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Year 12 Parent Information Session

WELCOME

Year 12 Parent Information Session Ms Milanna Heberle

Principal

 Welcome – Milanna Heberle  Year 12 – The Year Ahead – Jodie Matthews  Key Staff & Roles – Jodie Matthews  Important Dates – Jodie Matthews  Special Provision for Exam Candidates – Charmaine Ford  WACE Requirements for Year 12 – Charmaine Ford  ACE – Charmaine Ford  ESTs and Year 12 Exams – Charmaine Ford  School Curriculum and Standards – Charmaine Ford Authority Awards  Beyond Year 12 – Rick Withers  Close – Charmaine Ford

SESSION OUTLINE

Jodie Matthews

Program Coordinator Senior Years (10-12)

YEAR 12

 It is a memorable year and it is a very important year.  Year 12 will go very quickly… for students, and parents!  Routine and preparation  Personal best emerges from hard work and consistent honest application THE YEAR AHEAD

 Study improves focus, work ethic and academic results.  Increases in study leads to corresponding increases in results.  Good study environments promote good study.  Personal planning and

• rganisation is essential.

HOME STUDIES AND APPLICATION

 Each individual is different and their circumstances are different (a variety of courses, assignment and exam requirements, different long term goals etc.)  For Year 12 students aiming to achieve a competitive ATAR score, I believe that they should: An Average of 2 – 2.5 hours of study per night.  For Year 12 students who wish to achieve competitive grades for TAFE, Traineeships, Apprenticeships etc. I believe that they should: An Average of 1- 1.5 hours of study per night.

HOW MUCH TIME IS ENOUGH?

 Take an interest.  Offer to help.  Understand what your child is going though.  Encourage balance in their life.  Ensure adequate sleep.  Ensure good nutrition.  Reward small successes along the way.  Encourage stress management practices.  Stay informed.  Communicate with the school.

HOW CAN PARENTS HELP

 DIRECT EMAIL Emails will be sent directly to your nominated email address, please ensure we have your up-to-date details.  WEBSITE http://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au http://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/contact/  NEWSLETTER http://rossmoyneshs.schoolzineplus.com/newsletter/archive  FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/rossmoyne.shs

STAY IN TOUCH

 Monitoring, tracking and intervention - academic progress;  ATAR Target Setting and future pathways;  Leader of parent meetings to resolve conflicting educational priorities and issues;  Adjust timetables for students and create timetables for new students;  Event organisation: Assemblies, School Ball, Valedictory, Information Nights and other social events;  Working in consultation with the Associate Principal to support career counselling, course counselling, transition programs, parent information evenings, ACE program and the careers expo.

MY ROLE

Lisa Smith – Ross Gemma Cavoli – MacNeill Leisa Armstrong – Barra Neil Russell - Stewart

STUDENT CENTRAL TEAM

Nina Anderson Chris Belke Kirstin Eliot

Manager – Student Central

School Psychologist

Learning Support Coordinator

STUDENT CENTRAL TEAM

 Progress Reports emailed: 14 March  Year 12 Ball - Hyatt Regency: 15 March  Parent Interview Night: 28 March  Year 12 Exams Term 2: 14-25 May  Year 12 Exams Term 3: 10-21 September  WACE Practical Exams: 22 September – 21 October  WACE Written Exams: 29 October – 16 November  Final Year 12 Assembly: 18 October  iCARE Day: 19 October  Valedictory: Sunday 21 October

YEAR 12 IMPORTANT DATES

Charmaine Ford Associate Principal Senior Years (10 -12)

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CONGRATULATIONS

External Assessment Tasks (ESTs)  Compulsory written test  Test conditions  Based on Unit 3 content  Beginning of Week 3 (Assessment Free – ATAR Courses) Semester One Exams  Instructions are based on SCSA exam rules.  Sickness and Misadventure procedures apply.  A student who misses an exam is not permitted to sit the exam at another time.

COMING UP

EXAMS

Special exam provisions

If your child has a medical condition/disability or learning difficulty, that will likely impact on exam performance, he/she may qualify for special examination arrangements if approved by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority.

SPECIAL EXAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS

If your child has a medical condition or personal circumstances that impact

• n test or exam

performance, he/she should apply for Sickness and Misadventure on the day of that test or exam.

SICKNESS AND MISADVENTURE

To view the Senior School Assessment Policy, please go to our School Website and view via the About Us tab, Policies then Assessment and Reporting Policy

http://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/about- us/policies/assessment-and-reporting-policy/ SENIOR SCHOOL ASSESSMENT POLICY

HEADS OF LEARNING AREA AND TEACHERS IN CHARGE  Classroom Teachers  HOLA  Homeroom Teachers  House Leaders  Administration  Website - policies  Absences – inform and ask

HEADS OF LEARNING AREA AND TEACHERS IN CHARGE

CONTACT FOR ALL COURSE RELATED ISSUES Biological Sciences Colette Ballantyne Mathematics David Tan English Mike Curtis Technologies Tony Wright EALD Robert MacMath The Arts Jenny Erceg HPE Lisa Somer Music John Chatfield LOTE Kyoko Walsh Physical Sciences Todd Wallace Careers and VET Shane Lucas

• Good attendance and punctuality
• no more than 3 late days without

a valid reason

• Observing the School Dress Code
• no more than 3 infringements
• Completion of all course work
• Appropriate behaviour at all times
• Suspension is an automatic loss
• f Good Standing

MAINTAINING GOOD STANDING

General Requirements  Demonstrate a minimum standard of literacy and numeracy.  Complete a minimum of 20 units or equivalents.  Complete at least four ATAR courses OR complete a Certificate II or higher. ACHIEVING THE WACE

Breadth and Depth  Complete a minimum of 20 units or equivalent.  Complete a minimum of ten Year 12 units or equivalent.  Two completed Year 11 English units and one pair

• f Year 12 English units.

 One pair of Year 12 units from each of List A and List B. ACHIEVING THE WACE

Achievement Standard  Students must achieve at least 14 C grades or the equivalent, including at least  Six C grades in Year 12 units ACHIEVING THE WACE

Unit Equivalence  VET qualifications and/or endorsed programs can make up 8 units.  Endorsed programs contribute no more than 4 units.  A Certificate II is equivalent to two Year 11 and two Year 12 units. ACHIEVING THE WACE

The Western Australian Statement

• f Student Achievement

 Issued to all Year 12 students.  Endorsed programs including those without unit equivalence.  Total hours of Workplace Learning

• ver Year 10 to 12.

WASSA

 An ATAR ranges between 99.95 and zero and reports your rank position relative to all other students. It takes into account the number of students who sit the WACE examinations in any year and also the number of people of Year 12 school leaving age in the total population.  Your Tertiary Entrance Aggregate (TEA) which is the sum of the best four scaled marks taking into account unacceptable subject combinations (out of 430), will be calculated and then converted to an ATAR, which tells you where you are ranked relative to

• ther students. If you have an ATAR of 70.00, for example, it

indicates that you have achieved as well as or better than 70% of the Year 12 school leaver age population.  Bonuses add 10% to the TEA.

AUSTRALIAN TERTIARY ADMISSION RANK (ATAR)

Statistical moderation Statistical moderation places the school marks in a course on the same scale as the ATAR course examination marks at the school for that course. Because the ATAR course examination marks of students at all schools for the same course are comparable, statistically moderated school marks for the same course are comparable in all schools.

School Curriculum and Standards Authority

WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR MARKS? SCSA

Marks Adjustment “The marks adjustment process gives students freedom to choose the more challenging courses, if they are interested and academically able, by ensuring a fair treatment of their final results.” Tertiary Institutions Services Centre WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR MARKS? TISC

WHAT HAPPENS TO MY MARKS?

From School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA)

 ACE Periods  WACE Tracker  ATAR Predictor  SAER

MONITORING ACADEMIC PROGRESS

 Course completion  Understanding the rules  Monitoring progress  Ranking is important  Making each course count  Examinations WACE ESSENTIALS

To be considered for university admission as a school leaver applicant, normally you must -  meet the requirements for the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) prescribed by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority, and  achieve competence in English as prescribed by the individual universities, and  obtain a sufficiently high ATAR/Selection Rank for entry to a particular course, and  satisfy any prerequisites.

http://www.tisc.edu.au/static/guide/university-admissions-index.tisc

TERTIARY ADMISSIONS

See the Curriculum and Standards Authority website: http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/

 Beazley Medal – WACE & VET #  General Exhibitions – WACE & ATSI #  VET Exhibitions  Subject Exhibitions – ATAR #  Certificates of Excellence – ATAR  Certificates of Excellence – VET  Certificates of Merit  Certificates of Distinction

# WACE Examination Performance

AWARDS

Rick Withers

Post-Secondary Transition Coordinator

 TISC Applications – closes September 30  Interstate Applications  Alternative entry to university  Information Evenings and Open Days – all Universities (July/ August)  UMAT and Medicine  Plan B  ATAR results out 19 December 2018 BEYOND YEAR 12

 Develop a portfolio of achievements, evidence and certificates.  Check university websites for details of scholarships.  Check eligibility.  Check requirements and due dates;

• eg. current ATAR Predictor

School reference  Apply well in advance. SCHOLARSHIP PROCESS

Automatic Scholarships v Application based Scholarships  Be proactive – search the University you are interested in.  Most scholarships are merit based.  Tuckwell – ANU first scholarship to be due.  Fogarty Scholarship – UWA is the next one due.  Curtin – Excellence Scholarships. SCHOLARSHIPS

 Useful if your child has no idea of what course they want to do;  Curtin University has a Careers program that students can do;  This is followed by a one on one counselling session with a University adviser;  TISC is a useful website that has information on all courses available at the universities UNIVERSITY CAREERS ADVISERS

 Please come and see us if you have any questions.  Alternatively, there is a Q&A box at the back of the room.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

Thank you.