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Welcome to Year 11, 2015 @ Kellyville High School

STAGE SIX SUBJECT SELECTION EVENING Tuesday 24 June 2014 . Welcome to Year 11, 2015 @ Kellyville High School. The Higher School Certificate (HSC) is the highest educational award you can gain in NSW schools. The HSC: is an internationally recognised credential

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Welcome to Year 11, 2015 @ Kellyville High School

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  1. STAGE SIX SUBJECT SELECTION EVENING Tuesday 24 June 2014 Welcome to Year 11, 2015@ Kellyville High School

  2. The Higher School Certificate (HSC) is the highest educational award you can gain in NSW schools. The HSC: is an internationally recognised credential provides a strong foundation for the future is standards-based. Students receive HSC marks that indicate the standard they have achieved. The NSW HSC

  3. Preliminary ROSA

  4. Extra curricular information • Online ‘Literacy & Numeracy’ tests OPTIONAL • VET Statement of Attainment/Certificate.

  5. GRADES • A – E grades are awarded based in YEAR 9 – 11 on COURSE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS • Information can be found at http://arc.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/

  6. A NOTE ABOUT MATHEMATICS A B C D E

  7. LIFE SKILLS information • Courses in each Syllabus • Attainment in Life Skills is shown on a Profile of Student Achievement where no grades are reported. • Relevant for students with special education needs.

  8. Board Developed Courses Have HSC exams (except for Life Skills) May contribute to the ATAR Include some VET courses Include Life Skills courses Board Endorsed Courses No HSC exams – schools assessment used Count towards the HSC Cannot contribute to the ATAR Include some VET courses Types of Courses

  9. All courses in the HSC have a unit value. Most courses are 2 Units 2 Units =120 hours per year 2 Units = 100 marksin the HSC exam 1 Unit = 60 hours; 50 marks in HSC exam All 2 unit HSC courses have equal status HSC Course Structure

  10. Board Developed Courses based on National Training Packages provide dual accreditation VET qualifications HSC unit credit access to ATAR pathway optional exam have a mandatory work placement requirement 70 hours over the 240-hour/2-year course VET Curriculum Frameworks - 1

  11. Business Services Construction Hospitality Entertainment Industry InformationTechnology Primary Industries Retail Services Tourism and Events Automotive Electrotechnology VET Curriculum Frameworks – 2

  12. Designed for students with a particular aptitude and talent in the corresponding course Preliminary Extension courses: English Mathematics HSC Extension courses: English 1 and 2 Mathematics 1 and 2 History Music Some languages Some VET Extension Courses – 1 UNIT

  13. Preliminary Course Minimum of 12 units HSC Course Minimum of 10 units Students must satisfactorily complete the Preliminary course before they are eligible to commence the corresponding HSC course Requirements for the HSC - 1

  14. Both Preliminary and HSC Courses must include: 6 units from Board Developed Courses 2 units of English 3 courses of 2 units or greater at least 4 subjects At most six units of courses in science can count towards HSC eligibility. Only ONE Industrial Technology course can be studied. SLR and PDHPE cannot be studies together at Kellyville High School. Requirements for the HSC - 2

  15. BOS 6 units from Board Developed Courses 2 units of English 3 courses of 2 units or greater at least 4 subjects BOS 6 units from Board Developed Courses 2 units of English 3 courses of 2 Requirements for the HSC - 3

  16. Students must: follow the course developed or endorsed by the Board apply themselves with diligence and sustained effort achieve some or all of the course outcomes complete work placement for VET courses make a genuine attempt at assessment tasks that total more than 50% of the available school assessment marks for that course. Satisfactory Completion of a Course

  17. Completion of at least 10 units of Board Developed Courses including at least: eight units from Category A courses (no more than two units of Category B courses) two units of English three Board Developed courses of two units or greater four subjects. ATAR - Requirements

  18. Calculating the ATAR Raw Moderated Exam + Assessment Marks Board of Studies Universities Admissions Centre The scaled markfor each course isbased on the qualityof the candidates in that course in that year Scaled 2 units of English + next best 8 units ATAR

  19. Students may accumulate the HSC over a 5-year period repeat some or all of their HSC courses accelerate in one or more courses gain Recognition of Prior Learning Stage 6 Pathways

  20. Our SELECTION PROCESS … • 24 June Information Evening • (Mentor Process) • 25July Term 3, Week 2, (FRIDAY) • Term 4, Week 1Classes informed

  21. … is first class • When does a course run? • FAIR process

  22. Selecting HSC Courses - 1 • Be SAFE and successful • RESPECT ‘expert’ advice • Make RESPONSIBLE choices • ENGAGED, ACTIVE LEARNER

  23. Selecting HSC Courses - 2 What do I like? What do I need to or want to know ? What am I good at ?

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