Preparing for the Senior School:

Decision making for 2015 and 2016

Subject information through Head Teachers and staff.

Information from our Careers Adviser (Ms Cornish)

Subject selection book Pilot mentoring program for 10L

The story so far…….

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

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).

The Rules.....

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

A sample might be:

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.

Reality of Senior Study

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.

HSC results

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.

Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)

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).

Scaling

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

Rough guide for ATAR

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.

But...(the bad news)

Business Services, Primary Industries, Information Technology, Hospitality, Construction, Entertainment, Retail Services.

OR TAFE delivered VET

Vocational Education and Training

Using the forms tonight, submit your dream subject mix!

Open Choice!!!

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!

The magic of technology

Subject Grid-sample

Line 1 Line 2 Line 3

Line 4 Line 5 Line 6

Eng Ad Mod Hist

Math Ad

Chem Bio Vis. arts

Eng St PD/H/PE Gen Math 1

Sen Sci

CAFS EEC

Eng St Geog. Gen Math2

Ind. Tech

Leg. Stud

Dance

Eng St Food Tech

Bus. Stud

Music Drama

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?

Problems and issues

Once decisions are made, a team including Ms Cornish, Mrs Payne and other staff will check your choices. 10L pilot program will continue.

Hang on, help is on its way!

Year Adviser Careers Adviser Head Teacher Welfare Mr Harvie/Ms Gorick UWS mentor scheme

Support and Guidance

Talk with the experts…..your teachers!

And……

Good luck!