kangaroo for dinner:)

so here's what im about to face, AUSMAT. australian matriculation...I've search bout it for details coz I really dont have the slighest idea bout this thing. but I'm absolutely going for it(like duuh, you think I have any other choices? :D) though its name, I aint definitely going to australia coz there's also placement at new zealand...which kinda pissed me off..grrr

AUSMAT

The Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT) Programme is a one-and-a-half-year package for selected students to further their studies in Australia and New Zealand. Courses are conducted based on the curriculum set by the SACE Board of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia. Students will acquire the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) which is recognized by all Australian and New Zealand universities. It is also accepted by universities in the United Kingdom and Canada. ( US??)

The programme prepares students to major in Science (Engineering, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, etc) and Non-Science (Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Economics, Architecture, etc) courses.

The Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT) is a popular pre-university program administered by the Curriculum Council of the Government of Western Australia which is responsible for the development and accreditation of courses of study for post compulsory schooling and for the assessment and certification of student achievement.

At the end of this 10 months program, students will be required to sit for the Tertiary Entrance Examination (TEE) which is equivalent to the Year 12 curriculum of Western Australia.

Entry Requirements
SPM, O-levels or its equivalent with 5 credits including English, mathematics / science.

Intake
January and March

Fee
RM 8,500 - RM 11,000 (trimas MARA!!!)

so, 1 year and 5 months at intec, and whoosh!!

AUSMAT ACADEMIC PROGRAMME / SUBJECTS

English as Second Language Studies
Mathematical Studies
Computer Programming
Islamic Education Studies / Moral Studies
Plus (any 3)
Science :

Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Specialist Mathematics

In addition to these subjects, students will have to study the compulsory MQA subjects which include: Malaysian studies, moral/Islamic studies and Bahasa Malaysia (exempted if a credit in Bahasa Malaysia has been obtained at SPM Level)

PLACEMENT
AUSTRALIA

Monash University
University of Melbourne
University of Adelaide
University of Sydney
University of Queensland
University of New South Wales
University of Western Australia
Australian National University

NEW ZEALAND

University of Auckland
University of Otago
University of Canterbury
Waikato University
Lincoln University
Massey University
Victoria University of Wellington
Auckland University of Technology

Assessment
50% of the assessment is based on course work and the other 50% on an external examination, which is Tertiary Entrance Examination (TEE). The TEE is recognized by most universities around the world, especially Australia, as an entrance qualification for degree programs in various universities.

there's still more that I want to know bout this thing especially bout the intec...but It seems that I cant find any useful sites(even the intec's homepage)

to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but truth, im not so go-go for this stuff...yea im just following the flow of the future blow...if u noe what i mean ;)