New Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) and tertiary entrance systems & Year 10 Subject Selection - Aquinas College Ashmore
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New Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) and
tertiary entrance systems
&
Year 10 Subject Selection
PRAYER
Ms. Marie Samuels –
Curriculum Leader Junior
School
On our journey together as parents, staff and students ALL: May your footsteps guide us As our Year 9 students transition into Senior School ALL: May your footsteps guide us In our travelling towards the new paths of Senior Assessment ALL: May your footsteps guide us In the living of our faith ALL: May your footsteps guide us ALL: Amen
• Introductions
v Mr. Peter Hurley – Principal
v Mrs. Jo Carroll – Assistant Principal Junior School
v Mrs. Helen Chamberlain – Assistant Principal Senior School
v Marie Samuels – Head of Junior School
v Mrs. Lynne Murdoch - Curriculum Leader for Vocational Education
v Mrs. Kym Allardyce – Curriculum Leader Learning and Teaching
Schooling Journey
Year 9 20017
Year 7 2015
Prep 2008
• General information
• Pathways
• Eligibility
• Inter subject scaling
• Trials
• The direction of Aquinas College in the Senior
School from 2018
• Subject choices – Impact from 2018
• MYPATH – the new QTAC tool which assists
students and schools in study planning.
Important Websites
• QCAA = Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Ø https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au
• QTAC = Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre
Ø http://www.qtac.edu.au
General Information
• QCAA & QTAC are now in a much closer partnership
• QCAA – Syllabus and correlation of the Data
• QTAC – inter-scaling, calculation of ATAR (2020) & placement offersGeneral Information • Students who complete Yr 12 will receive a Senior Statement • Eligible students will also receive a QCE (QLD Certificate of Education) • An overall numerical score and level of achievement (A-E) for each ‘General’ subject will be provided • Applied subjects – level of achievements only • An ATAR will replace an OP – score between 0.00 – 99.95 (0.05) • NO QCS Test – final 2019 • NO Selection Rank Options
Pathways
Eligibility
QTAC will calculate ATARs based on either:
Best five QCAA General subjects Best four QCAA General subjects
+
The best result in a:
QCAA Applied (currently Authority-registered
subject or Subject Area Syllabus subject)
or
Certificate III
or
Certificate IV
or
Diploma
or Advanced diploma
If a student is eligible for an ATAR in both categories, QTAC will use their
highest ATAR.English as a requirement for ATAR eligibility
• Eligibility for an ATAR = satisfactory completion of a QCAA English subject.
• Satisfactory completion (Sound Level of Achievement) in one of five subjects
Ø English, Essential English, Literature (new subject), English and Literature
Extension (renamed), or English as an Additional Language.
• While students must meet this standard to be eligible to receive an ATAR, it
won’t be mandatory for a student’s English result to be included in the
calculation of their ATAR .Inter subject scaling • Raw scores for a given subject are adjusted so the results for that subject can be compared fairly with the results of any other subject. • If a student of a given ability studies a less challenging Maths subject they might get a 90/100. But if the same student studied a more challenging Maths subject they might only get a 70/100. However, through scaling, they should end up with the same scaled score for inclusion in their ATAR calculation. • If subjects were not scaled, students could maximize their ATAR by studying what they believe are the easiest possible subjects.
Inter subject scaling
Trials
• 2016 Aquinas participated in the Mathematics B Trial
• 2017 Aquinas participated in the Physical Education & Visual Art Trials
Ø Real life simulations of the external exams
Ø Feedback for teachers on how the examinations align with teaching and learning
Ø Student feedback – level of difficulty
Ø Similar to processes already with the QCS Test
• Security
• Times
• AllowancesGeneral Information
v Unit 1 & 2 Foundation Learning based on local decisions –
Ø School based assessment
&
v Unit 3 & 4 Summative
v will have the ISMG (Instrument Specific Marking Guide) used to mark student assessment
Ø 3 x School Based + External Assessment
Ø 75% school based (most subjects) + 25% external
Ø 50% in Science / Maths for external
• No work programs – direction from the SyllabusExternal Assessment
• 11, 500 unique combinations
• 20th Nov 2020
• Weeks 4,5,6 (Term 4)
• Teaching / Revision in Week 1,2,3 (Term 4)
• 12 month assessment schedule will be published in January of that yearConsiderations:
Directions
GUIDING STUDENTS =
• Subjects they enjoy
• Achieve well at personal subjects
• Prerequisites (Uni)
v discussion to consider
Ø changes in the new system will be minimal, if at all possible
Ø direction for students in the new system will become paramount
Ø Subject PrerequisitesSubject Selection: • In the subject selection handbook there is a page called Subject Prerequisites. • These are Prerequisites for the new ATAR subjects in 2019. • Students will have to meet these prerequisites to enter these subjects.
MYPATH – New QTAC Tool
QUESTIONS
Timeline • Collect Subject Handbook this evening – 13th September • It will contain the student login details and parent validation code • Enter SSO on the College website from Monday 18th September – Thursday 5th October. • Please return the selection report to the front office by Friday 6th October. • Any issues with SSO please contact PaulaR@aquinas.qld.edu.au
Other Business: • Senior Uniform • Blazers
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