Topic | High School | University |
Attendance | Compulsory. You are warned if you miss out on classes. | Mostly Optional. It is up to you if you want to attend classes (not recommended). Though, some academic staff do take attendance (course/subject dependence). Important note. Check your subject outline, which will outline attendance requirements.
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Contact Hours | Set hours for high school | Varies depending on your course. Longer hours for medicine,engineering, law and higher ATAR courses. Business, IT, communications etc have lower numbers of hours for classes
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Assignments | Quite short and limited. Low word limits. | Larger assessments with many sections. Reports can reach up to 60 pages and word requirements can reach 3000. Honours and thesis's exceed 10,000 words.
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Class sizes | 30 | Can be quite large. 15 - 30 for tutes and pracs. 100 - 200 for lectures.
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Scheduling | Set hours | You determine the timetable that suits you. Classes have multiple streams.
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Support | Free counsellors in schools that provide support | Free counselling, disability, academic and legal services. They can be found via the university site.
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Amount of contact with teaching staff | Frequent easy access | Less frequent and limited
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Learning Styles | Spoonfeeding. Information is given to you by teachers. | Independent and critical. You must find information on your own and do your own research for your assessments. Lots of study (2 hours - 4 hours) are spent for each subject outside class. |