VCE at Lilydale High School
• Comprehensive Curriculum
• Study Skills Programs
• After Class Tutoring
• Club 40 for high achievers • Points aggregate
• Orientation Program
• Examination schedules
• Class attendance monitoring
• Electronic roll marking
VCE at Lilydale High School
• Attendance Awards
• Managed Individual Pathways Program
• Welfare and Careers Counselling
• Vocational Education
VCE at Lilydale High School
• Probationary Enrolment Program
• Year 11 Awards Presentations
• Year 12 Valedictory Dinner
• Presentation Ball
VCE at Lilydale High School
• Tertiary Information Incursion
• LOTE Educational Overseas Tours
• Camps – PE, Art, Ski, Music, Media, Environmental Science
• Study Hall / Computer facilities
VCE at Lilydale High School
• Interschool Sport
• Staff versus Student matches
• Sporting Fields and Multipurpose surface
VCE at Lilydale High School
Wendy Powson Assistant Principal
Michael Schultz Assistant Principal
Stuart Young Assistant Principal
Genaha Thompson Assistant Principal
Principal Team
Course Selection Process
• 28th July – Course selection briefings for all
current Year 11 and Year 10 students
• 29th July – VCE Information Evening
Course Selection Process
• 31st July – Year 10 MIPs Counselling
• 1st August – Year 11 MIPs Counselling
• 4th to 8th August – Online Course Selection
Year 10 and 11 students should be asking themselves:
• What do you expect to be doing at the end of 2015 or the end of 2014
• Where to now? VCAA Publication for Year 10 students
Course Selection Process
• Year 10 students : Think of a TWO year course
• Year 11 students:
Continue with the same subjects? Change direction?
Tertiary Entrance Requirements
• Year 11 students – VICTER 2016
• Year 10 students – VICTER 2017
• Both available at – www.vtac.edu.au
• Further advice see VCE coordinators, Careers or MIPS counsellors
Course Selection Advice
• Select subjects you are interested in
• Select subjects you are good at
• Select subjects required as prerequisites for tertiary study
• Select subjects of vocational interest
Victorian Certificate of Education
VCE is accredited by the VCAA
Victorian
Curriculum
Assessment
Authority
VCE at Lilydale High School
• FIVE subjects studied per year
• In Year 11 subjects are studied as Units 1 and 2
• In Year 12 subjects are studied as Units 3 and 4 and are studied sequentially
VCE Options
• Year 11 students can study six subjects instead of the compulsory five subjects
• If a B average was obtained, Year 11 students can continue to study their Year 10 Unit 1 and 2 VCE subject as a Unit 3 and 4 sequence in Year 11
• Most students study five subjects with five private study periods per week
• Complete VCE as a TWO year course
• Complete VCE as a THREE year course
VCE Options
Satisfactory Completion of VCE
• Students must satisfactorily complete 16 Units of study including:
• Three English Units: English Unit 1 or 2 and English Unit 3 AND 4 and/or Literature Units 3 AND 4
• Three Unit 3 and 4 sequences other than English
Satisfactory Completion of VCE
• Learning Outcomes are the basis for satisfactory completion of VCE
• Class attendance also plays a major factor in the satisfactory completion of VCE
• Assessment of Levels Performance
• Year 11 students Graded School Assessed Coursework
(SACs), not reported to the VCAA
• Year 12 students Graded School Assessed Coursework
(SACs) or School Assessed Tasks (SATs), reported to the VCAA
Internally Assessed Performance
Performance Assessment Year 12
• Scores are moderated up or down using the GAT and the external examinations
• VCAA Examinations in November
• General Achievement Test (GAT) in June
General Achievement Test GAT
• Used as evidence of student capabilities
• Used if a Derived Examination Score is required
• Used to check the validity of the school’s internal assessment
• Vocational Education and Training
• VCE VET is studied as a Unit 1 to 4 sequence and if successfully completed, contributes four Units to VCE
• More information will be available in Room 10 and 11 at 8:10pm
VCE VET Studies
ATAR
• All Year 12 students receive an ATAR or Australian Tertiary Admission Rank
• Used for tertiary entrance; both TAFE and University
• The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) calculates the ATAR by adding the Study Scores
VTAC adds the Study Scores of:
• English Units 3 and 4 or Literature Units 3 and 4 (compulsory component)
• The best Study Scores of three Unit 3 and 4 sequences, other than English
• This is called the “Primary Four”
ATAR Calculation
ATAR Calculation
• 10% of a fifth or sixth Study Score
• VCE VET Units 3 and 4 sequence with a Study Score can be counted in the “Primary Four”
• VCE Vet Units 3 and 4 with no Study Score contribute 10% of average “Primary Four”
Tertiary entrance may also be achieved by:
• Interview • Audition • Folio • Entrance Examination
Other Tertiary Entrance Requirements
• Aim to perform at a high level and achieve a high ATAR to keep your options open
Leave Your Options Open
Online Course Selection
• Choose subjects in preference order
• Year 11 English is compulsory and is pre-selected
• Year 12 students are to choose English and/or Literature
Online Course Selection
• Students to print course selection sheet and get a parent or guardian to sign it
• Submit signed course selection sheet to VCE Coordinators Office by Friday 8th August
Online Course Selection Criteria
• Mathematics teacher’s approval is required for any Maths selected
• VCE teacher’s approval is required for Unit 3 and 4 study in Year 11 – B average or better standard is required
• Some studies require additional fees eg – Outdoor and Environmental studies and Food Technology
The VCE Course Selection Process
Access the website between Monday 4th of August and Monday 8th August
Submit completed course selections to
VCE Coordinators by Friday 8th August
More Information
• VCE teachers and Key Learning Area Coordinators – L@L Center
• VCE VET and Careers Information – in room 10 and 11 at 8:10pm