/1B, 1C/1D |
| YID | Yiddish | 2A/2B, 3A/3B |
^a A successful result in this course may result in a nationally recognised qualification (see VET)

## VET

Some WACE units may contribute to, or result in a nationally recognised qualification.
| Unit Codes | Resulting Qualification Code | Resulting Qualification |
| 1AVAU & 1BVAU | AUR10105 | Certificate I in Automotive |
| 1CVAU, 1DVAU, 2AVAU and 2BVAU | AUR20705 or AUR20505 | Certificate II in Automotive |
| 1AVCS & 1BVCS | CHC10102 | Certificate I in Work Preparation |
| 1CVCS & 1DVCS, or 2AVCS & 2BVCS | CHC20202 | Certificate II in Community Service Work |
| 1CVCS, 1DVCS, 2AVCS and 2BVCS | CHC30402 | Certificate III in Children's Services |
^b See 'Registered training organisation' for more information.

## Units

The units are organised into stages based on level of difficulty. This means 'P', the preliminary stage, is the easiest, through to 'Stage 3' which is the hardest. Since a school year in Western Australia is usually about 40 weeks, and a WACE unit is 16 weeks long, units are usually grouped together and taught together. This can be done concurrently (Both units taught in a mix) or separately (one unit in semester one, and one unit in semester two).