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Se nior Sc hool, 2018 SACE Wor kshop Julie Sa mpson L e a rning Dire c tor

Wha t is SACE ?

SACE • S o uth A ustra lia n C e rtific a te o f E duc a tio n • Sig nific a nt q ua lific a tio n to re c o g nise c o mple tio n o f sc ho o ling • Se pa ra te fro m AT AR a nd te rtia ry pro c e sse s

SACE and unive r sitie s National Inte r national South Australia Ne w York Unive rsity F linde rs Unive rsity Unive rsity of Oxford Unive rsity of Ade laide Yale Unive rsity Unive rsity of South Australia National Unive rsity of Singapore T abor Colle ge Unive rsity of Cambridge Inte rstate Princ e ton Unive rsity Australian National Unive rsity Unive rsity of Me lbourne Unive rsity of Sydne y

F le xible pathways • SACE is fle xib le • le a rning b o th in a nd o utside sc ho o l • a c a de mic study • c o mb ine study a nd pa rt-time wo rk, a tra ine e ship o r sc ho o l-b a se d a ppre ntic e ship • Vo c a tio na l e duc a tio n a nd tra ining (VE T ), c o mmunity le a rning , a nd unive rsity studie s

L e aving Sc hool – whe n? • Co mpulso ry a g e is 17 ye a rs • At sc ho o l • I n re c o g nise d tra ining • E mplo ye d (min 25 ho urs/ we e k) F o r ma jo rity o f stude nts, sta ying a t sc ho o l a nd c o mple ting SACE is b e st o ptio n

T he SACE – how doe s it wor k? • 200 c re dits to a c hie ve the SACE • 10-c re dits is a o ne -se me ste r sub je c t • 20-c re dit sub je c ts a re two se me ste rs/ full ye a r • C g ra de o r hig he r is re q uire d fo r Sta g e 1 (Ye a r 11) • C- g ra de o r hig he r is re q uire d fo r Sta g e 2 (Ye a r 12)

Year 10 Personal Learning 10 credits Plan Year 11 Literacy requirement 20 credits (English ) • Year 10 Numeracy 10 credits - Passed PLP (C or better) requirement (Maths) - Most completed this in 2013 7 semester subjects 70 credits or VET Year 12 Research Project 10 credits 3 x full year subjects 60 credits Another full year 20 credits subject TOTAL 200 credits

Pe r sonal L e ar ning Plan (PL P) • Sta g e 1 sub je c t - wo rth 10 c re dits • Co mple te d a t the sta rt o f the SACE – Ye a r 10 • I de ntifie s stre ng ths a nd inte re sts • Se t pe rso na l a nd le a rning g o a ls • Ga in skills fo r future study a nd e mplo yme nt - pla nning skills, re se a rc h • C g ra de o r hig he r is ne e de d

SACE – Stage 1 (Ye ar 11) • Ye a r 11 - five sub je c ts e a c h se me ste r • I nc lude s two se me ste rs o f E ng lish a nd a t le a st o ne se me ste r o f Ma ths • ‘ C’ g ra de o r b e tte r is re q uire d fo r E ng lish a nd Ma ths E xtra s studie d a t Co rne rsto ne Co lle g e – no n-SACE sub je c ts: • He a lth & F itne ss (two le sso ns/ we e k) • Christia n L iving (two le sso ns/ we e k)

L ite r ac y and Nume r ac y r e quir e me nts • L ite ra c y – E ng lish - E sse ntia l E ng lish • Nume ra c y – Ma ths Me tho ds - Ge ne ra l Ma ths - E sse ntia l Ma ths I n b o th a re a s stude nts will b e suppo rte d in c la sse s b e st suite d to the ir a b ility.

De c isions for Ye ar 10 with SACE ? • No de c isio ns to b e ma de • E ve ry stude nt do e s PL P • All do a n e xtra SACE unit – Wo rkpla c e Pra c tic e s • So me stude nts will g e t a dditio na l c re dits in Ye a r 10 in suppo rte d c o urse s (Sc ie ntific Studie s, Applie d Ma ths, F o c us E ng lish) • Allo ws so me fle xib ility fo r le a rning ne e ds in Ye a rs 11 a nd 12 • F o r ma jo rity o f stude nts a dditio na l c re dits no t ne e de d

What c ould Ye ar 11 look like ? Se me ste r 2 Se me ste r 1 • E ng lish • E ng lish • Ma ths • Ge ne ra l Ma ths • Physic s • Physic s • Bio lo g y • F o o d a nd Ho spita lity • Histo ry • PE Christian Living, Vetamorphus or Religion Studies all year, plus Health & Fitness

Anothe r e xample Se me ste r 1 Se me ste r 2 • E • E ng lish ng lish • Ma ths Me tho ds A • Bio lo g y • Ge o g ra phy • Psyc ho lo g y • Chine se • Chine se • Ce rt I • Outdo o r E I I in F itne ss d Christian Living, Vetamorphus or Religion Studies all year, plus Health & Fitness

Stude nts doing VE T • Se me ste r 1 • Se me ste r 2 • E • E ng lish ng lish • E • E sse ntia l Ma ths sse ntia l Ma ths • Ma te ria l Pro d-Me ta l • PE • Che mistry • Che mistry • VE • VE T – Do o rwa ys to T – Do o rwa ys to Co nstruc tio n Co nstruc tio n Christian Living, Vetamorphus or Religion Studies all year, plus Health & Fitness

What about SACE at Ye ar 12? • Minimum o f fo ur Ye a r 12 sub je c ts / VE T • Re se a rc h Pro je c t – c o mpulso ry 5 th sub je c t • Christia n L iving – o ne le sso n pe r we e k (no n-SACE )

Re se ar c h Pr oje c t • All SACE stude nts study the Re se a rc h Pro je c t • A c ha nc e to inve stig a te a to pic o f inte re st in de pth • De ve lo p skills in pla nning , re se a rc h, a na lysis a nd c o mmunic a tio n • T e rtia ry-style study; skills va lue d b y e mplo ye rs • Asse sse d o n re se a rc h skills a nd pro c e sse s (no t the pro duc t)

Re se a rc h q ue stio ns c a n re la te to inte re sts a nd pa ssio ns

VE T in the SACE • T he SACE c a n inc lude VE T Vo c a tio na l E duc a tio n a nd T ra ining • 70 ho urs o f c o mpe te nc e = 10 c re dits (70 ho urs is usua lly a o ne -se me ste r sub je c t) • Diffe re nt VE T c o urse s a c hie ve diffe re nt numb e r o f c re dits (10 c re dits, 20, 30 o r mo re ) a c c o rding to ho urs a llo c a te d to the c o urse b y the SACE VE T re g iste r

VE T – Voc ational E duc ation & T r aining • Mr Do yle (Pa thwa ys Co o rdina to r) • Mo st c o urse s sta rt in Ye a rs 11 o r 12 • At CC – Ce rt I I I in F itne ss • AHSPs - Ade la ide Hills Stude nt Pa thwa ys T o nig ht – se ssio ns in SC201 • Pa thwa ys – g e ne ra l c a re e r pla nning • VE T – spe c ific de ta il o n VE T c o urse s

Community L e ar ning and SACE • Ga in SACE c re dits fo r c e rta in re c o g nise d c o mmunity pro g ra mme s • E nc o ura g e a ll stude nts to c o mple te Duke o f E dinb urg h (Bro nze ) (usua lly sta rte d in Ye a r 9) • CF S c o urse s, Gra de 5+ AME B music e xa ms, Army c a de ts, Que e ns Sc o uts • Co mple te d a no the r c o urse ? – a sk if re c o g nise d o r c he c k SACE we b site

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Any Que stions? • Co nta c ts - jsa mpso n@ c o rne rsto ne .sa .e du.a u • a do yle @ c o rne rsto ne .sa .e du.a u • mric ha rds@ c o rne rsto ne .sa .e du.a u T o nig ht – Visit te a c he rs in Sub je c t E xpo Ro o ms Sub je c t Se le c tio n E xte nsio n Optio ns Se ssio n Se nio r Sc ho o l @ Co rne rsto ne Pa thwa ys a nd VE T Se ssio ns