Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)

Literacy and Numeracy requirements:

The literacy and numeracy requirements can be met through a range of options, including satisfactory completion of Unit 1 or Unit 2 of an English subject (literacy) and a Maths subject (numeracy).

Completed Core requirements:

Completion of Unit 1 and Unit 2 are each recorded as ‘satisfactory’ or ‘unsatisfactory’. Credit only accrues for each of Units 1 and 2 if there is ‘satisfactory’ completion.

Units 3 and 4 are graded together as a pair at the end of the course, using A–E grades.

Students must accrue at least 12 credits from completed Core courses. Students must study a Core course from beginning to end to contribute to the 12 credits. For General or Applied subjects, this means studying all four units with an achievement of a C or better for the combined Unit 3 and 4 pair. For VET qualifications, this means completing a Certificate II or higher.

Relaxation of the completed core requirement will automatically apply for students who change from one Maths subject to another, or one English subject to another.

Consider the following scenario: