Year 11 2021 Course Information

PrayerMr Danny Bowen

Deputy Principal Faith & Life

Principal’s WelcomeMr Mike Williams

The evening’s format

1. General information 2. The WACE3. Pathways4. VET --> Director T&L - Mrs Muneen Niemeyer5. Year 11 Advice --> Deputy Principal Students - Mrs Susan Seaward6. Selecting courses online --> Director T&L – Mrs Vanessa Els7. Help8. Meet the T&L Team

Overview of the Process• Students will go through the information in their Careers/Study Skills class• Information Evening• HOLAs will talk to all students about their LA’s offerings• ***Formal Course Counselling sessions (parents are warmly encouraged to

attend)

• Students use the online process to select courses→ prerequisites must be taken into account, expectations must be realistic

• Year 11 “grid” is created• Some Courses may not run → re-selection

• Parents and students can contact for information at any time • Work hard, good study habits. Big jump from Year 10 → Year 11

So… what is the WACE?

Successful completion of Years 11 and 12

How my child achieves a WACE

• Year 9 NAPLAN Band 8 P or OLNA Level 3 P

• Completes at least 20 units (= 10 courses) over Years 11 and 12 P

• Completes an English course in Year 11 and Year 12 ✓

• Completes at least one List A course (eg REL, ENG, HASS, ARTS) ✓

• Completes at least one List B course (eg MAT, SCI, PES, TECH) ✓

• Achieves 14 C Grades (or better) over Years 11 and 12. (14 C grades = C grades in 7 year long courses) ✓

• Achieves at least 6 of these C Grades (or better) at Year 12 level ✓

Pathways

ATAR (Uni) Pathway Year 11Students must meet the prerequisites for entrance to these courses

Select 6 ATAR coursesOR

Select 5 ATAR courses and 1 General courseOR

Select 5 ATAR courses and 1 Certificate course

Must have a minimum of 4 ATAR courses

Religion and Life and an English course are compulsory selections

Some courses may be offered through online learning

Australian Tertiary Admission RankATAR

• Ranked position in the total WA Year 12 school leaving

age population

• A student receiving an ATAR of 70.00 means they have

performed better than 70% of all the Year 12 school

leaving age people in WA that year

• A 70 ATAR is an average mark of about 55% for the

student's top 4 ATAR courses

70.00

General Pathway Year 11Students must select 6 courses (Religion and Life and English are compulsory selections)

• Select 6 General coursesOR

• Select 5 General courses and 1 Certificate II (or higher) courseOR

• Select 4 General courses and 2 Certificate II (or higher) coursesOR

• Select 4 General courses, 1 Certificate II course and WPLOR

• PAiS (Pre Apprenticeship in Schools – see p 201 for specific criteria)OR

• Other combinations from the VET offerings

Blended Pathway Year 11• A student may select a combination of ATAR, General and Certificate courses

as their academic pathway

• The "blended" pathway enables students to study up to 3 ATAR courses in combination with General or Certificate courses to make up the required 6 courses in Year 11

• This is not a pathway for direct entry to university

• Students must meet the prerequisites for ATAR courses

• Students may not choose Certificate courses or VET courses that take them out of school for one or two days. This includes Certificate II in Outdoor Recreation because of the camp component

Curtin UniReady

Eligible Year 11 students at Nagle will have the opportunity to commence study in the Curtin UniReady course in 2021.

Students who successfully complete four Curtin UniReady units will receive a notional ATAR score of 70 for entrance to Curtin University.

Two UniReady units (Communications and Academic Writing) will be offered in Year 11 and the remaining two units will be offered in Year 12. This program is taught by Nagle teachers in conjunction with Curtin University.

There are conditions with regards to studying UniReady courses. Please refer to p 15 of the Year 11 Handbook for details about applying for entry to this course.

VETOfferings

Mrs Muneen Niemeyer Director of Teaching and Learning

• Internal Certificate Courses at level ll (over 1 or 2 years) – Yr 11 and/or Yr 12

• Internal Certificate Courses at level lll (over 2 years) – Yr 11 and Year 12

• External Certificate Courses at Central Regional TAFE – Yr 11 and/or Yr 12

• Pre-Apprenticeship in Schools (PAiS) PROGRAM – Yr 11 OR Yr 12

• School Based Traineeships – Yr 11 only

• Workplace Learning

• Further information: Ms Kaylla Broad VET Coordinator

Year 11 Advice

Deputy Principal – Students

Mrs Susan Seaward

Fantasy Vs Reality

Life as a Year 11

The right choice for me

Selecting Courses Online

Mrs Vanessa ElsDirector of Teaching and Learning

Year 11 Subject Choice

Edval choice Year 11

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Deputy Principal - StudentsMrs Susan Seaward

Director of StudentsYear 10

Mrs Jane Royce

Vice Principal Director of T & L

Director of T & L

VET Co-ordinator

Religious Education Mrs Kelly Commisso

ArtsMr Matthew Grigsby

English and Languages

Ms Kirsty Sinclair

HASSMr Kerry Pile

HPEMs Mischa Westlake

MathsMs Emily Sardo

ScienceMrs Elisabete

Costa

TechnologiesMr Oliver Murray

Learning SupportMrs Jo Clune

VET Co-OrdinatorMs Kaylla Broad

Mrs Kelly Commisso Religious Education Gym

Mr Matthew Grigsby Arts G8

Ms Kirsty Sinclair English Gym

Ms Mischa Westlake Health & Physical Education G6

Mr Kerry Pile Humanities & Social Science G5

Ms Emily Sardo Mathematics G10

Mrs Elisabete Costa Science G2

Mr Oliver Murray Technologies G7

Mrs Jo Clune Learning Support Gym

Ms Kaylla Broad/Mrs Muneen NiemeyerMs Natalie Cope/TAFE

VET G1