Year 11Information Session 2017

Year 11 Parent Information Session

A discussion… perhaps the first of many

• It matters…

•Know the policies/procedures

•Appeals

•Talk to your teachers, advisors & Mrs Wark (Mrs O’Brien)

Assessment

Appealing Assessment Tasks

• Illness or Misadventure

•Complete form within 48 hours of returning to school

•Documentation required to support appeal

•Contact Mrs Wark or Mrs O’Brien ASAP if you need assistance

Changing Subjects

Year 11 Parent Information Session

Changing Subjects

•Must complete 12 units in Year 11

•Must complete >10 units in Yr 12 -- very good reasons to drop a subject

•Yr 12 starts Week 4 of Term 4

• In consultation with the school - advice based on work load, ATAR implications & future careers

•Meet with Mr Taylor - he is the only one who gives out the form - must have parent permission

Applying for University

Year 11 Parent Information Session

Consider

• Which course?

• Which University?

• Will you defer?

• Accommodation?

• Scholarships

What if your ATAR is not quite enough?

Constantly changing landscape

Year 11 Parent Information Session

Regional Bonus Schemes

Subject Bonuses

Elite Performers & Athletes

University Early Entry Schemes

Year 11 Parent Information Session

Major Features

• RAPIDLY CHANGING LANDSCAPE

• Provides the chance to secure a University place before the HSC

• Recognises that HSC performance is not the only (or even the best) indicator of tertiary success

• Every scheme is different - in its rules, measures & difficulty

What should you do now?

Year 11 Parent Information Session

• Talk to your teachers and listen to their advice

• Aim at improving your marks from this report by an achievable amount for the Semester 2 report

• Work at focussed study vs comfort study

•Don’t leave it to the last minute

•Study timetables are worth it - stick to it within reason - break it for the things that count

•Look for “useable minutes”

•Look at Universities and Colleges over Christmas Break - go to open days this year because they are around the Trial HSC next year

•Work on your notes consistently - summary notes, dot points (Science, History, PDHPE)

Hints from Yr 12

Hints from Yr 12

•English - start writing essays now - one every 1 or 2 weeks - hand them in - know your rubrics (syllabus)

•Major works - constant effort and start early

•You’ve got to work in the holidays - but have a good break because the rest of the holidays in the year become assessment focussed.

• Self-discipline is the hardest thing - and we haven’t found any solution. Make yourself accountable!

•Good sleep patterns are important.

Questions

Year 11 Parent Information Session

Thank you