Oz: Oz Education
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Caption: How Australians are educated

Blurb: All about the Aussie Schools system, the things that makes us
all as smart as we are.



The Australian education system varies slightly from state to state,
and the ages for each level of education may vary by a year or two.
The general model is:



Pre School



For kiddies aged around 4 - 6 years. This is usually in or near the
Primary School. Very basic education; playing with things, painting,
etc.



Primary School



Ages 6 to around 12. There are usually 7 years spent here, namely
Kindergarten and years 1 through 6. This is where all the basic
subjects are taught. At the end of primary school, your typical
rugrat will know the basic maths operations inside out, have a firm
grasp of the english language, including most common grammar, have a
basic idea of the sciences and have done lots of sportie type things.
Foreign languages are also taught at a low level.



High School



In most states, this is 6 years long (years 7 to 12), but in some (ie
the A.C.T.), it is only 4 years long, with the final 2 years being
completed in College. Typical ages are 13 to 18. High school students
should have learnt all the subjects to basic adult levels or above by
the end of year 10. There are also numerous electives such as
languages, arts, extra sciences, outdoor ed, etc.



University



This is for the 19+ people, and can last as long as you want it to.
Just about all imaginable courses can be found at at least one
Australian University.



TAFE



TAFE (Technical and Further Education) is another option to
university. It is effectively a trade school, and hands out diplomas
and such like for all sorts of things.



Apprenticeships



Another option for tertiary education. These are taken directly with
a business, and will often involve attendance at a TAFE for a few
days a week, achieving a mix of theory and practice.



The majority of students attend public schools and universities, but
there is also a wide range of private schools at all levels. It is a
legal requirement to attend a school until the end of year 10.
Retention levels after that are between 70% and 90%. Public schools
are free to Austalian citizens, but University attendance costs
around $4000 a year (depending on your course), which can be paid
directly for a 25% discount, or can be taken out as an intrest free
loan from the government, to be paid back in installments when your
salary is greater than something like $25,000 a year. This is called
HECS (Higher Education Contribution Scheme).



Children living in remote areas may be taught via school of the air,
where a remote teacher conducts lessons over a radio. Also, small
bush schools may consist of just one teacher and kids from year 1 to
year 6, all in one classroom.










Images on this page:
	Image:
		Filename:    Educate/Holt-Primary.jpg
		Caption:     A Primary School
	Image:
		Filename:    Educate/Canberra-High.jpg
		Caption:     A High School
	Image:
		Filename:    Educate/Lake-Ginninderra.jpg
		Caption:     A College
	Image:
		Filename:    Educate/ANU.gif
		Caption:     The ANU
	Image:
		Filename:    Educate/CIT.gif
		Caption:     Technical College


Links on this page:
	Link:
		URL:         http://www.isd.com.au/main.htm
		Name:        The Internet Schools Directory
		Description: Look up an Aussie school
	Link:
		URL:         http://www.lakeonline.act.edu.au/
		Name:        Lake Online
		Description: A local college website
	Link:
		URL:         http://www.canberrahs.act.edu.au/
		Name:        Canberra High School
		Description: A high school in the area
	Link:
		URL:         http://www.anu.edu.au
		Name:        The ANU
		Description: The rather boring homepage of the
		Australian National University
	Link:
		URL:         http://www.cit.act.edu.au/indextext.htm
		Name:        The Canberra Institute of Technology
		Description: The local Technical College
	Link:
		URL:         http://www.newapprenticeships.gov.au/
		Name:        New Apprenticeships
		Description: A Government apprenticeship website


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Bibliographical information:
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  + Title	Oz: Oz Education
  + Creator	Starweb Document Generator V2.6
  + Subject	Australian Educate
  + Description	A brief and broad description of things
		Australian
  + Publisher	Lukas Tan
  + Contributor
  + Date	2003-08-18
  + Type	Content
  + Format	text/plain
  + Identifier	C:\Documents and Settings\Lukas\My
		Documents\Homepage\Oz\Educate.txt
  + Source	Educate.swx
  + Language	en
  + Relation	txt.swt
  + Coverage	Australia
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		falls with it's publisher (Lukas Tan). Permission is
		granted for the use of the content of these pages for
		non - commercial educational purposes, provided that
		appropriate acknowledgement is given.
  + URL		http://www.effect.net.au/lukastan/Oz/