Intermediate Certificate (Australia) Explained

The Intermediate Certificate was a certificate awarded in Australia for the successful completion of three years of high school. (in the state of Victoria it was 4 years) This was at around age 14–15, in what was then called Third Form and is called Year 9 today. From 1943 until 2009, students in New South Wales were able to leave school at 15.[1] A student who wanted to enter university needed a Leaving Certificate, for the completion of another two years.[2] Both were based on external examinations. The Intermediate Certificate was abolished in 1965, being replaced by the Fourth Form (now Year 10) School Certificate.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Education Amendment Bill 2009–27 March 2009–2R – NSW Parliament . 27 September 2009 .
  2. Web site: The Evolution of Education in Australia . Marion . McCreadie . 8 February 2009 . 24 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181224190750/http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/ifhaa/schools/evelutio.htm . dead .
  3. Book: Barcan, Alan . Sociological Theory and Educational Reality. 9780868401256. 1993.