Year 12 Parent Information Evening Student Well-Being Stressful - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Year 12 Parent Information Evening Student Well-Being Stressful - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Year 12 Parent Information Evening Student Well-Being Stressful Uncertainty Pressure Honesty Memories Parents TAS Students Advisors Teachers Head of House Director of Pastoral Care Director of Studies What is the best approach?
Stressful Uncertainty Pressure Honesty Memories
TAS Parents Students
Advisors Teachers Head of House Director of Pastoral Care Director of Studies
What is the best approach?
Abstinence vs Compromise vs Open Slather
Balance Communication and compromise Student involvement
Questions
Year 12 Parent Information Session
What support is available for you to navigate the next 6 months?
Year 12 Parent Information Session
What support is available for you to navigate the next 6 months?
Need extra help or guidance?
- Other students, teachers, advisors
- Careers Advisor, Director of Pastoral Care or Director of Studies
- Yr 12 Study Days - in lieu of Activities
- Yr 12 Common Room
- HSC tutoring at night
https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/b8aace4a-1b05-4030-bc95-4afaa595e03f/2019- hsc-important-dates-performance-exam.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=
Year 12 Parent Information Session
2020 and beyond
It’s not always about the ATAR
TAS / Presentation by Murray Guest - Seonia Wark / TAS Headmaster - Director of Studies/ 25.05.2012
Decisions to be made
- Job or study?
- How do I get a job?
- What to study?
– where? – scholarship?
- Will you defer?
- Accommodation?
- Finance?
TAS / Presentation by Murray Guest - Seonia Wark / TAS Headmaster - Director of Studies/ 25.05.2012
Applying for University in NSW
- UAC number - costs - need credit card
- UAC applications - usually September
- Some courses have early closing dates - extra selection criteria
- You can change your preferences - but watch requirements that may
exist with Early Entry Schemes
www.uac.edu.au
http://www.qtac.edu.au
http://www.vtac.edu.au
Year 12 Parent Information Session
What if your ATAR is not quite enough?
Regional Bonus Schemes
- Australian National University
- Central Queensland University
- Charles Sturt University
- Griffith University
- La Trobe University
- Macquarie University
- Southern Cross University
- University of Newcastle
- University of New England
- University of Western Sydney
Some institutions apply automatic bonus points if you live in or attend school in a certain region. For more information check the websites of the relevant institution/s
Subject Bonuses All UAC institutions recognise performance in Year 12 subjects relevant to the course/s for which you have applied.
- Australian National University
- Griffith University
- Int. College of Management
- La Trobe University
- University of New South Wales
- University of Newcastle
- Australian Maritime College
- Southern Cross University
- University of New England
- University of Sydney
Elite Athletes and Performers
- Macquarie University
- University of Sydney
- University of Technology, Sydney
- University of New South Wales
+ others All UAC institutions recognise performance in Year 12 subjects relevant to the course/s for which you have applied. YOU MUST APPLY FOR THIS
Year 12 Parent Information Session
University Early Entry Schemes
- Highest number of applications from TAS
- Based on potential for success
- Specifjc academic rankings required
- Further information required for Science/Agriculture
- Applications completed online - choose courses carefully
http://www.une.edu.au/for/future-students/landing/earlyentry.php
HISTORICALLY
Year 12 Parent Information Session
ATAR Calculation
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Calculating the ATAR
NESA
Raw Moderated Exam + Assessment Marks
Universities Admissions Centre Scaled 2 units of English + next best 8 units
ATAR
The scaled mark for each course is based on the quality
- f the candidates in that course
in that year
What happens to the marks?
HSC Exam Marks
Average 100 50
What happens to the marks?
then scaled by (UAC) - varies for each subject
HSC = 75
ATAR 65
Scaled = 51
Sample HSC Results (approx)
English Advanced Mathematics Business Studies Biology
Modern History
ATAR 3737
90 90 90 90 90 80 80 80 80 80 70 70 70 70 70 60 60 60 60 60 82.1 61.95 35.95 96.4
Year 12 Parent Information Session
What if something goes wrong?
Appealing Assessment Tasks
- Illness or Misadventure
- Complete form within 48 hours
- Documentation required
- Sit the task if at all possible