To achieve the Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) students must show they meet the standards of the TCE.
Students can show that they meet the following Everyday Adult Standards by achieving a Satisfactory Achievement (SA) or higher in the identified TASC accredited senior secondary courses that meet the:
- Everyday Adult Standard – Reading, Writing and Communication (in English)
- Everyday Adult Standard – Mathematics
- Everyday Adult Standard – Use of Computers and the Internet.
The Course pages list which of the standards can be achieved for each course.
From 2021 onwards, Year 12 students can receive recognition of use of computers and the internet as part of their achievement of all the other TCE standards [the Participation and Achievement Standard, Everyday Adult Standard: Reading, Writing and Communication (in English) and Everyday Adult Standard: Mathematics], with final verification made via the Principal Declaration.
Students can also show they meet the standards by passing the Everyday Adult Standard safety net tests.
Passing an Everyday Adult Standard safety net test does not provide credit points that contribute to meeting the Participation and Achievement Standard of the TCE. It only shows that a student meets the relevant Everyday Adult Standard.
Online safety net tests (see below) are the preferred method of undertaking these tests and TASC encourages schools to utilise the online testing windows. Paper-based tests are best used when there is no upcoming opportunity to sit the online safety net tests.
Current Tasmanian students can sit all the tests at their school. Past Tasmanian students can contact their previous school and sit the tests there. Contact TASC if you need assistance in arranging to sit a test.
There is a three-month waiting period before a student can re-sit the same type of safety net test.