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Senior Pathways and Processes

Discover how St. Paul's School supports students in managing stress, developing resilience, and pursuing tertiary studies. Learn about the Queensland Curriculum and pathways to tertiary admission.

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Senior Pathways and Processes

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  1. Senior Pathways and Processes

  2. This may feel like a year in which you have lots of balls in the air… • Academic work • Sporting / Music commitments • Part-time job • Senior Formal • Leadership responsibilities • Learning to drive • Etc., etc

  3. Executive Director of Faith & Community Mr Nigel Grant

  4. Entrepreneurial mindset Innovative spirit Global citizens Purpose of St Paul’s School Resilient Heart for servant leadership St Paul’s teachers/tutors promote: Authentic expression of Christianity Academic excellence Holistic Education Social/emotional well-being Creativity and aesthetic appreciation Physical well-being

  5. Entrepreneurial mindset Innovative spirit Global citizens Purpose of St Paul’s School Resilient Heart for servant leadership St Paul’s teachers/tutors promote: Authentic expression of Christianity Academic excellence Holistic Education Social/emotional well-being Creativity and aesthetic appreciation Physical well-being

  6. Common causes of stress in adolescents • Peer pressure • Conflict within relationships / peer rejection • Pressures of school (workload / grades) • Moving to a new home and school • Too high expectations (self- or parental) • Social awkwardness • Pubertal changes / too fast or too slow physical development • Family problems (including abuse, neglect, conflict) • Employment – will I get a job? • Financial worries

  7. Managing stress • Develop resilience • Develop perspective • Develop understanding

  8. What is Resilience?

  9. Why does Resilience matter? • Bad stuff happens to us all – • Family members get sick, or even pass away • Parents separate / friends fall out • Families experience financial stress • We fail to achieve goals 2. Without good psychological resources, we are more likely to be among the approximately one in five Australians who experience some form of mental illness each year. Sometimes, these things happen during Year 12!

  10. Five Resilience “senses” • Sense of self-worth • Sense of control • Sense of belonging • Sense of purpose • Sense of optimism Parents, Teachers, Tutors, Counsellors & Senior Leaders can all assist students to develop these senses.

  11. Developing perspective

  12. Developing perspective

  13. Developing perspective

  14. Develop perspective “Speaking generally, I have observed a diminishing sense of the ‘other’, of a life to be lived beyond the self. There is a prevailing attitude that, “I am the centre of the Universe,” and that is problematic. If people are not living for a cause, a belief or a faith beyond themselves, they are not building character, resilience or realism. I think that’s a challenge even in Church Schools.” (Tim Costello – World Vision, Australia)

  15. Developing Understanding http://www.stpaulscareers.com.au/

  16. PURPOSES OF SENIOR STUDIES Completion of 12 years of formal study Receipt of Certification Queensland Certificate of Education, Doorway into tertiary study and other options (via an OP or Selection Rank)

  17. QUEENSLAND CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY State Government Authority responsible for: Writing and producing syllabuses Approving school work programs Verifying standards of work Calculating OPs and FPs Issuing Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE), Senior Statement and Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement (QCIA) Supplying data to QTAC

  18. QUEENSLAND TERTIARY ADMISSIONS CENTRE Private company, owned by the universities, responsible for: • Publishing course information • Providing application material for tertiary courses • Allocating and making offers of tertiary places for Queensland universities

  19. Pathways to Tertiary Admission

  20. TERTIARY ENTRANCE Entry into most courses dependent on a ranking Two main rankings : Overall Position (OP) QTAC Selection Rank Both valid for Queensland universities

  21. Overall Position (OP)

  22. REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OP • Minimum 20 semesters of Authority (academic) subjects studied and assessed • At least 3 Authority subjects must be studied for 4 semesters • QCS Test must be sat

  23. How OPs are Calculated

  24. HOW OP’S ARE CALCULATED Stages:1. School based assessment2. Core Skills (QCS); based on Common Curriculum Elements (CCE’s)3. Subject scaling;based on groups results on QCS - students are ranked across schools4. School scaling; based on QCS results of cohort

  25. Stage 1: Students choose subjects Students complete assessment for chosen subjects Students are graded in that subject into • 5 bands • 50 sub-bands  Ranking • Students allocated an SAI (200 to 400 scale)

  26. STEP 1 Teachers make professional judgements on assessment instruments against the subject criteria for EACH piece of assessment (5 Point A-E Scale).

  27. STEP 3 From this ranking teachers along with Learning Managers assign Subject Achievement Indicators (SAI) 400 being the highest and 200 being the lowest. SAIs for each student and each subject cohort are sent to QCAA.

  28. From the QCS Test, values for the mean (average) and standard deviation (spread) of the data are obtained for each class group and the cohort. Stage 2:

  29. In school scaling • Aim to produce a cohort rank order • Each subject group of students will now have their SAIs scaled against that group’s QCS results. Stage 3:

  30. Example

  31. Stage 4:

  32. Finally… • A student’s OP result cannot be predicted on their grades alone. The OP will rely on: • Their grades and position in the subject (SAI) • The relative rank of their subjects based on group QCS results (Scaled SAIs, OAI) • The relative achievement of their cohort on the QCS Test • Their position proportionately in the state (OP)

  33. Selection Ranks

  34. SELECTION RANKS • Alternate pathways into Queensland tertiary courses • Ranks commonly used include Vocational certificates (minimum Certificate III) and Music or Speech and Drama achievements

  35. VET Certificates Certificate III in any field = Ranking of 68 equivalent to an OP15 Certificate IV in any field = Ranking of 74 equivalent to an OP 12 Diploma=Ranking 82 equivalent to OP 9 (QUT and GU commonly treat as OP 7) Schedules as per QTAC release January 2014 and subject to change

  36. MUSIC SCHEDULES Music, Speech and Drama Grade 7 or 8 = Ranking of 84 equivalent to a guaranteed OP 8

  37. ACCEPTABILITY • OPs and Selection Ranks are viewed equally by QTAC when offering places in tertiary institutions in Queensland and northern NSW • It is not the case that OP students are treated preferentially over Selection rank students

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