Issued to eligible students to provide a fair and broader account of their participation and achievement

The Tasmanian Certificate of Educational Achievement (TCEA) is a quality assured certificate issued by TASC to eligible students at the end of their senior secondary studies.

The TCEA recognises senior secondary education participation and achievements with descriptive text. The certificate is designed for students for whom certificates such as the Tasmanian Certificate of Education and the Qualifications Certificate do not provide an adequately just and fair account of their participation and achievements in their senior secondary years.

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Eligibility Requirements
A student is eligible for a TCEA application at the end point of senior secondary schooling (Year 12 or Year 13) when they meet at least one of the following eligibility criteria:

  • where an impairment, disability and/or condition impacts upon one or more aspects of their learning.
  • where personal circumstances and/or family circumstances and/or trauma related experiences have had a significant impact on learning or caused difficulties in learning.

Supporting Evidence
The required supporting evidence is a Learning Plan (LP) and a school statement.

To view more information on the TCEA process, see the TCEA Guidelines*
*The TCEA Guidelines document has been updated for 2025.

How to apply

  • 2025 TCEA Key Dates
    Applications for the TCEA open on Monday 28 April and close on Friday 4 July.
  • Application Form
    Applications must be made using the TCEA Application Form* and submitted via TRACS.
    *Please ensure you download the updated TCEA Application Form (link above), as changes to the form have been made in 2025.

For detailed instructions and a step-by-step guide to submitting an application for the TCEA, see How to lodge a TCEA application.

Schools are notified of application approvals via TRACS in August.

How to submit the Descriptive Text for approved TCEA applicants

Once an application has been approved by TASC, schools begin compiling information on each student in readiness for the Descriptive Text that will appear on the student’s certificate. A template is provided to schools when the application process has been finalised.

A step-by-step guide to submitting the Descriptive Text is available on this page: https://tracshelp.tasc.tas.gov.au/tcea/applying-for-tcea/

The completed draft Descriptive Text for each approved applicant should be entered into TRACS
by Friday 17 October.

The TCEA is an information-rich certificate, describing a student’s educational participation and achievement.

TCEA Descriptive Texts can now be entered directly into TRACS through the TCEA Application task type. This field is visible under the TCEA Submission tab once applications are assessed as eligible and approved by TASC.

TASC recommends that Descriptive Texts are drafted and retained as a word document for school records and in case of any technical difficulty when entering Descriptive Texts into TRACS.

The word document template for drafting Descriptive Texts is available here: TCEA Descriptive Text template

Use the Tasmanian Certificate of Educational Achievement – Writing Conventions when creating the Descriptive Texts for your students.

Example TCEA Certificates with Descriptive Text:

Additional Example descriptive texts without certificate: