Australian Education

Australian Education posts collect reference pieces on the school and university system. Articles look at the difference between government, Catholic and independent schools, the NAPLAN testing programme, the Year 12 certificate (HSC, VCE, QCE depending on state), the ATAR university entry score, the Group of Eight research universities, the international student market that became one of the largest exports of the country and the TAFE vocational route. The pieces are reference rather than ranking, and several note explicitly that prospective international students should rely on the official university websites and on a registered education agent.