The Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (SSCE) is the graduation certificate awarded to most students in Australian high schools, and is equivalent to the Advance Placement in North America and the GCE A-Levels of the United Kingdom.
In some states adults may gain the certificate through a Technical and Further Education college or other provider.
The government of each determines these themselves, although the curriculum must address mutually agreed national competencies.
Universities and other Higher Education providers typically use this mark as the main criterion in selecting domestic students.
Queensland had its own ranking system called Overall Position (OP), but switched to ATAR in 2020.