Coffs Harbour Senior College, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 24 relations: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour High School, Comprehensive school, Day school, Department of Education (New South Wales), Education in Australia, English as a second or foreign language, Full-time equivalent, Gumbaynggirr, Head teacher, Higher School Certificate (New South Wales), List of government schools in New South Wales: A–F, List of schools in the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast, Mid North Coast, Mixed-sex education, New South Wales, Region, Secondary school, Southern Cross University, TAFE NSW, Upper division college, Year 11, Year 12.

2. Education in Coffs Harbour

The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) is the independent statutory authority responsible for the development of a national curriculum, a national assessment program, and a national data collection and reporting program that supports learning for Australian students.

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Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour, locally nicknamed Coffs, is a coastal city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane.

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Coffs Harbour High School

Coffs Harbour High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Coffs Harbour, in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Coffs Harbour Senior College and Coffs Harbour High School are education in Coffs Harbour and public high schools in New South Wales.

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Comprehensive school

A comprehensive school is a secondary school for pupils aged 11–16 or 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is restricted on the basis of selection criteria, usually academic performance.

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Day school

A day school — as opposed to a boarding school — is an educational institution where children are given instruction during the day, after which the students return to their homes.

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Department of Education (New South Wales)

The New South Wales Department of Education, a department of the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of early childhood, primary school, secondary school, vocational education, adult, migrant and higher education in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Education in Australia

Education in Australia encompasses the sectors of early childhood education (preschool) and primary education (primary schools), followed by secondary education (high schools), and finally tertiary education, which includes higher education (universities and other higher education providers) and vocational education (registered training organisations).

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English as a second or foreign language

English as a second or foreign language refers to the use of English by individuals whose native language is different, commonly among students learning to speak and write English.

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Full-time equivalent

Full-time equivalent (FTE), or whole time equivalent (WTE), is a unit of measurement that indicates the workload of an employed person (or student) in a way that makes workloads or class loads comparable across various contexts.

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Gumbaynggirr

The Gumbaynggirr people, also rendered Kumbainggar, Gumbangeri and other variant spellings, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.

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Head teacher

A headmaster/headmistress, head teacher, head, school administrator, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility for the management of the school.

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Higher School Certificate (New South Wales)

The Higher School Certificate (HSC) is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete senior high school level studies (Years 11 and 12 or equivalent) in New South Wales and some ACT schools in Australia, as well as some international schools in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, and Papua New Guinea.

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List of government schools in New South Wales: A–F

The New South Wales Department of Education is a department of the Government of New South Wales.

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List of schools in the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast

This is a list of schools in the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia.

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Mid North Coast

The Mid North Coast is a country region in the north-east of the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Mixed-sex education

Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together.

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New South Wales

New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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Region

In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and the environment (environmental geography).

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Secondary school

A secondary school or high school is an institution that provides secondary education.

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Southern Cross University

Southern Cross University (SCU) is an Australian public university, with campuses at Lismore and Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales, and at Coolangatta, the most southern suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland. Coffs Harbour Senior College and southern Cross University are education in Coffs Harbour.

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TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW is an Australian vocational education and training provider.

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Upper division college

An upper division college or university is one that requires applicants to have already completed their first two years of undergraduate study at another institution.

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Year 11

Year 11 is an educational year group in schools in many countries including England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

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Year 12

Year 12 is an educational year group in schools in many countries including England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

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See also

Education in Coffs Harbour

• Bishop Druitt College
• Coffs Harbour High School
• Coffs Harbour Senior College
• Ferguson's Cottage
• Orara High School
• Southern Cross University
• St John Paul College

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffs_Harbour_Senior_College