State and Territory Boards of Studies

This list provides links to the state and territory boards of studies, generally responsible for setting the curriculum and certifying schools.

 

State/Territory Description Link
Australasian Curriculum Assessment and Certification Authorities (ACACA) ACACA is the national body for the chief executives of the statutory bodies in the Australian States and Territories and in New Zealand responsible for certificates of senior secondary education.The website provides an overview of the structure of the secondary system, advice and web links relating to students transferring schools, information about the junior secondary curriculum, subjects and courses, and an outline of the various methods of assessing and reporting student achievement when students complete Year 10. It also describes the certificates and other records of achievement issued to students when they complete their senior secondary education and outlines the minimum requirements for tertiary entrance. http://acaca.bos.nsw.edu.au/go/home
ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies (ACTBSSS) is a statutory authority responsible for the certification of senior secondary school studies in government and non-government schools in the Australian Capital Territory. http://www.bsss.act.edu.au/
Board of Studies, NSW The Board of Studies NSW serves government and non-government schools in the development of school education for Years K-12. http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
Northern Territory Board of Studies The Northern Territory Board of Studies develops and provides curriculum, assessment, reporting and certification to students in the Northern Territory from Preschool to Year 12. http://www.det.nt.gov.au/education/ntbos/
Queensland Studies Authority The Queensland Studies Authority supprtos prep to Year 12 curiculum in Queensland schools. http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/
SACE Board of South Australia The SACE Board of South Australia serves Year 11 and Year 12 students in all schools, and administers the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE). The SACE is an internationally recognised qualification. http://www.ssabsa.sa.edu.au/
Tasmanian Qualifications Authority The Tasmanian QualificationsAuthority is responsible for the regulation of education and training providers and qualifications in the senior secondary, vocational and higher education sectors. http://www.tqa.tas.gov.au/
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority develops the curriculum for all Victorian Schools. See their website for further information on Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS), and the Senior Secondary framework: VCE, VCAL and VET.

Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) is the curriculum which is essential for all students in Victoria to achieve, from Year Prep to Year 10. Schools use this framework to plan their programs, assessment and reporting.

http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/

http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/

Curriculum Council of Western Australia The Curriculum Council of Western Australia is responsible for the development and implementation of a curriculum framework for all Western Australian schools http://www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/