Career Decisions

Year 12

In your last semester at school, you need to seriously consider your options. By this time, you have probably identified your first choice for study after school, but you may want to re-assess your direction in light of your results, or your changing interests. Some of you will know exactly what you want to do and the course you need to get there. Some of you will have some idea but need more information to make a decision. Many of you will have only initial ideas, and you'll need extra time or help to make decisions. To make the right choice for you, you will need information about the world of work, about post-school education and training and about other opportunities. Useful sources of information include:

  • Career advisors
  • Teachers
  • Parents and other family members
  • Career Information Expos
  • Internet Resources

Year 12 specific internet sites:

Year 12 What Next?

Year 12 What Next?

This is a guide specifically for year 12 students to help them plan further study and training. It also gives information on options such as work and travel, and future employment opportunities.

Leaving School in Australia - Year 12 State by State

Board of Studies

This site is a guide to Year 12 Certificates and Tertiary Entrance Requirements in Australia and summarises the types of subjects, courses and various methods of assessing and reporting student achievement in each of the eight public education systems in Australia as well as in the New Zealand system.

It also describes the certificates and other records of achievement issued to students when they complete their senior secondary education and outlines the minimum requirements for tertiary entrance.

The Careers File

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Visit this site to read some hints for making subject choices in year 12. The advice comes from people working in the area of food and agriculture, but applies to all students.