The system of school-based assessment in Queensland starts with the syllabus. For each Board subject there is a syllabus approved by the Board. A syllabus is a document that provides a curriculum framework, and which a school uses in its preparation of a work program for a Board subject.
Syllabus documents are available publicly.
The other types of subjects that Senior students may study are Board-registered subjects and Recorded subjects . Results in these subjects are recorded on the Senior Certificate but they are not included in the calculation of OPs and FPs . In all three types of subjects, there are provisions for students to study vocational courses , and under certain conditions, to receive vocational certificates in addition to the Senior Certificate. The Board also develops short courses for study by senior students or members of the public. The only short course presently available is A Short Course in the Australian Constitution .