Year 10Information Evening

2015

Welcomeby Mr Paul Billing - Principal

Presenting information this evening are:

Mr David De Meo – Deputy Principal Senior School

Mr Dave Norcliffe – Manager of Operations

SENIOR SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS

• Change from Year 10 to Year 11• Realistic course selection• Commitment• Organisation• Effort• Homework• School / life balance• Assistance• Other options to fulltime schooling

What is needed to achieve a

Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)

2016 and beyond

To achieve a WACE students must:

Complete an Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA) to demonstrate a minimum standard based on skills regarded as essential for individuals to meet the demands of everyday life and work in a knowledge-based economy

Your child will already have sat the OLNA in March this year. Or, if they achieved Band 8 or above in their Year 9 NAPLAN tests they may not have had to sit the OLNA.

To achieve a WACE students must:

Complete a minimum of four Year 12 ATAR courses including the external examination (i.e. be eligible for an ATAR)

orComplete a Certificate II or higher.

Complete at least 20 units (or equivalents) including a minimum of 10 Year 12 units.

Complete two Year 11 English units and a pair of Year 12 English units.

To achieve a WACE students must:

Complete at least one pair of units from a Year 12 List A course

(arts / languages / social sciences)

and one pair of units from a

Year 12 List B course (mathematics / sciences / technologies)

A minimum of 14 C grades must be achieved over Year 11 and Year 12 units (or equivalents) including at least 6 C grades in Year 12 units (or equivalents).

All students (whether they have achieved the WACE or not) will receive a

Western Australian Statement of Student Achievement (WASSA) – a record

of all courses and or programs completed.

To achieve a WACE from 2016 and beyond, all students will need to be eligible for a university entrance rank (ATAR) or achieve a training Certificate II or higher.

They will also need to demonstrate a minimum standard of literacy and numeracy. To do this they will be required to complete the Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA).

What types of courses are there?

ATAR courses – for students who are aiming to go to university and will need to sit an external exam which will get them an ATAR.

General courses – for students aiming to enter further training or the workforce straight from school. These are not examined. Certificate programs are included in this category.

What types of courses are there?

Foundation courses – for those students who need extra support to meet the literacy and numeracy standard by the end of Year 12.

Foundation courses are recommended only for those students who have not passed the OLNA tests. Once they pass, students will be promoted into a general course.

What pathways exist at TSHS?

If you are an ATAR student (i.e. bound for tertiary studies) it is recommended you select one of the following ATAR course pathways:-

i. 4 ATAR, 1 General course and 1 Certificate*

ii. 5 ATAR and 1 Certificate course*

iii. 6 ATAR courses

(Only possible for students who select Maths Specialist)

* Excluding Community Services and Hospitality certificate courses

What pathways exist at TSHS? cont.

If you are considering TAFE or employment after Year 12 it is recommended you select one of the following General course pathways:-

i. 5 General courses and 1 Certificate course

ii. 4 General courses, 1 ATAR course and 1 Certificate course*

iii. 3 General courses, 2 ATAR courses and 1 Certificate course*

* Excluding Community Services and Hospitality certificate courses

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

AND TRAINING

(VET)

What other programs are there?

There are also Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs and Endorsed programs which contribute to WACE equivalence and address areas of learning not covered by courses.

TSHS is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and has a range of VET programs on scope

The certificates we are offering at TSHS

• Certificate II in Business

• Certificate II in Community Services (Childcare)

• Certificate II in Creative Industries (Media)

• Certificate II in Dance

• Certificate II in Engineering Pathways

• Certificate II in Horticulture

• Certificate II in Hospitality

• Certificate III Information, Digital Media and Technology

• Certificate II Sport & Recreation

• Certificate II in Visual Arts

• Certificate II in Visual Arts - Furniture Focus (Wood)

Vocational Education & Training

VET programs contribute to WACE equivalence and address areas of learning not covered by courses.

VET programs are nationally accredited and consistent with the requirements of the Australian Qualifications Framework.

Students can mix and match ATAR, General & VET programs to provide the best platform to meet the requirements to achieve a WACE.

Vocational Education & Training

• VET equivalences

• For a completed Certificate II, the achievement of units of competency must be a minimum of 220 hours.

Vocational Education & Training

The required 220 hours is completed over two years – 110 hours per year in two WL blocks. (Semester 1 and 2)

At this point in time only students enrolled in the Hospitality & Childcare programs will be doing WL in 2016, however, Wood and Engineering programs are being investigated to clarify the WL requirement.

Students selecting ATAR courses should not select a certificate that requires WL.

Endorsed Programs

Thornlie SHS delivers the following Endorsed Program:

Workplace Learning is an Authority‐developed endorsed program that is managed by individual schools. To complete this program, a student works in one or more real workplace/s to develop a set of transferable workplace skills.

Endorsed Programs

Students may accrue a maximum of two Year 11 units and two Year 12 units in Workplace Learning to contribute towards their WACE.

A student can only use endorsed programs for 2 units of equivalence in Year 11 and two units in Year 12 - but this must be considered in relation to the total number of equivalences being claimed for through VET.

The courses we are offering at TSHS

ENGLISH

English - Foundation

English – General

English – ATAR

EALD – General

EALD – ATAR

HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Health Studies – General

Health Studies – ATAR

Outdoor Education – General

Outdoor Education – ATAR

Physical Education Studies – General

Physical Education Studies Rugby – General

Physical Education Studies - ATAR

The courses we are offering at TSHS cont.

THE ARTS

Design Graphics – General

Media Production & Analysis – General

LANGUAGE Japanese - Second Language

MATHEMATICS

Mathematics - Foundation

Mathematics Essentials - General

Mathematics Applications - ATAR

Mathematics Methods - ATAR

Mathematics Specialist - ATAR

The courses we are offering at TSHS cont.

HUMANITIES & SOCIAL LANGUAGES SCIENCES

Accounting & Finance – ATAR Applied Information Technology Ancient History Business Management & Enterprise – ATAR Career & Enterprise – General Economics – ATAR Geography – General Modern History – ATAR

SCIENCES

Chemistry – ATAR

Human Biology – ATAR

Integrated Science – General

Physics – ATAR

Psychology – ATAR

The courses we are offering at TSHS cont.

TECHNOLOGIESBusiness Computer Science (ATAR)

D&T Design: Technical Graphics – General

Materials, Design & Technology: Metals – General

Home Ec Food Science & Technology – General

Materials, Design & Technology: Textiles – General

So what do we do now?

1. Choose your career?

Challenges

Volatile, changing workforce

Traditional job roles disappearing

60% of the jobs 10 years from now haven't been invented yet

Projections

Projections indicate increase in need for:• Health care and social assistance• Professional, scientific and technical services• Education and training

Fastest growing occupation by 2025• registered nurses, nursing support and personal care workers

Before 2020Augmented reality architectsUrban agriculturalistsSeed capitalistsAvatar designersAvatar relationship managers3D printing engineersWind turbine repair techsData hostage specialistsOrgan agentsPrivacy managersSocial education specialists

2030 and beyondDrone dispatchersTree-jackersPlant psychologistsExtinction revivalistsTime hackersClone ranchersBody part and limb makersTime brokersMass energy storage developers“Heavy air” engineers

Future jobs

http://www.futuristspeaker.com/2011/11/55-jobs-of-the-future/

CAREERS AND EDUCATION WEBSITESThe information gained from the following list of websites may help students determine their post-school options.Apprenticeships and Traineeshipswww.dtwd.wa.gov.au.Australian Defence Force Academywww.defencejobs.gov.au Australia wide job searchwww.jobsearch.gov.auCareer, employment, training information in Western Australiawww.careercentre.dtwd.wa.gov.auCareer researchwww.careersonline.com.auCentrelinkwww.centrelink.gov.auCurtin Universitywww.curtin.edu.auEdith Cowan Universitywww.ecu.edu.auJob Resources Australiawww.youth.gov.au Murdoch Universitywww.murdoch.edu.auMy Futurewww.myfuture.edu.auTraining WA (TAFE course information)www.trainingwa.wa.gov.au Tertiary Institutions Services Centrewww.tisc.edu.auUniversity of Notre Damewww.nd.edu.auUniversity of Western Australiawww.uwa.edu.au Vacancies Australia widewww.seek.com.auWestern Australian Government (go to ‘Education and Training’)www.wa.gov.au

2. Choose your subjectsThe first decision you need to make is - ATAR or General

Post school destination• University• TAFE• Employment

School grades• A's & B's - ATAR

Teacher recommendations

OLNA

• Category 3's – ATAR

• Category 2’s – General or ATAR

• Category 1’s – Foundation (English & Maths) + General

Subject Selections Online(SSO)

To select subjects from 2016 onwards, students must do this online. A deposit will be required to be paid for subjects to be selected.

No deposit = no subjects

The following screens will show the process you will carry out.

SSO: where to find the icon

Go to the Thornlie Senior High School website and click on the icon for SSO.

thornlieshs.wa.edu.au

SSO: Login screen

You will receive in the mail login details which will be the STUDENTS details. This will be surname and a pin number for the password.

SSO:Information page

This page will require you to choose whether you will be studying ATAR or General Courses. If you select Unsure, you will be prompted to attend a meeting.

This selection is at the bottom of the page.

SSO:Appointment

If you are unsure of your pathway or have questions regarding selecting subjects, please indicate “Make Appointment” at step 1 and it will take you to this screen to do this (still to be set up)

This is also available at step 20.

SSO: Selecting Subjects

You will be required to select a subject on every band line. To make this easier, it is suggested that you print off the Grid from step 1, select your subjects off this and then enter them online.Selecting subjects off BL 1 can only be English.

SSO: Selecting Subjects

If you wish to see a description of the subject, please click on the blue i

SSO: Selecting Subjects

If you wish to see a description of the subject, please click on the blue I

The description will now be displayed.

SSO: Selecting Subjects

You will be required to select a subject on every band line. To make this easier, it is suggested that you print off the Grid from step 1, select your subjects off this and then enter them online.

Selecting subjects off BL 2 can only be Maths.

SSO:Selecting subjects BL 3

Band line 3 has a range of subjects for students to select from.

SSO:Selecting subjects BL 4

All students are required to select a Certificate subject except for ATAR students choosing to select Maths Specialist.

SSO:Selecting subjects BL 5

All students are required to select a subject available.

SSO:Selecting subjects BL 6

All students are required to select a subject available.

You will need to choose a reserve from band lines 3 to 6

SSO:Optional Costs

Once all subjects and reserves have been selected, the next screen is an information screen of the “Optional and Voluntary Approved Requests”.

SSO:Check List

You will then be prompted with this Check list – any items in RED are steps that need to be entered or fixed.

SSO:Payment Options

You will then be prompted with the available payment options.

• The next screen will allow you to print off a Payment printout as well as a Selection printout for your records.

If you have any further questions please feel free

to call our office or make an appointment to discuss this.

Thank you for your attendance this

evening.

All information is available via our website at:

www.thornlieshs.wa.edu.au