principals’ forum secondary support september 2011

Principals’ Forum

Secondary SupportSeptember 2011

Introduction

Martin Clery

Meeting focus:

Senior Secondary Pathways

Russell Dyer

2010 Enrolment Data

• Approximately 4500 Year 12 public school students

left school without attaining either an ATAR or completing a VET qualification.

2010 Enrolment Data



• Stage 1 WACE unit participation across sectors

DoE Independent Catholic schools

46.9% 16.4% 32.2%

2010 Enrolment Data



• Stage 1 WACE unit participation across sectors

• 60% of schools had Stage 1 participation rates above 50%

DoE Independent Catholic schools

46.9% 16.4% 32.2%

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Achievement 2010

Enrolments 2011

VET Achievement Data

2010 Enrolment Data

• The mean attainment rate for public schools was 58.6%

• Note: attainment rate does not currently capture student participation in School Based Traineeships, the School Apprenticeship Link program or students working towards portfolio entry.

2010 Enrolment Data

• Approximately one third of schools had a greater proportional enrolment in Stage 1 units in 2010 than they had in Wholly School Assessed subjects in 2007.

2010 Enrolment Data

• Approximately one third of schools had a greater proportional enrolment in Stage 1 units in 2010 than they had in Wholly School Assessed subjects in 2007.

• Approximately one quarter of schools had a greater proportional enrolment in Stage 1 units in 2010 than the proportion of the same cohort that achieved either a satisfactory or limited in the WALNA testing in 2007.

2010 Enrolment Data

Enrolment patterns in English

Compulsory exams and 15 mark bonus

introduced

91% obtained A, B or C grades



2010 Enrolment Data





74% of the students obtained an A, B or C at Stage 2 or 3.

2010 Enrolment Data




2010 Enrolment Data

Enrolment patterns in Media Production and Analysis

Compulsory exams and 15 mark bonus

introduced


83% obtained A, B or C grades87% obtained A, B or C grades

Expected Standards

Michelle Ostberg

English work samples

Stage 1 C grade < Year 9 C grade

2007 Year 9: D/E = 2 442 students

2010 Year 12: Stage 1 = 4 923 students

The data suggests that ~2 500 students demonstrated a higher standard 3 years earlier

Expected Standards Mathematics content

Unit 1E content ≈ Years 7-9, Aust Curric ≈ Years 8-9, K-10

Syllabus(NB No networks, number patterns and minimal chance and data in AC)

2007 Year 9: D/E = 3 375 students2010 Year 12: Stage 1 = 5 275 students

At least 1 900 students were successful with much of this content 3 years earlier

Curriculum Council

Update

Allan Blagaich

© 2009 Curriculum Council

National Curriculum & Curriculum Council Update

Pathways for Senior Secondary Students


Current Status of National Curriculum

• 8 December 2010 MCEEDYA Min - ACARA• Establish a national common approach to the

achievement standards, trial and validate the approach

• Finalise a clear and overarching framework for the AC that assures the place and integrity of all learning areas

• Develop the curriculum content and achievement standards as required to meet the needs of special education students


WA Position

• Minister has stated until fully developed and with content, validated achievement standards, annotated work samples linking achievement standards to grading, assessment and reporting, WA will not commence implementation.

• From announcement WA has said 3 years for implementation

• ACARA has flagged 2014 NAPLAN to be based on Australian Curriculum


F (pre-primary) – Year 10

• Achievement Standards validation has commenced

• Initial phase engaged teachers to confirm – coherence, developmental progression, consistency of expectation and usability.

• 80 teachers cross sectoral• All states• October MCEEDYA


Nationally consistent assessment and reporting

• Because of variation in assessment and reporting, ACARA has proposed that there be a transition period as states move to more consistent assessment and reporting arrangements

• This means that over the next two years as states implement English, mathematics, science and history, teachers will be expected to use current state approaches to assessment and reporting

• Steering committee (DG, CEO, AISWA, CC) has stated that this is unacceptable and advised the minister accordingly


Framework for F-10 Curriculum

• Rationale, role in overall curriculum, treatment of the LAs, general capabilities, cross curriculum priorities and fit to Melbourne Declaration

• Assumes that for any year of schooling AC is written for up to 80% of total teaching time – peaking at 7&8 and reducing at 9&10 as core expectations are reduced

• Time allocations, organisation and delivery rest with education authorities and schools


Provision of curriculum for students with disability

• Provides a position on how published curriculum is designed to help the learning

• Content descriptions and achievement standards for school age students with intellectual and developmental disability

• Initial work is focused on literacy and numeracy personal and social competence

• Particular focus will also be paid to Health and Physical Education area


Senior Secondary Curriculum

• Advice provided on first 14 through CACs• ACARA presented a model and development

process for levels of achievement• ACARA is consulting with jurisdictions on the

model and proposed changes for developing, checking and refining levels of achievement

• Development of levels of achievement is planned to occur during the remainder of 2011 and early 2012



• English, mathematics, science and history should be ready for endorsement last quarter 2012

• Implementation timeline has yet to be completed

• Baccalaureate –ACARAS initial paper proposes it sits alongside existing senior school qualifications as voluntary credential that will build on AC



• ARTS – paper released F-12

• Paper has been prepared cross sectorally

• CC providing feedback


Languages

• Consultation has occurred

• ACARA is reviewing the feedback received from teachers and students and will inform him our practice.

• CC coordinated a WA response


Technologies and Physical Education

• Position paper for Technologies and draft position paper for H&PE have been presented for discussion

• Papers raise issues in relation to subject composition, relationship to other learning areas


What needs to be considered• Location of 7’s and NAPLAN 2014

• Amendments to CC Act - Curriculum Framework – data – standards review

• National Curriculum Senior Secondary = four units 1&2 not linked, 3&4 scoped to follow and exit with examination. – Units1&2 map to stage 2 and – Units 3&4 map to stage 3

• Australian Baccalaureate – possible impact of

• Stage 3, Stage 2, Stage 1, VET stand alone, VET embedded, endorsed units


What needs to be considered

• Disproportionate enrolments in – Stage 1 50.1% compared to – Stage 2 13.2% & – Stage 3 36.2%

• Only state not to accredit VET for ATAR• Loading of stage 3 units as a disincentive • University – enrolment caps off, stage 1

insufficient for alternative pathway entry


Where to from here?

• School Curriculum and Standards Authority New Board (7 members)– New Statutory Committees

• Standards (5 members)• Curriculum and Assessment (13 members)

• National Curriculum – October and implementation

• Current enrolments and decisions re viability and cost

• Exams and Blog. Facebook and Twitter

principals’ forum secondary support september 2011

Documents

stage participation

mceedya slide

australian curriculum

vet achievement data

c grades

public school students

curriculum content

c grade year