Year 11 2019 2019
Our Responsibility To guide you in making decisions now to ensure future success To support you in achieving your future goals To have high expectations of you To hold you accountable for your results
Your Responsibility EVERY student WILL graduate from Helensvale State High and WILL achieve: 1. A QCE – Queensland Certificate of Education AND 2. An ATAR, OR a Nationally recognised qualification (Certificate course)
What can I study QCE learning options suit your strengths, interests and goals: • school subjects • vocational education and training (VET) • school-based apprenticeships (SBA) and traineeships (SBT) • TAFE advanced diploma or diploma modules • university studies.
School Subjects Three Categories of School Subjects: 1. General subjects (used to calculate ATARs) Examples include – General Mathematics, English, Legal Studies, Chemistry 2. Applied subjects Examples include: Sport and Recreation, Hospitality Practices, Aquatic Practices, Essential English, Essential Mathematics 3. Vocational Education and Training (VET) certificate courses Examples include: Cert II Dance, Cert II Business
Apprenticeships and Traineeships A school-based apprenticeship or traineeship School-based apprenticeships or traineeships provides the opportunity to train on the job while provides the opportunity to train on the job working towards the QCE. while working towards the QCE. There are usually at Certificate II or III level
QCE credit and Duplication of Learning
TRAINING PACKAGES AND APPLIED SUBJECTS Students cannot study the following subjects together, as they will not maximise credit points: Certificate II Visual Arts and Visual Arts In Practice Certificate II Sport and Recreation / Certificate III Sport and Recreation and Sport and Recreation (Applied) / Sports Academy Certificate II Sport and Recreation / Certificate III Fitness and Sport and Recreation (Applied) / Sports Academy Contribution of TAFE courses and School Based Traineeships/Apprenticeships will also have to be taken into account for crossover of Training Packages or Applied Subjects.
Training Packages
As a range of training packages duplicate core units across qualifications, to accrue full QCE credit, 90% of a qualification must be new learning. Up to 10% of units of competency within a qualification can be reported as credit transfer with no impact on QCE credit accrued.
Our Pathways
At Helensvale State High Academic ATAR Personalised Vocational Pathway Pathway ATAR Students study 6 Students study: Students must include a • a maximum of 5 General subjects minimum of 2 Certificate General subjects and II’s in their course of a Cert III or higher study • a minimum of 4 Students can complete General subjects, a Traineeships and TAFE Cert III or higher and courses in this Pathway either 1 Applied subject or 1 Cert II
At Helensvale State High MANDATED CORE SUBJECTS These subjects are COMPULSORY for ALL students in Years 11 and 12 English AND Mathematics English General Maths OR Maths Methods OR OR Essential English Maths Methods and Specialist Maths OR Essential Maths
At Helensvale State High Academic ATAR 6 General Subjects English General Mathematics Accounting Mathematical Methods Business Specialist Mathematics Legal Studies Ancient History Biology Geography Chemistry Japanese Physics Modern History Design *****Maths and Science Digital Solutions Exam in Term 4 Year 12 is worth 50% Food and Nutrition of student’s mark Health Physical Education Dance Drama Film, Television & New Media Music Visual Art
At Helensvale State High • a maxi 5 General + Cert III or higher PP ATAR • a mini 4 General, a Cert III or higher + either 1 Applied subject or 1 Cert II English Dip of Business, Dip of Events, Cert IV Crime and Justice General Mathematics, Maths Methods Cert III Business, Cert III Screen and Media Accounting, Business, Legal Studies Cert III Fitness/Cert II Sport & Rec* Ancient History, Geography, Japanese Cert III Sport & Rec /Cert II Sport & Rec* Modern History Biology, Chemistry, Physics Cert II Horticulture, Cert II Business, Cert II Creative Industries Digital Solutions, Design Cert II Dance, Cert II in Visual Arts, Cert II in IDMT Food and Nutrition Cert II in App Fashion Design & Tech, Cert II in Kitchen Operations Health Education, Physical Education Cert II in Tourism, Dance, Drama Film, Television & New Media Aquatic Practices Music, Visual Art Building and Construction Sport and Recreation / Sports Excellence Industrial Technology Skills (Manufacturing) Early Childhood Studies Hospitality Practices Media Arts in Practice (Digital Arts) Visual Arts in Practice
At Helensvale State High Students must include a minimum of 2 Vocational Pathway Cert II’s in their course of study Students can complete Traineeships and TAFE courses in this Pathway Essential English Cert IV Crime and Justice Essential Mathematics Cert III Business, General Mathematics Cert III Screen and Media Aquatic Practices Cert III Fitness/Cert II Sport & Rec* Building and Construction Cert III Sport & Rec /Cert II Sport & Rec* Sport and Recreation Cert II Horticulture, Industrial Technology Skills Cert II Business, Early Childhood Studies Cert II Creative Industries Hospitality Practices Cert II Dance, Cert II in Visual Arts, Media Arts in Practice Cert II in IDMT Visual Arts in Practice Cert II in App Fashion Design & Tech, Cert II in Kitchen Operations Cert II in Tourism,
How to access the subject selection book
TIMELINES S An email is sent to all Year 10 Parents / Guardians A Pathway has been recommended for your student
TIMELINES S Book a SETP Interview through PTO Come prepared to the Interview. Read Subject Selection Book Know your Pathway Know Tertiary Pre-requisites (QTAC website) Have 7 or 8 subjects preferences
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