The SCSA provides pricing information for our curriculum programs after preliminary information is submitted by prospective international schools. For more information, contact us via int.ed@scsa.wa.edu.au .

The SCSA provides a range of services and support to approved international schools, including professional learning, clearly established policies and procedures, reviews, visits and data analysis.

Yes, the SCSA will provide schools with support from a network of curriculum specialists with experience in curriculum development, moderation and school-based delivery. .

All applications for accreditation must be submitted using a two-stage online application process. The SCSA Board will evaluate and consider school readiness to deliver the nominated curriculum programs based on the information supplied. The SCSA will advise the school whether they have been approved or if further information is required.
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Students must demonstrate the minimum standard of literacy and numeracy required to achieve the WACE by completing the OLNA. Students in the AUSMAT program are also required to demonstrate the standard.
The OLNA is run twice a year for students in Years 10 to 12 and may be undertaken after Year 12 only on application by a student.
Note: the other requirements of the WACE must also be met to achieve it.

The WACE is the Western Australian senior secondary school certificate of education. It is recognised nationally and internationally by universities and other tertiary institutions, industry and training providers.

The WACE is a two-year senior secondary school program completed over Years 11 and 12. The AUSMAT is a one-year, Year 12 school secondary school program. Students enrolled in either the WACE or AUSMAT will complete the same final year Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) course examinations. Successful completion of the WACE or AUSMAT programs will result in students achieving WACE certification.
We can support you to identify the program appropriate for your students as part of the application process.
Please contact the SCSA if you wish to learn more.

Yes, students who successfully complete the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) or Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT) programs will receive WACE certification. The WACE is recognised for entry to universities in Western Australia, Australia’s group of eight universities and leading universities around the world, including in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. Successful completion of the WACE or AUSMAT programs open pathways to a wide range of post-school opportunities.

The ATAR ranks a student's position relative to all other students who have undertaken their final ATAR course examinations. The ATAR is calculated by the Tertiary Institute Services Centre (TISC) using a student’s best four scaled ATAR course scores (the scaling process is completed by TISC).

The Kindergarten to Year 10 Western Australian curriculum is embedded in the SCSA’s Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline (the Outline). The Outline provides Pre-primary to Year 10 year-level syllabuses across the eight learning areas of English, Health and Physical Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Languages, Mathematics, Science, Technologies, and the Arts. It also includes support for children in Kindergarten.

The Western Australian curriculum for Pre-primary to Year 10 adopted the Australian Curriculum for English, Mathematics and Science.
The SCSA has adapted the Australian Curriculum content to develop year-level syllabuses for Humanities and Social Sciences, Health and Physical Education, Technologies, the Arts and Languages.
The Western Australian syllabuses remain broadly consistent with the Australian Curriculum, but have been contextualised to make them more suitable for Western Australian students and teachers.