To meet the literacy and numeracy requirements for the QCE, a student must achieve the set standard in one of the literacy and one of the numeracy learning options listed in the table below.
| Literacy | Numeracy |
|---|
- QCAA General or Applied English subjects
| - QCAA General or Applied Mathematics subjects
|
- QCAA Short Course in Literacy
| - QCAA Short Course in Numeracy
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- Senior External Examination in a QCAA English subject
| - Senior External Examination in a QCAA Mathematics subject
|
- International Baccalaureate examination in approved English subjects
| - International Baccalaureate examination in approved Mathematics subjects
|
- Recognised studies listed as meeting literacy requirements
| - Recognised studies listed as meeting numeracy requirements
|
