Year 11 Parent Information Session
Year 11 Parent Information Session WELCOME Ms Charmaine Ford Associate Principal
SESSION OUTLINE Welcome – Charmaine Ford Year 11 – The Year Ahead – Jodie Matthews Key Staff & Roles – Jodie Matthews Important Dates – Jodie Matthews Special Provision for Exam Candidates – Charmaine Ford WACE Requirements – Charmaine Ford ACE – Charmaine Ford Examinations – Charmaine Ford Alternative Pathways – Charmaine Ford School Curriculum and Standards – Charmaine Ford Authority Awards Post-Secondary Options – Charmaine Ford Close – Charmaine Ford
YEAR 11 Jodie Matthews Program Coordinator Senior Years (10-12)
MY ROLE Monitoring, tracking and intervention - academic progress; ATAR Target Setting and future pathways; Leader of parent meetings to resolve conflicting educational priorities and issues; Adjust timetables for students and create timetables for new students; Event organisation: Assemblies, School Ball, Valedictory, Information Nights and other social events; Working in consultation with the Associate Principal to support career counselling, course counselling, transition programs, parent information evenings, ACE program and the careers expo.
THE YEAR AHEAD Starting the year right Establishing a good routine Make informed decisions Personal best emerges from hard work and consistent honest application
HOME STUDIES AND APPLICATION Study improves focus, work ethic and academic results. Increases in study leads to corresponding increases in results. Good study environments promote good study. Personal planning and organisation is essential.
HOW MUCH TIME IS ENOUGH? Each individual is different and their circumstances are different (a variety of courses, assignment and exam requirements, different long term goals etc.) For Year 11 students aiming to achieve a competitive ATAR: An Average of 2 – 2.5 hours of study per night. For Year 11 students who wish to achieve competitive grades for TAFE, Traineeships, Apprenticeships etc: An Average of 1- 1.5 hours of study per night.
HOW CAN PARENTS HELP Take an interest. Offer to help. Understand what your child is going though. Encourage balance in their life. Ensure adequate sleep. Ensure good nutrition. Reward small successes along the way. Encourage stress management practices. Stay informed. Communicate with the school.
STAY IN TOUCH DIRECT EMAIL Emails will be sent directly to your nominated email address, please ensure we have your up-to-date details. WEBSITE http://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au http://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/contact/ NEWSLETTER http://rossmoyneshs.schoolzineplus.com/newsletter/archive FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/rossmoyne.shs
STUDENT CENTRAL TEAM Samantha Thayer – Ross Jamie Serra – MacNeill Ann Patrick – Barra Az Md Diyah - Stewart
STUDENT CENTRAL TEAM Lisa Smith Chris Belke Andrew Maccan Manager – Student Central School Psychologist Learning Support Coordinator
YEAR 11 IMPORTANT DATES Progress Reports emailed: Week 6 Parent Interviews: 25 March Last Day for course changes: 27 March Year 11 Semester One Exams Term 2: 8-19 June Year 12 Semester One Exams Term 3: 18-29 May Final Changes to Enrolments: 30 June Year 11 Semester Two Exams: 9-20 November Year 12 Semester Two Exams: 14-25 September Year 11 Last Day 2020: 3 December
Charmaine Ford Associate Principal Senior Years (10 -12)
EXAMS Special exam provisions
SPECIAL EXAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS If your child has a medical condition/disability or learning difficulty, that will likely impact on exam performance, he/she may qualify for special examination arrangements if approved by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority .
SICKNESS AND MISADVENTURE If your child has a medical condition or personal circumstances that impact on test or exam performance, he/she should apply for Sickness and Misadventure on the day of that test or exam.
SENIOR SCHOOL ASSESSMENT POLICY To view the Senior School Assessment Policy, please go to our School Website and view via the About Us tab, Policies then Assessment and Reporting Policy http://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/about- us/policies/assessment-and-reporting-policy/
HEADS OF LEARNING AREA AND TEACHERS IN CHARGE Classroom Teachers HOLA Homeroom Teachers House Leaders Administration Website - policies Absences – inform and ask
HEADS OF LEARNING AREA AND TEACHERS IN CHARGE CONTACT FOR ALL COURSE RELATED ISSUES Biological Sciences Colette Ballantyne Mathematics David Tan English Fran Purdue Technologies Tony Wright EALD Robert MacMath The Arts Anna Lanza HPE Lisa Somers Music John Chatfield LOTE Kyoko Walsh Physical Sciences Todd Wallace CAVE Shane Lucas HASS Meredith Beaton
MAINTAINING GOOD STANDING Good attendance and punctuality - no more than 3 late days without a valid reason Observing the School Dress Code - no more than 3 infringements Completion of all course work Appropriate behaviour at all times - Suspension is an automatic loss of Good Standing
ACHIEVING THE WACE General Requirements Demonstrate a minimum standard of literacy and numeracy. Complete a minimum of 20 units or equivalents. Complete at least five courses (Maybe required to complete a Certificate II or higher.)
ACHIEVING THE WACE Breadth and Depth Complete a minimum of 20 units or equivalent. Complete a minimum of ten Year 12 units or equivalent. Two completed Year 11 English units and one pair of Year 12 English units. One pair of Year 12 units from each of List A and List B.
ACHIEVING THE WACE Achievement Standard Students must achieve at least 14 C grades or the equivalent, including at least Six C grades in Year 12 units
ACHIEVING THE WACE Unit Equivalence VET qualifications and/or endorsed programs can make up 8 units. Endorsed programs contribute no more than 4 units. A Certificate II is equivalent to two Year 11 and two Year 12 units.
WASSA The Western Australian Statement of Student Achievement Issued to all Year 12 students. Endorsed programs including those without unit equivalence. Total hours of Workplace Learning over Year 10 to 12.
AUSTRALIAN TERTIARY ADMISSION RANK (ATAR) An ATAR ranges between 99.95 and zero and reports your rank position relative to all other students. It takes into account the number of students who sit the WACE examinations in any year and also the number of people of Year 12 school leaving age in the total population. Your Tertiary Entrance Aggregate (TEA) which is the sum of the best four scaled marks taking into account unacceptable subject combinations (out of 430), will be calculated and then converted to an ATAR, which tells you where you are ranked relative to other students. If you have an ATAR of 70.00, for example, it indicates that you have achieved as well as or better than 70% of the Year 12 school leaver age population. Bonuses add 10% to the TEA.
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR MARKS? SCSA Statistical moderation Statistical moderation places the school marks in a course on the same scale as the ATAR course examination marks at the school for that course. Because the ATAR course examination marks of students at all schools for the same course are comparable, statistically moderated school marks for the same course are comparable in all schools. School Curriculum and Standards Authority
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR MARKS? TISC Marks Adjustment “The marks adjustment process gives students freedom to choose the more challenging courses, if they are interested and academically able, by ensuring a fair treatment of their final results.” Tertiary Institutions Services Centre
MONITORING ACADEMIC PROGRESS ACE Periods WACE Tracker ATAR Predictor SAER
WACE ESSENTIALS Course completion Understanding the rules Monitoring progress Ranking is important Making each course count Examinations
TERTIARY ADMISSIONS To be considered for university admission as a school leaver applicant, normally you must - meet the requirements for the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) prescribed by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority, and achieve competence in English as prescribed by the individual universities, and obtain a sufficiently high ATAR/Selection Rank for entry to a particular course, and satisfy any prerequisites. http://www.tisc.edu.au/static/guide/university-admissions-index.tisc
AWARDS See the Curriculum and Standards Authority website: http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/ Beazley Medal – WACE & VET # General Exhibitions – WACE & ATSI # VET Exhibitions Subject Exhibitions – ATAR # Certificates of Excellence – ATAR Certificates of Excellence – VET Certificates of Merit Certificates of Distinction # WACE Examination Performance
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