Delete HSC Replace
with STAT
 
The Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) is a series of tests designed to be sat by a wide selection of candidates who do not hold a standard Year 12 qualification, such as students graduating with   Year 12 Certificate from a Rudolf Steiner School who seek entrance to a tertiary institution. Over the last 10 years class 12 students from Lorien Novalis have sat the STAT, which run by the Australian Council for Educational Research on behalf of all Australian Universities, with impressive results. In NSW it is accepted by the following mainstream Universities for students who graduate from a Rudolf Steiner School in Year 12: -
 

Australian Catholic University
Australian Institute of Music
Australian Maritime College
Australian National University
Charles Stuart University
Southern Cross University
University of Canberra
University of New England
University of Newcastle
University of Notre Dame Sydney
University of Technology
University of Western Sydney
University of Wollongong
and various private tertiary universities and colleges
 
 
Our students will have gained through various learning avenues considerable experience for life including our Steiner curriculum, outside study (music, dance, etc) work experience, travel, and family values. On this journey they will have developed the ability to understand, reason, analyze, solve problems, apply information, and make appropriate decisions. Candidates taking the STAT will be expected to demonstrate these skills in various contexts, ranging from the social and cultural to the scientific and technological.

The STAT is not a test of in-depth knowledge of narrow academic disciplines. It is a test of general ability based on broad life experiences. The material on which the tests are based is selected to maximise its curriculum independence.

Making it of far greater relevance for our students than the HSC which is a curriculum driven quantity based examination.

Our Steiner curriculum, which is followed across 5 continents, stresses quality educational experiences integrated across learning disciplines.

School Report Folder

This unique system forms the main school documentation of individual student assessment from Years 8 to 12.

Lorien Novalis High School Graduation Certificate Year 12