Queensland Certificate of Education Community Information seminars

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Queensland Certificate of Education Community
Information seminars

• Semester II, 2008

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Our focus for the evening

• To help community members understand
• the underlying principles and credit rules
• that govern eligibility for the QCE.

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Program for the evening

• Session 1 QCE at a glance
• Session 2 Scenarios
• Session 3 Questions
• Close

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Session 1 QCE at a glance

• Overview of the QCE
• Registration and the learning account
• The credit rules for awarding a QCE
• The QCE and the Senior Statement

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Overview of the QCE

• Resources available
• QSA Website
• Planning your pathway
• Career Information Service Website

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WEBSITE
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WEBSITE
Click on the green button to go to the QCE Website
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Overview
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Overview
Learning accounts
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Overview
Learning accounts
Learning options
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Overview
Learning accounts
Learning options
Recognised studies
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Overview
Learning accounts
Learning options
Recognised studies
Transfer students
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Overview
Learning accounts
Learning options
Recognised studies
Transfer students
Guides and resources
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Click on Planning a QCE to find Planning your
Pathway.
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Planning your Pathway lives here.
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PLANNING YOUR PATHWAY

• A guide for learners, commonly called The
  Pathways document

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Registration and the learning account

• Schools assist students to plan their pathway
  through the senior phase of learning.
• Schools register students in the year prior to
  turning 16.
• The QSA opens a learning account for the student.

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WEBSITE
Click here to go to the CIS website.
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The student enters their LUI and password to have
access to the CIS website.
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School subjects are assumed to be a Sound
result. Yellow shading indicates an assumed and
not actual result.
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Literacy and numeracy requirements and the
subject used to meet these are indicated.
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The total number of credits is indicated here.
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Eligibility for a QCE is indicated here.
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What is a Queensland Certificate of Education?

• A QCE will be awarded to young people only if
  their course of study satisfies some specific
  requirements
• a significant amount of learning
• a set standard of achievement
• in a set pattern
• meet the literacy and numeracy requirement.

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Why aim for a QCE?

• Some have stated that a QCE has no
• value for students and OPs are what is
• important.

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The old Senior Certificate

• In the past students could receive a
• Senior Certificate with
• 6 QSA subjects exited at a VLA
• 1 subject assessed by a Senior External
  Examination
• 1 competency of a VET Cert I

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2007 Statistics

• 41 193 students completed Year 12
• 26 184 students were OP eligible
• 15 009 students were OP ineligible

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What gives the QCE value?
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Types of learning

• Core
• Preparatory
• Enrichment
• Advanced

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Credit rules for awarding a QCE

• The amount of study in each category
• and the standard to be met is laid down
• in legislation.

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CORE COURSES OF STUDY

• To be awarded a QCE a minimum of 12 credits must
  come from completed Core courses of study.
• At least 1 credit must come from Core studies
  completed whilst enrolled at school.

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CORE COURSES OF STUDY
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CORE COURSES OFSTUDY CONTINUED
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PREPARATORY COURSESOF STUDY
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ENRICHMENT COURSESOF STUDY
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ADVANCED COURSESOF STUDY
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RECOGNISED STUDIES

• Owners of courses of study (or their
• authorised agents) may apply for their
• courses to be recognised by the QSA.
• Courses submitted for recognition must
• meet QSA criteria and standards.

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List of QCE recognised studies

• Recognised awards and certificates (some
  examples)
• Australian Music Examinations Board
• Australian Speech Communication Association
• Queensland Rugby Union
• Royal Academy of Dance
• St Cecilia School of Music
• Swimming Queensland Association
• The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Australia
  (Queensland Division)
• Trinity College London

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List of QCE recognised studies

• Recognised international learning programs
• International Baccalaureate Organisation
• Recognised school-based subjects (non-QSA)
• Aircraft Maintenance Engineering - Aviation
  Australia Pty Ltd
• Metacognition - Somerset College
• Senior Astronomy and Astrophysics - Charleville
  State High School
• Recognised structured community learning
• Advanced Modern Chinese - Asia Language Centre of
  Queensland
• Drive 4 Life - Catholic Education Diocese of
  Townsville
• Recognised structured workplace learning
• Construction Skills Queensland

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SET STANDARDS FOR COURSES OF STUDY
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CREDIT FORPARTIAL COMPLETION OF CORE COURSES

• Authority subjects and Authority-registered
  subjects based on semesters studied before
  exiting with a Sound Level of Achievement or
  higher standard.
• VET Certificate qualifications based on 25, 50
  or 75 of the competencies attained.
• Components of recognised international learning
  programs may contribute towards the award of a
  QCE.

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CREDIT FOR PARTIAL COMPLETION OF
PREPARATORYCOURSES
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CREDIT FOR PARTIAL COMPLETION OFENRICHMENT
COURSES
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CREDIT FOR PARTIAL COMPLETION OFADVANCE COURSES
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SEMESTERS CONCEDED TO THE AWARDING OF A QCE

• Up to 2 semesters of incomplete Authority and
  Authority-registered subjects at Limited Level of
  Achievement can be conceded towards the award of
  a QCE, if needed, providing the student has
  exited the subject(s) after the first or second
  semester of each course.

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MEETING LITERACY REQUIREMENTS
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MEETING NUMERACY REQUIREMENTS
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Meeting literacy and numeracy requirements
continued
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QCE and statements of results

• The QCE - Issued to a student who has achieved
• an amount of learning
• at a set standard
• and has met the literacy and numeracy
  requirement

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SENIOR STATEMENT

• A statement issued to a student who is enrolled
  at school on the last day of Year 12

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STATEMENT OF RESULTS

• Issued to a student at any time other than the
  end of Year 12, such as
• completes the requirements of the QCE
• sits for an External Senior Examination
• The Statement of Results is cumulative and shows
  all contributing studies to date.

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Session 2 Scenarios

• Implementing the QCE

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A possible course of study
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A possible course of study
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Undertaking a SBA
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Undertaking a SBA
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A student specializes
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A student specializes
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A student re-assesses
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A student re-assesses
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The drifting student
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The drifting student
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The drifting student To get a QCE
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The drifting student To get a QCE
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FLEXIBILITY

• Credits can accumulate for up to 9 years after
  registering for a learning account (generally the
  beginning of Year 10).
• (QCE Handbook)

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One option

• A student works towards completing
• an apprenticeship.
• They start with a school-based
• apprenticeship and some school
• subjects.

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The course of study at school

• English Communication
• Mathematics A
• School-based apprenticeship

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The course of study at school
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After finishing Year 12

• The student continues with their apprenticeship.
• They complete the Certificate III.
• Another 6 credits are banked into their learning
  account.

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The outcome

• A total of 20 credits accrue in the
• learning account.
• The student will be awarded a QCE.

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Session 3 Questions

• A chance to discuss particular issues

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