Some students may apply to complete Years 11 and 12 in three years. They do this for a variety of reasons including health, sports, paid work etc. There are no compulsory subjects for the Senior Certificate. The minimum number of subjects is one semester of Board or Board-registered subjects, or one or more Recorded subject , or one vocational competency. At the end of Year 12, students may also receive the Tertiary Entrance Statement .
Most universities select students on the basis of the OP and FPs.
The assessment system used by Queensland secondary schools is called criteria-based assessment. The system of quality control operated by the Board to ensure that assessments given by schools meet minimum standards and are comparable across the State is called moderation .