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

2. New Senior 2019 ATAR – Australian Tertiary
New Terminology
Presently referred to
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

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

6. Passed an English subject
ATAR
Passed an English subject

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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.

11. 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

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

13. 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.

14. Click on the ‘One School’ logo
OR go to this website address

15. Click on ‘My Education Plan’

16. Complete the ‘Intended Learning’ Section Questions1 - 4
Survey

17. 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

18. 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)

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

20. ‘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

21. 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

22. ‘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

23. 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?

24. ‘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

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

26. ‘Careers and Courses’ tab
Survey

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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