Senior School Information Evening Lilydale High School https://inewsletter.co/YpdgOY/lilydale-high-school- news-issue-10/#/0 VCE in 2020
Senior School Coordination Team Katie Wilson: Head of Senior School and Year 12 Caitlin Wiles Mark Beatson Janine Sayers: Head of Year 11 Katie Hunter Jenny Mclean Hayley Cook
Careers Counselling Tim Kogelman Craig Harris
Student Welfare Counselling Rob Webb Jane Robbins
Principal Team Stuart Young Melissa McMillan Wendy Powson Principal Genaha Thompson Trent Silk
VCE at Lilydale High School- Facilities ● Study Hall, Library, Silent Study Room and Computer facilities ● Sporting Fields and Multipurpose surface ● Paved sitting area ● Locker Bay
VCE at Lilydale High School- Programs and Events ● Study Skills Programs ● Points aggregate ● Career Pathways Program ● Welfare and Careers Counselling ● Year 12 Breakfast ● Funky sock Friday
VCE at Lilydale High School- Programs and Events ● Year 11 Awards Presentations ● Year 12 Valedictory Dinner ● Presentation Ball ● LOTE Educational Overseas Tours ● Camps ● Interschool Sport ● Staff versus Student matches
VCE at Lilydale High School- Programs and Events ● Orientation Program ● Examination schedules ● Class attendance monitoring ● Live attendance data ● Improved Performance Time (IPT) ● Year 12 Study Retreat- both VCE and VCAL
VCE at Lilydale High School- Curriculum ● Comprehensive Curriculum ● Electronic Device preferred ● High expectations ● 5 subjects studied in Year 11 and 12 ● Tertiary Information Session ● Vocational Education ● Governed by the VCAA ● VCAL Program- Library @ 8:05pm
VCE at Lilydale High School: Victorian Certificate of Education VCE is accredited by the VCAA V ictorian C urriculum A ssessment A uthority
VCE at Lilydale High School • FIVE subjects studied per year • In Year 11 subjects are studied as Units 1 and 2 • In Year 12 subjects are studied as Units 3 and 4 and are studied sequentially
VCE at Lilydale High School: Satisfactory Completion of VCE Students must satisfactorily complete 16 Units of study including: • Three English Units (any); must gain an S in both Units 3 and 4 of the same English • Can do more than one English • Three Unit 3 and 4 sequences other than English
VCE at Lilydale High School: Satisfactory Completion of VCE • Learning Outcomes are the basis for satisfactory completion of VCE • Class attendance also plays a major factor in the satisfactory completion of VCE
VCE at Lilydale High School: Internally Assessed Performance • Year 11 students Graded School Assessed Coursework (SACs), not reported to the VCAA • Year 12 students Graded School Assessed Coursework (SACs) or School Assessed Tasks (SATs), reported to the VCAA
VCE at Lilydale High School: Performance Assessment Year 12 • Scores are moderated up or down using the GAT and the external examinations • VCAA Examinations in November • General Achievement Test (GAT) in June
VCE at Lilydale High School: General Achievement Test GAT • Used as evidence of student capabilities • Used if a Derived Examination Score is required • Used to check the validity of the school’s internal assessment
VCE at Lilydale High School: VCE VET Studies • Vocational Education and Training • VCE VET is studied as a Unit 1 to 4 sequence and if successfully completed, contributes four Units to VCE • More information will be after VCAL session in the Library
VCE at Lilydale High School: ATAR • Year 12 students receive an ATAR or Australian Tertiary Admission Rank • Used for tertiary entrance; both TAFE and University • The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) calculates the ATAR by adding the Study Scores
VCE at Lilydale High School: ATAR Calculation VTAC adds the Study Scores of: • English (any) Units 3 and 4 (compulsory component) • The best Study Scores of three Unit 3 and 4 sequences, other than English • This is called the “Primary Four”
VCE at Lilydale High School: ATAR Calculation • 10% of a fifth and/or sixth Study Score • VCE VET Units 3 and 4 sequence with a Study Score can be counted in the “Primary Four” • VCE Vet Units 3 and 4 with no Study Score contribute 10% of average “Primary Four”
Other Tertiary Entrance Requirements Tertiary entrance may also be achieved by: • Interview • Audition • Folio • Entrance Examination
Tertiary Entrance Requirements • Year 11 students – Prerequisite Guide 2020 • Year 10 students – Prerequisite Guide 2021 • Both available online • Further advice see VCE coordinators or Careers
Course Selection Process ● Year 10 and 11 students should be asking themselves: • What do you expect to be doing at the end of 2021 or the end of 2020 • Where to now?: A Publication on the VCAA website
Where to? • TAFE or University? • Apprenticeship? • Employment?
Course Selection Process • Year 10 students : Think of a TWO year course • Year 11 students: Continue with the same subjects? Change direction?
Course Selection Advice • Select subjects you are interested in • Select subjects you are good at • Select subjects required as prerequisites for tertiary study
Online Course Selection Criteria • Access the website between Wednesday 24th July to Monday 5th August • Personal webcode has been emailed to students-please ignore as incorrect. • Students to print course selection sheet and get a parent or guardian to sign it • Submit signed course selection sheet to Senior School Coordinators by Monday 5th August
Online Course Selection • Year 11 and 12 students are to choose English, English Language and/or Literature • All students must do at least one English subject
Online Course Selection Criteria • Mathematics teacher’s approval is required for any Maths selected • Some studies require additional fees eg – Outdoor and Environmental studies and Food Studies
Leave Your Options Open Aim to perform at a high level to keep your options open
ROOMS Supper Room - Senior School Coordination Team Library - VCAL presentation @ 8:05pm • Room 1- Food Studies ● Room 18 Technology • Room 6&7 - The Arts • Room 9 - P.A.S.E • Room 12 - English • Room 13 - Languages • Room 14 - Mathematics • Room 17 - Humanities • Room 20 - Science
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