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QCE Parent Information 5 Aug 2020

Aim of the session

• To provide a broad overview of the QCE system including ATAR

Senior School Leaders

• Matt Bradley – Head of School (7-12)
• Jeff Tennant – Deputy Principal (11-12)
• Julie Weber – Deputy Principal (9-10)
• Angela Hix – Head of Department – Senior Schooling
• Andrea Peacock – Traineeship Officer

Senior School Leaders

• Julie Phelan – Senior Coordinator
• Ian Cowan – Dean of Students

Organisations

• QCAA (Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting

Authority) – responsible for curriculum, assessment and reporting across all education sectors in Queensland (State Schools, Catholic, Independent etc)

• QTAC (Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre) – responsible for

tertiary entrance in Queensland and now the awarding of ATARs in Queensland

QCE and ATAR are different

New Senior System

Fairness – all assessment is endorsed by the QCAA before setting Consistency – All assessment is marked using the same Instrument-specific marking guides (ISMGs) Transparency – Subject results are statewide with no scaling

QCE – Queensland Certificate of Education

QCE – Queensland Certificate of Education

QCE – Queensland Certificate of Education

• Subject results in general subjects are based on 4 summative assessments across units 3 & 4

3 Internal + 1 external exam

• Subject results in applied subjects are based on 4 internal assessments across units 3 & 4

Aim of the session

VET courses – QCE points

QCE - Assessment

• All summative assessment pieces (Unit 3 & 4) are endorsed by the QCAA

before they can be used in schools

• All grades awarded by schools will be checked and confirmed by the QCAA
• Graduated Year 12 students receive a Senior Statement. Eligible students also

receive a QCE.

• General subjects – numerical score + grade
• Applied subjects – grade only

QCE - Assessment

• When enrolled in Applied and General Subjects, students are expected to

complete all course and assessment requirements. For summative units, there must be evidence of a response to each summative assessment for a student to achieve a subject result.

• External assessment contributes 25% of the overall subject result in senior

subjects and assesses Unit 4 of the syllabus, except for The Arts, which assesses Units 3 and 4.

• In mathematics and science subjects, external assessment contributes 50% of

the overall subject result and assesses Units 3 and 4.

QCE – Queensland Certificate of Education

Internal External

MATHS AND SCIENCE

Internal External

ALL OTHER SUBJECTS

Unit lengths

Year 11 Year 12

What is ATAR?

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What is ATAR?

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Primary mechanism used nationally for tertiary admissions Indicates a student’s position relative to other students 2,000 point scale from 99.95 down to 0.00 ATARs less than 30.00 will be expressed as “30 and below” Will be calculated by QTAC for entry into courses in 2021 Will be the new standard pathway for Qld Year 12 students

Eligibility

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5 General Subjects

4 General Subjects + either:

• Applied Subject
• Completed Cert III
• r Higher VET Qual

ATAR

English requirement Students must pass a QCAA English subject to be an ATAR English will only contribute to an ATAR if it is one

• f their 5 best subjects

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Calculating ATAR

Step 1: QCAA provides QTAC with student’s subject results (Units 3 and 4 only) and completed VET qualifications (Cert III or above). Step 2: The subject scaling process is undertaken. Step 3: The best five scaled subject results (from eligible inputs) are added together Step 4: Students are placed in a descending order of merit based on their Best five Subject Aggregates. Step 5: Determine how many students are to be in each of the 2000 ATAR bands (based on the Queensland Year 12 population). Step 6: Assign students to each ATAR band. The top 30 students are assigned ATAR 99.95, the next 30 students are assigned 99.90, and so on. Page 21

Subject Scaling

What is scaling? Scaling is not about the difficulty of the subject, but is about the level of competition in the subject. Refer to the QTAC website for more information about scaling.

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2021 Year 11 Subjects

2021 Year 11 Subjects

2021 Year 11 Subjects

2021 Year 11 Subjects

2021 Year 11 Subjects

2021 Year 11 Subjects

2021 Year 11 Subjects

2021 Year 11 Subjects

2021 Year 11 Subjects

VETis funding

• Funded by Vocational Educational Training In Schools
• One bite of the cherry
• Must be 15 years of age
• Do not have to use
• Courses delivered by external RTO’s utilise VETIS funding

CANNOTS If completing Certificate II Engineering, Certificate I Construction or Certificate III in Early Childhood subjects through school subjects, can not do any other VETIS course.

More information

NSC Website

• Senior School

presentation

• Subject videos
• Subject Selection

Handbook

• VET brochure

SET Plan Interviews

• 10-12 August
• In room A3
• 20 minute interview to pick Year 11 subjects based on chosen

path

• Book your spot

Thank you