What is the TCE?
The Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) recognises skills and capabilities demonstrated at a senior secondary level. The certificate certifies that you have:
- completed a minimum of two years of further education and training after Year 10
- met the Participation and Achievement Standard by completing a combination of study options to attain sufficient TCE credit points
- demonstrated the three Everyday Adult Standards.
📌Students need to achieve the TCE at the end of their senior secondary education to be potentially eligible to receive an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) for university entrance.
Planning to achieve the TCE
Use this checklist as part of planning your senior secondary studies to ensure you are on track to achieve the TCE.
| TCE Standard | How to meet the Standard | Resources | On track |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 credit points (total) | Choose your program of two years of full-time study from the courses that provide credit points: • TASC accredited courses • vocational education and training (VET) courses • nationally or interstate assessed languages (by application) • recognised formal learning • University Connections Program and High Achiever Program (for eligible students). You can combine any of these course options with the support of your school and the course offerings they are providing. You need to complete the course to receive the credit points. For a TASC course, this means receiving an award of ‘Preliminary Achievement’ or higher. Part-time study may not be completing enough courses to receive 120 credit points. You may need to complete Year 13 or further education and training to achieve the TCE. | Check how many TCE credit points you can receive for each course, use the: • Courses page • Year 11 & 12 Course Guide • TCE Course Planner. Career pathway and planning information is available at Careerify. | ☐ |
| 80 credit points at Level 2 or higher | More than half of the credit points from your study program will need to be from courses that are Level 2 or higher. Generally, course options that are Level 2 or higher are: • TASC accredited courses – the Level 2, 3 and 4 courses only (not Preliminary courses or Level 1). • vocational education and training courses – usually units towards a Cert II and higher but check. • nationally or interstate assessed languages – all are Level 2 or higher. • recognised formal learning – the Level 2, 3 and 4 courses only (not Level 1 or 1+). • University Connections Program and the High Achiever Program – all are Level 3 or higher. | Check what level a course is using the: • Courses page • Year 11 & 12 Course Guide • TCE Course Planner. TIP: Use the green ‘Filter by’ button in the TCE Course Planner to see lists of courses and units by Level. | ☐ |
| Everyday Adult Standards: • Reading, Writing and Communication (in English) • Mathematics • Use of Computers and the Internet. | You need to meet all three of the Everyday Adult Standards . You can do this by: • successfully completing a TASC accredited course that includes that standard (you need an award of ‘Satisfactory Achievement’ or higher). • sitting and passing an Everyday Adult Standard safety net test. The Use of Computers and the Internet Standard is given automatically in recognition, if you achieve ALL the other TCE standards (including the number and level of credit points needed and the other two Everyday Adult Standards). | Check what courses include an Everyday Adult Standard at: • Everyday Adult Standard Courses • Year 11 & 12 Course Guide • TCE Course Planner. Talk to your school about sitting Everyday Adult Standards tests towards the end of Year 11 or during Year 12. | ☐ |
Confirm your study plan is on track for the TCE
Put your planned program of study into the TCE Course Planner to check the courses you have chosen have you on track to achieve the TCE.
To share or save your TCE course plan, hit the share button and copy the URL for your plan. You can then save your course plan, email it to your teachers or parents, or share your plan with friends and family via social media.