Campus Ministry

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YEAR 12 PARENT EVENING
Monday 9th February Gibney Hall
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AGENDA - PART A
1. Welcome and Introduction Mr M Tobin, Head of
Senior School 2. Opening Prayer and Principals
address Mr Ivan Banks, Principal 3. Year 12
Overview Mrs L Wilson, Head of Year 12 4.
Conclusion to Year 12 Mr Shaun Kenny, Vice-
Principal 5. Faith Formation in Year 12 Mrs
Marya Stewart - DCS
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Prayer

• Leader Almighty God,
• Be present with us, for it is in Your name we are
  gathered.
• Come to us and be with us as we begin this new
  academic year.
• Bless the work that we undertake and guide us as
  we journey together. Grant that in all we do we
  may act with sincerity and integrity.
• Keep us, by the gift of Your grace, in harmony
  with Your will, so that we may act as one with
  You in all things.
• Leader Live Jesus in our hearts.
• All Forever

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 Key Dates for Year 12 Students 2009 
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Term 1

• Wk 1 2 Feb Students Commence
• 7 Feb Summer Sport commences
• Wk 2 9 Feb Yr 12 Information Evening
• Wk 3 17 Feb Prefects Investiture
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• Wk 5 4 Mar TABGHA Retreats
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• Wk 6 11 Mar Yr 12 Parent/Teacher
• Interviews 330 830pm
• Wk 7 19 Mar Swimming Inters Challenge
  Stadium
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• Wk 8 28 Mar Head of River
• 6 Apr Summer Sport concludes
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• Wk10 8 Apr Perspectives Art exhibition
• 6-9 Apr Kairos 22
• 9 Apr Classes conclude

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Term 2

• Wk 1 29 Apr Students Commence
• Winter Sport commences.
• Wk 2 5 May Edmund Rice Mass
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• Wk 5 25 May Yr 12 Exams begin
• Wk 6 1 June Foundation Day Holiday
• 5 Jun Yr 12 Exams Conclude 
• Wk 9 23 June Year 12 Mass
• 24 Jun Senior Arts Night
• Wk10 29 Jun -2 Jul Yr 12 Outdoor Education Camp
• 3 Jul Classes Conclude
• T2 Hols 19 July TOBA Sports Day

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Term 3

• Wk 1 21 Jul Students Commence
• 20-22 Jul Kairos
• 26 Jul Winter Sport continues
• Wk 2 27 Jul Catholic Performing Arts
  Festival Commences
• Wk 3 5 Aug Parent/Student/ Teacher
  Interviews 9-830pm
• Wk 4 15 Aug Winter Sport Concludes
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• Wk 5 17 Aug Athletics begins.
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• Wk 8 7 Sep Performing Arts Final
• 11Sep Athletics Inters  
• Wk 9 18 Sep Fun Run for India
• Wk10 25 Sep Classes Conclude

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Term 4

• Wk 1 13 Oct Students Commence
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• Wk 2 20 Oct TOBA Breakfast
• Final Assembly
• Last day for Year 12 students
  Graduation Mass and Dinner
• 21 Oct Presentation Night Rehearsals
• 22 Oct Presentation Night.
• Wk 4 2 Nov TEE commences

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POSSIBLE STUDY PATHS
University
TAFEWA
Year 12
Year 11
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Hurdles to be crossed
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• Complete 10 subjects (or equivalent)
• Achieve an average of C grade in 8 subjects in
  Years 11 12, including at least 4 in Year 12
  Subjects
• Demonstrate English Language Competence

English Competency scaled Combined Score of at
least 50 in English or English Literature TERTIARY
ENTRANCE RANK (TER)
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WACE 2009

• Complete at least 10 full-year (or equivalent)
  Curriculum Council subjects over Years 11 and
  12
• Achieve an average grade of C in 8 subjects in
  Years 11, 12 including at least 4 Year 12
  Subjects (or equivalent)
• English Language Competency
• Complete two units in Year 12
• Meet the ELC standard

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WACE 2009

• A - 5
• B - 4
• C - 3
• D - 2
• E - 1

Case II Grade D D D D C
C

• Case I
• Grade
• English C
• Geography B
• Intro Calculus B
• Human Biology B
• Art C
• Outdoor Ed B
• Maximum Points

Points 3 4 ? 4 ? 4 ?
3 4 ? 16
Points 2 2 2 ? 2 ? 3
? 3 ? 10
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AGENDA - PART B
6a. TEE Pathway University Entrance
Mr M Tobin Effective Studentship,
at TC what You should be doing NOW!
Mr P Presser 6b.
Alternative Pathways Achieving at Trinity College
Mr K
Johns WACE, TAFEWA Apprenticeships Mr
D Simpson and Traineeships, alternative
university Entrance.

Effective Studentship at TC in WSA And VET
Courses. - Developing you portfolio -
Self-management and Workplace learning. 7.
Refreshments in Gibney Hall. Staff are available
for questions.
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Entry to Public Universities 2010

• Meet the requirements for WACE 2009
• Achieve competence in English as prescribed by
  the individual universities, and
• Obtain a sufficiently high TER
• Satisfy any prerequisites or special
  requirements for entry to particular courses.

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WACE/TEE Examination

• WACE Courses
• - Students studying at Stage 2 and Stage 3 in
  WACE Courses will sit separate stage examination
  in 2009.
• Existing TEE (E code) subjects
• - Students sit exam as for 2008

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Notre Dame University

• The admission process
• School results from Year 11 and 12
• Tertiary Entrance Rank
• A personal statement
• References from school and work contacts and
• Performance at an admissions interview.
• Early offers
• Alternative pathways Tertiary Enabling Programme

• Minimum Entrance
• Requirement
• Achieve WACE
• ELC at least a C grade in Year 12 English or
  Lit
• TER achieve a minimum rank of 70.00 or higher
• Extra curricular involvement
• Recommended subjects/courses

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The Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER)

• Basis for admission to university
• Derived from the Tertiary Entrance Aggregate
  (TEA) score out of 400
• TER out of 100 for example, TER of 75.00
  indicates equal to or better than 75 of the WA
  students at school leaving age
• Score for TER subjects/courses (scaled)
• 50 school score (moderated)
• - 50 exam score (standardised)

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CALCULATING THE TERTIARY ENTRANCE SCORE USING TES
SUBJECTS

• Raw School subject mark TEE exam mark
• Moderated, Standardised Standardised
• Combined mark
• Final scaled score
• for a subject
• Best 4 subject average
• Multiply by 4 to give TEA / 400

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Example

• Assume a student received the following scaled
  scores
• English 82
• Media 76
• History 71
• Biology 69
• Geography 64
• Discrete Maths 54

• Best four results (final combined score)
• English 82
• Media 76
• History 71
• Biology 69
• TOTAL 298 (TEA)
• TER of 96.4
• Better than 96.39 of Year 12 students in WA

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Relationship between TER and average subject
scores - 2006
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TAFEWA- Selection CriteriaMaximum of 100 points
QUALIFICATION PATHWAY 29 points
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WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYMENT 29 points
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SECONDARY EDUCATION / SKILL DEVELOPMENT 42
points
Portfolio Demonstrating evidence of skill
development.
General academic achievement Best three subject/2
course unit combination one of these subjects
must be English
OR
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• Other Contacts
• Edith Cowan University www.ecu.edu.au
• Curtin University www.curtin.edu.au
• Murdoch University www.murdoch.edu.au
• TAFEWA Training Info. Centre
• 9325 9322

Important Publications Service Centre 2010 TISC
Guide Various Universities 2009 Handbooks TAFE
Handbook Fulltime Studies 2010 Curriculum
Council Your Marks Catholic Education Office
Mapping Your Future Trinity College TC Career
Handbook
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Effective Studentship at TC what you should
be doing NOW!
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How the mind works

• Memory is a network of neurons.
• The brain learns by associating new information
  with existing information.
• It adds new networks to existing networks of
  neurons.

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How the mind works (simple)

• Basically it is a complicated filing cabinet that
  we need to organise.

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A disorganised mind
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An organised mind
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Situation

• When you meet a person for the first time in a
  large group of people, how many of you have
  forgotten their name within 5 minutes?
• We file this information away but we often forget
  in which filing cabinet it has been placed.

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Solution

• We need to reinforce the networks in our brain so
  that we know where we have filed the information.
• A simple way of doing this is to repeat the
  persons name when they introduce themselves.
• Direct use of their name while talking to them
  also reinforces the networks in our brain.

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Retention vs. Time
http//www.accelerated-learning-online.com/process
/reinforce.asp
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What is study?

• Something that takes organisation, time and extra
  effort.
• A process of doing things frequently.
• A focus on routine.
• Repeating practice until you are confident.
• A way of achieving personal best results.

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Study is NOT!

• Something only smart people do.
• Homework.
• Doing assignments.
• Something you get back to later.
• Something you do after you get a bad test result.
• Spending lots of time doing the wrong activities.

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Managing time

• Assess how the time in your day is being used
  right now.
• Make a decision do I need to make more time for
  study?
• Regular sleep patterns are important - 8 hours at
  least is required.
• Dont spend all your time talking to your
  friends.
• Give yourself deferred rewards.

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Managing time

• What is the best time of the day to do things?
• Will the weekend be different from the week?
• How much time should be spent on homework and
  study?
• As a guide 30 minutes per TEE unit should be
  spent per night on homework and study.
• Create a weekly timetable and stick to it!
• Make sure the timetable is realistic.

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Tips on how to study

• English
• Look at the Good Answer guides
• Practice writing for an hour
• Humanities
• Try to remember key dates and terminology
• Keep up with current affairs for real life
  examples
• Know causes and effects like your own name

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Tips on how to study

• Sciences
• Rewriting notes in your own words
• Explaining concepts to your parents
• Mathematics
• Practice as many questions as you can find
• Work to a mark per minute
• TEE papers, TEE papers and more TEE papers!

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AFL

• Every week during the AFL season, John Worsfold
  picks the fittest and strongest players to run
  out on the field.
• These players have an extensive pre season to
  improve on their skills and abilities in order to
  maximise their potential at being selected.
• They follow a timetable

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Year 12 student

• The coach is the universities - they pick the
  students most likely to succeed to join them.
• Your pre season is now!

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