Frederick Irwin Anglican SchoolYear 11 2014
Parent Information Session
HANDBOOKS
Two handbooks are available:WACE Handbook – Courses offered, WACE, ATAR, University entry, TAFE entryCourse Handbook – descriptions of courses and prerequisites
Course Structure
Courses English (ENG)
Stages Stages 1, 2 & 3 – increasing
complexity and depth
Units 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B – many
courses have additional stage
units
Course offered at Frederick Irwin - Year 11
List A (arts/languages/social science) List B (mathematics/science/technology)
BME Business Management & Enterprise ACF Accounting & Finance
DRA Drama BIO Biological Sciences
ECO Economics CHE Chemistry
ENG English CFC Children, Family & Community
GEO Geography EST Engineering Studies
HIS History – Modern FST Food Science & Technology
JSL Japanese: Second Language HBS Human Biological Science
LIT Literature ISC Integrated Science
MPA Media Production & Analysis MDT Materials Design & Technology
Mus Music MAT Mathematics
PAL Politics & Law MAS Mathematics Specialist
VAR Visual Art OED Outdoor Education
PES Physical Education Studies
PHY Physics
English
General pathway description
Year 11 Year 12 Exam
Pathway to university 2AENG/2BENG 3AENG/3BENG Stage 3(3A/3B)
Pathway to further training, university or employment
2AENG/2BENG 2CENG/2DENG Stage 2(2C/2D)
Pathway to further training and/or employment
1AENG/1BENG 1CENG/1DENG No exam
Mathematics
General pathway description Year 11 Year 12 Exam
Double mathematics for university entry to specialist courses such as engineering, physical sciences and mathematics
3AMAT/3BMAT And
3AMAS/3BMAS
3CMAT/3DMAT And
3CMAS/3DMAS
Stage 3(3C/3DMAT)
AndStage 3
(3C/3DMAS)
Single mathematics for university courses where further mathematics is likely to be needed. Also suitable preparation for higher level training in technical areas.
3AMAT/3BMATOr
2CMAT/2DMAT
3CMAT/3DMATOr
3AMAT/3BMAT
Stage 3(3C/3D)
Or(3A/3B)
Single mathematics for further education and training or university entry where further mathematics is unlikely to be needed
2AMAT/2BMAT 2CMAT/2DMAT Stage 2(2C/2D)
Single mathematics for students to develop general mathematical skills for further training of employment
1BMAT/1CMAT
1DMAT/1EMAT No exam
All other courses
General pathway description
Year 11 Year 12 Exam
Typical university oriented pathway
2A/2B 3A/3B Stage 3(3A/3B)
Typical pathway to further training, university or employment
1A/1B1C/1D
2A/2B Stage 2(2A/2B)
Typical pathway to further training and/or employment
1A/1B 1C/1D No exam
Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) Year 12, 2015
Breadth and depth requirement: Complete a minimum of 20 course units These must include at least:
– Four units from English or Literature studied during Years 11 and 12
– One pair of course units from each of List A and List B completed in Year 12
WACE Requirements continued
Achievement standard requirement: Achieve a C grade average or better across
the best 16 course units of which at least 8 must be completed in Year 12
WACE Requirements continued
English language competence requirement:
Completion of at least four units of an English course, post-year 10, studied over at least two years.
Demonstration of ELC to a standard deemed necessary for effective interaction in the broader community (English stage 1 C grade)
Some points of clarification
Repeating course units: Students can repeat course units however
they do not contribute to the WACE requirements more than once.
Course units that have a different context e.g. Materials Design and Technology Metals and Wood (MDTM & MDTW) can both contribute to the WACE requirements.
Some points of clarification cont.
WACE examinations:
All Year 12 students enrolled in a pair of stage 3 units must sit the external examination
For 2015, examinations in stage 2 courses will not be compulsory. (Details of this arrangement have not yet been finalised)
1. Pathway suitable for University entryWACE requirements: Completion of at least 20 units
Achieve ‘C’ average across best 16 units. At lease eight units must be completed in Year 12
Four units of English, two in the final year
List A (English) + List B (Mathematics)
Year 11
English 2A Mathematics 2A
Phys Ed Studies 2A
Human Biology 2A
Geography 2A
Outdoor Education 1A
English 2B Mathematics 2B
Phys Ed Studies 2B
Human Biology 2B
Geography 2B
Outdoor Education 1B
Year 12
English 3A Mathematics 2C
Phys Ed Studies 3A
Human Biology 3A
Geography 3A
Outdoor Education 1C
English 3B Mathematics 2D
Phys Ed Studies 3B
Human Biology 3B
Geography 3B
Outdoor Education 1D
WACE exam
Stage 3
WACE exam Stage 2
WACE exam Stage 3
WACE exam
Stage 3
WACE exam Stage 3
No WACE exam
2. Pathway suitable for TAFE, apprenticeship, employment
WACE requirements: Completion of at least 20 units
Achieve ‘C’ average across best 16 units. At lease eight units must be completed in Year 12
Four units of English, two in the final year
List A (English) + List B (Mathematics)
Year 11
English 1A Outdoor Ed 1A Materials Design & Tech – Wood
1A
Engineering Studies 1A
Business Management & Enterprise 1A
Mathematics 1B
English 1B Outdoor Ed 1B Materials Design & Tech – Wood
1B
Engineering Studies 1B
Business Management & Enterprise 1B
Mathematics 1C
Year 12
English 1C Outdoor Ed 1C Materials Design & Tech – Wood
2A
Engineering Studies 2A
Business Management & Enterprise 2A
Mathematics 1D
English 1D Outdoor Ed 1D Materials Design & Tech – Wood
2B
Engineering Studies 2B
Business Management & Enterprise 2B
Mathematics 1E
No exam Stage 1
No exam Stage 1
WACE exam Stage 2
WACE exam Stage 2
WACE exam Stage 2
No exam Stage 1
Student Achievement
Achievement is recorded in grades A – E for each course unit.
Marks out of 100 are awarded to Year 12 students who complete Stage 2 and/or Stage 3 units.
Course Selection continued
Placement of a student in a course and units that are too difficult or do not enhance their interests often leads to loss of enthusiasm, self-esteem and confidence and eventually, to failure.
Each student receives information and support in choosing their courses and units.
Tertiary Entrance Aggregate/TEA
TEA is calculated be adding the best four scaled scores
No course can be counted twice Equal weight given to school score and final exam
score (50/50) Unacceptable combinations for TEA
Biological Science/Human Biological Science
English/Literature
Japanese Advanced/Japanese Second Language
Example 1 – Four courses
Course Scaled Score
English 66
Modern History 64
Media Production & Analysis 56
Mathematics 72
Four course sum 66 + 64 + 56 + 72 = 258 TEA = 258.00
Example 2 - Six courses
Course Scaled Score
English 62
Modern History 53
Mathematics 85
Biological Sciences 83 Best
Accounting and Finance 63 four
Engineering 80
Best four 85 + 83 + 63 + 80 = 330
TEA = 330
Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
ATAR is a ranking which reports a student’s position relative to all people in the Year 12 population in WA
ATAR is derived from TEA Is the basis of admission to most university courses Ranges between zero and 99.95 An ATAR of 75.00 indicates that the student has an
overall rating equal to or better than 75% of the Year 12 school leaving age population in WA
2010 TEA/ATAR Examples
ATAR Minimum TEA 4 Markfor ATAR Average
99.95 378.5 94.6
95.00 300.7 75.2
90.00 279.2 69.8
85.00 263.4 65.8
80.00 250.2 62.6
75.00 237.9 59.5
70.00 225.6 56.4
65.00 214.1 53.6
What Happens to Student’s Marks
15 marks is added to stage 3 combined unscaled marks.
The stage 3 mark will then be merged with the stage 2 marks in the same course to form a common distribution.
Marks will then be scaled
http://www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/internet/Senior_Secondary/Exam_Information/Your_Marks
Does Stage 2 have any value for students wanting to go to University?
University aspirants should study a majority of courses at stage 3
High ranking stage 2 students are still competitive
Middle/lower ranking stage 2 students are less competitive
Students should be doing the highest stage of which they are capable
General Advise
What career/course would I like to pursue? What are my main options after leaving
school? What are the entrance requirements needed
to get there? What background do I need to meet these
entrance criteria?
General Advice
University bound students should study a program of at least four stage 3 units.
TAFE/apprenticeship/workforce bound students should study a mixture of stage 1 and stage 2 units.
On the basis of this general advice, the following Year 11 and Year 12 pathways are recommended in English, Mathematics and the other courses.
General Advice
Select courses on the basis of what student enjoys doing
Select courses in which student has a reasonable chance of success
Has student demonstrated some ability in this area previously?
Choose the highest stage course of which student is capable
Check to see that student meets any prerequisites
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