St Pauls Catholic College Yr 11 2006 Information Evening

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St Pauls Catholic College Yr 11
2006Information Evening

• Prima Primum

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HSC - Higher School Certificate
Features of the New HSC

• Recognises 13 Years of schooling

• Courses linked to further education, and training

• Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses
  count towards HSC and lead to qualifications
  recognised across a range of industries

• Includes life skill courses for students with
  special educational needs

• Assess students according to set standards

• Students meet minimum standards mark 50

• For each course students receive easy to
  understand reports which clearly indicate what
  students have demonstrated, known understanding
  in each course

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Becoming A Senior Student..

• Means a commitment to two (2) years of a new life
  style which centres around school and study

• Students need to attend all classes with a desire
  to learn be self motivated and work diligently
  in all tasks.

• Learning becomes a serious and full time
  occupation, which will at times interfere with
  social, sporting life and part time work.

• Staff and junior school up to senior students for
  exemplary behaviours, leadership, loyalty and
  cooperation.

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HSC Curriculum
Courses Arranged in Key Learning Areas
Religious Education Technology Applied
Studies English Creative Arts Mathematics PDHPE
Science Languages Human Society Its
Environment
HSC is made up of 2 years Year 11
Preliminary Course Year 12 HSC Course
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Types of Courses
Board Developed
Board Endorsed

• Every student studies the same syllabus across
  the state

• Each board endorsed course is different

• External HSC exam

• No External HSC exam

• Counts towards HSC

• Counts towards HSC

• Counts towards UAI

• Doesnt count towards UAI

• Examples English Standard, Biology

• Examples Marine Studies Sport Lifestyle
  Recreation

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Units
Courses are either 1 or 2 unit in value
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Extension Courses

• 1 unit in value
• Build on the 2 unit course and requires students
  to work beyond standard of 2 unit course
• St Pauls offers extension courses in English
  and Maths to year 11 students and in some other
  subjects to year 12 students

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Requirements of the HSC at St Pauls Catholic
College
These must be made up of

• Minimum 1 unit of Religion
• 2 units of English (several courses to
  choose from)
• At least 4 courses

• Minimum of 12 units in Preliminary - Minimum of
  10 units in HSC
• Students must apply themselves diligently and
  sustained effort
• Complete practical, oral or project specified for
  each course
• Sit and make serious attempt at all exams
  including HSC exams

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Assessments

• School based assessments in the HSC year
  contribute to 50 of HSC marks (other 50 comes
  from the HSC examinations)

• Students must complete all assessments to the
  best of their ability

• If a students is absent on the date of an
  assessment task, the only documentation that
  will be accepted is - doctors certificate to
  validate sickness OR approved leave (correct form
  needs to be used to validate the leave)

• All class work, homework assessments are vital
  components that enable students to complete the
  Prelim HSC course outcomes

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HSC Portfolio
End Preliminary Course

• Record of Achievement
• lists all courses that the student has
  satisfactorily completed

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End HSC Course

• A. HSC Testamur
• Official certificate confirming your achievements
  of all requirements for the award of the HSC

• B. Record of Achievement
• Lists the courses you satisfactorily completed
  and reports the school assessment mark, the HSC
  exam mark and the band your total HSC result
  equates to.

C. Course Reports For every HSC Board
Development course (except VET) you receive a
report that shows your marks, the performance
scale and the band description. A graph also
shows the statistical distribution of marks in
that course
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University Admission Index UAI

• The Universities Admission Index (UAI) is a
  numerical measure of a student's overall academic
  achievement in the HSC in relation to that of
  other students.
• This measure allows the comparison of students
  who have completed different combinations of HSC
  courses.
• The UAI is calculated solely for use by
  institutions, either on its own or in conjunction
  with other selection criteria, to rank and select
  school leavers for admission.

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UAI

• The UAI is reported as a number between 0 and 100
  with increments of 0.05.
• Specifically, a UAI indicates the position of a
  student relative to their Year 10 cohort.
• That is, a UAI of 80.00 indicates that students
  with that UAI have performed well enough in the
  HSC to place them 20 from the top of their Year
  10 cohort, had all the Year 10 students completed
  Year 12 and been eligible for a UAI.

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Eligibility - UAI

• 10 Board Units
• 2 units of English is used in every UAI
• 8 Units from the remaining courses

Only 1 category B is used Cat B subjects all
VET courses, Industrial Technology Accounting
(TAFE)
An average UAI of 65 students need to average 70
- 80s in all their courses.
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