Year 11 2019

Our Responsibility

To guide you in making decisions now to ensure future success

To support you in achieving your future goals

To have high expectations of you

To hold you accountable for your results

Your ResponsibilityEVERY student WILL graduate from Helensvale State High and WILL achieve:

1. A QCE – Queensland Certificate of Education

AND

2. An ATAR, OR a Nationally recognised qualification (Certificate course)

What can I studyQCE learning options suit your strengths, interests and goals:• school subjects

• vocational education and training (VET)

• school-based apprenticeships (SBA) and traineeships (SBT)

• TAFE advanced diploma or diploma modules

• university studies.

School SubjectsThree Categories of School Subjects:

1. General subjects (used to calculate ATARs)Examples include – General Mathematics, English, Legal Studies,

Chemistry

2. Applied subjects Examples include: Sport and Recreation, Hospitality Practices, Aquatic Practices,

Essential English, Essential Mathematics

3. Vocational Education and Training (VET) certificate coursesExamples include: Cert II Dance, Cert II Business

Apprenticeships and Traineeships

A school-based apprenticeship or traineeship provides the opportunity to train on the job while working towards the QCE.

School-based apprenticeships or traineeships provides the opportunity to train on the job while working towards the QCE.

There are usually at Certificate II or III level

QCE credit and Duplication of Learning

TRAINING PACKAGES AND APPLIED SUBJECTS

Students cannot study the following subjects together, as they will not

maximise credit points:

Certificate II Visual Arts and Visual Arts In Practice

Certificate II Sport and Recreation / Certificate III Sport and Recreation

and Sport and Recreation (Applied) / Sports Academy

Certificate II Sport and Recreation / Certificate III Fitness and Sport and

Recreation (Applied) / Sports Academy

Contribution of TAFE courses and School Based

Traineeships/Apprenticeships will also have to be taken into account for

crossover of Training Packages or Applied Subjects.

Training Packages

As a range of training packages duplicate core units across qualifications, to accrue full

QCE credit, 90% of a qualification must be new learning.

Up to 10% of units of competency within a qualification can be reported as credit transfer

with no impact on QCE credit accrued.

Our Pathways

At Helensvale State High

Academic ATAR Personalised Pathway ATAR

Vocational Pathway

Students study 6 General subjects

Students study:• a maximum of 5

General subjects and a Cert III or higher

• a minimum of 4 General subjects, a Cert III or higher and either 1 Applied subject or 1 Cert II

Students must include a minimum of 2 Certificate II’s in their course of studyStudents can complete Traineeships and TAFE courses in this Pathway

At Helensvale State High

MANDATED CORE SUBJECTSThese subjects are COMPULSORY for ALL students in Years 11 and 12

English AND Mathematics

English

OR

Essential English

General Maths OR Maths Methods

OR

Maths Methods and Specialist Maths

OR

Essential Maths

At Helensvale State High

Academic ATAR 6 General SubjectsEnglishAccountingBusinessLegal StudiesAncient HistoryGeographyJapaneseModern HistoryDesignDigital SolutionsFood and NutritionHealth Physical EducationDanceDramaFilm, Television & New MediaMusicVisual Art

General MathematicsMathematical MethodsSpecialist Mathematics

BiologyChemistryPhysics

*****Maths and Science Exam in Term 4 Year 12 is worth 50% of student’s mark

At Helensvale State HighPP ATAR • a maxi 5 General + Cert III or higher

• a mini 4 General, a Cert III or higher + either 1 Applied subject or 1 Cert II

English General Mathematics, Maths MethodsAccounting, Business, Legal StudiesAncient History, Geography, JapaneseModern HistoryBiology, Chemistry, PhysicsDigital Solutions, DesignFood and NutritionHealth Education, Physical EducationDance, DramaFilm, Television & New MediaMusic, Visual Art

Dip of Business, Dip of Events, Cert IV Crime and JusticeCert III Business, Cert III Screen and MediaCert III Fitness/Cert II Sport & Rec*Cert III Sport & Rec /Cert II Sport & Rec*

Cert II Horticulture, Cert II Business, Cert II Creative IndustriesCert II Dance, Cert II in Visual Arts, Cert II in IDMTCert II in App Fashion Design & Tech, Cert II in Kitchen OperationsCert II in Tourism,

Aquatic PracticesBuilding and ConstructionSport and Recreation / Sports ExcellenceIndustrial Technology Skills (Manufacturing)Early Childhood StudiesHospitality PracticesMedia Arts in Practice (Digital Arts)Visual Arts in Practice

At Helensvale State High

Vocational Pathway Students must include a minimum of 2 Cert II’s in their course of study

Students can complete Traineeships and TAFE courses in this Pathway

Essential EnglishEssential MathematicsGeneral MathematicsAquatic PracticesBuilding and ConstructionSport and RecreationIndustrial Technology Skills Early Childhood StudiesHospitality PracticesMedia Arts in Practice Visual Arts in Practice

Cert IV Crime and JusticeCert III Business, Cert III Screen and MediaCert III Fitness/Cert II Sport & Rec*Cert III Sport & Rec /Cert II Sport & Rec*Cert II Horticulture, Cert II Business, Cert II Creative IndustriesCert II Dance, Cert II in Visual Arts, Cert II in IDMTCert II in App Fashion Design & Tech, Cert II in Kitchen OperationsCert II in Tourism,

How to access the subject selection

book

TIMELINESS

An email is sent to all Year 10 Parents /

Guardians

A Pathway has been recommended for your

student

TIMELINESS

Book a SETP Interview through PTO

Come prepared to the Interview.

Read Subject Selection Book

Know your Pathway

Know Tertiary Pre-requisites (QTAC

website)

Have 7 or 8 subjects preferences