St Patrick's College Ballarat Information Evening

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2. General Information Session Mr Jon Franzin Deputy Headmaster: Wellbeing Welcome and prayer

3. Prayer Creator God, You promise that you are with us whenever we gather in your name. We believe that you are with us in this gathering. We pray that we may be open to your Spirit at work in each of us and among us.

4. Prayer Give us, in this time of gathering, an awareness of your love and care and an appreciation of all the gifts you so generously bestow upon us. Amen.

5. Pastoral Care at St Patrick’s College Mr Jon Franzin Deputy Headmaster: Wellbeing

6. Points of Contact • The first point of contact is your son’s Pastoral Tutor. • Others who can provide support include your son’s Year Level Co-ordinators • If it is a health or pastoral issue then you should make contact with your son’s Year Level Co-ordinators • The Student Services Team can provide support to both your son or family if need be.

7. How to Make Contact • The College Phone Number is 5331 1688 • To make contact with a particular staff member, their email address will be the first initial of their first name as well as their surname. • For example: Jon Franzin jfranzin@stpats.vic.edu.au

8. Leadership Positions Heads of School Senior – Mrs Elizabeth Ryan Middle – Mr Neal Arthurson Junior - Mr John Richards

9. Leadership Positions Year Level Co-ordinators Year 7 – Mrs Jacinta Burge Mr Gerard Willis Year 8 – Mr Peter Brady Mr Jamie Lynn Year 9 – Mr Brendon Gilbert Ms Kara Hart

10. Leadership Positions Year Level Co-ordinators Year 10 – Mr Michael Busscher Mrs Melissa Griffin Year 11 – Mr Jeremy Daniel Mr Gavin Webb Year 12 – Mr Howard Clark Mr Andrew Chamings

11. Whole School Activities • All boys are expected to be involved in all • whole school activities. These activities include: • Academic Assembly • St Patrick’s Day Mass and Assembly • Edmund Rice Day Mass and Activities • Swimming and Athletics Carnivals • Lap of the Lake

12. Support Services Mr Gerard Knobel Student Counsellor Gerard will speak about the counselling services that are available at the College and ways to access these services.

13. Attendance • All boys must attend all of their timetabled classes. Parents must ring the College Office by 9.30am on the day of a student’s absence. • Those boys who need to leave for part of the day, or who need to leave early, should bring a note from their parent/guardian and show their Pastoral Tutor and obtain a Leave Pass from the Edmund Rice Centre (Student Reception)

14. Punctuality • Students are expected to arrive • punctually to all classes and move • quickly between classes. • Students should be seated in their • Pastoral room by 8.50am at which time • the teacher will mark the roll.

15. Uniform • Doing up top buttons • Doing the tie up to cover the top button • Wearing suit coats to and from school every • day (unless indicated by the Deputy Headmaster) • Shirt tucked inside the shorts/trousers • Wearing appropriate school shoes with the • correct socks. • Being clean shaven

16. Jewellery and Piercings • The only item of jewellery permitted is • a watch. Boys are not allowed to wear • bracelets, necklaces or rings at all. • In simple terms, no visible piercings • should be worn. This includes the ears, • nose, lips and eyebrows.

17. Hairstyles Hairstyles should be: • Natural in colour • Reasonable length • Not fall across a student’s face or eyes • Be neat and clean • Well groomed and moderate in nature

18. Use of Mobile Phones Students are not to take their mobile phones into class. If they are sighted in class, subject teachers have been instructed to confiscate the Mobile and give it to the relevant YLC. The Student will be able to collect the phone from the YLC at the end of the school day. If this occurs again, the phone will be confiscated and will not be returned until a parent/guardian is able to come to school to pick-up the phone.

19. Use of IPods Students are not to take their Ipod into class, unless they have been given permission by their class teacher. Students are requested not to listen to their Ipods inside buildings, including corridors. The main reason is that both staff & students would like to interact with others in our community and not be ignored due to others listening to music.

20. Traffic Flow within the College • As a result of Worksafe inspections and subsequent recommendations, traffic flow will be in one direction on the Eastern side of the College. • In effect, everyone entering the College on the Eastern side must enter at the end of Wanliss Road (turn right past the O’Malley Gymnasium) to park or drop-off students in this area of the College.

21. Upcoming Events • School Photographs- • Thursday February 13 • Swimming Carnivals- • Wednesday February 19 • Academic Assembly- • Friday February 21 • Head of the Lake- • Friday February 28

22. Upcoming Events • Year 7 and Unit 3 • Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews – Tuesday March 4 (A-E) and Thursday • March 6 (F-J) 4pm – 8.30pm • St Patrick’s Day Mass- Friday March 17

23. Where to now? • Year 12 Parents will remain in the O’Malley • Gymnasium • Year 9 Parents will move to the Pavilion • Year 7 Parents will move to their son’s • homeroom to meet their Pastoral Tutor.

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25. Year 12 Information Session Mrs Elizabeth Ryan Head of Senior School Thursday February 6, 2014

26. Welcoming Address Mrs Elizabeth Ryan

27. IntroductionsMr Hamish McCrumVCE CoordinatorMr Andrew Chamings and Mr Howard Clark Year 12 Coordinators

28. Mr Hamish McCrum VCE Coordinator

29. School Intranet Senior School This PowerPoint Assessment Calendars (SAC Dates) Course Outlines for each Study VCE Rules and Procedures Document

30. VCE Minimum Requirements • Students must complete 16 units (semesters) • Students must pass a minimum of 3 units from the English group. (This includes Literature, ESL, English, English Language & Foundation English) • 3 sequences of 3/4 Units other than an English. • VCE VET qualifications may contribute up to eight units and two sequences to the award of the VCE.

31. Satisfactory Completion / Outcomes • The School will award an ‘S’ for a unit based on the teacher’s judgment that the student has demonstrated achievement of the Learning Outcomes for each Unit.

32. Satisfactory Completion / Outcomes • Accordingly the student must: • Produce work that meets the required standard • Comply with the 90% attendance requirements • Submit work ON TIME • Submit work that is clearly their own • Observe VCAA and school rules

33. Unit 3 & 4 Assessment consists of: • SACs (School Assessed Coursework) • (completed in class) • SATs (School Assessed Tasks) • (“Projects”- some outside of class time) • External Examinations Oct/Nov) • GAT (June 11, 2014)

34. Assessment in the VCE • SACs count. An individual’s ranking within the school is more important than the unmoderated SAC score. • SATs count. Score is more important than rank. • Exams count: individually and collectively

35. Assessment Components For Example Mathematical Methods Unit 3 & 4 SACs 34% Examinations 66% English Unit 3 SACs 25% Unit 4 SACs 25% Examination 50%

36. Assessment Components For Example Media SACs 20% SATs 35% Examination 45%

37. Student absence from SAC tasks • Attend classes (!) - if illness or a special appointment keeps you from being present, sort it out as soon as you return to school . • If a SAC is missed for unavoidable reasons, written notice must be given by the parent/guardian, detailing the reason the SAC was missed. If ill, a medical certificate confirming the illness needs to be supplied.

38. Student absence from SAC tasks • If approval is given the SAC will be rescheduled to either a contingency class (after school on a Tuesday or Friday) or in a supervised Study if convenient for the school. Of these times, the earliest will be allocated. • Upon return to school, the student must see Mr McCrum and arrange a rescheduled SAC time.

39. Student absence from SAC tasks • Delays in rescheduling SACs caused by a student not meeting with Mr McCrum, or being unavailable / not attending rescheduled times will usually result in penalties to marks.

40. Authentication • Both Staff and students must be sure that the student’s work is their own for SACs and SATs • Students cannot bring any materials to SAC tasks unless it has been approved by their classroom teacher. • Being found in possession of phones etc. during SACs will incur penalties

41. VCE APPEALS PANEL • Will convene to hear cases of: • Suspected breaches of the rules e.g. authentication or plagiarism issues • Student appeals relating to the award of an N • Special provision for school assessments • Other school related issues

42. GAT • General Admissions Test (GAT), 11 June 2014 • A three hour test undertaken by all students enrolled in one or more 3/4 Study • Used in statistical moderation of course work against exam performance • Derived Exam scores

43. Special Provisions • Need to be able to show that capacity to access the exam is impaired due to a: • Severe Health Impairment/Physical Disability • Hearing or Vision Impairment • Learning Disability • Severe Language disorder

44. Special Provisions • Can include modification of programmes and /or delivery of programmes • School based assessment (SAC’s & SAT’s) rescheduling, extensions, technological aides derived scores

45. Special Provisions • Special Examination arrangements- rest breaks, extra time ( 10mins.) separate supervision, technological aides • Applications are made to VCAA by the school and require medical and other supporting evidence. VCAA makes the decision. • CLOSING DATE at VCAA: March 7, 2014

46. Special Provision: To enable students to demonstrate what they have learned-VCAA • Derived examination scores: when acute problems (just before or during exam period) not of a student’s making or choosing prevent them from showing what they have learned-VCAA • SEAS Applications: When circumstances during 2014 make it difficult for students to perform to their usual standard –VTAC/Universities (by no means a free ticket)

47. VTAC Scaled Study Scores • According to VTAC: • Scaling ensures that each study score contributes fairly to the ATAR score • Students can therefore choose studies that they enjoy or are good at, knowing that they will not be disadvantaged by their choice

48. Example VCAA VTAC Subject Study Scores Scaled Study Scores English 30 28 Math Methods 28 33 Physical Ed 37 34 Food & Tech 40 34 Legal Studies 33 32 Aggregate score = 28 + 33 + 34 + 34 + 3.2 = 132.2 ATAR 74.50

49. ATAR • Australian Tertiary Admission Rank The purpose of the ATAR is to rank students according to other students within the state applying for tertiary courses in a particular year.

50. ATAR Calculation • English (or Literature or English Language) and the next 3 best scaled scores are added together. • This is known as the Primary Four. • Plus 10% of any fifth or sixth studies. • Each student’s ATAR aggregate is then used to determine a ranking.