Australian education system

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:public_policy
gptkbp:compulsoryEducationAge 6 to 16
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:curriculumAuthority Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)
gptkbp:distanceEducation available for remote areas
gptkbp:earlyChildhoodEducation preschool or kindergarten
gptkbp:eligibility gptkb:Australian_Tertiary_Admission_Rank_(ATAR)
gptkbp:fundedBy federal and state governments
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Department_of_Education_(Australia)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Australian education system
gptkbp:inclusiveEducation support for students with disabilities
gptkbp:internationalRanking high global ranking in education
gptkbp:internationalStudents significant population in tertiary education
gptkbp:level primary education
secondary education
tertiary education
gptkbp:literacyRate high
gptkbp:mainLanguage English
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Australian_National_University
gptkb:Monash_University
gptkb:University_of_Melbourne
gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkb:University_of_Queensland
gptkbp:primarySchoolYears Kindergarten to Year 6
gptkbp:privateSchools independent or religious organizations
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn four terms with breaks in between
gptkbp:publicSchool state government funded
gptkbp:remoteEducation gptkb:School_of_the_Air
gptkbp:schoolAssessment NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy)
gptkbp:schoolAttendanceRate high
gptkbp:schoolFees public schools generally free, private schools charge fees
gptkbp:schoolGovernance state and territory governments
gptkbp:schoolHours typically 9am to 3pm
gptkbp:schoolInspection regulated by state authorities
gptkbp:schoolLeavingAge varies by state, generally 16 or 17
gptkbp:schoolLeavingCertificate varies by state (e.g., HSC, VCE, QCE)
gptkbp:schoolType Catholic schools
independent schools
government schools
gptkbp:schoolUniforms common in most schools
gptkbp:secondarySchoolYears Year 7 to Year 12
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Humanities
gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:science
Arts
English
Physical Education
Languages other than English (LOTE)
gptkbp:tertiaryEducation gptkb:TAFE_colleges
universities
gptkbp:year December
late January or early February
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:English_Australians
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5