In some countries, such as Australia, a diploma is a specific academic award that is sometimes not considered to be an academic degree. It is usually signified by a sash rather than an academic hood, the latter being used only for those of graduate status.
Australia has several different kinds of diplomas: Diplomas, Advanced Diplomas, Graduate Diplomas and Postgraduate Diplomas. The system is not without anomalies, due largely to the different traditions of individual insitutions and partly to anomalies in the Australian Qualfications Framework. A Diploma is usually equivalent to the first year of a Bachelor’s degree, although a few have been similar to Bachelor of Arts degrees and permit direct admission to graduate programs.
An Australian Advanced Diploma is usually considered lower than a Bachelor degree, but may qualify its holder for higher advanced placement in a Bachelor program, direct admission to a Graduate Diploma course or direct admission to a Masters program.
Graduate Diplomas are always higher than a Bachelor degree, and usually require one year of full-time study. They are often an additional course taken after a standard Bachelor degree to introduce a specialisation in a particular field or a new discipline. For example, Australian school teachers often study for a bachelor’s degree in Arts or Science, then in an additional year complete requirements for a Graduate Diploma of Education, which qualifies them as school teachers. Some Graduate Diplomas are simply the first two semesters of a three- or four-semester Master’s program. (In the past, the Graduate Diploma of Education was called the Diploma of Education.) source
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