1. Education in Australia

3. Objectives The learners will be able to...
identify the structure of Australian Education System
identify the strengths of and challenges facing Australian Education
draw out from the discussion strengths of Australian Education that can be adopted in the Philippine setting

4. Australian Education System
Compulsory Education:
Entry age: 6 Exit age: 15
State and Territory governments have major responsibility for government schools and contribute funds for non-government schools
The Federal Government provide supplementary financial support

5. Primary education (6 years)
from Year 1 to Year 6
Secondary Education
Junior Highschool ( 4 years)
from Year 7 to Year 10
Students who don’t intend to go to college learn vocational skills after Year 10

6. B. Senior Highschool (2 years)
from Year 11 to Year 12
no longer compulsory
Senior Secondary Certificate of Education is issued after completion

7. Higher Education
Australian Universities are autonomous self-accredited institutions established by Federal, State and Territory legislations.
Academic Year : March-November
Long Vacation: 1December-28February

8. Undergraduate Studies
lasts between 3 years to 6 years full-time depending on the field of study.
Post Graduate Studies
may be taken by a student who has qualified for a Bachelor’s Degree(Honours)
Students who have qualified for Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) at a sufficiently high level may take Doctorate
3 years : Arts, Science, Commerce
4 years: Education, Engineering
5 years: Veterinary Science, Dentistry, Architecture
6 years: Medicine and Surgery

9. Higher Doctorate
Higher Doctorate in Science (DSsc) or Humanities (Dlitt)

10. Strengths of Australian Education System
1. Personalized Learning for students with disabilities, gifted students, and students whose native language is not English 2. Funding The government funds both public and private schools. 3. Alternative Education is popular
Australia is the third most popular destination for international students just behind the US and UK.

11. 4.Australian students have a less rigorous curriculum and spend more time doing independent and group-based research on various topics. 5. Global Recognition 6. Work While You Study
This could be attributed to the philosophy behind Australian Education which is different from others. The teaching focuses life skills and independent thinking rather than teaching facts.

12. Challenges National Curriculum hard to implement
Unequal Fund Distribution
Declining Performance

13. Activity
Form a group with the members of your row. Choose with your group members 1 strength, among all those that have been discussed, of Australian Education that can be adopted in the Philippines.