Are you considering withdrawing from a course?

Did you know there is a difference between changing courses and withdrawing from courses?

The last date to change Year 12 student enrolments with the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) was Thursday, 28 March. It is now time for you to decide whether you are going to withdraw from any Year 12 courses.

Did you know there is a difference between changing courses and withdrawing from courses?

Remember that you can check your enrolments in the student portal at https://studentportal.scsa.wa.edu.au. Check the type of course and school year of all courses you are enrolled in.

Before making any final decisions, please use the WACE Checker on the Authority website at https://wacechecker.scsa.wa.edu.au/. It is important that you take the time to check the impact of any change that you make to your enrolment in meeting Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) eligibility criteria.

Withdrawing or changing

When you change a course enrolment, you replace one course with another. The last date for this option has passed for 2024 Year 12 students.

Withdrawing means you are no longer studying a course. If you withdraw from a course, there will be no listing of your enrolment in the course for 2024 on your Western Australian Statement of Student Achievement (WASSA). This means you will not receive any credit for the work you completed this year prior to dropping the course. It is important you take this into consideration.

Deadlines

There are two key dates for withdrawing from a course. This is because of the arrangements required for Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) course examinations. The Authority needs to be notified of withdrawals from student enrolments in:

Year 12 ATAR courses with a practical examination component by Thursday, 18 July
Year 12 ATAR courses without a practical examination component and other Year 12 General, Foundation, Preliminary courses and vocational education and training (VET) industry specific courses by Monday, 5 August.

Note: schools may have earlier deadlines to manage the administrative work that goes with changes to enrolments. If you are thinking about withdrawing from a course, you should check with your school about their deadlines.

Check carefully

Year 12 courses are studied as a pair of units, and you must complete the pair of Year 12 units for the grade to contribute towards meeting the WACE requirements.

If you are considering withdrawing from your only List B (mathematics/science/technology) course in Year 12, then you will no longer be eligible to achieve the WACE. Students are required to complete one pair of Year 12 units from each List A (arts/languages/social sciences) and List B. Completing a List B course in Year 11 does not meet this requirement.

You also need to consider whether you will have enough units completed for the breadth and depth requirement for the WACE.

Check whether you will be eligible for any VET or endorsed programs to contribute towards you meeting the WACE requirements as unit equivalents.

The WACE requirements for 2024 and information about unit equivalents are listed in the Year 12 Information Handbook at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/publications/year-12-information on the Authority website.

Think carefully

Withdrawing from a course is a significant decision. Talk with your parents/guardians as well as your teachers, Year 12 Course Coordinator or Careers Counsellor about why you think withdrawing might be an option before you make a final decision.

You may also find it helpful to check our student information page at https://student.scsa.wa.edu.au/home.

Please check (double check … triple check) that you will continue to be on track to meet the WACE requirements. Use the WACE Checker to test the possible impact of the options you are considering.

What it comes down to

If you are enrolled in a Year 12 course, you need to know that withdrawing from a course is an important decision. Think carefully about what is right for you and work within the deadlines.

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