Education in Sydney Australia?

Question

I need to know basic information about Education in Sydney Australia. Thanks

Answer 1

Preschool-Kindergarden-Primary (3-6grade) - Secondary (7-12grade)(State and Private and Catholic) T.A.F.E - Technical advanced Further Education (state). University sydney and Macquarie University and NSW University.

Answer 2

THE HSC IS STUPID!

Answer 3

Public ed is free, private ed is expensive and varies greatly, kindergarten and childcare is expensive but affordable.

Answer 4

What do you want to know? How it compares to other countries? Do you want to know about certain institutions? What?

I have lived in Sydney, Australia all my life. We have a good education system. The ratio of high school students who go to university are the highest in Australia than anywhere else in the world. But that's probably because we have government-assisted payment schemes.

We have two main stages of school. Primary School and High School. Primary School is for Kindergarten to Year 6. High School is from Year 6 to Year 12 (we don't have "middle school" like America does). Students are obligated to go to school until a certain age (around 15 or 16) but in nearly all cases, the students attend school up to Year 10.

After the completion of Year 10, every student gains a "School Certificate", and can leave school to do whatever they want. But a vast majority of students choose to stay on for Year 11 and 12 because at the end of THAT, you get the HSC (Higher School Certificate), which can be used to get into University. Also, having a HSC looks more impressive to prospective employers than a Year 10 School Certificate.

I heard that in normal high school mathematics in the USA, the highest they go is trigonometry. Whilst there are classes which delve into more complicated mathematics, the maths classes taken by the average American student don't go higher than trig. Well normal Australian high school Math goes quite a bit beyond that, all the way into Calculus.

When completing the HSC, the students get a UAI (University Admissions Index), which is calculated on their marks in their subjects during their senior years. The higher the UAI, the more likely the person can get into a better University course, or into a better University, and get the government-assistance payment scheme (in which our government pays for most of our University education).

When it comes to senior year, students get to choose most of the classes they get to take. Different units have different weightings, which will effect their significance to your UAI mark. The more advanced the unit is, the more likely it'll boost your UAI (as long as you do well in it). Conversely, taking lower, easier units will normally result in a more negative effect on your UAI. It's all delicately scaled.

We have quite a few private schools, nearly all religious-based. There is very little home-schooling in this country.

That's all I can think up off the top of my head. Your question is very broad, would you mind refining it a little next time?