YR 12 2013
WEB SITE INFORMATION
POST COMPULSORY
TEAM
Teresa McIntosh
Michael Hill
Margherita Loschiavo
Kathleen Lawson
Chris Black
Vicki Alexellis
Co-ordinator
Year 12 Co-ordinator
Year 11 Co-ordinator
Year 10 Co-ordinator
Leadership Team
Careers Co-ordinator
TOPICS
ACHIEVEMENT
ATTENDANCE
AUTHENTICATION
SACS
COURSE SELECTION
RESULTS
133 VCE STUDENTS
7 VCAL STUDENTS
127 FIRST ROUND OFFERS
3 STUDENTS DID NOT PUT IN
PREFERENCES
Results
ATAR
>90
80’S
70’S
60’S
50’S
40’S
30’S
20’S
<20
%
7
18
24
20
15
10
4
1
1
DESTINATIONS
INSTITUTION AND AREA OF STUDY
SELECTED GRAPHS FOLLOW
Attendance
Learning predominantly takes place in class
with teachers. A student who misses lots of
classes is missing key parts of their subjects.
Killester has a 90% minimum attendance rule
that is consistent with the VCAA .
This means that absences of more than 10%
(6, 50 minute lessons per subject per
semester) may lead to an “Unsatisfactory – N”
in either a VCE or VCAL subject
AUTHENTICATION
All work must be the student’s own
Students cannot copy all or part of any document
without acknowledging the source
Studen’s cannot copy another student’s work
No drafting of coursework tasks can be submitted to
teachers for comments or marking
Teachers can ask the student to explain work
AUTHENTICATION
cont……
If part or all of the work cannot be
authenticated then the matter is considered a
breach of VCAA rules
Authentication panel is convened and
appropriate action taken
Parents would of course be notified and will
attend the panel meeting as a support only.
SACS (School assessed
coursework)
Some of these will be conducted after school and
will be supervised by external supervisors
The time and content of each SAC is determined
by the teacher in accordance with relevant VCAA
study design
Students will be notified of the date and times well
in advance via a google calendar
Subjects where there are multiple classes may
take advantage of this structure
Maintains the integrity of the task
Students will need to make arrangements around
this.
COURSE SELECTION
The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre
(VTAC) administers the selection process for
courses at Universities, TAFE Institutes and
Independent Tertiary Colleges
The VTAC Guide contains all relevant
information with regard to courses. It is now
online
COURSE SELECTION
•SOME
STEPS IN CHOOSING COURSES
Attend Open Days – These will be listed in
Killester’s newsletters when the dates are
released. Traditionally the Open Days occur
during August.
Discuss course options with friends, family,
teachers and career counsellor. At the very end
the choice is yours to make. However, it is
encouraged that some research has taken place
so you make relevant, educated and realistic
choices about the courses.
COURSE SELECTION
Leave your options open by applying for both
university and TAFE
COURSE SELECTION
•APPLICATION
CHECKS
Have I met all course prerequisites
Have I checked the selection mode and extra requirements
(eg folio presentation, interview, special application form, sitting
an admissions test eg: UMAT)
Have I applied for courses in order of preference (most
preferred to least preferred)?
There are now no full-fee paying courses at any university.
However, there are full fee paying courses at some TAFE and
Independent Tertiary Colleges. Be very careful as to what the
code ending is for the courses you have selected.
COURSE SELECTION
Don’t apply for courses you really don’t wish to do
simply to fill the twelve choices
Look at all options
Check clearly-in data from last year
Visit the careers room
Consider applying interstate
Apply for both university and TAFE
If you are unsure what to apply for consider a generalist
degree (eg Arts, Science). You can specialise later.
COURSE SELECTION
Don’t think too long-term. You are likely to have around
six careers in your lifetime
Some new courses receive accreditation too late for
them to be included in the Guide. You will be informed
of these through the career newsletter. Applications are
made direct to the institution involved – ATARs are often
lower than otherwise
If you have questions about a course you can: attend
Open Day and ask; email the institution; phone the
institution or ask the careers teacher
COURSE SELECTION
Read the information about scholarships, deferment,
special entry schemes, etc on the pages at the
beginning of each institution’s entry in the Guide.
Killester has formed partnerships with numerous
institutions eg; Monash, RMIT, Deakin. Students should
consider including these in their preferences because
these institutions will consider factors apart from the
ATAR.
Produced by the careers and pathways team
Mrs Alexellis and Mrs McIntosh