· These subjects, approved by the Queensland Studies Authority (QSA), are offered state wide in Queensland secondary schools and colleges. They are recorded on the Senior Statement and are used in the calculation of an OP. Some QSA subjects may have vocational education components and allow you to gain credit on entry to specific TAFE courses.

· Many of the QSA subjects are regarded as academically demanding, certainly more demanding than QSA subjects at Year 10 level. Students not achieving a Sound Achievement in a Year 10 subject may find related QSA subjects in Years 11 and 12 difficult.

· Many QSA subjects may be taken up for the first time in Year 11. It would be very difficult, however, to attempt subjects such as Mathematics B, Mathematics C, Chemistry, Physics, Music and languages without some background study in related Year 10 subjects, and quite difficult for Accounting and Graphics.