Many friends want to send their children to secondary school in Australia and then apply directly to the University of Australia, so the knowledge of how to go to secondary school in Australia needs to be understood. As at home, Australian students go to secondary school after six years of primary education.
The middle school is divided into two stages: the junior high school is a four-year system, which is grade 7, grade 8, grade 9 and grade 10; high school is a two-year system, which is grade 11 and grade 12 respectively. Therefore, the seventh, eighth and ninth grades of Australian junior high school correspond to the first, second and third grade of junior high school, and the tenth grade of junior middle school and the first grade of domestic high school, respectively. The 11th and 12th grades of Australian high schools correspond to the second and third year of senior high school in the country, respectively. So, if domestic middle school students want to apply for Australian secondary school courses, which grade should they apply for?
For students graduating from the third year of junior high school in Australia, they should apply for grade 10 of Australian secondary school, because the 10th grade of Australian secondary school corresponds to the first grade of high school in the country; And so on, for students who have completed their first year of high school in Australia, they should apply for grade 11 in Australian secondary school, which corresponds to grade 11 in the country's second year of senior high school.
It is important to note that for students who want to go to high school in Australia after completing their second year of high school in Australia, they should still apply for grade 11, not grade 12, of Australian secondary school. There are two reasons for this: one is because Australian student visa regulations require Chinese students to attend high school courses in Australia for no less than 16 months (excluding language courses); Second, because Australia's secondary school evaluation system is a continuous evaluation system, students will not be able to enter the 12th grade unless they have completed the 11th grade course first.
Differences in Secondary Education system between Australia and China
The new school year for domestic secondary schools begins in September and ends in June, while Australia is located in the southern hemisphere, the opposite of China throughout the year, so the new school year begins at the end of January and ends at the beginning of December.
The first semester of (Semester): begins at the end of January and ends at the end of June; the second semester begins at the end of July and ends at the beginning of December. A large term of (Semester) consists of two small terms of (Term), and four small terms of (Term) start at the end of January, early April, end of July and beginning of October. A two-week vacation between the first and second Term, a third and a fourth Term, called Study Break (study leave); a three-week vacation between the second and third Term, known as Winter Holiday (winter leave); There are two months' vacation between the fourth Term and the first Term of the coming year, called Summer Holiday (summer vacation.
Qualifications and visa age requirements for Australian secondary schools
It is worth noting that domestic primary schools apply for Australian junior high schools, and domestic junior high schools apply for Australian high schools, only need to read a certificate when applying; However, when applying for a visa, primary school graduates must use a primary school diploma, while junior middle school graduates can use graduation certificates, etc., and they do not have to wait for a graduation certificate to apply for a visa.
In terms of age, the Australian Student Visa regulations stipulate that Chinese students should not be allowed to attend Australian secondary school courses for more than 18 months on an upside-down basis; In other words, students who graduated from Grade 1 (Grade 10) are not allowed to apply for Grade 9 because they have been back for more than 18 months. This means that high school students in Australia should attend secondary school courses in Australia no later than the end of the first semester of the domestic high school year.
In terms of the age requirement for visa application, there is no minimum age requirement for secondary school courses in Australia, but there is a clear upper limit on the age limit, that is, the applicant must be under 18 years of age when he or she begins to attend the 10th grade in Australia; When you begin 11th grade in Australia, you must be below 19.
The above three questions are the three important objective factors that affect the choice of opportunity to study abroad. Next, examples will be used to specify the choice of opportunity to study abroad:
Wang, born on October 1, 1998, is now preparing for the third year of junior high school in China (Australia's 9th grade); without IELTS results, school will begin on September 1, 2014. If you choose to attend high school in Australia, there are five opportunities to choose from:
- Opportunity 1: junior high school graduated abroad, now begin to prepare the application. After graduating from junior high school in June 2015, Wang will be able to attend preparatory secondary English courses in Australia (usually 20 weeks) as early as August 2015 and to attend Grade 10 of Australian High School from the end of January 2016 (Term 1). And completed grade 12 in December 2018; Wang can also attend preparatory English courses in secondary schools in Australia starting in October 2015, and attend Grade 10 of Australian Secondary School in early April 2016 (Term 2), and complete Grade 12 in December 2018.
- Opportunity two: go abroad after the first semester of high school year at home. If Wang is admitted to a high school in China, he can choose to finish the first semester of the first year of senior high school in China and then go abroad. In this case, Wang will begin to attend English preparatory courses in secondary schools in Australia from the end of January 2016 (Term 1), and will attend grade 10 of Australian secondary school in Term 3 at the end of July 2016. He began grade 11 at the end of January 2017 and will complete grade 12 in December 2018.
- Opportunity 3: go abroad after high school year at home, Wang can also choose to go abroad after high school year. In this case, Wang will begin studying English preparatory courses in high school in Australia at the end of July 2016 (Term 3), and will begin grade 11 in Australian secondary school at the end of January 2017 (Term 1), and will graduate from high school in December 2018.
- Opportunity 4: go abroad in the first semester of the second year of senior high school at home. If Wang chooses to finish the first semester of the second year of senior high school at home and go abroad, he will begin his preparatory secondary English course in Australia at the end of January 2017 (Term 1). At the end of July 2017 (Term 3), she attended the 11th grade of Australian High School and completed Grade 12 in December 2018. It is important to note that, in this case, the study pressure will be greater after the 11th grade of Australian high school, with only half a year left to complete the 11th grade course.
- Opportunity 5: go abroad after high school year at home. If Wang waits to finish his senior high school year at home before leaving the country, he will begin preparing for secondary English in Australia at the end of July 2016 (Term 3) and grade 11 at Australian High School by the end of January 2017 (Term 1). And graduated from high school in December 2019. High school graduates come to Australia to study a year later than the above a year later, this has both advantages and disadvantages. When economic conditions permit, an additional year will make students more adaptable to Australian learning and life; It is also a good option for students to come to Australia for a 10-month preparatory course and then go straight to the first year of college when economic conditions do not permit.
In choosing when to attend secondary school courses in Australia, domestic middle school students should take into account both the objective factors mentioned above and their own subjective factors, such as English competence, learning ability and psychological preparation. Also consider the financial preparation of the family. Students and parents who are considering secondary school courses in Australia should, under the guidance of professional overseas consultants, choose the right time to go abroad and prepare for all aspects in advance.
List of public secondary schools in New South Wales (Sydney) and basic information on international students
Regional distribution: 10 in central Sydney, 17 in north, 4 in west and 7 in southwest: 23 mixed schools, 5 girls' schools and 10 girls' schools
New South Wales (Sydney) language Centre, New South Wales (Sydney), pre-secondary language course
