2017 Year 12 Results

A word from Jenny Offer, Principal Consultant – Certification

Tuesday 19 December is ‘results day’ and we know students, along with their families and friends, are likely to have some questions. Here are some answers to questions we are often asked around this time of the year.

How can I access my results?

You can access your school and examination results via the student portal at https://www.wace.wa.edu.au. You will need your WA Student Number and password to access the portal.

Where will I find my Student Number?

Look for your student number on your school report, SmartRider or an examination timetable.

Note: due to privacy and security requirements, the Authority cannot provide student numbers over the phone or by email.

Your password may be different from the one you use for the TISC website to access your ATAR. If you have made a university application through TISC, you will have set your own password.

What is included in the Year 12 results?

Year 12 results include the following details, as appropriate:

achievement of WACE
achievement of literacy and numeracy standard
school grades, school marks*, moderated school marks*, examination marks* and combined scores for all ATAR (Units 3 and 4) courses for current year only
school grades and school marks in General and Foundation units
completed VET industry specific units
successfully completed VET qualifications and VET units of competency
completed endorsed programs
number of community service hours undertaken (if reported by your school)
completed Preliminary units.

*A course with a practical examination component will have the written and practical marks reported separately.

Senior secondary achievements in previous years will also be listed.

When will I receive my folio of achievement?

Folios of achievement are posted in mid-January 2018 and include one or more of the following, as appropriate:

WASSA – Western Australian Statement of Student Achievement
WACE – Western Australian Certificate of Education
ATAR course report – for each ATAR course completed.

Selected award certificates, which include the following: Certificates of Merit, Certificates of Distinction, Subject Certificates of Excellence, Special Subject Certificates of Excellence, Certificates of Excellence VET and Special Certificates of Excellence VET.

More details relating the WACE, WASSA and ATAR course report can be found in The WACE 2017: Your Guide to the WASSA, WACE and ATAR Course Report is available on the Authority website at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/certification/wace.

How will I know if I’ve received an award or exhibition

Awards and exhibitions, including the Beazley medallists, will be announced on Friday 22 December. The student portal will be updated to include any awards or exhibitions after the formal announcement.

Students who receive any of the following awards will receive their certificates at the Awards Ceremony on Tuesday 13 February 2018: Beazley Medal: WACE, Beazley Medal: VET, General exhibitions, Special general awards, and Subject exhibitions.

What will appear on my WASSA if I missed an ATAR examination?

If you did not sit an ATAR course examination and did not have an approved sickness/misadventure application, you have not completed the course and it will not appear on your WASSA. Nor will you receive an ATAR course report for that course.

For ATAR courses with practical components, students must have completed both the written and practical examination.

How do Year 10 and Year 11 students find out their ATAR course examination results?

Year 10 and Year 11 students who sat an ATAR course examination will be sent an ATAR Course Report from the Authority. These results are not available via the student portal.

How do non-school candidates find out their ATAR course examination results?

Non-school candidates will receive a letter from the Authority informing them of their examination marks. Examination results are not printed on the WASSA when a student was enrolled as a non-school candidate.

If I didn’t achieve the WACE, what can I do?

Depending on the requirements you did not meet, you have some options.

Students who still need to demonstrate the literacy and numeracy standard

You will be able to apply to re-sit the OLNA (Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment) in March 2018. Details will be available on our website in early January. OLNA FAQs for 2017 Year 12 students are available at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/assessment/olna/students-parents-carers

Students who need to complete a VET qualification

If you did not achieve your WACE because you did not complete a VET qualification in time, you can complete it in the future and then notify us so we can add the details to your student record and issue you with a WACE (providing all other WACE requirements have been met). Details will be available on our website in early January.

Students who did not get their WACE because of not meeting the breadth and depth and/or achievement standard requirements

If you did not meet the breadth and depth and/or achievement standard requirements, you need to consider your options for continuing enrolment at a school.

When will the Universities Admission Advice Letters be available?

The Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) is responsible for information about university admissions. All students with at least one scaled score can access their TISC Universities Admission Advice Letter (UAAL) via the TISC website at www.tisc.edu.au from Tuesday 19 December 2017.

These letters contain the following information:

scaled score for each ATAR examination sat
advice on your achievement of WACE
ATAR/Selection Rank
eligibility status for each of the four public universities.

Any questions relating to the UAAL, scaling or the calculation of the ATAR, contact TISC via info@tisc.edu.au or 9318 8000.

Do you need more information

If you have any further questions, have a look at the Year 12 Information Handbook at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/further-resources/year-12-information.

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