Senior School Information Evening

Year 11Presenters: Mrs Sharon Schultz

Ms Innis

Mr Morgan

Ms MacDonald

Ms Aiello

Executive PrincipalMrs Sharon Schultz

Good to Great to Exceptional

Executive Principal 2019 Priorities

• Continuing our strong history of Excellence across our Academic, Sporting, Cultural and Community Pillars.

• Developing the potential of the ‘whole child’ through our knowledge of their passions and interests.

• School community with a strong sense of belonging and senior student well-being.

• Rigorous program of learning that positions our students to achieve outstanding results.

• Provision of a learning environment that is supportive of success, personal and academic growth, and achievement of personal goals for all senior students.

Deputy Head of SchoolSenior Secondary

Alyson Innis

Communication

CLASSROOM TEACHER – ROLL MARK TEACHER

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT - DEAN OF STUDENTS

DEPUTY HEAD OF SCHOOL

HEAD OF SCHOOL

EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL

Absence and medical details

• Absence line: 0437 883 296

• SeniorAttendance@varsitycollege.eq.edu.au

• Medical certificates to be emailed or handed to Roz De Silva in Student Services

Accessing information

• Varsity College Newsletter

• Varsity College App

• Varsity College Secondary School Facebook Page

• Email communication

Please ensure you keep your contact details up to date through

Student Services

Accessing information

Varsity College WebsiteCalendar and news Events calendar (exam shutdown and events)

Support and resources Forms and Documents Assessment calendars and semester planners

Attendance

• All students are expected to be at school every lesson, every day.

• Students with Study Session on their timetables must be at their timetabled room for the session.

• On Fridays, Senior students participate in:o Work School Connecto Exam Preparation Program (EPP)o Traineeshipso On campus certificateso TAFE

• 100% attendance is the expectation.

Appearance Expectations

Assessment expectations

• Submit all assessment (drafts and final copies) on time.

• If absent on the due date, submit via email, requesting a read receipt from the recipient (teacher), and submit the task through Turnitin.

• If a student fails to submit the final task on the due date, the teacher will use evidence (such as a draft) sighted prior to the due date to assess the student.

Absence for an exam

• Parent contacts College on the day• Provide written explanation, such as a medical

certificate, on the day of return to school.• Student must be prepared to sit the exam on the day

scheduled by the school.• If a student is aware they will be absent for an exam

in advance, such as for an interstate sporting event, they must collect a form requesting a rescheduled time.

• A student cannot sit an exam prior to the cohort.

Stymie

stymie.com.au

What is the ATAR?Mr Greg Morgan

Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank

Eligible students will receive an ATAR, up to a score of

rather than an OP

99.95

Students will have to sit external examinations for each subject in Term 4 of Year 12

External exams will be worth 25 per cent of the subject grade in most subjects, and 50 per cent for mathematics and science subjects

Subject grades will be made up of three in-school assessments and one external exam

The Queensland Core Skills test will be abolished

All in-school assessments will have to be endorsed by the QCAA to ensure they are comparable across schools

The QCAA will provide students with scores for each of the subjects they sit.

The Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre QTAC will then apply inter-subject scaling and determine a student’s ATAR

The ATAR will be calculated on a student’s five best subjects, and can include a VET qualification or a Subject Area Syllabus. Also an English subject must be completed to a satisfactory level.

What is the difference between the ATAR and OP?

• The ATAR is a finer grained rank order of students than the OP.

• It’s a number between 0.00 and 99.95 with increments of 0.05, whereas the OP consists of 25 bands.

• The ATAR is commonly used in other states and territories.

ATAR and OP Current Conversion

OP Results for 2018 Cohort

LUCA GUIRGUISKYLIE LEEJACK TROY

Personalised Pathways

Qualification Number of students successfully completing in 2018

Certificate III 56

Certificate IV 21

Diploma 57

Some incredible results were achieved by the high number of students, 141 completing Vocational Education and Training Certification.

Director of Teaching & Learning

Ms Jo MacDonald

Senior Schooling Success

Academic expectations of senior students

Families supporting academic success

New expectations in Year 11

Year 11 results and their importance

Preparation for External Assessment Program (P.E.E.P)

Academics, work & sport

What time commitment should students be allocating?

2-3 hours per week per subject

‘Student’ is a job description: set homework, REVISION & assignment work

How many hours should students be working?

10 hours maximum during the school term

Holidays at the discretion of assignment loads

Should students play sport?

Yes - hours should be balanced between academic work load and work hours

Reports and Academic Monitoring

How does the school utilize reports?

Identifies students who are struggling academically

Commence an At Risk interview process

Students can also access Guidance Officers for academic support

How can families support students?

Know the Term Calendars and Course Requirements

Shuts Downs

Alternative Programs: First Aid, CPR, TAFE & Traineeships days

Provide a suitable work and study environment

Quiet space

Desk space

Well ventilated and effectively lit work area

Provide and support routines

Regular routines: meal times, routine bedtimes

Enforce rules around electronic devices in bedrooms

Encourage exercise and stress relieving activities

Find downtime activities or relaxation techniques

P.E.A.P - Program for External Assessment Preparation

Friday afternoons Lesson 3 and 4 (EPP code)

Aimed at supporting General subjects & senior study skills for external exams (Year 12)

Topics being covered in Term 1:• Time Management & developing a study planner• Graphic organisers for study and higher order thinking• Maths Problem Solving Model • Study Group Set Up & Management• Science Data Exam Strategies• Social Science Response to Stimulus Exam Strategies• Academic Integrity Course – QCAA• Subject tutorials prior to exam blocks – determined by Shut Down rosters

• Student Planner is digital, user friendly & printable.

• Helps establish study routines.• Workshopped with students in P.E.A.P• Includes support for parents (see below)

• Emailed out to all Yr11 parents tomorrow.

Do Year 11 results matter?

YESTerm 4 Year 11 - students commence Year 12

IMPORTANTLY YEAR 11 WORK:

Develops subject specific assessment familiarity

Provides FORMATIVE feedback to students for improvement

Time Management

Revision Skills

Study Skills

Director of WellbeingNicole Aiello

Here to help …

• Wellbeing – personal, family, school issues

• Career Support – prerequisite subjects, tertiary pathways, QTAC, scholarships, early/direct entry programs, school-based university programs

• University Open Day and Events

• Appointments – Student Services

• Guidance Officers: Angela Dunshea & Brent Nelson

Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments (AARA)

• At times illness and misadventure may impact a student

• Documentation required: medical certificate, agency document – court, police. Official evidence.

• Process applied

• Does not cover events of own or parents choosing –e.g. holidays

2018 Results

• Results for 2018 Students – 100% of students achieved a place

• 84% achieved their 1st preference

Tertiary Destinations for Students of 2019

Griffith University64%

Queensland University of Technology

6%

Southern Cross University

1%

The University of Queensland

21%

TAFE Queensland2%

Griffith College1%

SAE Creative Media Institute

1%

Bond University4%

Fields of Education to be Studied in 2019Agriculture, Environmental

and Related Studies (e.g. Land, Parks & Wildlife)

1%

Architecture and Building (e.g. Urban & Regional Planning,

Interior Design)7%

Creative Arts (e.g. Music, Graphic Design,

Communication & Media Studies)

17%

Education (e.g. Early Childhood, Primary,

Secondary)7%

Engineering (e.g Chemical, Automotive, Civil, Aerospace,

Biomedical, Surveying)11%

Food, Hospitality and Personal Services (e.g. Beauty Therapy)

0%Health (e.g Pharmacy,

Veterinary Science, Naturopathy, Speech

Pathology)13%

Information Technology (e.g Computer Science,

Programming)3%

Management and Commerce (e.g. Hospitality Management,

Banking & Finance)8%

Natural and Physical Sciences (e.g. Mathematics, Physics,

Laboratory Technology)10%

Society and Culture (e.g. Law, Economics, Psychology, Sport

& Recreation)23%

Scholarships

• Major awards nominated by school e.g. Sir Samuel Griffith, Bond Collegiate

• Many other prestigious scholarships e.g. T J Ryan Education Award

• Commonwealth sponsored scholarships – Centrelink – means tested

• Other scholarships are available on uni websites –faculty, sporting, Indigenous

Requirements for Scholarships

• Academic excellence

• Community involvement e.g. Surf Life Saving, Mentoring Programs, Red Cross Appeal, 40 Hour Famine

• Recommendations from school

• Must be able to show that you would be an asset to the institution

• GCIT – part of the Direct Entry process

• Sporting – high level representation

Many Programs on offer

• You need to be active in pursuing the options now

• Actively research – University Open Days, Career Expos, University Experience days

• Research trends in employment outcomes

• See Guidance Officer for more details

Key Dates

• Tertiary Open Days and Events 2019 –handbook

• Watch out for newsletter, student notices and assemblies

• VC will host Tertiary Pathways Day

• Careers Expo on 30 May 2019 5:00pm to 7:00pm