Education in Australia

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Higher Education in Australia follows a three tier model: primary, secondary and tertiary education. Education is primarily regulated by the individual state governments, not the federal government. Education is compulsory up to an age specified by legislation; this age varies but is generally 15 or 16, that is prior to completing secondary education.

Post-compulsory education is regulated within the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), a unified system of national qualifications in schools, vocational education and training (TAFEs and private providers) and the higher education sector (mainly universities).

OECD data shows that all member countries have problems with adult literacy, and in Australia one in five adults have literacy skills only at the most rudimentary levels, making it difficult for these adults to cope with the rising skill demands of the information age.[1].

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