SUBJECT SELECTION EVENING

YR 10 into 11

PREPARATION FOR SENIOR In 2013 asked students to choose pre senior subjects

in order to help inform them about their interests and abilities.

In 2014 students have “had a crack”, had the opportunity to change subjects if it wasn’t for them and firm up their thoughts about 2012.

Students have the opportunity to attend the careers market in Hervey Bay.

Students have undertaken a range of career exploration opportunities while studying Post Compulsory Prep (PCP)

Students will complete a SET Plan confirming their intentions for the next 2 years.

OUTCOMES

OP Certificate qualification QCE Combination of above

NO OUTCOME IS NOT AN OPTION

ALDRIDGE PHILOSOPHY – Delayed specialisation

Yr 11 YR 11 OP YR 11 NON OP / SAS

Yr 12 YR 12 OP YR 12 NON OP VET Specialisation

Yr 13 UNI GAP YR WORK C3G

PATHWAYS

University OP TPP & TPP (IP) Headstart TER via Certificate and Diploma – Yr 13

Am I on track? OP estimations end Yr 11 and mid Yr 12

PATHWAYS

School based Apprenticeships & Traineeships Julie Terry School to Work Officer Advertised positions – job application

Cerificate III Guarantee Fee free courses in the year after school

QCE This replaces the Senior Certificate. Students don’t automatically gain a QCE on

completion of yr 12. A QCE must be earned by:

Attending and participating in all subjects. Attendance should be 95% – 100%.

Passing subjects that are chosen. Must achieve at least a C standard each

semester.

Failing to achieve this will most likely result in cancellation of enrolment at Aldridge.

QCE continued

There are numerous rules surrounding gaining a QCE. The main issues are: Must achieve 20 credits (4 credits for

most subjects) Must have 3 subjects that you study

continuously for the 2 years Must have met the requirements for

literacy and numeracy

QCE continued

Don’t PANIC Our senior coordinator and Vet

coordinator will monitor this for every student at each reporting juncture.

OP

For students aiming for tertiary entry into Diploma or Degree courses straight after school (2017).

Requires students to study at least 5 authority subjects for 2 years.

At Aldridge we expect students to study 6 subjects in order to minimise the risk associated with not performing well in a particular subject.

CERTIFICATE QUALIFICATIONS

These qualifications are drawn from national industry based training and allow specialisation in specific industries.

Students undertaking study in these areas are normally aiming to enter into a blended version of training and employment. Eg traineeship, cadetship, apprenticeship, TAFE training programs.

SENIOR PROGRAM Students study 6 subjects for 7

lessons per fortnight. Most students have Day 5 (every

second Friday without timetabled classes).

Most students will have 3 spare lessons throughout the fortnight.

Students with offline subjects will have more spares in lieu.

SUBJECT SELECTION Students carried out a trial selection to inform the

lines presented on subject selection form.

Subject selection form Handout

SET PLAN The Senior Education and Training Plan is

devised to engage parents and students in planning for the future.

The state government expects that all students will achieve either an OP, a QCE or a Certificate III by the age of 24.

For year 10 students the rules are that: You must remain at school until you turn 17 or Gain full time employment (25hrs min) or Gain a certificate III

SET PLAN cont Students are required to complete their SET

Plan on “oneschool”. The plan will be confirmed at the SETplan

interview (held in weeks 7 and 8) – letter Students will have received at least 2

lessons of preparation in creating their plans in PCP.

UNIVERSITY STUDIES Some Universities offer subjects for senior

students in semester 2 Yr 11 and Semester 1 Yr 12.

As these become available we will notify students

These are subjects over and above school courses.

Advantage of these is that they are HECs exempt which save time and money from a uni course.

WORK @ HOME Senior results will have a strong link

to the amount and quality of work that students complete at home.

Maximum results arise from completing around 4hrs study / homework per night – 6 nights per week.

We feel that a reasonable expectation is 2hrs per night.

WORK @ HOME cont

Some students spend approximately 25 hours per week on facebook or their phone.

If you allow your children to do this they will not reach their potential and will reduce their choices for the future.

GOAL SETTING

There is very strong evidence to suggest that students with a learning goal / achievement goal will perform better.

Eg OP4 to do architecture This is the lowest OP accepted last year Must aim to get at least a 3 OP estimator will guide their progress.

ATTENDANCE

If you are not here – you can’t learn what we are teaching.

95% - anything less is unacceptable. Please do not condone absence when

it is not absolutely genuine. Kids do not know what is best – sometimes given the choice they will do what they want – not what is right!

SUMMARY

Decide OP or Not Choose subjects accordingly Do the work required Attend Set learning goals

THANKYOU

Staff are available to discuss any of the matters raised tonight.