Senior Pathways Program Parent Information Session
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Senior Pathways Program Parent Information Session
Purpose • Understand the QCE system and ATAR calculation • Understand VET (Vocational Education & Training) • Know how to assist your child with choosing senior subjects
Queensland Certificate of Education
•Queensland’s senior secondary schooling
qualification - QCE
•Internationally recognised
•Provides evidence of achievements
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Subject options
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PATHWAYS
SUBJECTS
TERTIARY EMPLOYMENT
QCE requirements
•20 credits from:
General or Applied subjects and VET
Tertiary Employment
pathway pathway
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QCE requirements
•12 credits from Core study:
•3 x QCAA General subjects – all 4 units exiting with a
grade of “C” or better
•Certificate II qualifications – 4 credits
•Certificate III and IV qualifications – 8 credits
•School-based apprenticeships/traineeships – 6 credits
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QCE requirements
•Literacy and numeracy – Pass Maths and English
•TCC – 7 x 4 = 28
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Duplication of learning
QCAA website https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/certificates-and-qualifications/qce/eligibility-requirements
What can students choose? Curriculum Handbook
UNITS NOT
SEMESTERS
YEAR 11 YEAR 12
UNIT 1 UNIT 2 UNIT 3 UNIT 4 EXTERNAL EXAMS
24.01.22 23.05.2022 04.10.2022 17.04.2023 23.10.2023
– – – – –
20.05.22 16.09.2022 31.03.2023 21.10.2022 17.11.2023QCE System
• All subjects are developmental – subject selection is a
2 year choice and QCAA and TCC strongly advises
against subject changes
• Commitments which erode learning time would be a
concern and will disadvantage students
13QCE System
• Units 1 and 2 – 3 pieces of assessment
• General subjects - Units 3 and 4 - 3 internal assessments
and 1 external assessment
• Applied subjects - Units 3 and 4 - 4 internal assessments.
(Essential Mathematics and Essential English have 1
Common Internal Assessment – QCAA set and marked by teachers
14QCE System
• Science and Maths – 50% external assessment based
on Units 3 and 4
• The Arts – 25% external assessment on Units 3 and 4
• All others – 25% external assessment on Unit 4
15QCE System
•A-E achievement levels on Reports for
Units 1, 2 and 3.
•Final Reports are produced by QCAA and
students receive their results in their myQCE
account.
16QCE System
• Result out of 100 is allocated for General subjects in
Units 3 and 4.
• Students will receive a numerical and A-E final subject
result.
• Students studying Applied subjects will receive A-E.
17What to choose? 1. University/TAFE prerequisites 2. What subjects they are good at 3. What subjects they enjoy
What to choose? •Applied Subjects (General Maths – Electrical) •Certificate courses – external providers •School-based Apprenticeship/Traineeship
Senior School is……………
Rigorous
Competitive
Demanding
20What not to choose • Subjects to be with friends • Subjects not enjoyed but “someone” said it will lead to a good ATAR
Australian Tertiary Admission Rank
ATAR
22ATAR
• The ATAR is the standard measure of overall school
achievement.
• It is a rank indicating a student’s position overall
relative to other students.
• The ATAR is expressed on a 2000-point scale from
99.95 (highest) down to 0, in increments of 0.05.
23Australian Tertiary Admission Rank
Comparison Source: www.qtac.edu.au
Extra QTAC rank points • Some universities, for some courses, offer “bonus” points • For example, UQ Medical degree: • A language subject – Japanese – 1 point • Specialist Mathematics – 2 points • Rural/Regional applications – 1-2 points (depends on area) (Need to check with individual universities)
How is VET included in the ATAR?
•Each VET qualification level has a single scaled
score that can be included in the student’s ATAR
•A scaled score for a Cert IV will be higher than a
Cert III (Cert II does not count towards ATAR)
27VET for tertiary entrance
•Completed VET courses will still be used for
tertiary entrance in two ways:
1. VET incorporation into ATAR; and/or
2. VET as the basis of admission (Universities
provide this information – see websites)
28Important
• To be ATAR-eligible, students must receive a “C” or better
in an English subject (General or Applied)
• English will only count towards ATAR if it is one of
student’s best five subject results
• English/Literature (General subject) is a prerequisite for
many University courses.
29Subject Scaling • Scaling is necessary so that student results in different subjects can be compared fairly. • A student studying General Maths might get 78 / 100. • Another student achieves 78/100 in Specialist Maths. • Are these scores equal? Do the students deserve the same credit? • For more information go to the QTAC website – white paper inter-subject scaling
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Subject Selection Process • Tuesday 27 July – data gathering (students will select 7 subjects or 6 with a study if choosing SOR) • Using student preferences, a line construction will be developed (some subjects will be cut at this stage) • Monday 2 August – Thursday 5 August – submission of subject selections through portal – link will be emailed to students (some subjects will be cut at this stage) • Monday 9 August – Subject Selection interviews commence 32
How can you help?
• Discuss realistic pathways and options
• Have regular discussions about university and jobs
• Access Curriculum Handbook
• Research courses and prerequisite subjects
• Research jobs (https://joboutlook.gov.au/a-z.aspx)
33Thank you
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