JPC and the ACT Senior Secondary System

ACT Senior Secondary System

BSSS Schools

ATAR

BSSS

A B C D E ACT Senior Secondary Certificate

ACT Senior Record of Achievement

Schools Students

ENGLISH

Grade Moderation

A B C D E

Moderation Day – twice a year

ENGLISH

Year 10

Ter$ary

Accredited Vocational Certs

ASBA

ATAR

Senior Secondary Certificate

25%

75%

Packages and Pathways

Year 11/12

ACT PackagesGrades Scores ATAR

Accredited ✔ ✖✖

BUT alternate pathways e.g. Principal’s Recommenda:on

Tertiary ✔ ✔Ranking

✔

VocationalCompetencies &✔ Usually combined

with A course✖

✖BUT, Na:onally recognized

cer:ficates

Courses

• Year 11 students study 6 subjects

• Most Y12 students study 5 subjects

• English - compulsory

• RE - compulsory Minor (1 year – but many continue it for 2 years)

• Maths - highly recommended

Courses

• All subjects in a package are equivalent

• Years 11 and 12 count equally

2019 Graduate success

ATAR(at or above)

JPC Students receiving ATARs (2019)

90 13 %80 34 %70 66 %60 87 %

ANU14%

Uni Canberra57%

ACU9%

UNSW5%

TAFE5%

Defence Forces

5%Work

5%

2019Destinations

2019 Graduate StudiesAreas of study & work

International Relations, LawIT, Network & Software Engineering

Physiotherapy, NursingDance, MusicArchitecture

Management, CommerceTeaching – Primary, Early Childhood

Pharmacy, Science, Psychology, Sustainability