Okay I'm in 10th grade and I'm planning on going to school next year in australia. By the time I finish my summer vacation here in the U.S, They will be on their school holidays. I would start in february. Anyway, If I'm in all honors and an Ap, would I be able to go into 12th grade over there? What do you think? Or, if I go to a community college for a semester, would I be able to get credits for 11th and move into 12th in Australia? thanks
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Australia does not have community college - its TAFE is post high school. Depending on which state you are going to Year 12 either goes from Feb-Nov or Oct-Sep (i.e in NSW there are three terms of year 11 (instead of 4) and the last term of the year everyone starts year 12. A significant portion of the year 12 mark is assessment throughout the year so if you are going to NSW then your year 12 score (which is also your uni entrance score) will be lower. Usually when you change from northern to southern or vice versa you are put back 6 months (i.e. you will do six more months of year 11 before going onto year 12). Australian and American high school is completely different from each other so you will need that extra time to acclimatize. The most important difference is that you compete against the ENTIRE STATE for each subject - not just the students in your school (the end of year exam for each subject is sat at the same time across the state and is the same exam - that score is then you uni entrance score in that subject).
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In Australia Year 12 is HSC, a major exam year. We don't really have a community college, I think you mean TAFE. Some of my friends go there but that is for when you finish high school and is limited in courses that you can study. Year 12 is apparently (I'm not in Year 12 yet) the best year of high school here cos you get heaps of free classes (in which you do "work" or watever you like) in between actual classes, there is muck up day at the end of the year and a formal. Also after Year 12, here in Australia we celebrate alot. You can go to schoolies which is a holiday for a week or two up in QLD with friends and just do something else. Hope you like Australia!!! PS: Remember there is no way to earn extra credit here in Australia!
