The Seeker Finds

Geraldton Senior College:

Year 10 into Year 11

INTRODUCTION • Year 10 to Year 11

• Connect – What is it and how will it help me and my child?

• OLNA – Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment

• Cert Courses

• General and Foundation Courses

• ATAR

CONNECT: WHAT IS IT AND HOW WILL IT HELP ME AND MY CHILD?

• Online Portal bridging the gap between class room and home

• Assessment outlines are being uploaded:

• You will be able to look at the cumulative percentage score for each subject that your child has (Excluding Cert II)

• Box & Whisper diagram

• Raw and weighted scores

CONNECT: WHAT IS IT AND HOW WILL IT HELP ME AND MY CHILD?

• Attendance Data – authorised and unauthorised absences – uploaded every 24 hrs

• Notifications – viewable online or via the IOS/Android app

• Important dates

• Online submissions - we are working towards at the moment, although some teachers are already doing this.

OLNA Online Literacy & Numeracy (OLNA) • Testing in March (and again in September) – Term 1 Week 6 & 7 • Students who have achieved Band 8 in NAPLAN are pre-qualified • Students required to attain Category 3 in Numeracy, Reading & Writing to

achieve the WACE

The Seeker Finds

GENERAL & FOUNDATION COURSES • Assessment outlines:

• All Year 11 General and Foundation courses will follow an assessment outline

• Students who have not passed their OLNA will only be able to access the foundation courses

• These courses do not have exams at the end of semester/year

• Not completing an assessment task could result in your child not progressing into or completing Year 12

• Year 12 General and Foundation courses will also incorporate an Externally Set Task (EST) which is a state-wide assessment that is used to moderate teaching and learning in schools:

• Weeks 4,5 & 6 of Term Two

The Seeker Finds

VET COURSES • Certificate II or Higher

• Mainstream – as part of timetable same time (5 blocks)

• Or External VET program

• Continual assessment of vocational skills

• Non-numerical scores – competent or not!

• Will not show on Connect yet – this will be added in future

ATAR

The Seeker Finds

• University entry

• Compulsory external exam

• Assessment outlines:

• Regular in-class assessments – structure is specific to the course

• Study timetables for exam preparation

• Exams at the end of Semester One and end of Term 3 holidays

• Connect

ANY QUESTIONS?

The Seeker Finds

WACE –WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

• Students will in general do 6 courses (12 units) each year (or equivalents eg a certificate)

• Year 11 and 12 = 20-24 potential units/equivalents (some programs have study which don’t count)

LITERACY AND NUMERACY STANDARD

Tests run in March & September Yr10

Opportunity to keep sitting Yr 11,12

ACHIEVEMENT STANDARD

Geraldton Senior College Vocational Education and Training courses provide students with the knowledge and skills relevant to employment.

PAIS AND TAFELINK (OFF-SITE) Pre-Apprenticeship in Schools

Automotive Hospitality Engineering Plumbing

TAFELink Electrotechnolgy

programs involve regular days away from school. Students in these programs have a modified timetable.

• The programs involve regular days away from school. Students in these programs have a modified timetable.

OFF SITE PROGRAMS

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1

2 Recess

3

4 Lunch

5

6

Maths

Maths

English

English

TAFE

TAFE

TAFE

TAFE

TAFE

TAFE

Career and Enterprise

Career and Enterprise

TAFE

TAFE

TAFE

TAFE

TAFE

TAFE

Elective 1 Elective 1

Elective 2

Elective 2

Elective 2

Elective 2

Elective 1 Elective 1

English

English

Maths

Maths

• English= 2 units

• Maths= 2 Units

• Work place Learning = 2 units

• Career and Enterprise= 1 unit

• Elective 1 = 2 units

• Elective 2 = 2 units

• Certificate = 4 units

WACE UNITS

• Lab Skills/Animal Care/Retail Cosmetics/Community Services

• 4 days a week at school • 1 day a week away from

school at the TAFE (Thursday) • In addition work placements occur as either:

• 1 day a week in a work place (Thursday) • or week long blocks in a workplace

• Students may be required to complete up to 15 days of their work placement during school holidays.

TAFE LINK

• Nursing Programs

• 4 days a week at school • 1 day a week away from

school at the TAFE (Thursday)

• Diploma of Nursing students will complete a work placement towards the end of the course in Year 12

• Certificate IV Nursing Preparation do not have a workplace component.

TAFE LINK

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1

2 Recess

3

4 Lunch

5

6

English

English

Human Biol

Human Biol

Maths

Maths

Maths

Maths

PAIS Timetable Considerations

VET Study VET Study

TAFE

TAFE

TAFE

TAFE

TAFE

Human Biol Human Biol

English

Elective 1

Elective 1

Elective 2

Elective 2

English

Elective 2

Elective 2

Elective 1

Elective 1

English

VET Study

Elective 1

Elective 2

• Course integrated into the Certificate course

• Completion of Logbook and a series of questions is required

• RTO will also use the Logbook as evidence

• 55hours= 1 Unit

• Log of hours (verified by Employer)

• Document daily task schedule (verified by Employer)

• 10 questions in Skills Journal per 55 hour unit

WORKPLACE LEARNING (ADWPL)

• Arranged by TAFE

• School arrange insurance paperwork and permission forms for both student and employer.

WORK PLACEMENTS

• Students commit to the program for the duration

• Uphold school behaviour expectations and attendance (90%) at all times

• If suspended from school it will include TAFE days

• It may jeopardise your position in program

• Manage workload and study program.

COMMITMENT

Mrs Julie O’malley Workplace Co-ordinator Geraldton Senior College (08) 9965 8454 Julie.OMalley@education.wa.edu.au Mrs Rhonda Kennedy Manager- Career and Vocational Education Geraldton Senior College (08) 9965 8453 Rhonda.kennedy@education.wa.edu.au

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