Your Higher School Certificate

2014

Good Bye School CertificateHello RoSA

• The Record of School Achievement (RoSA) is a new credential for all students to recognise school achievement before receiving their Higher School Certificate (HSC).

• The RoSA will show your Year 10 grades, as well as any grades for Year 11 (Preliminary) courses completed after that.

• To receive a RoSA you will need to meet your school’s attendance requirements

• Grades for all your courses in Year 10 and 11 will be based on your results in assessment tasks you do throughout the year.

• If you are leaving school before getting your HSC you will have the option of sitting literacy and numeracy tests.

• The literacy and numeracy test results will be reported separately to the RoSA credential.

You have come to the time where you will be deciding on your subjects

for your Year 12 Higher School Certificate in 2014.

This is not an easy decision and needs to

be made by talking to:

• Your Careers Adviser• Your Teachers• Your Family

Most importantly you must think about what you enjoy learning, your interests and your skills.

Ask yourself• How much study am I prepared to commit to for my HSC?

• What else is happening in my life and how will this affect my HSC? - such as sport, part time job and family commitments.

• Do I want to study subjects that require writing essays?

• Do I want to study subjects that have a major project?

• What type of HSC do I want?

What type of HSC do I want ?• ATAR – All my Category A subjects will

contribute to an ATAR ( Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank)

• ATAR/Vocational VET (Combines Category A and Category B Subjects)

• Non ATAR / VET– (Vocational and TAFE Accreditation)

Your type of HSC will depend on your combination of subjects

WHAT is the ATAR?

The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank • Is a number between 0.00 and 99.95

(only ATARs above 30 will be reported)

• Is a rank, not a mark• Is used by universities to rank

applicants

The following list contains Board Developed Courses available for Year 11 2010.

• All courses are of 2 unit value except some VET courses, and Extension courses that are usually of 1 unit value.

• Eligibility rules apply to the study of English as a Second Language (ESL), Beginners Languages and some Continuers Languages courses.

• Certain rules and prerequisites apply to the study of Extension courses.

• English is the only compulsory subject.

• Ancient History • HSC History Extension*• Biology • Business Studies • Chemistry • Design and Technology• Drama • Economics • Engineering Studies • English as a Second Language • English (Standard)**• English (Advanced) • HSC English Extension 1 • HSC English Extension 2• General Mathematics• Mathematics • HSC Mathematics Extension 1 • HSC Mathematics Extension 2• Industrial Technology

ATAR – Category A

• Information Processes and Technology • Legal Studies• Geography • Modern History • HSC History Extension*• Music 1 • Music 2 HSC Music Extension• Personal Development, Health and Physical Education• Physics• Senior Science • Society and Culture • Software Design and Development • Languages both Beginners and Continuers

Saturday School Community Languages

ATAR (Category A)

• Information Technology• Metal and Engineering• Construction • Electrotechnology • Entertainment Industry • Hospitality • Business Services• Primary Industries • Retail Services • Tourism and Events • Automotive

• Financial Services (TVET – studied at TAFE)

These subjects require a compulsory 70 work placement component.

VET Industry Curriculum Frameworks ATAR/VET

( Category B )

These subjects provide you with dual accreditaion - ATAR and TAFE

VET Industry Curriculum ATAR ( Category B ) studied at TAFE

• Ceramics • Computing Applications • Photography • Video and Digital Imaging • Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation • Visual Design• Other TVET Courses ( Refer to TVET guide)

Content Endorsed Courses (Non ATAR)

ATARAll Category A Subjects

ATAR/VETAt Least 4 Category A one Category B and one CEC

VETAt least 3 Category B and two CEC

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Study at TAFE NSW as part of your HSC

You can study Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses through TAFE NSW as part of your HSC. Depending on what course you want to do and where you are, courses may be delivered at a TAFE NSW campus or at school.

Some VET courses will also help you gain a place at a university by contributing to your Australian Tertiary Entrance Rank (See the course-specific information to find out if it has an ATAR.) You can also get an industry qualification at the same time.

More reasons to study a VET course as part of your HSC:• you will gain work skills and experience that can give you a

head start in your career • a VET course can give you unit credit towards your HSC at the

same time as giving you a nationally recognised qualification.

TAFE Booklet

Students at Tempe High School are currently studying the following TVET courses.

Automotive studiesFinancial Services

Graphic DesignComputer Aided DesignInformation Technology

ElectrotechnologyNursingTourism

Sport and RecreationHairdressing

MarketingMulti Media

Property ServicesSt George

Ultimo TAFE

Petersham

Enmore Design Centre

School based traineeships and apprenticeships

School based apprenticeships and traineeships provide students with the opportunity to attain a nationally

recognised Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification as well as their Higher School Certificate (HSC) and gain valuable work skills and experience through part-

time paid employment.

Both school based traineeships (SBTs) and school based apprenticeships (SBAs) can be delivered through TAFE NSW.

Information about qualifications available within this program is available from the SBAT website.

NSW Apprenticeships and Traineeships

                                                                                                    

So Far1. Time to think about HSC subjects

2. ATAR Australian Tertiary Admission Rank

3. Who to talk to

4. Types of HSC – ATAR ATAR/VET VET

5. HSC subjects: Category A, Category B, CEC’s

6. TAFE subjects

7. School Based Traineeship

Your Higher School CertificateThe HSC is made up of a minimum of 22 units of study

Year 11 Preliminary Certificate = Minimum 12 units

Begins term 1 2013 till the end of Term 3 2013.

You have to complete all the Board of Study Requirements for the Preliminary to be eligible to progress to Year 12.

Year 12 Higher School Certificate = Minimum 10 Units

Begins in Term 4 2013 and completed by the end Term 3 2014. The HSC exams are in term 4.

What is in your folder?

1. TVET Course Guide Booklet ( Orange)

2. Subject Selection Booklet 2013( White)

3. Student Subject Survey including Expression of Interest for 3 Unit Subjects ( Yellow)

4. Traineeship Information

5. Questions and Answers about school based traineeships

6. Studying for the HSC

Subject Selection

Process

Summary of Courses offered at Tempe High School

Check the

• category

• Units

• Year 11

• Year 12

• ATAR

Choose very carefully as this process will determine the subjects

and the classes for 2013.

Courses with less than 15 students may not run.

This will result in further reselection for students whose first choices

cannot be met.