Transcript parentinfo_feb2014 - Princes Hill SC

PRINCES HILL
SECONDARY COLLEGE
YEAR 12 VCE
Parent Information Evening 2014
Gaining a VCE
• Total of 16 units
• Must include 4 X 3 / 4 Unit sequences
• Must include 3 Units of English Or
Literature or EAL over Units 1-4
• Can do VCE over 3 years- no penalty
Unscored VCE
• It is possible to get a VCE without doing
SACs or Exams by meeting the
OUTCOMES of units through class work
and homework completed.
• This means you will not get an ATAR.
• You can make a decision to gain an
unscored VCE at any time leading up to the
exams before SACs resulted are entered in
term 4.
Gaining an ATAR
• Four best Unit 3/4 studies including English /
Literature/ EAL, plus 10% of up to two more
studies.
• No more than two similar studies in top four
– e.g.: Music, Maths, Languages, History
• ATAR: Australian Tertiary Admission Rank, from
0- 99.95. It is a rank not a mark.
• Come to the PHSC VTAC Parent Information
Evening Term 3 in August.
• ATAR is used for Tertiary selection.
Changing subjects
Still possible to change until
Friday 7th Feb
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Need to take care (VCE/VCAL
rules, tertiary prerequisites etc.)
• See Ms Icely & then Mr Mc Murdo
to do the paperwork
• CAE- recent changes mean the
cost to students is now $1,700
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Study Expectations
• Students self reliant
• Homework program:
3-5 hours per night
5-7 hours on Wednesdays
One day on the weekend
DO NOT UNDERTAKE PAID
EMPLOYMENT ON WEDNESDAYS!
• Revise if no set work
• Study at the same time & place as much
as possible: ergonomic furniture
away from Facebook
Attendance and punctuality
 Maximise your “face to face” learning time
ESSENTIAL
• Policy is set out in PHSC Senior School Handbook
http://www.phsc.vic.edu.au/images/stories/Senior_School_Guide.pdf?php
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Follows VCAA guidelines• 5 unexplained, 12 in total ( with medical certificatewithin a 2 week period) per unit
• Practical implementation means that 5 mins
lateness will be recorded as absence
• Parents should record absences through Compass
SACs
• Any absence from a SAC MUST be explained
by a Medical Certificate. They must show this to
their teacher asap to make a time to sit the SAC.
If not then the score will be Not Assessed i.e. 0 marks
• All teachers give out SAC date times to classes
• The SAC Calendar is being collated at the
moment.
• See PHSC website to view the calendar
Study Periods
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Make best use of time
Complete class and homework, revise
Only in study area, library or canteen
VCE Hub has new funky furniture!
Interim Reporting
 Parents may request a report at any
time.
• Interim reporting will take place at end
of Terms 1 & 3 as well as formal end of
semester 1 report.
• No end of year report
• Parent teacher interviews 1st April
EXAMS
• General Achievement Test (GAT):
Wednesday June 11th
(Any student doing a 3/4 VCE subject must sit the GAT)
• End of Unit 4: Friday 24th October
• Unit 4 Final Exams:
Begin Wednesday 29th October
• ATARS released : Monday 15th December
Special Exam/SAC Provision
• May be applicable in special circumstances
e.g. Illness, trauma or ongoing learning or
physical disability
• Special Exam arrangements- must be done
asap DUE: Friday 7st March to VCAA
• Must apply through the coordinator
• See VCE student Handbook for
more details & /or VCAA website
Derived Exam Score
• Problems e.g. medical, family emergency
on exam day or a few days before- contact
VCE coordinator asap
• Might be possible to apply for a Derived
Exam Score
• Still try to sit the exam if at all possible
New Homegroup Structure
Compulsory-Tuesday after period 2 for 30 mins
Student support:
• Study skills & organsation
• Revising for SACs and Exams
• Well Being & Stress management
• Tertiary Institutions
• VTAC Applications & Pathways
• Becoming an Adult
See the wiki for more details:
http://confluence.phsc.vic.edu.au/display/VCE/Year+12+Home+Group+2014
Make Up Home Group Wed 8.40
Some "tips"
 Senior School study is a team effort -student, parents
and teachers working together
Get your child to teach new information to you!
 Weekday evenings are not suitable for extended social
activity
 A planned study routine is helpful: 1min planning saves
4 mins- 5 mins saves 20 mins
• Study in 50 mins chunks with 5/10 min break
• Review notes within 24 hrs. & regularly throughout the
year
 Baroque Music aids recall by 25%
• Positive attitude & self talk – affirmations
• Recommended Book – Michael Carr –Gregg
“Surviving Year 12- A Sanity Kit for students & their parents”
Advice for Parents of a Year 12 Student
• Help them maintain balance & stay organized.
• Remember, you can’t study for them. No one can make a young person
study. It is up to them in the end.
• It’s good to be available in the final year, even if on the phone.
• Ask if there is anything you can do. Getting them to teach you a concept
is a good learning experience for them & you!
• Parental nagging & harping has been identified as a major student
stressor. Offer support that they will/ can accept.
• Although this is an important year, they need to know that their lives
will go on after it. There are many pathways to get to a final goal.
• Try not to compare siblings.
• Celebrate getting through year 12 before the results come out; commend
their efforts not just their ATAR.
• Negotiate your needs and expectations & be flexible. Discuss a range of
options for the future.
• Discuss these tips with them to see which are the most important.
Parent Help Session
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Tuesday
May
7pm
Elevate Education
Presenter
STUDY SKILLS & COURSE
CONFIRMATION
MORNING
A compulsory session for Year 12s is being
held tomorrow 5th Feb
8.40 am- 12.25pm
• Guest Presenters from “Elevate Education”
Topics-Study Sensei & Memory & Mnemonics
• Enrolment details checked – VASS Forms
Other sessions held on other Wednesdays
throughout the year (on the calendar)
Home Group Teachers
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12A Hannah O’Keefe
12B Sophie Peters
12C Sasha Kober
12D Agne Douvartzidis
12 E Pinetta Filardo
12F Marcellene D’Menzie
Coordinator
Debra Icely
[email protected]
9389 0654
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