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Frederick Irwin Anglican School Year 11 2014

Frederick Irwin Anglican School Year 11 2014 . Parent Information Session. HANDBOOKS. Two handbooks are available: WACE Handbook – Courses offered, WACE, ATAR, University entry, TAFE entry Course Handbook – descriptions of courses and prerequisites. Course Structure. Courses English (ENG)

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Frederick Irwin Anglican School Year 11 2014

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  1. Frederick Irwin Anglican SchoolYear 11 2014 Parent Information Session

  2. HANDBOOKS Two handbooks are available: • WACE Handbook – Courses offered, WACE, ATAR, University entry, TAFE entry • Course Handbook – descriptions of courses and prerequisites

  3. Course Structure Courses English (ENG) Stages Stages 1, 2 & 3 – increasing complexity and depth Units 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B – many courses have additional stage units

  4. Course offered at Frederick Irwin - Year 11

  5. English

  6. Mathematics

  7. All other courses

  8. Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) Year 12, 2015 Breadth and depth requirement: • Complete a minimum of 20 course units • These must include at least: • Four units from English or Literature studied during Years 11 and 12 • One pair of course units from each of List A and List B completed in Year 12

  9. WACE Requirements continued Achievement standard requirement: • Achieve a C grade average or better across the best 16 course units of which at least 8 must be completed in Year 12

  10. WACE Requirements continued English language competence requirement: Completion of at least four units of an English course, post-year 10, studied over at least two years. Demonstration of ELC to a standard deemed necessary for effective interaction in the broader community (English stage 1 C grade)

  11. Some points of clarification Repeating course units: • Students can repeat course units however they do not contribute to the WACE requirements more than once. • Course units that have a different context e.g. Materials Design and Technology Metals and Wood (MDTM & MDTW) can both contribute to the WACE requirements.

  12. Some points of clarification cont. WACE examinations: All Year 12 students enrolled in a pair of stage 3 units must sit the external examination For 2015, examinations in stage 2 courses will not be compulsory. (Details of this arrangement have not yet been finalised)

  13. 1. Pathway suitable for University entry

  14. 2. Pathway suitable for TAFE, apprenticeship, employment

  15. Student Achievement • Achievement is recorded in grades A – E for each course unit. • Marks out of 100 are awarded to Year 12 students who complete Stage 2 and/or Stage 3 units.

  16. Course Selection continued • Placement of a student in a course and units that are too difficult or do not enhance their interests often leads to loss of enthusiasm, self-esteem and confidence and eventually, to failure. • Each student receives information and support in choosing their courses and units.

  17. Tertiary Entrance Aggregate/TEA • TEA is calculated be adding the best four scaled scores • No course can be counted twice • Equal weight given to school score and final exam score (50/50) • Unacceptable combinations for TEA Biological Science/Human Biological Science English/Literature Japanese Advanced/Japanese Second Language

  18. Example 1 – Four courses Four course sum 66 + 64 + 56 + 72 = 258 TEA = 258.00

  19. Example 2 - Six courses

  20. Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) • ATAR is a ranking which reports a student’s position relative to all people in the Year 12 population in WA • ATAR is derived from TEA • Is the basis of admission to most university courses • Ranges between zero and 99.95 • An ATAR of 75.00 indicates that the student has an overall rating equal to or better than 75% of the Year 12 school leaving age population in WA

  21. 2010 TEA/ATAR Examples ATARMinimum TEA 4 Mark for ATAR Average 99.95378.5 94.6 95.00 300.7 75.2 90.00 279.2 69.8 85.00 263.4 65.8 80.00 250.2 62.6 75.00 237.9 59.5 70.00 225.6 56.4 65.00 214.1 53.6

  22. What Happens to Student’s Marks • 15 marks is added to stage 3 combined unscaled marks. • The stage 3 mark will then be merged with the stage 2 marks in the same course to form a common distribution. • Marks will then be scaled http://www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/internet/Senior_Secondary/Exam_Information/Your_Marks

  23. Does Stage 2 have any value for students wanting to go to University? • University aspirants should study a majority of courses at stage 3 • High ranking stage 2 students are still competitive • Middle/lower ranking stage 2 students are less competitive • Students should be doing the highest stage of which they are capable

  24. General Advise • What career/course would I like to pursue? • What are my main options after leaving school? • What are the entrance requirements needed to get there? • What background do I need to meet these entrance criteria?

  25. General Advice University bound students should study a program of at least four stage 3 units. TAFE/apprenticeship/workforce bound students should study a mixture of stage 1 and stage 2 units. On the basis of this general advice, the following Year 11 and Year 12 pathways are recommended in English, Mathematics and the other courses.

  26. General Advice • Select courses on the basis of what student enjoys doing • Select courses in which student has a reasonable chance of success • Has student demonstrated some ability in this area previously? • Choose the highest stage course of which student is capable • Check to see that student meets any prerequisites

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