Australian Qualifications

Each state and territory in Australia has a different high school system designed for the final 2 years of school.

However, what they all have in common in that at the end of two years, students are required to sit exams and in some subjects, additional physical or performance exams.

After all the exams are completed, each one is carefully reviewed by a selected group of markers. After the marking process, students are given an ENTER score. This score, usually comprising of 2 digits and 2 decimal points, places them in a ranking system, compared to every other year 12 student in their state.

When applying to universities, these scores pay an important role in judging who is admitted and who is not. University courses such as law, medicine, and engineering require quite high ENTER scores, admitting a very small number of the students eligible for the course.