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Welcome to Year 9, 2015 @ Kellyville High School

STAGE FIVE SUBJECT SELECTION EVENING Tuesday 24 June 2014. Welcome to Year 9, 2015 @ Kellyville High School. The record of school achievement. Awarded by Board of Studies http :// www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au ‘When the student leaves’ Completed Year 10

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Welcome to Year 9, 2015 @ Kellyville High School

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  1. STAGE FIVE SUBJECT SELECTION EVENING Tuesday 24 June 2014 Welcome to Year 9, 2015@ Kellyville High School

  2. The record of school achievement • Awarded by Board of Studies http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au • ‘When the student leaves’ • Completed Year 10 • Follow the course developed or endorsed by Board • Apply themselves with diligence and sustained effort • Achieve some or all of the course outcomes

  3. STAGE FIVE

  4. Into Year 11

  5. preliminary

  6. Extra curricular information • Online ‘Literacy & Numeracy’ tests OPTIONAL • VET Statement of Attainment/Certificate.

  7. GRADES • NO EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS • A – E grades are awarded based in YEAR 9 – 11 on COURSE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS • Information can be found at http://arc.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/

  8. A NOTE ABOUT MATHEMATICS A B C D E

  9. LIFE SKILLS information • Courses in each Syllabus • Attainment in Life Skills is shown on a Profile of Student Achievement where no grades are reported. • Relevant for students with special education needs.

  10. How many electives? • Students can also study elective courses of 100 hours or 200 hours duration. • THREE electives are offered for all students • MIN = 2 x 200hr elective choices • CHANGE OF COURSE • (20 * 6 * 50)  60 = 100 hours • 85% rule==> 15 * 60  50  6 = 3 cycles • In 2015 4 weeks

  11. … new options for 2015 … • Commerce • Dance • Drama • Food Technology • French • History Elective • Graphics Technology • IT – Metals • IT – Timber • Information & Software Tech • Japanese • Music • PASS • Photography & Digital Media • Textiles Technology • Visual Art • Visual Design • Work Education • Aboriginal Studies • Child Studies • Design & Technology • GAT elective • German • IT – Ceramics • IT – Engineering • IT – Multimedia

  12. Our SELECTION PROCESS … • 24 June Information Evening • (Mentor Process) • 25 July Term 3, Week 2 (FRIDAY) • Term 4, Week 1Classes informed

  13. … is first class • When does a course run? • FAIR process

  14. Choose wisely • Be SAFE and successful • RESPECT ‘expert’ advice • Make RESPONSIBLE choices • ENGAGED, ACTIVE LEARNER

  15. "As long as you can find yourself, you'll never starve." The Hunger Games

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