WACE Procedures File 2013
This file is available online. The file is available to schools in sections and users can select and open individual items. Schools will be notified of changes to this file through the Authority's eCircular. Schools will also be able to download the file in sections specific for SIS/RTP, MAZE and Excel users.
Note: replacement of the Curriculum Council by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority does not change the policy and procedures set out in materials related to the WACE.
| Section 1 | |
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| Section 1 - Certification of Student Achievement (combined) | |
| 1.1 WACE requirements 2012 | |
| 1.1.1 WACE points of clarification | |
| 1.2 Community service | |
| 1.2.1 Community service logbook order form | |
| Section 2 | |
| Section 2 - Courses (combined) | |
| 2.1 WACE courses and codes | |
| 2.2 Registering course unit offerings | |
| 2.2.1 Reporting to Parents (RTP) instructions for extracting course offerings | |
| 2.2.2 MAZE instructions for extracting course offerings (see Appendix 2) | |
| 2.2.3 Excel instructions for creating a csv file of course offerings | |
| 2.2.4 SIRS instructions for uploading course offerings | |
| 2.2.5 SIRS instructions for verifying course offerings | |
| 2.2.6 Instructions for VET industry specific course offerings | |
| 2.3 School declarations | |
| 2.3.1 WACE course declaration form | |
| 2.3.2 VET industry specific course declaration form | |
| Section 3 - Endorsed programs | |
| Section 3 - Endorsed programs (combined) | |
| 3.0 Endorsed programs list | |
| 3.1 Endorsed programs list, codes and achievement descriptors | |
| 3.1.1 Reporting achievement in endorsed programs | |
| 3.2 Enrolment information for endorsed programs | |
| 3.3 Achievement information for endorsed programs | |
| 3.4 Application process for personal development programs developed by schools | |
| 3.5 Endorsed program application forms | |
| 3.6 Endorsed programs enrolment declaration form | |
| Section 4 - Vocational Education and Training | |
| Section 4 - Vocational Education and Training (combined) | |
| 4.1 VET availability | |
| 4.2.1 VET Industry specific courses | |
| 4.2.2 VET integrated in course units and VET credit transfer | |
| 4.3 Reporting VET results | |
| Section 5 | |
| Section 5 - Student Information (combined, part 1) | |
| Section 5 - Student Information (combined, part 2) | |
| 5.1 SIRS instructions for requesting student numbers from the Curriculum Council | |
| 5.2 Providing student registration and demographic information | |
| 5.2.1 Reporting to Parents (RTP) Instructions for extracting student registration and demographic information | |
| 5.2.2 Extracting student registration and demographic information for Maze (see Appendix 2) | |
| 5.2.3 Excel instructions for creating a CSV file of Student Registration and Demographic Information combined | |
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5.3 SIRS instructions for uploading student registration and demographic information |
| 5.4 SIRS instructions for verifying student registration and demographic information | |
| 5.5 Year 12 Information Handbook | |
| 5.6 Languages | |
| 5.6.1 Background candidate identification for French, German and Italian | |
| 5.6.2 Second language eligibility for enrolment | |
| 5.7 Eligibility for enrolment in English as an Additional Language/Dialect (EAL/D) | |
| 5.7.1 Application for enrolment in English as an Additional Language/Dialect | |
| 5.8.1 Year 11 equivalent studies for a WACE | |
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5.8.2 Overseas full fee-paying student declaration form |
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5.8.3 Application for WACE recognition of VET achievement completed outside of a school arrangement |
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5.9 Changes to academic year |
| Section 6 | |
| Section 6 - Student Enrolment (combined) | |
| 6.1 RTP or SIS instructions for extracting student enrolments | |
| 6.1.1 RTP: Instructions for extracting student enrolments in course units | |
| 6.1.2 RTP: Instructions for extracting student enrolments in endorsed programs (including integrated in courses) | |
| 6.1.3 RTP: Instructions for extracting student enrolments in VET industry specific courses | |
| 6.1.4 SIS: Student enrolment in current VET programs for units of competency integrated with courses and as a credit transfer program | |
| 6.2 MAZE instructions for extracting student enrolments (see Appendix 2) | |
| 6.3 EXCEL instructions for creating CSV files of student enrolments | |
| 6.3.1 Record formats for student enrolments in course units | |
| 6.3.2 Record formats for endorsed program enrolments (including integrated in courses) | |
| 6.3.3 Record formats for enrolments in VET where competencies have been delivered as a credit transfer program | |
| 6.3.4 Record formats for enrolments in VET where competencies have been integrated into courses | |
| 6.3.5 Record formats for enrolments in VET industry specific courses (also refer to 6.7) | |
| 6.4 SIRS instructions for uploading student enrolments in endorsed programs, courses, external assessment courses, VET integrated courses, VET units of competency | |
| 6.5 SIRS instructions for verifying student enrolments | |
| 6.6 Forms | |
| 6.6.1 Private candidate enrolment form | |
| 6.6.2 Application for recording of achievement in senior secondary programs by Year 8 and 9 students | |
| 6.7 Student enrolment in VET industry specific courses – general information | |
| Section 7 | |
| Section 7 - School Assessment (combined) | |
| 7.1 RTP and SIS instructions for extracting student achievements | |
| 7.1.1 RTP student achievements in course units | |
| 7.1.2 RTP student achievements in endorsed programs | |
| 7.1.3 SIS VET achievement | |
| 7.1.4 SIS VET qualifications | |
| 7.2 MAZE instructions for extracting student achievements (see Appendix 2) | |
| 7.3.1 Student achievements in course units | |
| 7.3.2 Student achievements in endorsed programs | |
| 7.3.3 Student achievements in units of competency in a VET credit transfer, VET industry specific courses and VET integrated into courses | |
| 7.3.5 VET qualifications | |
| 7.4 SIRS instructions for uploading student achievements in courses, endorsed programs, VET units of competency and VET qualifications |
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| 7.5 SIRS instructions for verifying student achievements | |
| 7.6 SIRS instructions for identifying missing student achievements | |
| 7.7 SIRS instructions for identifying student achievement of a WACE | |
| 7.8 SIRS instructions for obtaining end of year statistics for your school | |
| 7.9 Year 12 proposed grade distributions for Stage 2 and 3 units studied during Year 12 | |
| 7.9.1 SIRS instructions for uploading Year 12 proposed grades | |
| 7.9.2 Declaration form for proposed grade distributions | |
| 7.10 Certification of student achievement | |
| 7.11 Appeals against school assessment | |
| 7.12 Student achievement in VET industry specific courses – general information | |
| Section 8 | |
| Section 8 - Moderation (combined) | |
| 8.1 Small group moderation process | |
| 8.1.1 Small group moderation partnership registration form | |
| Section 9 | |
| Section 9 - WACE Examinations (combined) | |
| 9.1 General information on WACE examinations | |
| 9.2 Forms | |
| 9.2.1 Exemption from sitting the 2013 WACE examinations – VET | |
| 9.2.2 Exemption from sitting the 2013 WACE examinations – six or more courses |
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| 9.2.3 Special examination arrangements | |
| 9.2.4 Sickness/misadventure application | |
| 9.2.5 Application to sit the 2013 WACE examinations for students not in Year 12 |
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| Section 10 | |
| Section 10 - Exhibitions and Awards (combined) | |
| Appendices | |
| Appendix 1 - 2013 WACE Activities Schedule | |
| Appendix 2 - MAZE Curriculum Processing Manual | |
| Appendix 3 - SIRS reports to all schools | |
| Appendix 4 - A guide to administering logins within SIRS |
Last Updated: 03/04/2013 13:18