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Perpetua Joseph (08) 9273 6771
Perpetua.Joseph@scsa.wa.edu.au

As stated in the WACE Manual 2025 (sub-section 6.2.5), an individual may enrol to sit an ATAR course examination as a non-school candidate in the event that the individual is:

• seeking entry to university as a mature-age applicant (that is, at least 20 years old as of 1 March 2025), or
• a student who has previously completed Year 12, or
• a Year 12 student undertaking an Interstate Language course examination or a Chinese: First Language course examination or a background language course examination in French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Punjabi or Tamil where the course is not offered by the school, and the student is enrolled to sit at least three other ATAR course examinations as a school candidate in that year.

To enrol as a non-school candidate in an Interstate Language examination or in a Chinese: First Language course examination, or a background language course examination in French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Punjabi or Tamil where the course is not offered by the school, and the student is enrolled to sit at least three other ATAR course examinations in that year, an individual may not enrol in:

• an external examination for an Interstate Language examination at the same time as being enrolled in that course with the State that hosts the language
• more than one Interstate Language examination.

Further information about non-school candidature for languages is available on the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) website at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/sirs-and-srms-info/srms-information/wace-language-applications, or email languagesenrolment@scsa.wa.edu.au.

A student enrolled in an ATAR course examination as a non-school candidate will not be considered for a sickness/misadventure claim. That is, non-school candidates who suffer a sickness or misadventure prior to or during the ATAR course examination caused by them, a third party or the Authority are unable to receive consideration for their examination mark.

An individual enrolled in an ATAR course examination as a non-school candidate is unable to use the mark from that examination to contribute towards the achievement of an exhibition or award. As a non-school candidate, that examination does not contribute towards meeting the requirements for the Western Australian Certificate of Education (the WACE).

Enrolment as non-school candidate in the 2025 ATAR course examinations cannot be accepted after Thursday, 3 April 2025.

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