The QCE is Queensland's senior school qualification, which is awarded to eligible students usually at the end of Year 12. Every young Queenslander must be registered with the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) during the year before the young person's compulsory participation phase begins. Ormeau Woods State High School registers young people in Year 10.
Learning options and requirements
The QCE offers flexibility in what is learnt, as well as where and when learning occurs. Students have a wide range of learning options; these can include senior school subjects, vocational education and training, workplace and community learning, as well as university subjects undertaken while at school. To be awarded a QCE, students must have at least 20 credits in the required pattern, and fulfil literacy and numeracy requirements.
Planning for a QCE - SET Plan
A Senior Education and Training Plan (SET Plan) helps students structure their learning around their abilities, interests and ambitions. The plan is finalised by the end of Year 10 and is agreed between the student, their parents or carers and the school.
Monitoring progress - Learning Accounts
When a student is registered, the QCAA opens a learning account for them. The learning account records details of learning and results of any completed studies. Students are able to access their learning account by accessing their Student Portal on the
MyQCE website using their Learner Unique Identifier (LUI) to register.
Awarding a QCE
Most students are awarded a QCE at the end of Year 12. Students who do not meet the QCE requirements at the end of Year 12 can continue to work towards their certificate - their learning account remains open, regardless of their age (however, credits expire after 9 years). The QCAA will award a QCE in the following July or December, once a person becomes eligible.
All students who finish Year 12 receive a transcript of their learning account in the form of a Senior Statement, which is issued in December.
After finishing Year 12 students who become eligible for the award of a QCE will receive a Statement of Results. A Statement of Results is a cumulative transcript of their learning account. These will be issued every July and December.