Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Regulation 2025
sec.58Persons eligible to take external senior examination
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sec.58 Persons eligible to take external senior examination
A person is eligible to take an external senior examination for an external examination subject if the person— has not finished the year 12 year of schooling; and has not obtained— a record of results stating the person’s results for any external examination subject; or a senior certificate; and will be at least 17 years by the end of the year in which the person proposes to take the examination. Also, a person is eligible to take an external senior examination for an external examination subject if the person— has finished the year 12 year of schooling; and has obtained— a senior statement stating the person’s results for any external examination subject; or a senior certificate. Further, a person is eligible to take an external senior examination for an external examination subject if— the person is undertaking senior secondary education at a school; and the authority is satisfied the person can not reasonably study a corresponding subject for the external examination subject at the school. Further, a person is eligible to take an external senior examination for an external examination subject if the person is declared, under section 59 , to be eligible to take the examination. Without limiting subsection (3) (b) , a person can not reasonably study the corresponding subject for the external examination subject at the school if— the corresponding subject is not taught at the school; or the corresponding subject is taught at the school, but only at the same times as another subject being studied by the person at the school. In this section— corresponding subject , for an external examination subject, means a syllabus developed, purchased or revised by the authority under the Act that is substantially the same as the external examination subject. (sec.58-ssec.1) A person is eligible to take an external senior examination for an external examination subject if the person— has not finished the year 12 year of schooling; and has not obtained— a record of results stating the person’s results for any external examination subject; or a senior certificate; and will be at least 17 years by the end of the year in which the person proposes to take the examination. (sec.58-ssec.2) Also, a person is eligible to take an external senior examination for an external examination subject if the person— has finished the year 12 year of schooling; and has obtained— a senior statement stating the person’s results for any external examination subject; or a senior certificate. (sec.58-ssec.3) Further, a person is eligible to take an external senior examination for an external examination subject if— the person is undertaking senior secondary education at a school; and the authority is satisfied the person can not reasonably study a corresponding subject for the external examination subject at the school. (sec.58-ssec.4) Further, a person is eligible to take an external senior examination for an external examination subject if the person is declared, under section 59 , to be eligible to take the examination. (sec.58-ssec.5) Without limiting subsection (3) (b) , a person can not reasonably study the corresponding subject for the external examination subject at the school if— the corresponding subject is not taught at the school; or the corresponding subject is taught at the school, but only at the same times as another subject being studied by the person at the school. (sec.58-ssec.6) In this section— corresponding subject , for an external examination subject, means a syllabus developed, purchased or revised by the authority under the Act that is substantially the same as the external examination subject.