Research Projects

During 2005, the Australian Government engaged ACER to investigate options for a   single Australian Certificate of Education (ACE). ACER’s final report on the ACE was completed in December 2005 and released by the Minister for Education, Science and Training in May 2006. One important aim of the ACE was national consistency in certification. This project contributed further to that aim by identifying curriculum essentials and achievement standards across the country in five senior subjects; namely, English (including Literature), Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Australian History.