YEAR 12 VCE
Parent Information Evening 2014

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

 Still possible to change until
Friday 7 th Feb
• 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

• 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

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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

• 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

• Make best use of time
• Complete class and homework, revise
• Only in study area, library or canteen
• VCE Hub has new funky furniture!

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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 1 st April

• General Achievement Test (GAT):
Wednesday June 11 th
(
Any student doing a 3/4 VCE subject must sit the GAT
)
• End of Unit 4: Friday 24 th October
• Unit 4 Final Exams:
Begin Wednesday 29 th October
• ATARS released : Monday 15 th December

• 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 7 st March to VCAA
• Must apply through the coordinator
• See VCE student Handbook for more details & /or VCAA website

• 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

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

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Senior School study is a team effort -student, parents and teachers working together
Get your child to teach new information to you!
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Weekday evenings are not suitable for extended social activity
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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
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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.

A compulsory session for Year 12s is being held tomorrow 5 th 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)

• 12A Hannah O’Keefe
• 12B Sophie Peters
• 12C Sasha Kober
• 12D Agne Douvartzidis
• 12 E Pinetta Filardo
• 12F Marcellene D’Menzie
Coordinator
Debra Icely icelyd@phsc.vic.edu.au
9389 0654
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