Frederick Irwin Anglican School Year 11 2014 Parent Information Session.

Frederick Irwin Anglican SchoolYear 11 2014

Parent Information Session

HANDBOOKS

Two handbooks are available:WACE Handbook – Courses offered, WACE, ATAR, University entry, TAFE entryCourse Handbook – descriptions of courses and prerequisites

Course Structure

Courses English (ENG)

Stages Stages 1, 2 & 3 – increasing

complexity and depth

Units 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B – many

courses have additional stage

units

Course offered at Frederick Irwin - Year 11

List A (arts/languages/social science) List B (mathematics/science/technology)

BME Business Management & Enterprise ACF Accounting & Finance

DRA Drama BIO Biological Sciences

ECO Economics CHE Chemistry

ENG English CFC Children, Family & Community

GEO Geography EST Engineering Studies

HIS History – Modern FST Food Science & Technology

JSL Japanese: Second Language HBS Human Biological Science

LIT Literature ISC Integrated Science

MPA Media Production & Analysis MDT Materials Design & Technology

Mus Music MAT Mathematics

PAL Politics & Law MAS Mathematics Specialist

VAR Visual Art OED Outdoor Education

PES Physical Education Studies

PHY Physics

English

General pathway description

Year 11 Year 12 Exam

Pathway to university 2AENG/2BENG 3AENG/3BENG Stage 3(3A/3B)

Pathway to further training, university or employment

2AENG/2BENG 2CENG/2DENG Stage 2(2C/2D)

Pathway to further training and/or employment

1AENG/1BENG 1CENG/1DENG No exam

Mathematics

General pathway description Year 11 Year 12 Exam

Double mathematics for university entry to specialist courses such as engineering, physical sciences and mathematics

3AMAT/3BMAT And

3AMAS/3BMAS

3CMAT/3DMAT And

3CMAS/3DMAS

Stage 3(3C/3DMAT)

AndStage 3

(3C/3DMAS)

Single mathematics for university courses where further mathematics is likely to be needed. Also suitable preparation for higher level training in technical areas.

3AMAT/3BMATOr

2CMAT/2DMAT

3CMAT/3DMATOr

3AMAT/3BMAT

Stage 3(3C/3D)

Or(3A/3B)

Single mathematics for further education and training or university entry where further mathematics is unlikely to be needed

2AMAT/2BMAT 2CMAT/2DMAT Stage 2(2C/2D)

Single mathematics for students to develop general mathematical skills for further training of employment

1BMAT/1CMAT

1DMAT/1EMAT No exam

All other courses

General pathway description

Year 11 Year 12 Exam

Typical university oriented pathway

2A/2B 3A/3B Stage 3(3A/3B)

Typical pathway to further training, university or employment

1A/1B1C/1D

2A/2B Stage 2(2A/2B)

Typical pathway to further training and/or employment

1A/1B 1C/1D No exam

Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) Year 12, 2015

Breadth and depth requirement: Complete a minimum of 20 course units These must include at least:

– Four units from English or Literature studied during Years 11 and 12

– One pair of course units from each of List A and List B completed in Year 12

WACE Requirements continued

Achievement standard requirement: Achieve a C grade average or better across

the best 16 course units of which at least 8 must be completed in Year 12

WACE Requirements continued

English language competence requirement:

Completion of at least four units of an English course, post-year 10, studied over at least two years.

Demonstration of ELC to a standard deemed necessary for effective interaction in the broader community (English stage 1 C grade)

Some points of clarification

Repeating course units: Students can repeat course units however

they do not contribute to the WACE requirements more than once.

Course units that have a different context e.g. Materials Design and Technology Metals and Wood (MDTM & MDTW) can both contribute to the WACE requirements.

Some points of clarification cont.

WACE examinations:

All Year 12 students enrolled in a pair of stage 3 units must sit the external examination

For 2015, examinations in stage 2 courses will not be compulsory. (Details of this arrangement have not yet been finalised)

1. Pathway suitable for University entryWACE requirements: Completion of at least 20 units

Achieve ‘C’ average across best 16 units. At lease eight units must be completed in Year 12

Four units of English, two in the final year

List A (English) + List B (Mathematics)

Year 11

English 2A Mathematics 2A

Phys Ed Studies 2A

Human Biology 2A

Geography 2A

Outdoor Education 1A

English 2B Mathematics 2B

Phys Ed Studies 2B

Human Biology 2B

Geography 2B

Outdoor Education 1B

Year 12

English 3A Mathematics 2C

Phys Ed Studies 3A

Human Biology 3A

Geography 3A

Outdoor Education 1C

English 3B Mathematics 2D

Phys Ed Studies 3B

Human Biology 3B

Geography 3B

Outdoor Education 1D

WACE exam

Stage 3

WACE exam Stage 2

WACE exam Stage 3

WACE exam

Stage 3

WACE exam Stage 3

No WACE exam

2. Pathway suitable for TAFE, apprenticeship, employment

WACE requirements: Completion of at least 20 units

Achieve ‘C’ average across best 16 units. At lease eight units must be completed in Year 12

Four units of English, two in the final year

List A (English) + List B (Mathematics)

Year 11

English 1A Outdoor Ed 1A Materials Design & Tech – Wood

1A

Engineering Studies 1A

Business Management & Enterprise 1A

Mathematics 1B

English 1B Outdoor Ed 1B Materials Design & Tech – Wood

1B

Engineering Studies 1B

Business Management & Enterprise 1B

Mathematics 1C

Year 12

English 1C Outdoor Ed 1C Materials Design & Tech – Wood

2A

Engineering Studies 2A

Business Management & Enterprise 2A

Mathematics 1D

English 1D Outdoor Ed 1D Materials Design & Tech – Wood

2B

Engineering Studies 2B

Business Management & Enterprise 2B

Mathematics 1E

No exam Stage 1

No exam Stage 1

WACE exam Stage 2

WACE exam Stage 2

WACE exam Stage 2

No exam Stage 1

Student Achievement

Achievement is recorded in grades A – E for each course unit.

Marks out of 100 are awarded to Year 12 students who complete Stage 2 and/or Stage 3 units.

Course Selection continued

Placement of a student in a course and units that are too difficult or do not enhance their interests often leads to loss of enthusiasm, self-esteem and confidence and eventually, to failure.

Each student receives information and support in choosing their courses and units.

Tertiary Entrance Aggregate/TEA

TEA is calculated be adding the best four scaled scores

No course can be counted twice Equal weight given to school score and final exam

score (50/50) Unacceptable combinations for TEA

Biological Science/Human Biological Science

English/Literature

Japanese Advanced/Japanese Second Language

Example 1 – Four courses

Course Scaled Score

English 66

Modern History 64

Media Production & Analysis 56

Mathematics 72

Four course sum 66 + 64 + 56 + 72 = 258 TEA = 258.00

Example 2 - Six courses

Course Scaled Score

English 62

Modern History 53

Mathematics 85

Biological Sciences 83 Best

Accounting and Finance 63 four

Engineering 80

Best four 85 + 83 + 63 + 80 = 330

TEA = 330

Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)

ATAR is a ranking which reports a student’s position relative to all people in the Year 12 population in WA

ATAR is derived from TEA Is the basis of admission to most university courses Ranges between zero and 99.95 An ATAR of 75.00 indicates that the student has an

overall rating equal to or better than 75% of the Year 12 school leaving age population in WA

2010 TEA/ATAR Examples

ATAR Minimum TEA 4 Markfor ATAR Average

99.95 378.5 94.6

95.00 300.7 75.2

90.00 279.2 69.8

85.00 263.4 65.8

80.00 250.2 62.6

75.00 237.9 59.5

70.00 225.6 56.4

65.00 214.1 53.6

What Happens to Student’s Marks

15 marks is added to stage 3 combined unscaled marks.

The stage 3 mark will then be merged with the stage 2 marks in the same course to form a common distribution.

Marks will then be scaled

http://www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/internet/Senior_Secondary/Exam_Information/Your_Marks

Does Stage 2 have any value for students wanting to go to University?

University aspirants should study a majority of courses at stage 3

High ranking stage 2 students are still competitive

Middle/lower ranking stage 2 students are less competitive

Students should be doing the highest stage of which they are capable

General Advise

What career/course would I like to pursue? What are my main options after leaving

school? What are the entrance requirements needed

to get there? What background do I need to meet these

entrance criteria?

General Advice

University bound students should study a program of at least four stage 3 units.

TAFE/apprenticeship/workforce bound students should study a mixture of stage 1 and stage 2 units.

On the basis of this general advice, the following Year 11 and Year 12 pathways are recommended in English, Mathematics and the other courses.

General Advice

Select courses on the basis of what student enjoys doing

Select courses in which student has a reasonable chance of success

Has student demonstrated some ability in this area previously?

Choose the highest stage course of which student is capable

Check to see that student meets any prerequisites