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Accreditation requirements for member schools

Registered non-government schools that are accredited must meet curriculum requirements that are additional to the requirements for registration.

Accreditation for Years 7 to 10 enables a school to enter candidates for the School Certificate. Accreditation for Years 11 to 12 enables a school to enter candidates for the Higher School Certificate.

This section of the website details the requirements that all accredited schools must meet and the evidence of compliance that schools must maintain for the period of their accreditation. The requirements and the evidence of compliance relate to:

• the curriculum for the School Certificate
• the curriculum for the Higher School Certificate
• the quality of the education program.

The Act makes provision for requirments for the School Certificate and the Higher School Certificate to be prescribed by Regulations and developed by the Board of Studies. These requirements are outlined in the Board of Studies Assessment, Certification and Examination (ACE) Manual.

The maximum period for which accreditation may be renewed is five (5) years.