西澳大利亚州议会于2005年通过立法，将离校年龄提高到17岁。因此，学生有以下选择：通过参加高中课程来继续中学教育，找到合适的学徒或见习生，在另一所教育机构中追求培训例如，商学院或酒店学院以及涉及兼职学校/培训和兼职工作的组合课程。为了做出明智的决定，学生需要进行广泛的研究。重要的是，他们应尽可能多地了解自己感兴趣的职业，以帮助他们决定11年级和12年级的学习课程。
In Australia, secondary school runs from Year 7 to 12. Students start Year 7, the first year of secondary school, in the year they turn 12 years old by 30 June. Years 11 and 12 are considered ‘Senior School’.<br><br>Our secondary Graduate Program is delivered in 11 schools across Western Australia and one school in New South Wales. Our program is designed for students wishing to study for longer than three months. Students enter Australia on a Student (500) visa and integrate into school life and follow the standard national curriculum program.<br><br>Our curriculum is run following the Australian Curriculum (WA Certificate of Education (WACE) and the High School Certificate (HSC), with an additional offering of the WA Universities’ Foundation Program (WAUFP). All our Western Australian schools are registered to deliver this well-known University Foundation Program.