Tertiary courses often require students to have prior studies in certain subjects. In junior high you will be assessed on a term basis and you will be given a complete report of your progress every semester. Your teachers will provide full details of your assessment requirements at the beginning of each semester. There is no state wide examination at the end of a course. All assessment is school based and achievement levels in a course are an accumulation of your results for a year or over the length of the course.
Assessments can include written tests, assignments, oral presentations and project work.
There are some marks awarded for in class participation and performance. In senior high school, your marks are accumulated over the whole two years of your course. There are various weightings and statistical techniques and your teachers will explain the requirements and these processes to you at the beginning of your course. At the completion of senior high school, students receive the Queensland Senior Certificate as a graduation certificate. Those students who have studied subjects approved by the Board of Senior Secondary School Studies will also receive a report called a Student Education Profile.