Senior School Information Night

Craigieburn Secondary College

VCE in 2014

Parents, Students & Teachers working together

The Senior School & Pathways Team

Essential VCE Information

Getting Organized – Study Timetable

WELCOME

Ms. Kate Morphy

Principal

Senior School Leadership TeamSenior School Principal: Ms. Morphy

Senior School Leader: Mr. Ormrod

Pathways Leader: Ms. Bongrain

Program Manager: Ms. Korkoneas

Yr12 Co-ordinator: Ms. Squatrito

Welfare Co-ordinator: Mr. Owen

VET Co-ordinator: Mr. Ellul

Executive Officer: Ms. Sirianni

Student Leaders

Captain: Beau Barberra

Captain: Kimberly Causevska

Vice Captain: Jessica Walters

Vice Captain: Jaqueline Corsetti

Satisfactory Completion of VCE - Minimum Requirements:

• 16 VCE units in total across Yr11 & Yr12• 3 Units of VCE English• 3 x Unit 3 & 4 sequences (year long Yr12 Subjects) other than

English• 90% attendance rate across all classes

What do I need to do to get my VCE certificate?

In order to be awarded your VCE certificate you must meet the basic requirements according to the VCE rules which include:

A ‘VCE Unit’ takes place over one semester, there are two semesters in each school year.

How is the VCE structured?

The VCE is made up of 4 units (or semesters) worth of work across two years:

• Units 1 & 2 are completed in Yr11

• Units 3 & 4 are completed in Yr12

How is the VCE structured?

• Units 1 & 2 (Yr11):

• Students are enrolled in 6 subjects for the year

• Unit One: in semester one students complete a unit for each subject (6 in total)

• Unit Two: in semester two students complete a unit for each subject (6 in total)

• Students who pass all subjects will have a total of 12 Units towards their VCE

• Students who have completed a VET subject in Yr10 can add 2 extra Units toward their VCE (14 in total)

How is the VCE structured?

• Units 3 & 4 (Yr12):

• Students are enrolled in 5 subjects for the year

• Unit Three: in semester one students complete Unit 3 for each subject

• Unit Four: in semester two students complete Unit 4 for each subject

• Students who pass all subjects in Yr12 will have 10 Units to add to their Yr11 Units

• At the end of Yr12 the student will have 22 units in total OR 24 if they completed a VET subject in Yr10

How is the VCE structured?Yr10

Semester 1

VET Business Unit 1

S

Yr10

Semester 2

VET Business Unit 2

S

Yr11

Semester one

English Unit 1

S

History Unit 1

S

Legal Studies Unit 1

S

Psychology Unit 1

S

Literature Unit 1

S

VET Business Unit 3

S

Yr11

Semester 2

English Unit 2

S

History Unit 2

S

Legal Studies Unit 2

S

Psychology Unit 2

S

Literature Unit 2

S

VET Business Unit 4

S

Yr12

Semester 1

English Unit 3

S

History Unit 3

S

Legal Studies Unit 3

S

Psychology Unit 3

S

Literature Unit 3

S

Study Session

Yr12

Semester 2

English Unit 4

S

History Unit 4

S

Legal Studies Unit 4

S

Psychology Unit 4

S

Literature Unit 4

S

Study Session

The student in this sample has:• 12 Unit 1 & 2 credits (including VET 1 & 2 which were studied in Yr10)• 12 Unit 3 & 4 credits (including VET 3 & 4 which were studied in Yr11)• A total of 24 VCE Units • A total of 4 English units • A total of 5 Unit 3 & 4 sequences (year long Yr12 subjects)• This student would receive an ATAR score based on their SAC & exam grades

How is the VCE structured?Yr10

Semester 1

Yr10

Semester 2

Yr11

Semester one

English Unit 1

N

History Unit 1

S

Legal Studies Unit 1

S

Psychology Unit 1

S

Literature Unit 1

S

Biology Unit 1

S

Yr11

Semester 2

English Unit 2

N

History Unit 2

S

Legal Studies Unit 2

S

Psychology Unit 2

S

Literature Unit 2

S

Biology Unit 2

S

Yr12

Semester 1

English Unit 3

S

History Unit 3

S

Legal Studies Unit 3

S

Psychology Unit 3

S

Literature Unit 3

N

Study Session

Yr12

Semester 2

English Unit 4

S

History Unit 4

S

Legal Studies Unit 4

N

Psychology Unit 4

S

Literature Unit 4

S

Study Session

The student in this sample has:• 10 Unit 1 & 2 credits• 8 Unit 3 & 4 credits• Although they have a total of 18 Units they would not receive their VCE because:

• They do not have at least 3 units of English• They do not have at least 3 Unit 3 & 4 sequences other than English• The student would not pass their VCE & would not receive an ATAR score

How do I satisfactorily complete a VCE unit?

What are Course Work tasks?Coursework includes any work tasks set by the teacher during the unit, such as: • bookwork• hurdle requirements• class activities • Assignments • tests Students must complete all coursework set during the unit

School Assessed Course Work (SACs) SACs are work tasks which are conducted under exam-like conditions and can include:• Essays, assignments, projects, presentations, tests, exams etc• a graded assessment of student performance• Student receives a score for the SAC which goes toward their ATAR score• Students must complete all SACs set during the unit

For a student to gain a satisfactory result in any VCE unit, they must demonstrate an understanding of each of the Outcomes set out in the subject study design by completing both Coursework & SACs

Is there a minimum attendance rate for VCE?

VCE students must maintain a 90% attendance rate for each subject in order to gain a satisfactory result

• A student who does not maintain this minimum attendance requirement will be issued with an ‘Not Satisfactory’ result for that unit

• Students must have medical certificates for all absences & must submit them to their form teacher as soon as they return to school after an illness

QUESTION TIME

PATHWAYS INFORMATIONMs. Genevieve Bongrain

• About VTAC and its resources • Planning for next year• Special consideration and the Special Entry Access Scheme• Applying for Scholarships• LEAP

What will be covered:

• VTAC administers application services for

• Tertiary courses• SEAS (Special Entry Access

Scheme) 2013• Scholarships 2013• Admissions tests (STAT and

ALSET)

• VTAC also• Calculates and issues the ATAR

(Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) for VCE students.

• Provides information and enquiry services including telephone, email, blog, Facebook and Twitter.

• Conducts information sessions.

What is VTAC

VTAC Website: This is the definitive resource to obtaining current information on courses, policies and procedures, applications and offers through VTAC – www.vtac.edu.au

VTAC Guide 2015 ◦ Printed book, (the school will provide copies to students)– is a synopsis of what’s on offer. Doesn’t

include detailed course information. ◦ Online information

ABC of Applying – printed and online. ◦ Printed copies are distributed free to VCE students for their parents. ◦ Also available for download onto your device.

Social media Stay up to date with timely information, provided when you need it by subscribing to one of the following: ◦ VTAC Blog - http://vtacmedia.wordpress.com◦ Facebook - Facebook.com/vtacguide ◦ Twitter @vtacguide

Public and free resources

• Bring up the VTAC web page (www.vtac.edu.au)• Use CourseSearch and then search for interested course

Searching for courses on VTAC

VTAC heading: This heading is created for the VTAC Guide and CourseSearch only.

Online course entry

Qualification, title, length: The official title of the course and number of years to complete the course.

All material in this presentation is copyrighted.

Campus, VTAC course code and fee-type: Only courses with applications through VTAC have VTAC course codes. These codes show which institution, campus, course and type of course fees you are applying for.

Check the application method.

Brief description about the course.

Online course entry continuedMajor studies: Provide a broader picture of what the course is about. Should be used as a research tool. i.e. Journalism Prerequisites: Are compulsory – if a student doesn’t meet prerequisites then won’t be considered for the course.

Middle-band: Provides additional bonus to the ATAR – it can assist students whose ATAR is a bit lower than the required ATAR.

Selection mode: provides a broad overview of what is considered as part of the selection.

Extra requirements: are compulsory requirements that must be done, in addition to applying. Must be taken seriously.

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• Allows selection officers to grant special consideration to applicants for course entry whose education has been impacted by disadvantage

• It is not a get out of jail free card or a guarantee to getting into a course

What is SEAS

Category 1: Personal Information and Location* Age Recognition as an Indigenous Australian Living or school postcode Under represented schools Gender

Category 2: Non-English speaking background

Category 3: Difficult circumstances

Category 4: Disadvantaged financial background

Category 5: Disability or medical condition

Category 6: SALT (La Trobe University), PPP (Victoria University) and REEP schemes

(University of Ballarat)

* Everyone is encouraged to answer yes to Category 1. Let the system sort out if you are eligible or not!

SEAS Categories

• The LEAP Program aims to strengthen the links between school, university and professions.

• LEAP seeks to encourage secondary students from low SES communities to consider higher education as a future option.

• The focus areas are– Engineering, – Health,– Design,– Law and – Science

LEAP

• From an early age many children have ideas about what jobs they would like to do when they 'grow up'.

• The LEAP program has been set up to help young people learn about professions, especially ones which require study at university.

• At home, you can talk with your child about these things to help begin to form ideas about future careers

Your child's career - how you can help

Website

www.leap.vic.gov.au

•The ATAR: ▫Is not a score out of 100 it is a rank between 0.00

and 99.95

▫It is not the be all and end all of a person. It is a tool that: ▫Allows tertiary institutions to rank students▫Provide a level playing field for applicants who have

all done different types of programs

Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)

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• To calculate the ATAR VTAC uses: – English plus three other permissible scorable studies

(primary four) – Plus up to two other

studies (5th and 6th increments)

Calculating the ATAR

Student Profiles

Student Profile 1.Capable, high sustained effort

• Completed all class work and home work• Attended extra classes• CHAC & Aiming High• Sought out teachers for extra work• Exam preparation – approx 8 per subject –

marked by teacher

Student Profile 2Average achievement, high sustained effort

• At times struggled with the concepts but always sought teacher help

• Despite finding homework difficult she did what she could, didn’t give up and completed all classwork / homework

• Attended extra classes• Exam preparation – completed practice exams

and had them marked

Student Profile 3Capable, minimal effort

• Didn’t complete all set classwork or homework

• Didn’t use class time effectively• Didn’t seek to clarify areas of difficulty• Had an outside tutor• Little to no exam preparation• Came to extra classes occasionally

Student Profile 4Average, minimal effort

• Rarely completed classwork or homework• Came to school or class late• Poor organisational skills• Didn’t engage in class activities• Found excuses for not completing work• Work and socialising were a priority• Didn’t have a realistic understanding of what

was expected and required to achieve ATAR goal

Activity

• Discuss with your family which profile best suits you

• Discuss your desired / required ATAR

• ATAR 89.6

Student Profile 1.Capable, high sustained effort

• ATAR 74.2

Student Profile 2Average achievement, high sustained effort

• ATAR 40.8

Student Profile 3Capable, minimal effort

• ATAR 20.8

Student Profile 4Average, minimal effort

Study Timetable Activity

Things to include:

• Work Commitments• Sport• Course work (3hrs per subject)• Additional Study time (3hrs per)