Transcript St Patrick`s College
St Patrick's College Ballarat Information Evening
General Information Session
Mr Jon Franzin Deputy Headmaster: Wellbeing Welcome and prayer
Prayer
Creator God, You promise that you are with us whenever we gather in your name.
We believe that you are with us in this gathering.
We pray that we may be open to your Spirit at work in each of us and among us.
Prayer
Give us, in this time of gathering, an awareness of your love and care and an appreciation of all the gifts you so generously bestow upon us.
Amen.
Pastoral Care at St Patrick’s College Mr Jon Franzin Deputy Headmaster: Wellbeing
Points of Contact
The first point of contact is your son’s Pastoral Tutor.
Others who can provide support include your son’s Year Level Co-ordinators
If it is a health or pastoral issue then you should make contact with your son’s Year Level Co-ordinators
The Student Services Team can provide support to both your son or family if need be.
How to Make Contact
The College Phone Number is 5331 1688
To make contact with a particular staff member, their email address will be the first initial of their first name as well as their surname.
For example: Jon Franzin [email protected]
Leadership Positions
Heads of School Senior – Mrs Elizabeth Ryan Middle – Mr Neal Arthurson Junior - Mr John Richards
Leadership Positions
Year Level Co-ordinators Year 7 – Mrs Jacinta Burge Mr Gerard Willis Year 8 – Mr Peter Brady Mr Jamie Lynn Year 9 – Mr Brendon Gilbert Ms Kara Hart
Leadership Positions
Year Level Co-ordinators Year 10 – Mr Michael Busscher Mrs Melissa Griffin Year 11 – Mr Jeremy Daniel Mr Gavin Webb Year 12 – Mr Howard Clark Mr Andrew Chamings
Whole School Activities
All boys are expected to be involved in all
whole school activities.
These activities include: Academic Assembly St Patrick’s Day Mass and Assembly
Edmund Rice Day Mass and Activities Swimming and Athletics Carnivals Lap of the Lake
Support Services
Mr Gerard Knobel Student Counsellor
Gerard will speak about the counselling services that are available at the College and ways to access these services.
Attendance
All boys must attend all of their timetabled classes. Parents must ring the College Office by 9.30am on the day of a student’s absence.
Those boys who need to leave for part of the day, or who need to leave early, should bring a note from their parent/guardian and show their Pastoral Tutor and obtain a Leave Pass from the Edmund Rice Centre (Student Reception)
Punctuality
Students are expected to arrive punctually to all classes and move quickly between classes.
Students should be seated in their Pastoral room by 8.50am at which time the teacher will mark the roll.
Uniform
Doing up top buttons Doing the tie up to cover the top button Wearing suit coats to and from school every day (unless indicated by the Deputy Headmaster) Shirt tucked inside the shorts/trousers Wearing appropriate school shoes with the
correct socks.
Being clean shaven
Jewellery and Piercings
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The only item of jewellery permitted is a watch. Boys are not allowed to wear bracelets, necklaces or rings at all.
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In simple terms, no visible piercings should be worn. This includes the ears, nose, lips and eyebrows.
Hairstyles
Hairstyles should be:
Natural in colour
Reasonable length
Not fall across a student’s face or eyes
Be neat and clean
Well groomed and moderate in nature
Use of Mobile Phones
Students are not to take their mobile phones into class. If they are sighted in class, subject teachers have been instructed to confiscate the Mobile and give it to the relevant YLC. The Student will be able to collect the phone from the YLC at the end of the school day.
If this occurs again, the phone will be confiscated and will not be returned until a parent/guardian is able to come to school to pick-up the phone.
Use of IPods
Students are not to take their Ipod into class, unless they have been given permission by their class teacher. Students are requested not to listen to their Ipods inside buildings, including corridors. The main reason is that both staff & students would like to interact with others in our community and not be ignored due to others listening to music.
Traffic Flow within the College
► As a result of Worksafe inspections and subsequent recommendations, traffic flow will be in one direction on the Eastern side of the College.
► In effect, everyone entering the College on the Eastern side must enter at the end of Wanliss Road (turn right past the O’Malley Gymnasium) to park or drop-off students in this area of the College.
Upcoming Events
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School Photographs-
Thursday February 13 ►
Swimming Carnivals-
Wednesday February 19 ►
Academic Assembly-
Friday February 21 ►
Head of the Lake-
Friday February 28
Upcoming Events
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Year 7 and Unit 3
Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews – Tuesday March 4 (A-E) and Thursday March 6 (F-J) 4pm – 8.30pm
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St Patrick’s Day Mass-
Friday March 17
Where to now?
► Year 12 Parents will remain in the O’Malley Gymnasium ► Year 9 Parents will move to the Pavilion ► Year 7 Parents will move to their son’s homeroom to meet their Pastoral Tutor.
St Patrick's College Ballarat Information Evening
Year 12 Information Session
Mrs Elizabeth Ryan Head of Senior School Thursday February 6, 2014
Welcoming Address Mrs Elizabeth Ryan
Introductions
Mr Hamish McCrum VCE Coordinator Mr Andrew Chamings and Mr Howard Clark Year 12 Coordinators
Mr Hamish McCrum VCE Coordinator
School Intranet
Senior School This PowerPoint Assessment Calendars (SAC Dates) Course Outlines for each Study VCE Rules and Procedures Document
VCE Minimum Requirements
Students must complete 16 units (semesters) Students must pass a minimum of 3 units from the English group. (This includes Literature, ESL, English, English Language & Foundation English ) 3 sequences of 3/4 Units other than an English.
VCE VET qualifications may contribute up to eight units and two sequences to the award of the VCE.
Satisfactory Completion / Outcomes The School will award an ‘S’ for a unit based on the teacher’s judgment that the student has demonstrated achievement of the Learning Outcomes for each Unit.
Satisfactory Completion / Outcomes Accordingly the student must: •Produce work that meets the required standard •Comply with the 90% attendance requirements •Submit work
ON TIME
•Submit work that is clearly their own •Observe
VCAA
and school rules
Unit 3 & 4 Assessment consists of: •SACs (School Assessed Coursework) (completed in class) •SATs (School Assessed Tasks) (“Projects”- some outside of class time) •External Examinations Oct/Nov) GAT (June 11, 2014)
Assessment in the VCE SACs count. An individual’s ranking within the school is more important than the unmoderated SAC score.
SATs count. Score is more important than rank.
Exams count: individually and collectively
Assessment Components For Example
Mathematical Methods
Unit 3 & 4 SACs Examinations 34% 66%
English
Unit 3 SACs Unit 4 SACs Examination 25% 25% 50%
Assessment Components For Example
Media
SACs SATs Examination 20% 35% 45%
Student absence from SAC tasks Attend classes (!) - if illness or a special appointment keeps you from being present, sort it out as soon as you return to school .
If a SAC is missed for unavoidable reasons, written notice must be given by the parent/guardian, detailing the reason the SAC was missed. If ill, a medical certificate confirming the illness needs to be supplied.
Student absence from SAC tasks If approval is given the SAC will be rescheduled to either a contingency class (after school on a Tuesday or Friday) or in a supervised Study if convenient for the school. Of these times, the earliest will be allocated.
Upon return to school, the student must see Mr McCrum and arrange a rescheduled SAC time.
Student absence from SAC tasks Delays in rescheduling SACs caused by a student not meeting with Mr McCrum, or being unavailable / not attending rescheduled times will usually result in penalties to marks.
Authentication
Both Staff and students must be sure that the student’s work is their own for SACs and SATs Students cannot bring any materials to SAC tasks unless it has been approved by their classroom teacher.
Being found
in possession
of phones etc. during SACs will incur penalties
VCE APPEALS PANEL
Will convene to hear cases of: Suspected breaches of the rules e.g. authentication or plagiarism issues Student appeals relating to the award of an N Special provision for school assessments Other school related issues
GAT
•General Admissions Test (GAT), 11 June 2014 •A three hour test undertaken by all students enrolled in one or more 3/4 Study •Used in statistical moderation of course work against exam performance •Derived Exam scores
Special Provisions
Need to be able to show that capacity to access the exam is impaired due to a: • Severe Health Impairment/Physical Disability • Hearing or Vision Impairment • Learning Disability • Severe Language disorder
Special Provisions
•Can include modification of programmes and /or delivery of programmes •School based assessment (SAC’s & SAT’s) rescheduling, extensions, technological aides derived scores
Special Provisions
Special Examination arrangements- rest breaks, extra time ( 10mins.) separate supervision, technological aides Applications are made to VCAA by the school and require medical and other supporting evidence. VCAA makes the decision.
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CLOSING DATE at VCAA: March 7, 2014
Special Provision:
To enable students to demonstrate what they have learned-VCAA
Derived examination scores:
when acute problems (just before or during exam period) not of a student’s making or choosing prevent them from showing what they have learned-VCAA
SEAS Applications:
free ticket) When circumstances during 2014 make it difficult for students to perform to their usual standard –VTAC/Universities (by no means a
VTAC Scaled Study Scores
According to VTAC: Scaling ensures that each study score contributes fairly to the ATAR score Students can therefore choose studies that they enjoy or are good at, knowing that they will not be disadvantaged by their choice
Example
Subject VCAA VTAC
Study Scores Scaled Study Scores English 30 28 Math Methods 28 33 Physical Ed 37 34 Food & Tech 40 34 Legal Studies 33 32
Aggregate score
= 28 + 33 + 34 + 34 + 3.2 = 132.2
ATAR 74.50
ATAR
Australian Tertiary Admission Rank The purpose of the ATAR is to rank students according to other students within the state applying for tertiary courses in a particular year.
ATAR Calculation
English (or Literature or English Language) and the next 3 best scaled scores are added together.
This is known as the Primary Four.
Plus 10% of any fifth or sixth studies.
Each student’s ATAR aggregate is then used to determine a ranking.
How is the ATAR calculated?
-Study scores rank all students completing that study for the year according to their performance -VTAC then scale these according to the level of competition within each study: being average (30) in Further Maths and average (30) in Math Methods are not equal
ATAR Calculator Google ATAR Calculator VCE or go to http://atarcalc.com
VTAC Applications • All students should apply • University courses and some TAFE courses • Done online
VTAC Applications • Timely applications: August 5 until September 27, 5pm, (in holidays) Cost $27.
• Late and very late application dates are also set but costs increase significantly and may not give access to courses requiring interviews or folios.
SEAS Applications Special Entrance and Access Schemes • For hardships in Year 12 which prevented you performing at your normal level • Done online • Close 5pm, October 8.
• Supporting documentation required, start Term 3
Scholarship Applications • Many scholarships also applied for through SEAS • Applications done online, • Close October 18, 5pm • Tend to require documentation, start early (open August 5)
Key Dates • Special Provision - March 7 • VTAC Applications - September 27, 5pm • SEAS Applications - October 8, 5pm • SEAS (Scholarships)-October 18, 5pm • Last Change of Preference December 23 - Noon (All VTAC & SEAS applications open 9am August 5)
Year 12 Information Session
Mr Chamings & Mr Howard Clark Year 12 Co-ordinator
Surviving the Senior School
The necessary requirements: Motivation Communication Organisation Balance
Year 12 Expectations
Study Lessons
Must be present at school for all study lessons – no signing in late or leaving early.
Cannot leave College grounds.
Study in KRC or timetabled room.
Year 12 Expectations
Driving to College
The College strongly recommends that you do not drive to College.
The College strongly recommends that you do not carry passengers.
Park on Sturt Street service street.
No driving on College grounds.
Hints for Parents
Firstly, your son will go through periods of anxiety, stresses, and occasionally may want to throw the towel in!
It’s a tough year for them anyway – wanting independence of several forms from financial to social.
Hints for Parents
Please discuss and negotiate household chores, expectations, needs etc, with your child during a non – stressful time!
Create an environment of stability and consistency that promotes learning eg desks, meals. A regular routine is helpful.
Keep siblings at bay!
Assist with resources – paper articles, watch out for open days, study aids from the newsagent, wall planners.
Hints for Parents
Give praise and encouragement – but don’t be intrusive!!
Know when the busy times are.
Help keep the balance between homework, social lives, family time, chores, rest, and work.
Be assertive when they need it! You are the parent.