YEAR 11

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YEAR 11 INFORMATION NIGHT
2009
Thankyou for coming!
Tea coffee from 630-700pm
Information 700 900pm
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Mr Paul WottonDirector of Studies

• An overview of the evening

Who is accountable for Senior subjects? Whats
changed now they are in Year 11? The Qld
Certificate of Education (QCE) Study? Whats
that? What for? How can parents support the
learning? What options are there after Year
12? Towards Year 12 OPs QCS Selection Ranks?
General Questions
Mr Paul Wotton
Mr Norman Power
Mrs Lorna Henderson
Mr Mark Ash
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Accountability !?

• QSA Queensland Studies Authority

• Sets the Senior curriculum
• Issues any Senior Certification at the end of
  Year 12 (keeping in mind that Year 11 studies
  count toward this certification)

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Formative
assessment

• is used for school grades
• does not count toward exit grade on Senior
  statement
• is used for skill development and practise

• is used for school grades
• is used in calculating the exit grade on Senior
  statement
• used to demonstrate skill level

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Reports
Exams
All summative work (and sometimes formative) is
collected and put into a folder
called a folio. They prove
what standard of work
the student can produce.
Assignments
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What will my child receive at the end of Year 12?
It depends on what subjects they do and well they
do in them!
All students will get from the QSA A Senior
Statement (which lists all the recorded
subjects/qualifications that they have
completed over 10, 11 and 12) Just make sure Mr
Wotton gets a copy of any certificates or
qualifications ( like AMEB Grade 7 Piano)
Any VET qualifications should be registered by
their RTO with the QSA (like a certificate III
in Hospitality)
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What will my child receive at the end of Year 12?
Some students may get from the QSA (if they meet
the appropriate criteria) A QCE (Qld
Certificate of Education) (which requires 20
credits of study at a minimum of a SA standard
note there are some concessions) This can draw
from Authority subjects, Authority Registered
Subjects, VET certificates, etc An OP
(Overall Position) (which requires 20 semester
units of Authority subjects sit the QCS
test)
It is possible... to get one, the other, both, or
neither!
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Queensland Certificate of Education

• An overview of Queenslands new senior schooling
  qualification for parents and students

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A new law for young Queenslanders

• Students stay at school until they finish Year 10
  or turn 16, whichever comes first
• After that, if not working at least 25 hours per
  week, young people need to
• stay in education or training for 2 more years,
  or
• get a QCE, or
• get a Certificate III vocational qualification
  or higher, or
• turn 17, whichever comes first

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How does the QCE work?

• a significant amount of learning
• at a set standard of achievement
• a literacy and numeracy requirement
• greater flexibility in what where when
• learning can occur
• based on students successfully completing 20
  credits

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A set standard of achievement

• For Authority and Authority-registered subjects,
  the agreed standard is a Sound Level of
  Achievement.
• For VET certificates, the agreed standard is
  Competence.
• For other courses of study recognised or approved
  by the QSA the agreed standard is a Pass or the
  equivalent.

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QCE credit table
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The senior phase of learning
Career plan
Cert III
OP
Registration
Senior Statement
all learning achievements
CPCSE
Learning account
QCE
pattern and standard
Legislation Compulsory Participation Phase
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Stage 1 Planning

• In 2008 (Year 10), your child undertook career
  planning to develop their intended learning
  options (ILO).
• A SET plan was developed in PD with Mrs
  Henderson.
• The career plan
• structured each students learning around their
  abilities, interests and ambitions
• mapped out what, where and how they could study
  during their senior phase of learning 10, 11
  and 12
• was agreed between students, their parents and
  school (you should have signed one)
• Should be reviewed regularly by both of us
  (students and school staff)

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Stage 2 Registration

• The College has registered all our students with
  the QSA (hopefully our new students schools did
  as well!)
• Schools were to have registered
• all students in Year 10 in 2008

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Stage 3 Learning account

• Registration with the QSA
• automatically opens a Learning account for each
  student
• is password protected
• is used to record what, where and when students
  study
• records results towards a QCE

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Career Information Service site
Available directly at www.cis.qsa.qld.edu.au or
via the QSA website
Find out more from the ? QCE Handbook http//www.q
sa.qld.edu.au/certificates/3180.html
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Mr. Norman PowerYear 11 Year Level Coordinator

• Study? Whats that? What for?

• How long should I study for?
• What techniques can I put into place to help?
• How much paid work should I do?
• What are my priorities?
• When is my recreation time?

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How long should I study for?
The school diary suggests that (around) 2 HOURS
per day (Year 11) would be appropriate in order
to achieve solid grades reflective of your
ability e.g. 10min per year level
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How do I study?

• Complete class work
• Read over class notes
• Read over text chapters / handouts / novel
• Pre-reading of text chapters
• Work on assignments (drafting/research)
• Preparation for exams (summaries/definitions/
  re-visit exercises)

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How often do I study?
Studying must be done every day for maximum
benefit!
Regular study
Amount remembered
the cram
Time
EXAMS
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What techniques can I put into place to help?
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What techniques can I put into place to help?
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What techniques can I put into place to help?
Some people find these help
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How much paid work should I do?
What are my priorities?
When is my recreation time?
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How can PARENTS support?

• Encourage your child to allocate time for study
• Support your child to use this time effectively
  by (a) taking phone messages from friends (b)
  recording tv programs (c) turn off any
  distractions e.g. computer/tv/music
• Encourage your child to liaise regularly with
  class teacher about areas that they are
  struggling with
• Encourage your child to attend tutoring
• Take interest in their assessment tasks DONT
  DO IT FOR THEM ask questions, read drafts,
  listen to orals, encourage them to explain
  concepts to you

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Mrs. Lorna HendersonCareers Coordinator
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Mr. Mark AshDeputy Principal
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Are there questions?
Please keep them general (if you have specific
ones about your child - see us afterwards)
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