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• InvolvementinSchoolLife• Punctuality&Attendance
– Latearrival– mustsigninatthestudentoffice.Studentmusthaveanote,anemailsentorphonecallmade.
– EarlyDeparture– Studentmusthaveanote,anemailsentorphonecallmade&obtainpassfromPastoralLeader.
– Absence – pleasenotifyCollege– [email protected]
EXPECTATIONOFSENIORSTUDENTS
• SchoolcommenceswithPeriod1at8:30am
• 5x1hourperiodsperday
• 8studyperiodspercycle
• Keepingahealthybalance- StudyvSocialLife
• ImportanceofSleep
SOMEIMPORTANTCHANGESIN2018
Jane Test-Account
Click here for Semester Reports
Click here to view on-going grades and teacher feedback.
• MsCharmaineMcKeeLearningSupportCoordinator
• JulianneWilliams&AmandaDawsonCollegeCounsellors
STUDENTSUPPORTSTAFF
• 24%studentsintop10% ofstate(90+ATAR)-9%receiveda95+ATAR
• 49%studentsintop20%(80+ATAR)
• 65%studentsintop30%(70+ATAR)
VCERESULTS- 2017
• Mentorteacher• PastoralLeaders• Subjectteachers• FacultyLeaders• MrsJaneWatkins,SeniorStudiesLeader• MrWeegberg,CareersLeader• SchoolCounsellors• LearningSupport
SUPPORTAVAILABLE
• March27– VCEPSTInterviews2:45- 8:30pm• June12– 21:Unit1Examinationperiod• July23:VCEParentInformationsession(subjectselection)7:45pm
• August2– VCEPSTInterviews2:45- 7:15pm• August17– Subjectselectioncloses• November12– 19:Unit2Examinationperiod• November21– 30:Unit3/4Orientation
IMPORTANTDATES– Yr11
• March27– VCEPSTInterviews2:45- 8:30pm• June13– GAT(GeneralAchievementTest)• July16– Yr12PracticeEnglishExamination• August2– VCEPSTInterviews2:45- 7:15pm• September5- Yr12TransitionEvening7pm• October1– 4:Yr12PracticeExaminations(Term3holidays)• October31– Unit4Examsbegin• December14– VCEResultsreleased
IMPORTANTDATES– Yr12
AtStaroftheSea,atypicalstudentprogramatVCElevelconsistsof:➔ Year11=13unitsofstudy,and➔ Year12=10unitsofstudy.
Aunitofstudy=AsemesterofstudyN.B.ExceptforReligiousEducation(eitherEthicsorTexts&Traditions),whichhaslesscontacthours.
STUDENTPROGRAMS
Attendanceatschoolisvitaltoensuresuccessfulcompletionofallstudies:
➔ Punctualityandpreparednessforallclasses,➔ StaroftheSeaguidelinesstatethatstudentsmustmeet90%
attendance;thisisbasedontheVCAAmandated attendanceexpectations,
➔ Gapscanquicklydevelopinknowledgefromfrequentabsence,and
ATTENDANCE
➔ Studentsneedtofollowupwithteacherswhenabsent(illnessorexcursion)- studentsneedtodevelopskillsinbeingproactiveintheirlearningandtakingresponsibilityforensuringtheydonotfallbehind.
Holidaysduringtheschooltermimpactstudentprogress
ATTENDANCE
• SchoolAssessedCoursework(SAC)- Unit3/4
• SchoolAssessedTask(SAT)- Unit3/4
• Outcomes- Unit1/2
SCHOOLASSESSEDCOURSEWORK
Formalprocessforstudentabsences:❏ Parentswillneedtocalltheschooltoinformofstudentabsence
fromanygivenSACby8am❏ Amedicalcertificateorequivalentisrequiredonstudentreturn❏ Aformwillneedtobecompletedtoseekarescheduledtime❏ Thereareschoolapprovedevents(excursions,GSVSport),whichare
coveredasan“approvedabsence”- studentshavebeentoldtoaskiftheyarenotsureaboutthesereasonsforabsence
➔ TheseconditionsaremandatedbyVCAAregulations,whichstipulatethatthereneedstobeaformalprocessinplaceforreschedulingofSACsandOutcomes
SACABSENCE
SACCalendar❏ Acopyofeachofthesewasgiventostudentsyesterdayafternoon-
pleasecollectyourowncopiesattheconclusionofthismeeting.❏ Asaschool,wearemandatedbyVCAAtorunSACsastheyare
‘advertised’toparentsandstudents- theSACsoutlinedwillbeginduringtheweekoutlinedinthecalendar
Day1and6StudyCalendar❏ WillincludebothaGATpreparation,PracticeGATsessionandother
informationsessions❏ SomeSACsandseminarswillberunningduringtheseperiods❏ IfstudentsarenotrequiredforasessionoutlinedintheDay1and6
calendar,theywillbeexpectedtoattendtheirscheduledStudyPeriod
SACANDDAY1/6STUDYCALENDAR
❏ ThereisnoguaranteeofSpecialProvisionforstudents
❏ Informationhasalreadygoneouttoyouaboutapplicationsforthis(endof2017)
❏ DuebytheendofthismonthtoVCAA
❏ TherewillbenoprovisionpossibleifVCAAdoesnotapprovetheapplication
❏ Anyquestions,pleaseemailorcall
SPECIALPROVISION
TheGATistheGeneralAchievementTest,whichtestsstudentgeneralknowledgeinregardsto:
❏ Writtencommunication,❏ Mathematics,ScienceandTechnology❏ Humanities,TheArtsandSocialSciences
WEDNESDAY13JUNE
THEGAT
Whyarestudentsrequired tositTheGAT?Theresultsplayanimportant roleincheckingtheaccuracyof• Schoolbasedassessments(SACsorSATs)• Externalexaminations
TheVCAAusesGATscorestostatisticallymoderate schoolbasedassessmentsandtochecktheaccuracyofstudent scoresinexaminations.
TheGATcanalsobeusedinthecalculationofaDerivedExaminationScore(DES) inspecificcircumstanceswherebyastudentmaybeilloraffectedbyotherpersonalcircumstancesatthetimeofanexaminationandwhoseresultsareunlikely toreflecttheirlearningandachievementinthatstudy.
THEGAT
AllUnit3/4VCEandVCEVETstudentsmust completetheGAT- includingthoseYear12swholastyearcompleteda3/4sequence
StudentsofVCALarenotrequiredtosittheGAT;however,theycanchoosetoifitisanappropriatepathwayintofurthereducationortraining
➔ PreparationfortheGAT:❏ 30thAprilInformationSession❏ 13thMayPracticeGAT❏ Furtherpreparation/resourcematerialswillbemade
availabletostudentstoassistintheirpreparation
THEGAT
• Studentsmustensurethatallworkisgenuinelytheirown.
• Allresourcesusedmustbeacknowledged.• Undueassistancemustnotbegiven.• Samepieceofworkcannotbesubmittedforanothersubject.
AUTHENTICATIONOFWORK
• Students shouldaimtocomplete3-4hoursofstudypernight.
• Studentsneedtobestrategicabouttheuseoftheirtime.
• Completinghomework taskswillhelpthemtoconsolidatewhattheyhavelearntthatday
• Ontopoftheirhomework theyalsoneedtoincludestudy timeforeachsubject.Consistencyiskey.
• Study includessummarynotes, conceptmaps,practiceexamquestions.Subjectteacherswillhelptoguidestudents.
STUDY
• Turnuptoeveryclasspunctuallyandprepared• Completeallsethomework• Planandbuildinstudytimeforallsubjectsintoyourweek• Getorganised• Beconsistent• Createsummarynotes• Dopastexamquestions• ReadANDactonthefeedbackfromtheirteachers• Askquestions• Join/createastudygroup• Createadistractionfreestudyspacethatiswelllitandcomfortable
HOWTOSUCCEED
• http://www.starcareerscentre.com/
• MeetwithSuccessForum– Thur10May• RegularEmailInformation(WeeklyNewsletter)
CAREERSWEBSITE
• StudentsmaybeeligibletoapplyiftheyexperiencecontinuingpersonalcircumstanceaffectingtheirperformanceduringtheirYear12program.– Illness– DifficultCircumstances– Financial
• Supportingdocumentationisrequired.
SPECIALENTRYSCHEME(SEAS)
• AdministeredbyVTAC(VictorianTertiaryAdmissionsCentre)
• ATAR– Unit3/4Studiesgivenstudyscoreoutof50.– Scalingisappliedtothesescores.– Englishandbest3otherstudies+10%ofupto2otherstudiesareaddedtogiveatotalscore.
– Convertedtopercentilerankingwithhighest99.95.
TERTIARYENTRANCEREQUIREMENTS
AvePastoralLeaderClareMeehan
FayPastoralLeaderSueBennetts
NaglePastoralLeaderFionaHall
StellaPastoralLeaderBrendanPhyland