TRANBY COLLEGE Year 10 Parent Information Evening 23 February, 2010 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

TRANBY COLLEGE Year 10 Parent Information Evening 23 February, 2010

Support Structures for Students  Assessment Planner  Assessment Policy  Homework Policy  Student Organiser  Extra help opportunities  Careers Caravan  Industry visits  Guest speakers

Academic Structure of Year 10  5 classes in each of Maths, English, S & E and Science. All on at the same time to allow movement between classes.  Maths divided into 3 courses to suit different abilities.  English has a support class  Students have chosen 2 “electives”, which are given the same time as the above subjects  Students also have sport and Integrated Studies  Integrated Studies made up of Health, SRP, Study Skills, Work Studies and Service Learning  Reports at the end of Terms 1, 2 & 4.

Pastoral Structure of Year 10  Four Houses followed through from Middle School Bilu : Mr Anton Ferreira Budjar : Mrs Vicki Richardson Karla : Mrs Henrietta Ferreira Marra : Mrs Louise Hardwick  Head of House oversees pastoral care in each House, in partnership with the Year 10 Co-ordinator Mr Joe Kenny  Four Tutor Groups in each House. Tutor sees their group each morning for 15 minutes and remains the Tutor for the whole of Senior School  Responsibility to check Student Organiser and oversee student progress through school  Tutor Group made up of Years 10, 11 & 12 students – a “vertical” structure  Head of Student Services – Mrs Audrey Klein

Important Events in 2010 Term 2  Careers, Education & Employment Expo Term 3  Course Selection for Year 11, 2011  SAL applications to the Apprenticentre in August Term 4  Semester Two examinations (3 – 5 November)  Outward Bound (8-17 November)  Peer Support Training  Work Experience (22-26 November)  Year 10 River Cruise (1 December)

Age of Compulsory Education (Leaving Age)  A student currently in Year 10 needs to remain at school, or be engaged in another approved option, until the end of 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 Registered Training Organisation (RTO) • An apprenticeship or traineeship • A Community Based Course • A combination program involving part-time schooling/training and/or part-time work • Full-time employment

The Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)  Students demonstrate appropriate breadth & depth in their studies, the attainment of established standards of learning and English language competence.  Helps schools cater for all students, including those who: • are university-bound • are TAFE-bound • are planning to enter the workforce on leaving school • have special requirements or disabilities

WACE Courses of Study  Courses split into four stages – Preliminary, Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3  Stages include combinations of units, which may be delivered sequentially as semester units or concurrently during the year e.g. Dance 1A/B, English 2A/B, Maths 3C/D  More than one unit pair may be studied within a stage. Second unit pair may be more difficult  Each unit is based on notional 55 hours  Units become increasingly difficult at each stage (Stage 1 easiest, Stage 3 hardest)  27 different courses offered this at Tranby College year, at differing stages of difficulty

WACE Courses of Study  Moves from practical and familiar content and contexts to increased complexity and depth with more theoretical and abstract concepts and contexts

WACE Requirements 2011  Complete at least 20 Course of Study units, including at least 3 two-unit combinations  Achieve an average grade of C or better in at least 10 course units from at least 5 courses  Achieve Curriculum Council English language competence and 4 English course units (at least 2 units must be studied in the final year of schooling)  Complete, in the final year of schooling, at least 1 course from “List A” and “List B”  Sit for WACE examinations, unless exempt

A Typical Selection of Courses 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 Human Biological D 1 B 2 Science 2A Science 3A Human Biological Human Biological C 1.5 B 2 Science 2B Science 3B Geography 2A C 1.5 Geography 3A C 1.5 Geography 2B B 2 Geography 3B C 1.5 Food Science & Food Science & A 2.5 A 2.5 Technology 1C Technology 2A Food Science & Food Science & A 2.5 A 2.5 Technology 1D Technology 2B Workplace Learning 1A A 2.5 Study Line - - Workplace Learning 1B A 2.5 Study Line - -

English Language Competence  Complete four units from an English course (two units must be studied in the final year of schooling) and meet the English language competence standard, as defined by work samples ( Teachers will use the students‟ assessments during the year as evidence of attainment of the language competence standard. The emphasis will be on the key functional skills of reading and writing. The standard is related to the standard required to achieve a C grade or better in stage 1 English.)  A pass in the Curriculum Council English language competence test.

WACE Examinations  WACE courses: ALL students in their final year who are enrolled in Stage 2 or 3 units sit the examination (unless exempt)  Separate examinations for Stage 2 and 3 course units. No exam for Stage 1 units  Some courses will have practical or performance examinations  Exemption occurs if students are taking three or less pairs of units at Stage 2 or Stage 3 AND they complete Certificate I or above of an AQF (VET) Qualification in their final year

Community Service  Not required for the WACE, but encouraged at Tranby College  College Co-ordinator is Ms Angela Gileno  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.‟

Community Service (cont.) What counts?  Social and personal development activities undertaken for the benefit of others  Service component of community programs  Fundraising activities  Service components built into school curriculum  Activities that benefit the school environment or other students  Activities undertaken following skills development or leadership programs  Activities that benefit the community  Work for non-profit organisations  Participation in citizenship or leadership service activities  Home-based service

Community Service (cont.) What doesn’t count?  Social and personal development activities  Work experience or workplace learning  General school activities  Personal development or skill building components of community based programs  Travel time  Activities that receive payment  Home or family duties and responsibilities

University Entrance 2012 2012 Admission (2010 Year 11, 2011 Year 12) Courses 52 possible External examinations. Separate Stage Examinations 2 & 3 exams in all courses School Grade A to E for each unit, Course results – school 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 Scaled mark of at least 50 in specified Prerequisites courses (Stage 3) Normally a scaled mark of at least 50 in • English (Stage 2 or 3) or Competence in English. • English as an Additional Language/Dialect (Stage 2 or 3) or • TEE English Literature

UWA Entrance  The University of Western Australia intends to simplify the structure of its undergraduate courses from 2012 onwards, continuing to offer a broad range of study options but within a smaller number of more flexible degrees. The University will require competence in English, and expects that specific subject prerequisites will apply. Students planning to apply for entry in 2012 are advised to use the current details as a guide.

University Entrance  Tertiary Entrance Aggregate (TEA) - The TEA will be calculated by adding the best four scaled scores in Courses of Study, 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  Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR)  The basis of admission to most university courses. You are ranked in order of merit based on your TER.  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.  A TER 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.  “ TER Calculator ”