Year 10 into 11 2022Subject Selection

Information

Welcome

Legal Requirements

Compulsory School Age• Students stay at school until they finish Year 10 or turn

16, whichever comes first.

Compulsory Participation Phase• After that, if not working at least 25 hours per week,

young people need to:• stay in education or training for 2 more years, or• get a QCE, or• get a Certificate III vocational qualification or higher, or• turn 17, whichever comes first

NEW Overall jobs to 2024 Aged and disabled carers 69,000 (39% increase)

Registered nurses 51,000 (18% increase)

Enrolled Nurses 2,200 (8%)

Child carers 25,000 (18% increase)

Waiters 20,000 (16% increase)

Chefs 17,000 (17% increase)

General clerks 14,000 (5% increase)

Psychologists 10,000 (30% increase)

Accountants 7,500 (4 % increase)

General sales assistants 7, 500 but only 1.4% increase

Carpenters 7,000 (5.3% increase)

Electricians 6,500 (4.5% increase)

Civil Engineers 6,000 (13.5% increase)

Beauty therapists 6,000 (19% increase)

VETs 1,800 (15% increase) Vet nurses 1,000 (9% increase)

Interior designers 1,500 (15% increase)

Year 10 student preparation

Certificate II in Skills for Work – contribute to their QCE

Career expo – in the SAC today

SET planning process begins next week

Guest speakers come in representing health careers, trades and universities.

Work Experience – September 13th – 17th

September

Emu Gully Camp – develop leadership skills

Pathways

Essentially, although there are exceptions, nearly all students complete year 12 … THEN

Apprenticeships (maybe start while at school)

Work

Tertiary study➢ University

➢ TAFE

➢ Private Provider Courses

QCE & ATAR

It is expected every student will graduate in 2023 with a Queensland Certificate of Education –QCE

An ATAR (Australian tertiary admissions rank) is a fine grade scale used to rank students for University entry

Not every student will receive an ATAR

QCE

Queensland Certificate of Education

General subjects

General subjects are suited to students who are interested in pathways beyond senior secondary schooling that lead primarily to tertiary studies.

General subjects will have external exams in unit 4 – for Math & Science these exams are worth 50%

General subjects will require 4 hours per week study for EACH subject.

Applied subjects

Applied subjects are suited to students who are primarily interested in pathways beyond senior secondary schooling that lead to vocational education and training or work.

One applied subject can count towards an ATAR.

Vocational Education and Training

(VET) Courses.

Students may choose to study a Certificate course during Year 11 & 12

They may also choose a School Based Traineeship or Apprenticeship

Mrs Waqairagata (VET co-ordinator) will discuss this in detail later on

QCE – Credits

Unit 1 and 2 (separate): 1 point per ‘satisfactory’ unit Units 3 and 4 (paired): 2 points for ‘C’ or better or no points

QCE eligibility scenarios

ATAR eligible

Must have 4 General subjects AND a 5th ‘subject’ 5th subject can be⚫ Another General subject⚫ An Applied subject⚫ A completed Certificate iii or iv⚫ A completed Diploma or advanced Diploma

5 General subjects will probably give you your ‘best’ ATAR⚫ But remember you need to choose subjects you are

good at, enjoy, etc.

Do not necessarily have to ‘pass’ a subject – just receive credit for it. Except your English – you must pass your English.

Pre-requisites

Sometimes called ELIGIBILITYIf a student is intending on a university pathway the course they choose may have

P Pre-requisites P – subjects they must study

A Assumed knowledge

R Recommended study

Most common P will be ENGLISH (units 3,4; C)

Eg Engineering USC P English, Math Methods,

R Specialist Math, Physics or Chemistry

QCE & ATAR Summary

QCE credits accrue from Unit 1 in Year 11 –students must be in suitable subjects from the beginning

External assessment in Unit 4 worth 50% for Math & Sciences

Must pass units 3 & 4 together for 2 QCE points

ATAR replaces OP for University entrance

Can use one Applied subject or VET Certificate III for ATAR calculation

Must pass an English to receive an ATAR

Access information via QCAA website

Access to subject Syllabus documents

College Prerequisites for Year 11 and 12

College Prerequisites

Prerequisites and co-requisites are listed on each subject page and are based on Year 10, Semester one results in core subjects.

Students who have not met these requisites will have this flagged on their subject selection tab on OneSchool.

Opportunities to have subject eligibility reviewed will be discussed further at SET planning and in consultation with the curriculum Head of Department for that subject..

SET Planning

Students will start working on their Senior Education and Training Plan in SFW.

The SET Plan is completed in One School.

It is a requirement of every year 10 students in the state to have a completed SET Plan.

SET PLAN MEETINGS with

PARENTS AND STUDENTS

Booked on SOBs

Meetings will take place in week 4 of next term

We will email you with more information when bookings open

Attendance at SET plan meetings is mandatory (Education Queensland requirement)

Vocational Education and Training

(VET) Courses

Students may choose to study a Certificate course during Year 11 and 12.

This could be completed on campus;

At TAFE or another external RTO or

As a School Based Traineeship or

Apprenticeship.

On Campus

Certificate III in Early Childhood – DBSHS

Certificate II and III in Hospitality – Blueprint

Certificate III in Business – Blueprint

Certificate III in Fitness – Binnacle Training

Certificate II and III in Health Support Services –

Connect n Grow

Certificate III in Visual Art - BSSC

VETiS funding

All Queensland secondary school students have access to Government funding under the VETiSscheme (Vet in Schools) up to a Certificate II level.

Students only get to access this funding for one qualification, therefore if your student has NOT already accessed their VETiS funding, they will be able to nominate it for their selected course if applicable.

Skills for Work Program

In 2021 all year 10 students will be enrolled in the Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Placement.

This will take place period 4 Thursday. It is a great qualification for gaining entry level skills for the workplace.

4 QCE points banked before year 11 starts!

TAFE and other external RTO’s

Some students choose to study courses through TAFE or ATTC

If you are interested in studying at TAFE one day a week while still studying at school for your QCE.

Courses include construction, automotive, electro technology, engineering, furniture making, telecommunications, crime and justice and rural operations/ animal studies to name a few.

QCE – Credits for VET

Certificate I = 2 – 3 QCE credits

Certificate II = 4 QCE credits

Certificate III= 6 – 8 QCE credits and may count towards an ATAR

Accrues credit at intervals of:

⚫ 25%

⚫ 50%

⚫ 75%

⚫ 100%

Unique Student Identifier (USI)

All enrolments into VET or SAT require a USI

A USI takes about 5 minutes to apply for and you keep it for life.

Forms have been sent home with students and via email.

We require all senior students to have a USI

Work Experience

Scheduled for week ten in term three (13 – 17 September, 2021).

Students will be required to source their own work experience placement

Only students with a completed, signed Work Experience Agreement –Form C will be permitted to proceed on work experience

Why do work experience?

First hand experience in an industry or occupation

Skills that will be recognised in other workplaces

Increased confidence in ability to learn new skills

Additional experience and referee for resume – potential to be offered a part-time job

Structured, supervised hands-on experience

Senior team

Kylee Chandler (Deputy Principal – Senior)

Tanya Blake (HOD Senior)

Leah Gilmour and Simon Braiden (GO)

Ebonie Waqairagata (VET Co-ordinator)

Gwynne Thurecht (Youth Pathways Officer)

Paula Shields (TA – Senior)

Speak to the subject experts

Please take the time to speak with Heads of Department and Senior teachers about the subjects on offer for 2022.

Use the maps to navigate around the school and see the subject displays and talk to the HOD and staff