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WACE Presentation 2013 Academic Year

Age of Compulsory Education

(Leaving Age)

 A student in Western Australia needs to remain at school,

• r be engaged in another approved option, until the end
• f the year in which he or she turns 17 years of age.

 Approved options are:

• Full-time in a school
• Full-time home-based schooling
• Full-time enrolment in a training institution, e.g.

TAFEWA or private RTO

• An apprenticeship or traineeship
• A Community Based Course
• A combination programme involving part-time

schooling/training and/or part-time work

• Full-time employment

The Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)

 Awarded at the completion of Year Twelve  Achievement dependent on certain criteria  Required for university entrance  Helps schools cater for all students, including

students who:

• are university-bound
• are TAFE-bound
• are planning to enter the workforce on

leaving school

• have special requirements or disabilities

WACE Courses

 Courses split into four stages – Preliminary (P),

Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3

 P stage units cater for students with special

needs

 Stages include combinations of units, which may

be delivered as semester (sequential) units or concurrently during the year

 Each unit is based on notional 55 hours  Units become increasingly difficult at each stage

 More than one unit pair may be studied within a

• stage. Second unit pair may be more difficult

WACE Courses

 Moves from practical and familiar content and

contexts to increased complexity and depth with more theoretical and abstract concepts and contexts

WACE Courses

 Moving in to Year Eleven

• Choose a course that is interesting, that may be

prerequisite for further study, is a personal strength.

• Choose an appropriate Stage of study, e.g. Stage 2

in Year 11 so that Stage 3 is studied in Year 12, for university entrance.

• Year 10 teachers will recommend the appropriate

Stage in Mathematics and English, based on Year 10 performance and experience of courses.

• Choose 6 different courses.

WACE Courses

 Moving from Year Eleven to Year Twelve

• Logically, course moves up one stage,

e.g. 1C/D to 2A/B, 2A/B to 3A/B

• May stay within a stage,

e.g. 1A/B to 1C/D, 2A/B to 2C/D

• May repeat course units. However, those course

units that are repeated do not contribute to the WACE requirements more than once. At Tranby, usually one pair of units may be repeated*

• May drop down one stage – why?

WACE Requirements 2013 & Beyond

 Complete at least 20 course units – must include 4 units from

English or Literature during Years 11 & 12 (at least 2 units in Year 12)

 Achieve a C grade average or better across the best 16 course

units, of which at least 8 must be completed in Year 12

 Achieve Curriculum Council English Language Competence –

automatically achieved with a C grade in any Stage 1 or higher course in English or Literature

 Complete, in Year 12, at least 1 pair of course units from:

“List A” (arts/languages/social science), and “List B” (mathematics/ science/technology)

 Sit for WACE examinations and “make a genuine attempt”,

unless exempt

WACE Requirements 2013 & Beyond

 Calculation of the C grade average (average 1.5 points)

Course Unit Grade Points A 2.5 B 2 C 1.5 D 1 E 0.5

WACE Requirements 2013 & beyond

Year 11 Year 12 Course Grade Points Course Grade Points

English 1C B 2 English 2A B 2 English 1D C 1.5 English 2B B 2 Mathematics 2A B 2 Mathematics 2C D 1 Mathematics 2B C 1.5 Mathematics 2D C 1.5 Human Biological Science 2A D 1 Human Biological Science 3A B 2 Human Biological Science 2B C 1.5 Human Biological Science 3B B 2 Geography 2A C 1.5 Geography 3A C 1.5 Geography 2B B 2 Geography 3B C 1.5 Food Science & Technology 1C A 2.5 Food Science & Technology 2A A 2.5 Food Science & Technology 1D A 2.5 Food Science & Technology 2B A 2.5 Workplace Learning 1A A 2.5 Study Line

• Workplace Learning 1B

A 2.5 Study Line

8 units from Year 12 Another 8 units

C grade average 2013

Example (1)

A

2 x 2.5 = 5 pts B 2 x 2 = 4 pts C 8 x 1.5 = 12 pts D 4 x 1 = 4 pts Total 25 Average 1.5625

C grade ave = 1.5 English 2A 2B 3A 3B C C C C Mathematics 2C 2D 3A 3B D D D D Modern History 2A 2B 3A 3B D D E E Physical Education Studies 1C 1D 2A 2B A A B B Chemistry 2A 2B 3A 3B C C D D Media Prodn & Analysis 2A 2B C C

C grade average 2013

Example (2)

12

A B 4 x 2 = 8 pts C 6 x 1.5 = 9 pts D 6 x 1 = 6 pts E Total 23 Average 1.4375 C grade ave = 1.5

8 units from Year 12 Another 8 units

English 1C 1D 2A 2B E E D D Mathematics 1B 1C 1D 1E C C D D Applied Info. Tech. 1A 1B 1C 1D E E D D Physical Education Studies 1C 1D 2A 2B B B B B Food Science Technology 1A 1B 1C 1D C C C C Media Prodn & Analysis 1A 1B E E

English Language Competence

 Automatically achieved with a C grade in any Stage 1 or

higher course in English or Literature

 If not automatically achieved as above, the standard for

English language competence is defined by work samples

 Schools will evaluate student work using the criteria and

exemplars provided in the Guide to WACE English Language Competence

 For students at risk of not achieving this standard, the

College will need to review a range of their work. The work selected may be drawn from English or a range of

• courses. The work selected and the process used is a

school decision

Examinations in 2013 & Beyond

 WACE courses: ALL students in their final year

who are enrolled in Stage 2 or 3 units sit the examination, and make a genuine attempt (unless exempt)

 Separate examinations for Stage 2 and 3 course

• units. No WACE exam for Stage 1 units

 Some courses will have practical or performance

examinations, e.g. Dance, Drama, PE Studies, Indonesian, Music

Community Service

 Community service provides opportunities for

young people to develop the values, skills and understandings needed to contribute to civic wellbeing

 Community service is defined as: ‘Activities

undertaken for the benefit of individuals and/or community for no financial reward.’

 The College will continue to encourage students

to complete Community Service

 Community Service no longer a requirement for

achievement of the WACE. Hours to be recorded

• n Statement of Results

 Nationally recognised qualifications/units of

competency (Australian Qualifications Framework – AQF).

 Enable a pathway in to industry and/or TAFE.  Involve more practical skiils and work-related

learning.

 When studied in Years 10, 11 or 12, contributes to

achievement of WACE.

 Earn course unit equivalence.  Reduce the number of course units from which a

C grade average is calculated for the WACE.

 May enable exemption from WACE examinations.

VET Certificates

VET Certificates

Unit equivalence for VET credit transfer

VET Certificates

Reduction of course units and courses for calculation of the C grade average if unit equivalents from endorsed programmes and/or VET credit transfer are included

VET Certificates

Likely offered in 2013 Certificate 1 in:

 Hospitality (Industry Specific - 164)  Applied Information Technology (NH: 135)  Furnishing (NH: 213)

Certificate 2 in:

 Furniture Making (NH: 282)  Sport Coaching (NH: 325)  Applied Information Technology (NH: 340)  Horticulture

Endorsed Programmes

 Recognise significant learning that occurs in

activities not undertaken in a classroom, e.g. Outward Bound, Cadets, “Beyond the Classroom”, Workplace Learning.

 Earn course unit equivalence.  Reduce the number of course units from which a

C grade average is calculated for the WACE.

Options for Year 11 & 12 Students

 School Apprenticeship Link (SAL)  Apprenticeships / Traineeships  TAFE  University  Employment

School Apprenticeship Link (SAL)

 SAL is a school-based transition from

school to an apprenticeship for students in Years Eleven and Twelve

 Students in the SAL programme must

attend school, undertake training at a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) participating in the programme and be linked to a minimum of two employers for work placement

School Apprenticeship Link (SAL) cont.

The SAL family of trades programme is available in these industries:

 automotive (heavy and light vehicle, auto body

refinishing and repair, auto electrical)

 building and construction (wall and floor tiling,

bricklaying, carpentry and joinery, ceiling fixing, plastering, painting)

 food (cooking, pastry cook, bread baking)  horticulture (landscaping, nursery, turf, gardening)  furniture trades (cabinet making, furniture finishing,

upholstery)

 metals and engineering (plant, fabrication and

mechanical fitting)

 hairdressing

TAFE Entrance Requirements 2013

 Competency based qualifications

– require the lower level award that is stipulated, e.g. if course is Certificate IV, then Certificate III is required as entry.

 Generic Competency Benchmarks

• Communication skills (reading, writing, speaking & listening)
• Mathematics skills

 Level of competency required set for each

course

 Evidence of competency provided by results

from studies in Years Ten, Eleven and Twelve

 “Skills Calculator”

TAFE Entrance Requirements 2013

TAFE Entrance Requirements 2013

TAFE Entrance Requirements 2013

TAFE Selection Criteria 2013 +

 Apply to a number of TAFEWA qualifications –

entrance requirements must first be met

 These courses classed as “competitive”, e.g.

nursing, education assistant, electrical pre- apprenticeship

University Entrance 2014 +

2014 Admission (2013 Year 12)

Courses 52 possible Examinations External examinations. Separate Stage 2 & 3 exams in all courses Course results – school School Grade A to E for each unit, Mark out of 100 for the course Course results – examination Mark out of 100 School results Grade A to E. Mark out of 100 Examination results Mark out of 100 WACE Required by all universities Prerequisites Scaled mark of at least 50 in specified courses (Stage 3) Competence in English. Normally a scaled mark of at least 50 in

• English (Stage 2 or 3) or
• English as an Additional

Language/Dialect (Stage 2 or 3) or

• TEE English Literature

University Entrance

 Tertiary Entrance Aggregate (TEA)

• The TEA will be calculated by adding the best

four scaled scores in courses, providing that for school candidates at least two different units of the course have been completed. Provides a score out of 400. No course can be counted more than once

University Entrance

 ATAR: Australian Tertiary Admission Rank

 The basis of admission to most university courses. You are ranked in

• rder of merit based on your ATAR.

 Ranges between 0 and 99.95. It reports your rank relative to all other

WA students of Year 12 school leaving age and takes into account the number of students with a Tertiary Entrance Aggregate (TEA) as well as the number of people of Year 12 school leaving age in the population of this state.

 An ATAR of 75.00 indicates that you have an overall rating equal to or

better than 75% of the Year 12 school leaving age population in Western Australia.

 “ATAR Calculator”

UNACCEPTABLE COURSE COMBINATIONS

 You cannot use the following course combinations in calculating your

• ATAR. It may be possible to take both courses but the result in only one

may be used to calculate your ATAR. – Biological Sciences with Human Biological Science – Chemistry with Integrated Science – English with English as an Additional Language/Dialect – English with Literature – English as an Additional Language/Dialect with Literature – Indonesian: Background Speakers with Indonesian: Second Language – Indonesian: Background Speakers with Malay: Background Speakers – Physics with Integrated Science

 NOTE: In addition to unacceptable course combinations listed above and

below, no more than two of Mathematics, Mathematics: Specialist can be used.

Stage Increments

 For courses that have stage 2 and stage 3 exams,

an increment of 15 will be added to the stage 3 combined standardised scores before scaling.

 Mathematics

– Combined unscaled marks for 2A/2B – no increment – Combined unscaled marks for 2C/2D + 10 – Combined unscaled marks for 3A/3B + 20 – Combined unscaled marks for 3C/3D + 30

 Mathematics: Specialist

– Combined unscaled marks for 3A/3B – no increment – Combined unscaled marks for 3C/3D + 15

Stage Increments: Counselling

Good educational principles

• Do the highest level of which you are capable

 Challenge, motivation, development

• What is required to reach your goals?

 Prerequisites for university course; good background

knowledge

• Be realistic

 Ability, interest, background

• Repeating units

 For students in Year 11 moving in to Year 12, units can

be repeated but only best result contributes to WACE

Stage Increments: Counselling

Stage 2 v Stage 3 Course Units in Year 12

• Within each course, Stage 2 is less academically

demanding than Stage 3

• Students who complete Stage 3 courses are

involved in higher order academic skills more suitable for coping with university studies

• Increments encourage completion of Stage 3

courses

• Stage 2 scaled more severely than Stage 3
• University entrance more likely if ATAR made up
• f 4 x Stage 3 courses but Stage 2 marks can

contribute to ATAR

Stage 2 v Stage 3 Course Units

Stage 2 Courses Stage 3 Courses Highest ATAR Median ATAR 4 99.95 85.60 1 3 98.50 68.25 2 2 92.00 57.25 3 1 88.00 48.45 4 76.00 37.45

Generally, a better ATAR is achieved as more Stage 3 courses are included. Source: TISC Use of Stage 2 and 3 in ATAR by 2011 school leavers

Learning Area Course Stage Units Combine d Mark Scaled Mark Scaling T&E Accounting & Finance 3 AB 59.72 60.61 0.89 T&E Applied Information Technology 3 AB 59.64 57.89

• 1.75

Science Biological Sciences 3 AB 59.74 59.72

• 0.02

T&E Business Management & Enterprise 3 AB 59.81 59.45

• 0.36

Science Chemistry 3 AB 59.61 65.6 5.99 Arts Dance 3 AB 59.77 59.69

• 0.08

Arts Drama 3 AB 59.52 58.15

• 1.37

English English 3 AB 59.84 61.27 1.43 S&E Geography 3 AB 59.72 56.88

• 2.84

S&E History Modern 3 AB 59.76 59.03

• 0.73

Science Human Biological Science 3 AB 59.64 59.26

• 0.38

LOTE Indonesian 3 AB 59.76 59.68

• 0.08

English Literature 3 AB 59.62 68.39 8.77 T&E MDT: Textiles 3 AB 59.18 58.62

• 0.56

Maths Mathematics 3 AB 59.67 60.62 0.95 Maths Mathematics 3 CD 59.64 73.4 13.76 Maths Mathematics Specialist 3 CD 59.65 70.51 10.86 T&E Media Production & Analysis 3 AB 59.87 57.59

• 2.28

H&PE Physical Education Studies 3 AB 59.21 58.69

• 0.52

Science Physics 3 AB 59.56 65.64 6.08 S&E Politics & Law 3 AB 59.7 63.81 4.11

Arts Visual Arts 3 AB 59.34 58.75

• 0.59

While Stage 3 courses were scaled more favourably than Stage 2 courses, not all students are capable of successfully studying at a Stage 3 level.

Learning Area Course Stage Units Combine d Mark Scaled Mark Scaling

T&E Accounting & Finance 2 AB 60.5 39.31

• 21.19

S&E Ancient History 2 AB 36.52 31.59

• 4.93

T&E Applied Information Technology 2 AB 59.79 42.01

• 17.78

T&E Business Management & Enterprise 2 AB 59.82 41.92

• 17.9

Arts Dance 2 AB 58.31 38.63

• 19.68

English English 2 AB 59.8 38.94

• 20.86

T&E Food Science & Technology 2 AB 59.84 49.45

• 10.39

LOTE Indonesian 2 AB 66.11 50.3

• 15.81

English Literature 2 AB 63.97 41.79

• 22.18

Maths Mathematics 2 AB 59.72 33.14

• 26.58

Maths Mathematics 2 CD 59.63 47.82

• 11.81

T&E Media Production & Analysis 2 AB 59.27 35.64

• 23.63

H&PE Physical Education Studies 2 AB 58.76 38.77

• 19.99

S&E Politics & Law 2 AB 61.16 39.61

• 21.55

Arts Visual Arts 2 AB 58.54 37.19

• 21.35

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Probability of ATAR v Mix of Stage 2 & Stage 3 Course Units

Thank you for your attendance. See you on 13 June at the Course Information Evening.