School Leaving Age As from 1st January 2010 it has been compulsory, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

School Leaving Age As from 1st January 2010 it has been compulsory, by NSW law, that all students complete Yr 10 and until the age of 17… • Remain at school or be registered for home schooling OR • Enrol in a Cert 2 TAFE course or higher OR • Undertake approved vocational training eg cadetship OR • Employed full time ie 26 hours a week. OR • Engage in a combination of work, educations and/or training.

Some food for thought!!! • Today’s school leavers can have up to 6 different careers in their working lifetime … and many more job changes. • It is predicted that 80% of primary school students will enter careers that don’t exist yet involving technology that is not yet invented. • The commencing age for apprentices is moving from 15-16 years of age to 17-18 years of age.

Some important terms. • NESA N SW E ducational S tandards A uthority: develops the course content and oversees the examinations and issuing of the H igher S chool C ertificate (HSC) or R ecord o f S tudent A chievement (RoSA). • ATAR : A ustralian T ertiary A dmission R ank which is calculated by UAC (University Admission Centre). The ATAR is used to select students directly into university. UAC is controlled by the universities.

Studying for the HSC • All courses have a unit value • 1 unit = 50marks • Most courses are 2 units in value • 2 units = four periods per week = 100 marks • Most courses are studied over two years o Preliminary Courses – Year 11 o HSC Courses – Year 12

Board Developed Courses • Have HSC exams (except for Life Skills) • Contribute to the ATAR (except for Life Skills) • Include some VET courses (have a HSC exam) • Includes Life Skills courses Board Endorsed Courses includes Content Endorsed Courses • No HSC exams – schools assessment used • Count towards the HSC • Cannot contribute to the ATAR • Includes some VET courses (no HSC exam)

VET Curriculum Frameworks are: • Board Developed Courses • based on National Training Packages • provide dual accreditation  VET qualifications  HSC unit credit • access to ATAR pathway  optional exam & assessment requirements  Can only use 2 Units of VET in ATAR calculation • have a mandatory work placement requirement  70 hours over the 240-hour/2-year course

TAFE Courses • Students may elect to do ONE VET course at TAFE. Students can choose once TAFE has confirmed (later in the year) which courses they will be offering students in 2021 • Whether a TAFE course runs, or not, is at the discretion of TAFE.

Extension Courses_1 Unit • Preliminary Extension Courses: • English Ext 1 • Mathematics Ext 1 • HSC Extension Courses: • English 1 and 2 • Mathematics 1 and 2 • Science • History • Music

Requirements for the HSC • Preliminary Course  Minimum of 12 units • HSC Course  Minimum of 10 units  Students must satisfactorily complete the Preliminary course (ie 12 units) before they are eligible to commence the corresponding HSC course.

Requirements for the HSC Both the Preliminary and HSC Courses must include: • At least 6 units of Board Developed Courses, including at least 2 units of English • At least 3 courses of 2 units value or greater • At least 4 subjects (including English) • At most, 6 units of courses in Science (7 units in Year 12) can count towards HSC eligibility

The ATAR To be eligible for an ATAR, a student must: • Complete at least 10 units of Board Developed courses at the HSC level, including • 2 units of English • 3 courses of 2 units or greater • At least 4 subjects The ATAR will be based on an aggregate of scaled marks in 10 units • The best 2 units of English • The best 8 units from the remaining subjects – with only 2 units from Category B subjects to be included. (Must sit VET HSC exam for a VET course to count.)

The HSC and the ATAR HSC ATAR • is for all students • is for students wishing to gain a place at a • reports student university achievement in terms of a standard • is a rank NOT a mark achieved in individual • provides information courses about how students • presents a profile of perform overall in student achievement relation to other across a broad range students of subjects • provides the discrimination required by universities for the selection process

Calculating the ATAR Raw Moderated Board of Studies Exam + Assessment Marks Universities Admissions Centre The scaled mark for each course is Scaled based on the quality of the candidates in that course in that year 2 units of English + next best 8 units ATAR

English Choices • English Advanced • Preliminary Extension 1 English • HSC Extension 1 • HSC Extension 2 • English Standard • English and Language Dialect (EALD) (strict entry conditions apply) • English Studies – non-ATAR (no exam) or ATAR (must sit exam)

Mathematics Choices • 2 Unit Mathematics Advanced • Preliminary Mathematics Extension 1 • HSC Mathematics Extension 1 • HSC Mathematics Extension 2 • Preliminary Mathematics Standard HSC Standard Maths 2 Standard Maths 1 (non-ATAR )

What level of English (or Maths) should I do? • Take advise from your teachers. • Maths is not mandatory. If you hate the subject, don’t have an aptitude for maths and it is not a uni pre-requisite – don’t select it. *Remember you already have 11 years of Maths education. • As a rule of thumb – do the hardest course of which you are capable.

Non-ATAR course of study • Still qualifies you for the HSC. • Can choose subjects better suited to further study at TAFE, transitioning to an apprenticeship or into the workforce. • Can choose less academic subjects. • Can choose more vocationally targeted subjects • Can qualify for the HSC without having to sit any HSC exams (More information in back of Subject Selection booklet)

Non-ATAR requirements Must have 2 units of English, which can include English Studies (no HSC exam). Must have 6 units of Board Developed Courses Can have as many VET courses as you want with a NESA framework ie has an optional HSC exam. Can only have ONE TAFE VET course. No more than two CEC subjects or VET courses that don’t have a HSC exam. Can get the HSC without having to do an external exam.

Satisfactory Completion of a Course Students must: • follow the course developed or endorsed by NESA • apply themselves with diligence and sustained effort • achieve some or all of the course outcomes • complete work placement for VET courses • make a genuine attempt at assessment tasks that total more than 50% of the available school assessment marks for that course.

What are the right reasons for choosing a subject? • You enjoy and are interested in the subject. • You are good at it. • You want to learn more about the subject. • You might need it for a future career path.

What are the wrong reasons for choosing a subject? • Your friends are choosing it, although you have little or no interest in it. • Your parents want you to do it. • You think your favourite teacher will be teaching it [or not teaching it]. • Relying on one person’s advice. • You think it is essential for a future career.

Subject Fees • Please be aware that subjects with a practical component have a fee to cover the cost of materials which the school purchases on your child’s behalf. Some additional material may need to be purchased. The practical projects belong to the students once they have been marked. The fees for these subjects are in the subject booklet. • A small number of other subjects also have a small fee to cover additional resources and course material that cannot be covered by the school’s global budget. These fees are also included in the subject booklet.

Practical Considerations • Syllabus requirements eg VET Work placement • Exam expectations eg essay based answers • Major work components eg Dance/Drama/Music performance, Society & Culture PIP, VA Body of Work, Industrial Tech (Timber) or D&T major project. (We recommend no more than TWO subjects that have a major work – either performance or practical. • Subject combinations eg Qualify for ATAR

Languages Offered at school: French & Japanese (Beginners & Continuers) Saturday school Open High School

Who can help me? • Your parents • Mrs Martin - the school’s Careers Advisor • Other teachers – particularly Head Teachers. • Yr 10 Mentor

How to submit your choices • Subject selections through “Web Choice” are due by 9am 10 August. You have until this time to change your choices. • These will be used to determine the line structure for the 2021 timetable. • Extension subjects such as Mathematics and English will be off line. • You will need the subject Head Teacher to sign your subject selection sheet if you wish to study Advanced English or Advanced Maths or an Extension course.

How to submit your choices. 1) On 27 July an email (student “@education” email account) was sent to you with your individual “webcode”. 2) Click on http://web.edval.com.au – this is a direct link to the webpage. 3) Type in your “webcode”. Each webcode is individual and linked to one student only.