Course Selection for 2020
• Welcome • Julie O’Malley – Career Education Process • Cameron Todd – WACE and WASSA • Hazel Snell – Programs available • Representatives – Central Regional TAFE • Felicity Godfrey - Early Childhood Education and Care • Renee Hapke – Hairdressing • Nat Pepper – Nursing • Kyle Praprotnik – PAiS Electrotechnology • Casey McCagh - Business
• Semester 1 -1 block per week • Term 1 • My Future website • Job investigations • Exploring interests, values, skills • University options – uni talk • Term 2 • Senior School Course Booklet 2020 • VET Delivered to Secondary Schools(VETDSS) • University Prospectuses
All students who are in their 11th or 12th year of schooling must be involved in either: school OR other training (TAFE), traineeship or apprenticeship) OR worthwhile full time employment.
All students receive a Western Australian Statement of Student Achievement (WASSA) when they complete Year 12. The WASSA: • formally records a student’s achievement in every course, qualification and program that the student has completed in senior secondary schooling • provides evidence of achievement.
• The Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) is awarded to students who have successfully completed senior secondary schooling in WACE studies and have met the WACE requirements. • The majority of students in Western Australia achieve the WACE. • Study towards the WACE can be undertaken over a lifetime.
Foundation General ATAR Students who have not passed No examinations Have compulsory examinations OLNA English and Mathematics External Set Task in Year 12 Contribute to ATAR Rank Externally Set Task in Year 12 TAFE or Employment pathway University Entrance pathway Mathematics can be used in TAFE or Employment pathway other pathways Preliminary courses learning difficulty and/or an intellectual disability, andrecognised disability under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 . Preliminary courses do not contribute to the WACE, but a student doing Preliminary courses may also undertake studies that do contribute to the WACE.
• Level of Certificates • Certificate II • Certificate III • Certificate IV • Competency based • – completion gives equivalent of C grade • Location • Internal – 4 blocks per week same as WACE course • External – 1 or 2 whole days week
Students must: • complete one of three course combination options complete at least four Year 12 ATAR courses* OR complete at least five Year 12 General courses and/or ATAR courses or equivalent OR complete a Certificate II (or higher) VET qualification in combination with ATAR, General or Foundation courses • demonstrate the literacy and numeracy standards • meet the requirements for breadth and depth of study • meet the achievement standard.
Students must demonstrate minimum standards of literacy and numeracy by either: • demonstrating the standard through the Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA); or • pre-qualifying for a particular component by achieving Band 8 or higher in reading, writing and numeracy in their Year 9 NAPLAN and being exempted from that component in the OLNA.
Students must complete a minimum of 20 units or the equivalent, including: • a minimum of ten Year 12 units or the equivalent • four units from an English course, post-Year 10, including at least one pair of Year 12 units from an English learning area course • one pair of Year 12 units from List A • one pair of Year 12 units from List B.
Breadth Requirement - GSHS courses List A List B (Arts/Languages/Social Science) (Mathematics/Science/Technology) • • • Business Management and Enterprise Applied Information Technology Marine and Maritime • Children, Family and the Community • • Automotive Engineering and Materials Design and • Dance Technology Technology: Wood and/or Metal • Drama • • Building and Construction Mathematics : • English Foundations/Essential/Applications/ • Chemistry Methods/ Specialist • Geography • Design - Photography / Graphics • Outdoor Education • Modern History • Food Science and Technology • Physical Education • Music • Human Biology • Physics • Visual Arts
Students must achieve 14 C grades or higher (or equivalents) in Year 11 and Year 12 units, including at least six C grades (or equivalents) in Year 12 units.
General ATAR Vocational Senior Education Engagement • 6 General • 5 + ATAR courses or • Internal VET or • Certificate • STEP equivalents General • Internal • Warlugurra Walgamanyulu • External 1 Day • External 2 days
General Course General course General course General course General course General course General Marine and Automotive Phys Ed Materials - Math-Essentials English Maritime Engineering Studies Wood List List A B More able Math ability General ATAR Math- General course General course General course General course English Applications General General Reserve 1 Reserve 2
Certificate General course General course General course General course General course Certificate II Math- Business Food Science English Dance Business Essentials Management Certificate II List List Visual Arts A B Certificate II Engineering Certificate II Sport & Recreation Certificate II General General Information & Digital Media Reserve 1 Reserve 2
Choice Fixed Career and PAiS/TafeLink English course Math course General course General course Enterprise PAiS Math Career and Building & English course Outdoor Ed Automotive Essentials Enterprise Construction Career and Applied PAiS ATAR Math- English course Food Science Electrotechnology Applications Enterprise Information List List A B General General Reserve 1 Reserve 2
TAFE Link General course General course General course General course General course Certificate II Math Design - English General Human Biology Outdoor Ed Animal Studies Essentials Photography English ATAR Math- Foundations Applications Mathematics List Foundations A List B General General Reserve 1 Reserve 2
• WACE Western Australian Certificate of Education • An ATAR high enough to get into a course of your choice (University entry is competitive) • Competence in ATAR English • Meet any prerequisites
• A percentile rank • TISC ranks students because there are more applicants than places • Students are numbered from 99.95 down • An ATAR of 96 = top 4% or better than 96% of the Year 12 school leaver age population • 96 ATAR = scaled average of approx 75 Minimum ATAR of WA uni entry • =70 (Murdoch, Curtin, ECU) Regional bonuses exist (ATAR 60-69) with condition • = 75 for UWA (Broadway scheme)
• TISC will assign a ranking (ATAR) based on the student score (TEA) Tertiary Entrance Aggregate • The TEA is the sum of the best four final scaled scores • Mathematics Bonus for methods and specialist 10% • Eg Mathematics Methods Scaled score 55 + 5.5 =60.5 • TEA will be a combination of 50/50 school and external exam results • TEA can be accumulated over 5 years for all public universities
• www.tisc.edu.au • Link on home page • University Admission 2022 • University prospectuses • Available CAVE office
6 ATAR ATAR ATAR ATAR ATAR Mathematics Mathematics ATAR English ATAR Physics Chemistry Geography Methods Specialist 5 ATAR + General ATAR ATAR Human ATAR Physical ATAR Modern General Mathematics ATAR English Biology Education History Outdoor Ed Applications 5 ATAR + Internal Certificate ATAR ATAR ATAR ATAR Applied Mathematics Certificate II Sport ATAR English Chemistry Geography Information & Recreation Applications Internal List List VET A B
Applied Information Technology Mathematics Applications Chemistry Mathematics Methods English Mathematics Specialist Geography Modern History Human Biology Physics Physical Education Visual Arts • All courses are subject to having sufficient numbers to run.
• You have the opportunity to study a nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET) qualification while still at school. • VET programs can: • develop your employability skills (for example; communication and problem solving skills); • give you industry specific skills and an understanding of the world of work; and • help you to explore and plan your career options. • If you do a VET qualification while you are a full time secondary student, this will also count towards your Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE). (Reduce C grade requirement in Achievement Standard)
Mainstream Physical Design & Visual Arts Education Technology Business / Computing Certificate II in Certificate II Engineering Pathways Certificate II Sport and 2 years Certificate II in Visual Arts recreation Business 2 years (Design) 2 years 2 years Certificate II in Information, Digital Media and Technology 2 years
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