YEAR 11 for 2013 INFORMATION EVENING

1. YEAR 11 for 2013INFORMATION EVENING Welcome Tuesday 31 July

2. Making Choices • You do not have to know your tertiary pathway yet • Leaving options open gives you flexibility and choices • Choose subjects you enjoy • Check the prerequisites for courses you may be interested in.

3. Careers Pathways to future study Additional Research: The Job Guide The VTAC Guide http://www.vtac.edu.au/courses/searchcourse.html Institutional Websites http://www.vu.edu.au Careers Centre

4. Pathways to further study Examples of pathways: • From TAFE to university • From work to university later • Direct entry to university • Part time uni/full time employment • Full time employment

5. Presentations from: • Head of Religious Education – Dan Mogg • VCE Coordinator – Anne Daunt • VCAL Coordinator – Cathie Callaghan and Bernadette Pilli • VET Coordinator – Cameron Woolcock

6. Religious Education • Religious Education is mandatory for students in Years 11 & 12. • All students must complete at least three units over the two senior years. • In Year 11 you must complete two units.

7. Why study Religious Education? • Gives students an understanding of beliefs and practices of a tradition • Develops skills of analysis, synthesis, reasoning and writing • Valued by tertiary institutions • Gives students access to a wide variety of courses • Students at Marian overall do well in Units 3/4

8. Religious Education • It is possible for Year 11 students to study a Unit 3 & 4 (subject to criteria) • Year 12 students have the option of studying a Unit 3 & 4 or Unit 2 Religion and Society • Religion and Society Unit 2 – Ethics (3 periods per fortnight over 3 terms)

9. Units offered for 2013 Year 11: • Religion and Society Unit 1 • Texts and Traditions Unit 1 • *Art Unit 1- Religious Education • Religion and Society Units 3 & 4 • Texts and Traditions Unit 3 & 4

10. Units offered 2013 • Year 12 • Religion and Society Unit 2 • Religion and Society Units 3 & 4 • Texts and Traditions Units 3 & 4

11. Religious Education for VCAL students Units will be offered in the following areas: • Eco-spirituality • Ethics in the workplace • Community service • RE through art, music and film • Social Justice (Art Photography) • Creative Liturgy • Rituals

12. The Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) To obtain their VCE, your daughter must successfully complete at least 16 units of VCE or VCE VET subjects. A “unit” is a subject that goes for one semester. For example: English will count as 2 units. English Unit 1 is studied in semester 1 and English Unit 2 is studied in semester 2.

13. The VCE The VCE is awarded on the basis of satisfactory completion of units. The VCE provides a certificate based on the completion of units as well as a study score that contributes towards an ATAR.

14. Unit Results Satisfactory Result — S for a unit • all outcomes are achieved satisfactorily. Not Satisfactory Result — N for a unit • the work is not of the required standard • the student has failed to meet a school deadline • the work cannot be authenticated • there has been a substantial breach of rules, including attendance rules.

15. Unit Results – S and N The only way to get an S for the unit is to get an S for every outcome!

16. Minimum Requirements to achieve the VCE In the 16 units studied, your daughter must: • satisfactorily complete three units from the English group, with at least one unit at Unit 3 or 4 level; • complete three sequences of Units 3 and 4 studies other than English, including VCE VET Unit 3 and 4 sequences.

17. School Assessment Units 1 and 2: • The school will set a range of Assessment Tasks for students to complete in each of the units they are enrolled in. • These will be reported on in the official Marian College School Reports but are not passed on to VCAA. • To go on to Year 12 a student must satisfactorily complete 9 units in Year 11.

18. School Assessment Units 3 and 4: Internal Assessment: School Assessed Coursework (SACs) and/or School Assessed Tasks External Assessment: Examinations set by VCAA Written and performance exams General Achievement Test (GAT) All assessment is moderated by VCAA.

19. Acceleration and Enhancement • Interested students can apply to do a Unit 3 & 4 sequence at Year 11 • Students who achieve high results in a Unit 3&4 sequence at Year 11 may go on to study a university level Enhancement Study in Year 12

20. Attendance • Students are expected to attend 100% of classes in every subject. • The minimum attendance for satisfactory completion of a unit is 90%. • Occasional absences due to: • School Related Activities • Illness • Family reasons

21. Attendance Explanations for Absence: • School Related Activities – students must inform teachers before the event and gain permission to attend. • Illness - The medical certificate must be given to the Mentor teacher as soon as you return to school. • Family reasons – In extenuating circumstances the Year Level Leader should be contacted as soon as possible to discuss the circumstances. External evidence required.

22. Attendance Holidays • The school does not support students missing classes to go on holidays. • Any absence related to holidays will affect the student’s attendance requirements and their ability to successfully complete units of work. • Missing four lessons will take the student’s attendance below the 90% required for Satisfactory Completion.

23. Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) • The new nationally agreed for tertiary entrance ranking • Change in name only – calculation will remain the same • All references to the ENTER will be replaced by the ATAR • Scaling – not a way to choose subjects!!

24. Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning - VCAL • An accredited senior secondary school qualification undertaken by students in Years 11 and 12. • The qualification aims to provide the skills, knowledge and attitudes to enable students to choose pathways to work and further education. • Student interests, new pathways and applied learning are the underpinning principles.

25. VCAL Learning Programs To meet learning needs of individual students: • Foundation • Intermediate • Senior

26. VCAL Curriculum Strands Literacy & numeracy skills (VCAL Literacy and VCAL Numeracy) Industry Specific Skills (satisfied by VET certificate or School Based New Apprenticeship) Work Related Skills Personal Development Skills

27. Who is VCAL for? • Students seeking a vocational pathway on completion of school • Students who learn best where learning is practical and ‘applied’ • Students who do not want or need an ATAR

28. VCAL as a senior school certificate VCAL is a alternative senior school certificate • Competency in VCAL is 10 Units (made up of VCAL, VET or VCE subjects) • Choice of units may lead to students to acquire • VCAL Certificate • VCE Statement of Results for the studies satisfactorily completed • TAFE Certificate

29. Vocational Education & Training • VET subjects can be part of VCE studies • VET subjects are TAFE courses accredited for schools • VET subjects are an integral part of VCAL • VET subjects may be undertaken at Marian College, at a TAFE College or in partnership with another secondary school • Students acquire a Certificate II

30. VET Programs in 2013 • Certificate II in Hospitality (Kitchen Operations) • Certificate II in Business • Certificate III in Hairdressing • Certificate II in Sport and Recreation • Certificate III in Allied Health Services • Certificate II in Information Technology • Certificate II in Interactive Media

31. VET Programs • Approximate costs of Vet Courses: At Marian – • Cert ll Hospitality (Kitchen Operations) (Kit fee - $200) • Cert llI Hairdressing (Kit fee - $200) • Cert ll Business (books - $150) • Cert ll Sport and Recreation (kit/books - $150) • Cert ll Allied Health Services (kit/books - $150) • Cert ll Information Technology (books - $150) • Cert ll Interactive Media (books - $150) Through the Brimbank VET Cluster – • Between $150- $600 for most courses • Deposit $50 on enrolment/balance Dec 2012

32. VET requirements • A ‘ready to work’ attitude • 10 days of Structured Workplace Learning (normally during school term) • Commitment to attend classes

33. Timetable • Hair Year 1 Tuesday 1:30pm - 6:00pm • Hair Year 2 Thursday 1:30pm – 6:00pm • Allied Health Year 1 Tuesday 1:30pm - 6:00pm • Allied Health Year 2 Thursday 1:30pm – 6:00pm • Sport and Recreation Year 1 Tuesday 1:30pm - 6:00pm • Sport and Recreation Year 2 Thursday 1:30pm – 6:00pm • Hospitality Year 1 (Kitchen Operations) Monday 1:30pm – 6:00pm • Hospitality Year 2 (Kitchen Operations) Wednesday 3:30pm – 8.00pm • Business, Media and IT - all normal timetabled classes

34. Subject Selection Process • Accessing the handbook from the school website • Talk with teachers • Interviews • Careers Office • Research

35. So How Does it all Work…? • After attending the Subject Information Sessions students will submit their completed forms to their homeroom teachers by THURSDAY August 9(including acceleration forms or VCAL expression of interest if applicable)

36. So How Does it all Work…? • Students will then be interviewed by a subject selection counsellor to discuss their program of studies for the following year. • We will have access to the student’s Semester 1 report and this will provide a guide to the discussion and the subject choices.

37. So How Does it all Work…? • Students’ choices will be used to generate a timetable. • If the units selected clash or if the units do not run due to low enrolment numbers, the highest preference will be chosen and a reserve subject will be added to the subjects.

38. Important Notes • While Marian College offers a comprehensive range of studies, not all units will be offered if numbers in classes are low. • Changes to programs are limited to the transition classes. Students will be expected to have their subjects “locked in” by 2013

39. Further Enquiries Key Contacts: • Anne Daunt – VCE Coordinator • Cameron Woolcock – VET Coordinator • Cathie Callaghan – VCAL Coordinator • Daniela Mariani – Careers’ Coordinator • Alison Roberts – Head of Learning and Teaching