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senior
studies booklet - 2009 |
In Year 11 & 12 students have the flexibility to study a course that suits their own interests and needs.
Galen offers programmes in 5 basic formats with choices in all of them:
Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
Other Programs :
For further information regarding these programs please contact the Senior School Director
Senior studies now provide great flexibility to cater for a variety
of student interests and career pathways. Students may choose to complete: Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) units, VCE units and
Vocational Educational and Training (VET) modules, Victorian Certificate
of Applied Learning (VCAL), combine University studies (called Extension
Studies) or complete a Australian School-based Apprenticeship programme
with their VCE or VCAL.
The body responsible
for the administration of Senior Studies is the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment
Authority (VCAA)
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
As students become
more mature they have greater opportunities for community service,
responsibility for Senior SRC and management of the Senior Students'
Common Room and organisation of their own social events and
assemblies.
A broad selection of co-curricular activities and sporting opportunities provides an important adjunct to their academic workload.
Career planning and tertiary counselling, the Year 12 Retreat and extensive private study facilities assist students to study independently and prepare for post-school life.
GALEN IS A PLACE WHICH PROVIDES:
· Wide range of VCE subjects
· Careful counselling about course selection and access to careers resources and tertiary opportunities
· Work placement in VET
· Opportunity to do a Vocational Education & Training course or a New Apprenticeship qualification
· An orientation and integration program for senior schooling
· A 3 day off-campus retreat in the Alps
· A Year 11 Camp on Driver Education at DECA in Shepparton
· Leadership of the Senior Student Representative Council
· Special social occasions such as the Debutante Balls, College Production, VCE Farewell Graduation Evening, Jumper Presentation
· Computer facilities for student use in the private study area
· The care and use of student provided facilities such as the Common Room
· VCE Planning Sessions, in homeroom to guide student's personal organisation, self-management, and career choice and applications.
· Up-to-date facilities and on-going refurbishment
· Helpful teachers
· Preparatory programmes for Units 3 & 4
· A modern and comfortable uniform
· A religious education program which contributes to VCE accreditation
VCE Internal Policies
This is a summary of the most important in-house policies for students undertaking VCE and VCE/VET units 1 - 4. For further detail consult homeroom teachers.
Coursework for a satisfactory result
1. Students
are expected to be present for at least 80 percent of class lessons,
practicals and all excursions.
2. Absences can only be justified on the
basis that it was caused by an issue "beyond the student's control".
3.
Hard copies of all work should be kept in case of authentication
difficulties.
4. Regularly back up all computer work to cover chance
losses.
5. Work which cannot be authenticated will not be marked.
6.
Students are expected to complete all coursework set be the teacher and to
catch up on work missed promptly.
7. Students may appeal against an
Outcome result by seeing the Senior School Executive
Graded work
1. Units 1
and 2 will be graded on a 10 point alphabetical scale A+ …to U.G. Work not
received will be marked N.A. (not assessed)
2. Unit 1 and 2 work
submitted late may be downgraded at the teacher's discretion.
3. The
College will release Unit ¾ School Assessment Coursework (SAC) grades to
students initially as provisional numeric scores out of the total set by
the Victorian Curriculum & Assessment Authority (VCAA). They are
confidential to the student and subject to VCAA checks, special
consideration and statistical moderation by VCAA.
4. Similarily Unit ¾
School Assessment Tasks as set by VCAA will be provisionally released to
students as H,M,L, High or Medium or Low. These are subject to review by
VCAA appointees.
5. Deadlines for the submission of SACs and SATs will
be provided by teachers.
6. Provisional grades are moderated.
7. SAC pieces should be
retained by students until December. SAT work may be released under
contract for interviews fromabout mid-November.
Authentic Student Work
The onus is on students to submit their own work and to meet any doubts about its authenticity.
Special Provision
A student may apply for this on the basis of disability, illness, racial background or environmental difficulties.
Glossary
Some terms you may need to
know:
Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER)
The overall ranking on a scale of 0–99.95 that you receive,
based on your study scores (see below). The ENTER is used by universities
and TAFE institutes to select students for their
courses.
General Achievement Test (GAT)
The test
that is done by all students doing a VCE Unit 3 and 4 sequence. It is used
by the VCAA to check that schools are marking School-assessed Tasks to the
same standard and as part of statistical moderation of coursework. It
doesn't count towards your VCE graduation, but your GAT results are
reported to you with your Statement of Results.
Graduation
requirements
The program and standard required to qualify for
the VCE.
Office of Training and Tertiary Education (OTTE)
Is
responsible for the planning, regulation and delivery of a range of
education and training programs and services.
Outcomes
What you are expected to know and be able to do, by the time you have
finished a VCE unit.
Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
An institution that has been approved by OTTE and registered
with the VQA to deliver specified training
programs.
Satisfactory completion
This means you
have achieved the outcomes for the unit. You get an 'S' for the
satisfactory completion of a unit. If you do not satisfactorily complete a
unit, you get an 'N' for it.
Semester
One half of
the academic year. Most units last for one semester.
Sequence
The order in which you do your VCE units, for example a Unit
3 and 4 sequence.
Statement of Attainment
A record
of recognised learning which may contribute towards a qualification
outcome either as attainment of competencies within a training package,
partial completion of a course leading to a qualification, or completion
of a nationally accredited short course which may accumulate towards a
qualification through Recognition of Prior Learning
processes.
Statement of Results
A set of documents
which formally state the results you achieved in the VCE and/or VCAL, and
whether you have graduated.
Studies
The subjects
available in the VCE.
Study Design
The description of the content of a study, and how students'
work is to be assessed. A Study Design for each VCE study is published by
the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Schools and other VCE
providers must adhere to the Study Designs.
Study score
A score with a maximum of 50 which shows how you performed in
a VCE study, relative to all other students doing that same study. It is
calculated using the scores achieved in each of the three graded
assessments for the study.
Units (VCAL)
Accredited
units in Literacy, Numeracy, Personal Development and Work Related skills
that contribute as 1 credit towards the VCAL.
Units (VCE)
The parts of a study in the VCE. There are usually four units
in a study, numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Victorian Curriculum and
Assessment Authority (VCAA)
The Victorian State Government
agency responsible to the Minister for Education and Training for the
delivery of the VCE and the VCE curriculum and
assessment.
Victorian Qualifications Authority (VQA)
Is the peak accreditation, certification, and registration body for
qualifications undertaken in Years 11 and 12, the Victorian Certificate of
Education, Vocational Education and Training and Further Education. The
VQA is responsible to the Minister for Education and
Training.
Vocational Education and Training (VET)
This refers to nationally recognised vocational
certificates.
Mr Carson
Senior School Director