Transcript Year 12 Parent Information Evening 8 February 10

YEAR 12
PARENT EVENING
POST COMPULSORY TEAM
 Teresa McIntosh
Co-ordinator
 Michael Hill
Year 12 Co-ordinator
 Margherita Loschiavo Year 11 Co-ordinator
 Ingrid Kemp
Year 10 Co-ordinator
 Chris Black
Leadership Team
 Vicki Alexellis
Careers Co-ordinator
TOPICS
ACHIEVEMENT
ATTENDANCE
AUTHENTICATION
SACS
COURSE SELECTION
Killester’s 2010 Results and
Destinations
 139 Year 12 Students
123 VCE students
16 VCAL students
KILLESTER’S 2010 ATARS
(Australian Tertiary Admission
Rank)
2010 ATARS
30
PERCENTAGE
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90-
80-89.99 70-79.9 60-69.9 50-59.9 40-49.9 30-39.9 20-29.9
ATARS
KILLESTER’S 2010 RESULTS
 100 % gained VCE certificate
 Highest Enter 99.6
 16% gained an ATAR above 90
 40% gained an ATAR above 80
 61% gained an ATAR above 70
KILLESTER’S 2010 DESTINATIONS
 21% or 29 students offered a TAFE place
 7 of these 29 were VCAL students
 80% or 99 of the 123 VCE students offered a
University place
 15 out of our 16 VCAL students have found a
pathway in various apprenticeships,
diplomas and traineeships or employment
KILLESTER’S 2010 DESTINATIONS
 2 Traineeships (VCAL students – Office)
 1 Ward Clerkship (VCAL - Hospital)
 1 Apprenticeship (VCAL – Landscaping)
 4 in full time employment (Child care,
Telecommunications, Office work, Retail)
 52% of students got their first preference.
 Most university placements were to Monash
University followed by Deakin and Victoria Uni
 We are still tracking 3 students
Attendance
 Learning predominantly takes place in class with
teachers. A student who misses lots of classes is
missing key parts of their subjects.
 Killester has a 90% minimum attendance rule that is
consistent with the VCAA .
 This means that absences of more than 10% (6, 50
minute lessons per subject per semester) may lead to
an “Unsatisfactory – N” in either a VCE or VCAL
subject
AUTHENTICATION
 All work must be the student’s own
 Student’s cannot copy all or part of any document
without acknowledging the source
 Student’s cannot copy another student’s work
 No drafting of coursework tasks can be submitted to
teachers for comments or marking
 Teachers can ask the student to explain work
AUTHENTICATION cont……
 If part or all of the work cannot be authenticated then
the matter is considered a breach of VCAA rules
 Authentication panel is convened and appropriate
action taken
 Parents would of course be notified and will attend the
panel meeting as a support only.
SACS (School assessed coursework)
 Some of these will be conducted after school and will be
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supervised by external supervisors
The time and content of each SAC is determined by the
teacher in accordance with relevant VCAA study design
Students will be notified of the date and times well in
advance
Subjects where there are multiple classes may take
advantage of this structure
Maintains the integrity of the task
Students will need to make arrangements around this.
COURSE SELECTION
 The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC)
administers the selection process for courses at
Universities, TAFE Institutes and Independent Tertiary
Colleges
 The VTAC Guide contains all relevant information
with regard to courses. It is highly recommended that
you purchase your own copy of the VTAC Guide.
COURSE SELECTION
SOME STEPS IN CHOOSING COURSES
 Attend Open Days – These will be listed in Killester’s
newsletters when the dates are released. Traditionally
the Open Days occur during August.
 Discuss course options with friends, family, teachers
and career counsellor. At the very end the choice is
yours to make. However, it is encouraged that some
research has taken place so you make relevant,
educated and realistic choice about the courses you
would like to apply to.
COURSE SELECTION
 Leave your options open by applying for both
university and TAFE
COURSE SELECTION
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APPLICATION CHECKS
Have I met course prerequisites
Have I checked the selection mode and extra
requirements (eg folio presentation, interview, special
application form, sitting an admissions test eg: UMAT)
Have I applied for courses in order of preference (most
preferred to least preferred)?
There are now no full-fee paying courses at any
university. However, there are full fee paying courses
at some TAFE and Independent Tertiary Colleges. Be
very careful as to what the code ending is for the
courses you have selected.
COURSE SELECTION
 Don’t apply for courses you really don’t wish to do
simply to fill the twelve choices
 Look at all options
 Check clearly-in data from last year
 Visit the careers room
 Consider applying interstate
 Apply for both university and TAFE
 If you are unsure what to apply for consider a
generalist degree (eg Arts, Science). You can
specialise later.
COURSE SELECTION
 Don’t think too long-term. You are likely to have
around six careers in your lifetime
 Some new courses receive accreditation too late for
them to be included in the Guide. You will be
informed of these through the career newsletter.
Applications are made direct to the institution
involved – ATARs are often lower than otherwise
 If you have questions about a course you can: attend
Open Day and ask; email the institution; phone the
institution or ask the careers teacher
COURSE SELECTION
 Read the information about scholarships,
deferment, special entry schemes, etc on the pages
at the beginning of each institution’s entry in the
Guide.