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Years 11 and 12 Parent Information Night

Prayer. Mr Dennis Kennedy. God, author of life and Father of all peopleHelp us to value our families and our school community.Give back to our world an appreciation of family as a unit of shared love far more important than material wealthor momentary enjoyment.Make us generous, loyal and comm

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Years 11 and 12 Parent Information Night

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    1. Years 11 and 12 Parent Information Night 2010

    2. Prayer Mr Dennis Kennedy

    5. Welcome Mr Joseph Hoyne

    6. Year 11 and 12 Religious Education Mr Dennis Kennedy

    7. The Curriculum Outline for Religion and Life Religion and Life is studied at Stage 1 and 2 in Year 11 and Stage 1 and 3 in Year 12. Students who study Religion and Life at Stage 3 in Year 12 may have their result contribute to a Tertiary Entrance Rank (ATAR). Assessment: In order to complete this course students are required to complete ALL assessment tasks. The Course result will contribute to the grade average needed for WACE graduation.

    8. Year 12 Retreat An opportunity for Year 12 students to unite together as a year level. The highlight of Year 12. All Year 12 students are expected to attend. Theme: Date: 23 March - 26 April 2010 Location: Baldivis

    9. Pastoral Care Mrs Joanne Smith Deputy Principal

    10. Consistency is the Key Study Plan Be Prepared Set Priorities Achieve a Balance

    11. BALANCE Study Timetable Social Life Work Sports Family Time Steal an extra hour

    12. Using Time Wisely After School Tutoring Getting straight down to study.

    13. What is Study? Study helps us retain information 75% retention 3 hours per night 6 nights per week “Mum, I have no homework”

    14. Setting Goals Set specific goals Set realistic goals Set goals that are within your control Set measurable goals Set challenging goals Set dynamic goals.

    15. COMMITMENT Commit to excellence. Work together Confidence to achieve potential.

    16. Community Service Expectation that ALL Year 11 and 12 students will have completed a minimum of 20 hours of Christian service across the two years. No longer a Curriculum Council requirement for graduation but a recognition of our commitment to service within our community. Service hours will be recognised on WACE Certificates.

    17. Curriculum Paul Williams Deputy Principal

    18. The Experience of 2009 100% of John Paul College Students Graduated with WACE. Median Tertiary Entrance Rank (ATAR) of 75.35. 61% of students gained a first preference offer of a public university place. Continued success of our TAFE/WPL path. Important lessons to learn for 2010/2011...

    19. The Way Forward 1. University Preferred Pathway 2. TAFEWA/Work Preferred Pathway

    20. University Preferred 2010 Overview

    21. Tertiary Entrance 2010 Overview Tertiary Institutions Tertiary Requirements Secondary Graduation (WACE) English Competence TES/TER(ATAR) Entry to University General Comments

    26. English Competency For University Entrance ECU--a scaled mark of at least 50% in Stage 2 or 3 English/Literature Murdoch—a scaled mark of at least 50% in S2 or S3 English/Literature Curtin—a scaled mark of at least 50% in S2 or S3 English/Literature UWA—a scaled mark of at least 50% in S2 or S3 English/Literature

    27. TES(TEA) and ATAR Tertiary Entrance Score also referred to as Tertiary Entrance Aggregate Add the results of the best 4 WACE Stage 2 or 3 courses subjects to produce a TES(TEA) Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank TES (TEA) are ranked from highest to lowest. TER is calculated by indicating the percentage of students your TES(TEA) was higher than. Offers are made on the basis of their TER.

    35. Further Information For information on WACE requirements, Courses of Study and Graduation Requirements; www.curriculum.wa.edu.au For information on University entrance processes and procedures (UWA, CUT, MU, ECU); www.tisc.edu.au For information on The University of Notre Dame (Australia) www.nd.edu.au

    36. Introductions:

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