Junior Secondary Subject Selection Year 7 into Year 8 Timoth thy - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Junior Secondary Subject Selection Year 7 into Year 8

Timoth thy B Barraud – As Associat ate P Princi ncipal pal -Junior or S Secon ondary ry Deirdr dre H e Hall – Deputy P y Princ ncipal l - Junior Seco condar ndary ( (Year ear 7 7) Luke W e Wallace ace – Guidan dance ce Officer cer ( (Year ear 7 7) Rebe ebecca W Wheel heeler – Head o ead of Depar epartment – Juni unior S Sec econdary Bel Belinda C Car arey ey – Year 7 7 Coordi dinat ator A COMMUNI T Y O FORWARD T HI NK ERS

The message Choose subjects that you enjoy and are good at with consideration for future pathways. A COMMUNI T Y O FORWARD T HI NK ERS

All Year 8 Students will study: • Mathematics • English • Science • History/Geography • Integrated Technologies • Health & Physical Education A COMMUNI T Y OF FORWARD T HI NK ERS

Students will choose In addition to mandatory subjects, students select two electives • One Language (Chinese, Chinese Acceleration, Spanish, Spanish Immersion ) • One Arts subject (Theatrical Movement Studies, Visual Media Technology, Music or Music Acceleration) A COMMUNI T Y OF FORWARD T HI NK ERS

All Year 9 students study: • Mathematics • English • Science • History • Health and Physical Education

Students will choose Year 9 Three electives (can be from one Learning Area or across Learning Areas • Mathematics: Mechatronics • Humanities and Social Sciences: Economics and Business, Geography • The Arts: Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music, Visual Arts • Design and Technologies: Digital Technologies, Food & Fibre, Industrial Technology & Design • Languages: Chinese, Chinese Acceleration, Spanish, Spanish Acceleration

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Years 7 & 8 - Subject Selection Towards Senior Learning Pathways From Luke Wallace - Guidance Officer

OP to ATAR • Queensland has come into line with the rest of Australia in terms of a common tertiary admissions rank system. • The new system commenced for students who entered Year 11 in 2019.

What are the key changes? The new systems include: • A new senior assessment model that combines school-based assessment developed and marked by classroom teachers, with external assessment set and marked by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA); and • A move from the current Overall Position (OP) tertiary entrance rank to an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), as used by other Australian states and territories. SATE: Senior Assessment and Tertiary Entrance systems ATAR: Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank

Senior Pathways • From 2020, Queensland’s standard pathway to tertiary entry, for Year 12 school leavers, will be the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) . ATARs will be calculated by QTAC (Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre). • ATAR is calculated on a student’s best 5 General subjects or 4 General + 1 Applied Learning Subject / Certificate III or higher Vocational subject. • Students require satisfactory completion of a QCAA English subject. • The ATAR will be expressed as a number on a 2000-point scale from 99.95 down to 0.00 in steps of 0.05 (ATAR under 30 will be recorded as 30 or below) • The ATAR will be used as a measure for Tertiary Admissions (Higher Education) and will indicate a student’s position relative to other students.

Summary from Guidance Officer • There are many subjects on offer at Indooroopilly SHS that will prepare students for senior school and beyond. • The Junior Secondary phase (Years 7-9) is a perfect time to explore opportunities, learn more about yourself and develop a positive work ethic. • A new Senior Assessment and Tertiary Admissions system commenced with the Year 11 cohort in 2019.

Your handout • Instructions • Contacts • Year 9 Pathway

Subject Selection Process Year 7 into 8 Thursday 20 August Subject Selection opens via OneSchool. Students must select subjects they intend to study in 2021. Tuesday 25 August Subject Selection closes at 9.00am.

Subject Selection Process Navigate to OneSchool • Shortcut for students on computer • Any computer using the url: oslp.eq.edu.au • Note: It will say Subject Selection

Click on My Education Plan

Junio r Se c o nd a ry Curric ulum Click here to Commence your subject selectionSubject Selection Ha nd b o o k

2021 Select 2021 Subject Selections Click SAVE

2021 Access the Junior Course Guide, also available via Click on Edit Box indoorooshs.eq.edu.au/curriculum/junior-secondary

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Contacts Timothy Barraud – Associate Principal -Junior Secondary tbarr98@eq.edu.au Deirdre Hall – Deputy Principal - Junior Secondary (Year 7) dhall30@eq.edu.au Luke Wallace – Guidance Officer (Year 7) lwall102@eq.edu.au Rebecca Wheeler – Head of Department – Junior Secondary bblac84@eq.edu.au Belinda Carey – Year 7 Coordinator bcare31@eq.edu.au A COMMUNI T Y O FORWARD T HI NK ERS