Subject Selection Night Year 10 New Senior 2019 & Subject Selection Night

New Senior 2019 ATAR – Australian Tertiary New Terminology - 2019 Presently referred to - 2018 ATAR - Australian Tertiary Admission Rank 2000 point scale from 99.5 (highest) to 0 (lowest) in increments of 0.05 OP - Overall Position 1(highest) – 25 (lowest) General subjects Authority subjects Applied subjects Authority registered subjects ATAR – Australian Tertiary

External exams All GENERAL subjects will involve external exams. These are: Common to all schools Administered same conditions, same time, same day Developed and marked by the QCAA.

External Exams contribution General Maths and Science subjects – external examinations will contribute 50% of final result All other General subjects contribute 25% of final subject result.

Earn or Learn pathways EARN LEARN Applied subjects VET qualification Apprenticeships EARN Employment OR LEARN Tertiary entrance General subjects

Passed an English subject ATAR Passed an English subject

New QCE Requirements GENERAL SUBJECTS 20 POINTS APPLIED SUBJECTS VET QUALIFICATIONS Certificate I and Certificate II qualifications can only contribute a MAXIMUM of 8 QCE points.

General and Applied subjects (each) Year level Unit Maximum points on passing 11 & 12 Unit One Pass = 1 point 4 Unit Two Unit Three Unit Four

VET and Diplomas VET course QCE points awarded Cert I (Preparatory) 2-3 Cert II 4 Cert III 5-8 Cert IV 8 Diploma School based apprenticeships 6

Reminders… Every student must select: An English subject A Mathematics subject Six subjects. Students CANNOT select: Both Essential English and General English Both Essential Maths and General Maths.

Before selecting the subjects…. Remember, the choices should be based on: What you are good at Something that you enjoy learning Will help you achieve your career goal Will lead you to an “Earn or Learn” pathway

Who to talk to… ENGLISH MATHS HUMANITIES SCIENCE HPE TECHNOLOGIES BUSINESS/ LOTE SENIOR SCHOOLING Special Education ARTS Ms Helen Lomas

SET Plans Wednesday 13 June - 8am – 7pm Thursday 14 June – Show Holiday Friday 15 June – 8am – 4pm No classes for Year 10 students on these days. Parents / care givers and students attend for their interview only Booking information will be distributed shortly.

Click on the ‘One School’ logo OR go to this website address http://oslp.eq.edu.au

Click on ‘My Education Plan’

Complete the ‘Intended Learning’ Section Questions1 - 4 Survey

Such as TAFE, Binnacle (Cert III Fitness) Career Intended Learning Tick the appropriate boxes (Question 1, 2, 3 & 4) Such as TAFE May legally leave school if evidence provided of full-time employment (25 + hours) Such as TAFE, Binnacle (Cert III Fitness) SUN program

Intended Learning Tick ALL that apply to you ATAR PATHWAY- Direct entry to University TICK - Every student at NRHS is required to achieve a QCE ATAR ALTERNATIVE TERTIARY PATHWAYS Certificate III Certificate IV Diploma Cert III can be used to gain an ATAR May legally leave school if evidence provided of full-time employment (25 + hours)

‘Intended Learnings’ continued – Don’t forget to click SAVE

‘Personal’ Tab – For each subject Select from the drop down tab; the Reason for Results In the Target Section – select from the drop down tabs - Achievement – Effort and Behaviour that you are aiming for at the end of Semester Two 2018 RECORD some notes in ‘Strategies for Success’ that will help you reach your target Press SAVE after each subject & click on the next tab for the next subject Survey TARGET SECTION – drop down tabs for Target Achievement effort & Behaviour Notes on how you will reach these targets Each subject Reason for Result drop down tab SAVE

Learning Snapshot Record your Target/goal results for each subject; achievement, effort & behaviour in this column Fill in your Semester One Subjects & results, achievement, effort & behaviour in this column What are some strategies to help you improve your results? Eg. I did not use feedback from draft, easily distracted E.g. Change who I sit next to, use feedback to improve assignment, attend tutorials Why did you receive these results? Ask WPP teacher for Semester One results if you are unsure

‘Personal’ Tab continued… Click ‘Add New’ to jot down your strengths, areas to improve, Interests & Goals Don’t record the career categories and career name in this INTERESTS section (it gets entered later in another section). Only list the areas of general interest such as, sport, fishing & travel

STRENGTHS   AREAS TO IMPROVE INTERESTS GOALS COURSES APPRENTICESHIP, TRAINEESHIP & WORK E.G My strengths are that I am very organised, have a study plan which I use effectively, communicate well and ask questions All about YOU… Think carefully about the things that you are GOOD at (Strengths), things you could IMPROVE, what you are INTERESTED and your GOALS in life. E.G. I need to improve my use of feedback provided by teachers to improve my drafts, edit my work carefully and pay more attention in Maths List two career categories & career names of interest to you E.g. Engineering & Technical (Category) Civil Engineering (career) E.g. Education (category), Teaching (career) ALSO Record several areas of GENERAL interest to you, e.g. sport, travelling & fishing 3 x School Goals E.G Complete a Certificate iii, ATAR of , Top student in Subject X 3 x Career Goals E.G Work in NY branch of X Manage my own store by Y Develop new prototype of Z 3 x Personal Goals E.G Run 10km in 50min, learn Kung Fu, write a novel Name of Courses you are interested in? E.g. Bachelor of Marine Science Type of Course? E.g. Bachelor, Diploma, Certificate iv Institute you are interested in studying at? E.g. TAFE, UQ, CQU Are you starting a school based traineeship or apprenticeship? If yes, record details that you know such as start date, employer, position, hours etc. Are you interested in SOURCING a traineeship or apprenticeship? What area?

‘Personal’ tab continued….. Don’t forget to click SAVE My strengths are that I am very organised, have a study plan that I use effectively, communicate well and ask questions

Surveys tab Complete the 10 questions honestly – remember this is all about YOU, it helps develop a picture of your learning style.

‘Careers and Courses’ tab Survey

Career Search Click on green arrow next to best option Choose from drop down box options Type career name in here then Search Click on green arrow next to best option

Choose the Institute of your choice from drop down box and the Course Type (Bachelor, Diploma etc) if you don’t know the exact Course Name. This then gives you options to choose from. Select the green tick to choose a Course If starting a SAT fill in any details that you know and press SAVE If interested in sourcing a SAT for yourself type the area in the ‘Other Details’ section. Press SAVE

Choose at least ONE; English & at least one Maths Subject Selection Friday Week 5 this will show the ‘Smorgasbord’ to click on and enter Monday Week 7 the actual subject choices in the line structure will be available Remember – for an ATAR you must study either; At 5 GENERAL subjects or 4 GENERAL subjects & an APPLIED subject or a Cert III Choose ONE Subject from each line (1-6) Make sure it relates to your chosen pathway Subjects with an asterisk * next to them are Applied subjects Not correct subject names or the ones being offered at NRHS (just an example) not in One School yet