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New System of Senior Assessment and Tertiary Entrance parent information Evening
Background Information
Important Organisations and Acronyms
QCAA Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority
QTAC Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre
QCE Queensland Certificate of Education
The Curriculum – Preparing students for an unknown future
The ATAR replaces the OP
The ATAR replaces the OP
The ATAR replaces the OP
The ATAR replaces the OP
School based assessment
Common Summative Assessment requirements
• 3 internal assessments + external assessment = subject result
• In the majority of General Subjects the external assessment contributes 25%
• Mathematics and Science General Subjects the external assessment contributes 50%
MSHS Preparation for 2019
• Participation in trial external exams – English and Japanese
• Professional development of staff – Syllabus workshops
• QCAA workshops and conferences
• Professional development of staff – online training modules
• Implementation Plan for SATE changes developed
• Networks being established with staff from other schools in like subject areas
• Exam Preparation
The New QCE System
Requirements for an ATAR
General Subjects and Applied Subjects
Essential EnglishEssential Mathematics
Hospitality Practices
Vocational education and training (VET) and ATAR
