Preparing to receive Year 12 results

Thursday, 19 December 2019 is ‘results day’ and we know students, along with their families and friends, are likely to have some questions. Here are some questions we are often asked around this time of year and responses to these questions to help you plan your next steps.

Title: Preparing to receive Year 12 results.

Thursday, 19 December 2019 is ‘results day’ and we know students, along with their families and friends, are likely to have some questions. Here are some questions we are often asked around this time of year and responses to these questions to help you plan your next steps.

When will my school results have been provided to the Authority?

Your school will provide you with your grades and school marks, in writing, for all courses studied in Year 12 by Tuesday, 22 October 2019. The grades achieved in your courses will be used to determine whether you have met the requirements to achieve the WACE.

Following this, your school is required to provide the Authority with your marks, grades, VET and endorsed programs by Thursday, 31 October 2019.

How do my grades contribute towards meeting the WACE requirements?

Your grades are used to meet the breadth and depth, and achievement standard requirements for the achievement of the WACE. However, if you are enrolled in a Year 12 ATAR course examination, you must sit the ATAR course examination for your grade to count towards meeting the WACE requirements. If you do not sit an ATAR course examination, and you do not have an approved sickness/misadventure application for that course, the grades for the pair of units (Units 3 and 4) will not contribute to the calculation of the WACE.

How do I know if I have achieved the WACE?

On Thursday, 19 December 2019, you will be able to log in to the student portal at

https://studentportal.scsa.wa.edu.au to see if you have met all of the requirements to achieve the WACE.

You will need your WA student number (WASN) and password to access the student portal.

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.

Where will I find my WASN?

Look for your WASN on your school report, SmartRider or on your examination timetable.

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

What is included in the Year 12 results?

Your Year 12 results will include the following details, as appropriate:

  • achievement of a WACE
  • achievement of the 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 the current year only
  • school grades and school marks in General and Foundation units
  • completed VET industry specific units
  • successfully completed 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 2020 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.

From the last week in January 2020, you will be able to download electronic versions of your WASSA, WACE and ATAR course reports via the student portal.

More details relating to the WACE, WASSA and ATAR course reports can be found in The WACE 2019 – Your Guide to the WASSA, WACE and ATAR Course Report, when available, on the Authority website at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/certification/wace.

How will I know if I have received an award or exhibition?

Awards and exhibitions, including the Beazley medallists, will be announced on Friday, 20 December. A list of award winners will be published on the Authority website after the announcement (late morning, Friday, 20 December 2019).

Students who receive any of the following awards will receive their certificates at the Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, 19 February 2020: 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 will not have 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 able to download their results via the student portal.

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

Non-school candidates who sat an ATAR course examination will be able to download their examination marks via the student portal. Examination results are not printed on the WASSA when the student was enrolled as a non-school candidate.

If I did not achieve a WACE, what can I do?

Depending on the requirements that 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 Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA) in March 2020. Applications for this round (March 2020) will open in late-December. OLNA FAQs for Year 12 students are available at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/assessment/olna/students-parents-carers. If you have any queries please email olna@scsa.wa.edu.au.

  • Students who need to complete a VET qualification

If you did not achieve a 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 a WACE because they did not meet 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 http://www.tisc.edu.au/static/home.tisc from Thursday, 19 December 2019.

These letters contain the following information:

  • scaled score for each ATAR examination sat
  • advice on your achievement of a 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 Part I and Part II of the Year 12 Information Handbook at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/further-resources/year-12-information.

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