JPC and the ACT Senior Secondary System
ACT Senior Secondary System BSSS Schools BSSS ATAR A B C D E EN ENGLISH ACT Senior Secondary Certificate ACT Senior Record of Achievement Schools Students
Grade Moderation A B C EN ENGLISH D E Moderation Day – twice a year
Packages and Pathways Ter$ary ATAR 75% Senior Year 10 Year 11/12 Secondary Certificate 25% Vocational Accredited Certs ASBA
ACT Packages Grades Scores ATAR ✖ ✔ ✖ Accredited BUT alternate pathways e.g. Principal’s Recommenda:on ✔ ✔ ✔ Tertiary Ranking ✖ Competencies & ✖ Vocational ✔ Usually combined BUT, Na:onally recognized with A course cer:ficates
Courses • Year 11 students study 6 subjects • Most Y12 students study 5 subjects • English - compulsory • RE - compulsory Minor (1 year – but many continue it for 2 years) • Maths - highly recommended
Courses • All subjects in a package are equivalent • Years 11 and 12 count equally
2019 Graduate success ATAR JPC Students receiving ATARs (at or above) (2019) 90 13 % 80 34 % 70 66 % 60 87 %
Defence Forces Work TAFE 5% 5% 5% ANU UNSW 14% 5% ACU 9% 2019 Uni Canberra 57% Destinations
2019 Graduate Studies Areas of study & work International Relations, Law IT, Network & Software Engineering Physiotherapy, Nursing Dance, Music Architecture Management, Commerce Teaching – Primary, Early Childhood Pharmacy, Science, Psychology, Sustainability
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