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Se nior Sc hool, 2018 SACE Wor kshop

Julie Sa mpson L e a rning Dire c tor

Wha t is SACE ?

SACE

• So uth Austra lia n Ce rtific a te o f

Educ a tio n

• Sig nific a nt q ua lific a tio n to re c o g nise

c o mple tio n o f sc ho o ling

• Se pa ra te fro m AT

AR a nd te rtia ry pro c e sse s

SACE and unive r sitie s

National

South Australia F linde rs Unive rsity Unive rsity of Ade laide Unive rsity of South Australia T abor Colle ge Inte rstate Australian National Unive rsity Unive rsity of Me lbourne Unive rsity of Sydne y

Inte r national

Ne w York Unive rsity Unive rsity of Oxford Yale Unive rsity National Unive rsity of Singapore Unive rsity of Cambridge Princ e ton Unive rsity

F le xible pathways

• SACE

is fle xib le

• le a rning b o th in a nd o utside sc ho o l
• a c a de mic study
• c o mb ine study a nd pa rt-time wo rk, a

tra ine e ship o r sc ho o l-b a se d a ppre ntic e ship

• Vo c a tio na l e duc a tio n a nd tra ining

(VE T ), c o mmunity le a rning , a nd unive rsity studie s

L e aving Sc hool – whe n?

• Co mpulso ry a g e is 17 ye a rs
• At sc ho o l
• I

n re c o g nise d tra ining

• E

mplo ye d (min 25 ho urs/ we e k) F

• r ma jo rity o f stude nts, sta ying a t sc ho o l a nd

c o mple ting SACE is b e st o ptio n

T he SACE – how doe s it wor k?

• 200 c re dits to a c hie ve the SACE
• 10-c re dits is a o ne -se me ste r sub je c t
• 20-c re dit sub je c ts a re two se me ste rs/ full ye a r
• C g ra de o r hig he r is re q uire d fo r Sta g e 1

(Ye a r 11)

• C- g ra de o r hig he r is re q uire d fo r Sta g e 2

(Ye a r 12)

• Year 10
• Passed PLP (C or better)
• Most completed this in 2013

Year 10 Personal Learning Plan 10 credits Year 11 Literacy requirement (English ) Numeracy requirement (Maths) 7 semester subjects

• r VET

20 credits 10 credits 70 credits Year 12 Research Project 3 x full year subjects Another full year subject 10 credits 60 credits 20 credits TOTAL 200 credits

Pe r sonal L e ar ning Plan (PL P)

• Sta g e 1 sub je c t - wo rth 10 c re dits
• Co mple te d a t the sta rt o f the SACE

– Ye a r 10

• I

de ntifie s stre ng ths a nd inte re sts

• Se t pe rso na l a nd le a rning g o a ls
• Ga in skills fo r future study a nd e mplo yme nt
• pla nning skills, re se a rc h
• C g ra de o r hig he r is ne e de d

SACE – Stage 1 (Ye ar 11)

• Ye a r 11 - five sub je c ts e a c h se me ste r
• I

nc lude s two se me ste rs o f E ng lish a nd a t le a st o ne se me ste r o f Ma ths

• ‘ C’ g ra de o r b e tte r is re q uire d fo r

E ng lish a nd Ma ths E xtra s studie d a t Co rne rsto ne Co lle g e – no n-SACE sub je c ts:

• He a lth & F

itne ss (two le sso ns/ we e k)

• Christia n L

iving (two le sso ns/ we e k)

L ite r ac y and Nume r ac y r e quir e me nts

• L

ite ra c y – E ng lish

• E

sse ntia l E ng lish

• Nume ra c y – Ma ths Me tho ds
• Ge ne ra l Ma ths
• E

sse ntia l Ma ths I n b o th a re a s stude nts will b e suppo rte d in c la sse s b e st suite d to the ir a b ility.

De c isions for Ye ar 10 with SACE ?

• No de c isio ns to b e ma de
• E

ve ry stude nt do e s PL P

• All do a n e xtra SACE

unit – Wo rkpla c e Pra c tic e s

• So me stude nts will g e t a dditio na l c re dits in Ye a r

10 in suppo rte d c o urse s (Sc ie ntific Studie s, Applie d Ma ths, F

• c us E

ng lish)

• Allo ws so me fle xib ility fo r le a rning ne e ds in Ye a rs

11 a nd 12

• F
• r ma jo rity o f stude nts a dditio na l c re dits no t

ne e de d

What c ould Ye ar 11 look like ?

Se me ste r 1

• E

ng lish

• Ge ne ra l Ma ths
• Physic s
• F
• o d a nd

Ho spita lity

• PE

Se me ste r 2

• E

ng lish

• Ma ths
• Physic s
• Bio lo g y
• Histo ry

Christian Living, Vetamorphus or Religion Studies all year, plus Health & Fitness

Anothe r e xample

Se me ste r 1

• E

ng lish

• Ma ths Me tho ds A
• Ge o g ra phy
• Chine se
• Ce rt I

I I in F itne ss Se me ste r 2

• E

ng lish

• Bio lo g y
• Psyc ho lo g y
• Chine se
• Outdo o r E

d

Christian Living, Vetamorphus or Religion Studies all year, plus Health & Fitness

Stude nts doing VE T

• Se me ste r 1
• E

ng lish

• E

sse ntia l Ma ths

• Ma te ria l Pro d-Me ta l
• Che mistry
• VE

T – Do o rwa ys to Co nstruc tio n

• Se me ste r 2
• E

ng lish

• E

sse ntia l Ma ths

• PE
• Che mistry
• VE

T – Do o rwa ys to Co nstruc tio n

Christian Living, Vetamorphus or Religion Studies all year, plus Health & Fitness

What about SACE at Ye ar 12?

• Minimum o f fo ur Ye a r 12 sub je c ts / VE

T

• Re se a rc h Pro je c t – c o mpulso ry 5th

sub je c t

• Christia n L

iving – o ne le sso n pe r we e k (no n-SACE )

Re se ar c h Pr

• je c t
• All SACE

stude nts study the Re se a rc h Pro je c t

• A c ha nc e to inve stig a te a to pic o f inte re st

in de pth

• De ve lo p skills in pla nning , re se a rc h,

a na lysis a nd c o mmunic a tio n

• T

e rtia ry-style study; skills va lue d b y e mplo ye rs

• Asse sse d o n re se a rc h skills a nd pro c e sse s

(no t the pro duc t)

Re se a rc h q ue stio ns c a n re la te to inte re sts a nd pa ssio ns

VE T in the SACE

• T

he SACE c a n inc lude VE T Vo c a tio na l E duc a tio n a nd T ra ining

• 70 ho urs o f c o mpe te nc e = 10 c re dits (70

ho urs is usua lly a o ne -se me ste r sub je c t)

• Diffe re nt VE

T c o urse s a c hie ve diffe re nt numb e r o f c re dits (10 c re dits, 20, 30 o r mo re ) a c c o rding to ho urs a llo c a te d to the c o urse b y the SACE VE T re g iste r

VE T – Voc ational E duc ation & T r aining

• Mr Do yle (Pa thwa ys Co o rdina to r)
• Mo st c o urse s sta rt in Ye a rs 11 o r 12
• At CC – Ce rt I

I I in F itne ss

• AHSPs - Ade la ide Hills Stude nt Pa thwa ys

T

• nig ht – se ssio ns in SC201
• Pa thwa ys – g e ne ra l c a re e r pla nning
• VE

T – spe c ific de ta il o n VE T c o urse s

Community L e ar ning and SACE

• Ga in SACE

c re dits fo r c e rta in re c o g nise d c o mmunity pro g ra mme s

• E

nc o ura g e a ll stude nts to c o mple te Duke

• f E

dinb urg h (Bro nze ) (usua lly sta rte d in Ye a r 9)

• CF

S c o urse s, Gra de 5+ AME B music e xa ms, Army c a de ts, Que e ns Sc o uts

• Co mple te d a no the r c o urse ? – a sk if

re c o g nise d o r c he c k SACE we b site

SACE we bsite – a we alth of info

Any Que stions?

• Co nta c ts -

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• nig ht – Visit te a c he rs in Sub je c t E

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