bxnny
Hey bxnny,
With the new ATAR system in QLD, the external exams begin in the start-mid term 4. So, what most (if not all) schools have done is that they have pushed the start of grades 11 and 12 to the previous year (term 4) so they have an extra term (i.e. term 3) in Grade 11/12 to do their school mock exams and to give time to students to study for the external exams. So, to answer your question, if your course is an ATAR subject, it is very likely it would have started term 4 of last year and yes, you would basically be starting term 2 of Grade 11/12 for that subject. If so, you probably want to contact them if there was an assessment for term 4 and how you can do it if you started late because its likely they had an assessment in term 4.
Anyways, hope that helps! Feel free to ask any more questions.