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Planning Your Senior School Journey: Key Decisions for 2015-2016

Gain insights on subject selection, HSC requirements, ATAR, VET options, and more to navigate your senior years successfully. Obtain guidance from mentors and take charge of your academic path!

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Planning Your Senior School Journey: Key Decisions for 2015-2016

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  1. Preparing for the Senior School:Decision making for 2015 and 2016

  2. The story so far……. • Subject information through Head Teachers and staff. • Information from our Careers Adviser (Ms Cornish) • Subject selection book • Pilot mentoring program for 10L

  3. What now! Choices, Choices........

  4. The Rules..... • To satisfy the requirements of the Preliminary HSC you will need: • 12 units in total (usually 6 courses). • You must have an English course. • You must have 2 other Board Developed Courses (With an HSC examination).

  5. A sample might be: • English Standard (2 unit) • PD/H/PE (2 Unit) • Business Studies (2 unit) • General Mathematics (2 Unit) • Senior Science (2 Unit) • Food Technology (2 unit) • 12 Units in total • Complications start with extension courses

  6. Reality of Senior Study • The HSC was designed over 40 years ago with the sole purpose of preparing students for university study. • Self-discipline, organisation, persistence, resilience and hard-work are still the keys to success.

  7. HSC results • Band 6: mark above 90% in a course • Band 5: mark above 80% in a course • Band 4: mark above 70% in a course • Band 3: mark above 60% in a course • Band 2: mark above 50% in a course • Band 1: mark below 50% • The number of band 6 and band 5 results varies greatly between courses. • Your mark is an average of school assessment and examination mark.

  8. Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) • The measure used by universities for entry to courses. • Normally reflects the demand for the course-high demand usually means high ATAR • Ranges from 0 to 99.95 • Strict rules for course selection-10 units of Board Developed Courses.

  9. Scaling • Some courses attract a high standard of candidates every year. The universities “weight” these courses more heavily. • The most heavily “weighted” courses are Extension 1 and 2 Mathematics, Advanced and Extension 1 and 2 English, Physics, Chemistry and Economics (2013 UAC Guide).

  10. Rough guide for ATAR • More than 90 ATAR-Usually 2 Band 6 results with strong Band 5 results in most other courses. • More than 80 ATAR- Usually a Band 6 result and/or solid Band 5 results in most courses. • More than 70 ATAR-1 or 2 Band 5 results with strong Band 4 results in other courses. • Average ATAR in NSW is 68.05

  11. But...(the bad news) • HSC results that include Band 3 results and lower will lead to a very low ATAR. • Example, A student who achieves a Band 4 result, 3 Band 3 results and a Band 2 result will likely receive an ATAR of under 40.

  12. Vocational Education and Training • Business Services, Primary Industries, Information Technology, Hospitality, Construction, Entertainment, Retail Services. • OR TAFE delivered VET

  13. Open Choice!!! • Using the forms tonight, submit your dream subject mix!

  14. The magic of technology • Timetabling software generates the “best fit” for the majority of students. • This software will generate which courses will run at the same time. These are called subject lines. • Then you choose all over again!

  15. Subject Grid-sample

  16. Problems and issues • What if most of my choices don’t match the grid? • When are my study periods? • What do I need to do if I change my mind? • Can I change my mind next year?

  17. Hang on, help is on its way! • Once decisions are made, a team including Ms Cornish, Mrs Payne and other staff will check your choices. 10L pilot program will continue.

  18. Support and Guidance • Year Adviser • Careers Adviser • Head Teacher Welfare • Mr Harvie/Ms Gorick • UWS mentor scheme

  19. And…… • Talk with the experts…..your teachers!

  20. Good luck!

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