Welcome to the 2020 Year 10 Parent Information Evening

Welcome to a new year of learning.

Dean of StudentsMrs Samantha Hawkins

Program

Executive Principal Address

– Mr Wade Haynes

Head of Senior School

– Ms Anna Dollman

Deputy Dean Teaching & Learning

– Ms Rebecca Nicholas

Head of Year

– Mrs Kimberley Jefferd

Executive PrincipalMr Wade Haynes

Year 12 Results 2019

Overall Position

(OP)Number Percentage

134

~81 with bonus ranks9%

1 or 2 89 23%

1-5 185 48%

1-10 307 79%

1-15 366 95%

Historical Results

We have averaged 51 OP1s (12.4%) over the

last six years!

We have averaged 50% OP 1-5 over six years.

QCS 2019 Test Results

QCS ResultNumber of

StudentsPercentage

A 156 41%

B 111 29%

C 92 24%

D 20 5%

405 student achieved a VET qualification

71 Diplomas

10 did a university subject

University offers >98%

What does 2020 hold for us?

We want our students reading.

We have student practices that we want to improve.

We’re gearing up for a Centenary.

Some things are the same…

When teachers see learning through the

eyes of the students.

When students see themselves as their

own teachers.

Visible Learning…

Our Priorities – 2018-2020

Our Values

Learning: We love knowledge, learning and

curiosity.

Excellence: We strive for world class standards and

personal bests.

Respect: We earn respect for our integrity, humility

and altruism.

Public Education: We celebrate diversity as well as the

things that bind us together.

As a parent…

• Good habits

• Sticking to it

• Finding a balance

• Understanding the system

• We need your help…

Head of Senior School

Ms Anna Dollman

Senior School Success Team

Dean of Students: Mrs Samantha Hawkins

Head of Senior School: Ms Anna Dollman

Head of Year 10: Ms Kimberley Jefferd

Guidance Officer: Ms Karla Shaw

Head of Student Culture and Engagement: Mrs Shannah Beattie

School-Based Youth Health Nurse: Ms Kim McKernan

Chaplain: Ms Gabby Molen

School-Based Police Officer: Snr Constable Crystal Moore

Queensland Certificate of Education• Set Amount of Learning

• Set Standard of Learning

• Set Pattern of Learning

• Literacy & Numeracy

Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank• Complete a minimum of 5 General

subjects

Or

• Complete 4 General Subjects + 1 Applied

subject or VET course (Cert III or higher)

Additional Learning Options:• VET – school-based or external

Certificate II, III, IV or Diploma

• School-based Apprenticeships

& Traineeships

Pathways at Brisbane State High

QCE – The Qualification

To achieve a QCE students must:

• Pass English / Maths

• Attain at least 20 ‘credits’

• 12 credits from subjects undertaken all the

way through Year 11 & 12

1 QCE ‘credit’ awarded for every completed Unit

ATAR – Tertiary Entrance

• Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)

• 99.95 (highest) down to 0.00 (lowest)

• Primarily used for tertiary admissions

• Calculated by Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC)

Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank

5 General Subjects 4 General Subjects

+

Either:

Applied subject

Completed Certificate

III or higher VET

qualification

ATAR Eligibility

OR

Must pass English subject (Essential English, General

English, Literature, English & Literature Extension)

ATAR

99.95

99.9

99.85

99.8

99.75

99.7

99.65

99.6

99.55

99.5

99.45

99.4

99.35

99.3

99.25

99.2

99.15

99.1

99.05

99

2 or 3 BSHS

30 statewideOP

1

ATAR

99

97

96

94

91.95

88.90

86.85

83.65

81.45

78.10

75.70

73.30

69.35

66.45

63.15

59.40

57.25

54.55

50.85

44.75

OP

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

6 x subjects for

entirety of course

Minimum of 20

credits

Literacy &

Numeracy met

Click to add text

QCE

3 x subjects for

entirety of course

Did not meet minimum of

20 credits

Literacy &

Numeracy met

Unsatisfactory = 1

less credit

QCE

QCE

• Short Course in Career Development (Year 9 & 10 ARC) = 1 QCE credit

• Certificate 2 in Active Volunteering (Year 11 ARC) = 4 QCE credits

In Year 10, the Short Course in Careers

supports students in developing an

understanding of themselves and their future

work options.

In Year 11, the Certificate II in Active

Volunteering provides students with an

opportunity to engage with volunteer

organisations and groups within and beyond

the school community, and is a really important

component of developing our students

personally as well as socially.

Vocational Education and TrainingOption 1: VET options at school:

HPE Faculty Business, Innovation & Design

FacultyYear 11 ARC

(everyone)

• Certificate III

in Fitness

• Certificate IV

in Fitness

• Cert II in Engineering Pathways

• Cert II in Furnishing Pathways

• Certificate III in Business

• Certificate IV in Crime and

Justice

• Diploma in Business

• Certificate II in

Active

Volunteering

Looks like: 3 lessons per week on your timetable

Option 2: TAFE course – one day per week (off campus)

• Attend Vocational Education office (D104)

and tell us that you wish to enrol in an

external program. Enrolments from

Semester 2, 2020.

• 3 study periods per week on timetable –

supervised study in D104.

Many Study areas – Vary between a Certificate II or III – Up to $3,500

Agriculture and Horticulture / Automotive / Beauty & Hairdressing /

Building & Construction / Business, Justice & Management / Child Care

Community Services / Creative / Electrotechnology / Hospitality & Cookery /

ICT, Technology & Networking / Nursing & Health / Tourism & Events

Adult learning environment: organisation and communication skills are key.

Vocational Education and Training

Option 3: School Based Traineeship or Apprenticeshipworking one day/per week - off campus

• Work one day per week during school hours (paid)

• Work in the school holidays

• Practical component at work

• theory component at work OR during study period (online)

• Supervised study period D104

• QCE points

• Attend Vocational Education office (D104) to

register your interest

• Looks like – 5 subjects on your timetable & study

period

Vocational Education and Training

Duration:

Traineeship: approximately 12 months

Apprenticeship: ongoing then become a full time apprentice when you finish school

Work Experience

When:

Term 2, Week 10 - Semester 1, 2020 and

Term 4, Weeks 9/10 - Semester 2, 2020 (school holidays)

Where:

Choose somewhere close to home, or network with family and

friends to source a placement.

How:

Information comes out from the Vocational Education office in

Week 2 of Terms 2 & 4.

Why:

Great experience. Helps confirm tertiary pathway options.

Supporting our Learners to Self-Regulate

Supporting our Learners to Self-Regulate

Ms Rebecca NicholasDeputy Dean of Teaching & Learning

Teaching & Learning

iPad as the core learning device

Using Learning Goals to Track Learning

Feedback on my learning using Showbie

Cognitive Verbs – What is the question asking me to do?

Knowing your cognitive verbs is key. This tells you what the

marker is looking for.

Head of Year 10 Mrs Kimberley Jefferd

Role of Head of Year

• Student welfare and engagement.

• ARC Program

• Monitoring and tracking academic and social progress.

• Supporting students to build a visible culture around conduct, uniform, attendance, learning behaviours and the use of digital technology.

• Communicating with parents, teachers and support staff regarding individual student's needs.

Contact Details: Mrs Kimberley Jefferd - kdjef0@eq.edu.au

ARC

Academia Strategies and Skills

Resilience With others and within

ourselves.

Careers Goal setting, reflection on

progress, future pathways.

ARC Themes

• Spirit of State High

• Assessment Capable Learners

• The Learning Scientist

• Mindsets for Success

• Skills Mastery

ARC – Year 10

Year 10 is the first year of Senior and a year of preparation and transition toward post school opportunities.

• Knowing oneself

• Engaging in the learning

process

• Establishing and refining

study habits and strategies

Growing people of substance.

StudentNet

Developing Strong Foundations with Time-Management and Planning

1. Check the boxes next to

your subjects

2. Sync to the native calendar

app on your device

Developing Strong Foundations with Time-Management and Planning

Conversation starters:

• Can you show me StudentNet on your iPad?

• Can you show me that your assessment calendar

is synced to the calendar on your iPad?

• Which assessments are coming up?

• How are you planning your study for your subjects

and their assessments?

Developing Strong Foundations with Time-Management and Planning

Spaced practice

involves

spacing out

studying over

time instead of

cramming right

before an exam.

Building and Refining EffectiveStudy Habits

https://www.learningscientists.org

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Maths due

today

Maths Philosophy Physics Philosophy Maths Sport

Game

English Drama Modern Drama English

Physics Maths ARC Physics Philosophy

English Modern Modern Drama

Training Homework Training Homework Work

Spaced

Study

Spaced

Study

Spaced

Study

Spaced

Study

Building and Refining EffectiveStudy Habits

Building and Refining Effective Study Habits

Retrieval practice

involves

recreating

something you’ve

learned in the

past from your

memory, and

thinking about it

right now.

You have one minute to write down as many

countries which start with the letter ‘I’ as you can

remember.

There are eight…

The ‘I’ Example

Did you get:

India

Iran

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Iraq

Israel

Indonesia

The ‘I’ Example

__ / 8

Answer the following:

1. Which country did you remember first? Why?

2. Did you have a strategy to remember them?

3. Once the answers were revealed – did you

‘remember’ all the countries?

The ‘I’ Example

__ / 8

1. Which country did you remember first? Why?

The ‘I’ Example

Connections

2. Did you have a strategy to remember them?

India & Indonesia

Iran & Iraq

Iceland & Ireland

Israel?

Italy?

The ‘I’ Example

2. Did you have a strategy to remember them?

The ‘I’ Example

3. Once the answers were revealed – did you

‘remember’ all the countries?

The ‘I’ Example

Re-Reading

Building and Refining Effective Study Habits

Building and Refining EffectiveStudy Habits

There is a difference between knowing and

retrieving.

It’s precisely this ‘struggle’ or challenge that improves our

memory and learning – by trying to recall information, we exercise or

strengthen our memory, and identify gaps in our learning.

Retrieval practice makes learning effortful and

challenging.

We may feel like progress is slow, but that’s when our best learning takes

place.

Conversation starters:

• Where is your planner for homework and study?

• Have you got spaced practice included?

• How are you using retrieval practice to help you

learn?

• Which retrieval strategies are you using?

Building and Refining EffectiveStudy Habits

Growing People of Substance

Extra-Curricular Program

Study and Tutorials

Library 8am – 5pm daily

Tutorials:

Mathematics Tuesday 8:15am D 2.13

Science Thursday 8:15am E1.01

Growing People of Substance

Conversation starters:

• So what extra-curricular activities do you think

you will participate in this year?

• I’ve heard the library is open and tutorials are

offered. When do you think you will utilise that

opportunity?

As a parent/guardian, you can help them to look after

themselves:

• Sleep (8-10 hours)

• Eating well

• Keep a good structure / routine

• Exercise mindfulness

• Role model the above

Helping your young person keep things balanced and in perspective…

Young people are still learning self-regulation, they will need reminders.

If you are concerned about their wellbeing:

• Schooltv.me can be found on school website >

parent resources

• Headspace -

www.headspace.org.au/eheadspace/

• Kids Helpline - 1800 55 1800

• Parent Helpline -1300 30 1300

• Reachout Parent site - www.reachout.com.au

• Esafety Parents from esafety Commissioner-

https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents

• Support team at the school

• Local family doctor

Helping your young person keep things balanced and in perspective…

Where to find this presentation…

https://brisbaneshs.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Parentresources/Pages

/Parent-information.aspx

Thank you and good evening.