Year 11 2020

How does this affect Year 11 students?

It can affect your subject choices and the pathway

you take in Years 11 and 12

Choose subjects you will enjoy and feel confident

that can achieve good results in

Help you reach your career and / or tertiary goals

Have a pathway that is suitable for you

Our Responsibility

To guide you in making decisions now to ensure future success

To support you in achieving your future goals

To have high expectations of you

To hold you accountable for your results

Your ResponsibilityEVERY student WILL graduate from Helensvale State High and WILL achieve:

1. A QCE – Queensland Certificate of Education

AND

2. An ATAR, OR a Nationally recognised qualification (Certificate course)

School SubjectsThree Categories of School Subjects:

1. General subjects (used to calculate ATARs)Examples include – General Mathematics, English, Legal Studies,

ChemistryALL General subjects have External exams at the end of Year 12. Maths and Science exams are worth 50% of students total result

2. Applied subjects Examples include: Sport and Recreation, Hospitality Practices, Aquatic Practices,

Essential English, Essential Mathematics

3. Vocational Education and Training (VET) certificate coursesExamples include: Cert III Dance, Cert II Business

Apprenticeships and Traineeships

A school-based apprenticeship or traineeship provides the opportunity to train on the job while working towards the QCE.

School-based apprenticeships or traineeships provides the opportunity to train on the job while working towards the QCE.

They are usually at Certificate III level

QCE credit and Duplication of Learning

TRAINING PACKAGES AND APPLIED SUBJECTS

Students cannot study the following subjects together, as they will not maximise

credit points:

Certificate II Visual Arts and Visual Arts In Practice

Certificate II Sport and Recreation / Certificate III Sport and Recreation and

Sport and Recreation (Applied) / Sports Academy

Certificate II Sport and Recreation / Certificate III Fitness and Sport and

Recreation (Applied) / Sports Academy

Contribution of TAFE courses and School Based Traineeships/Apprenticeships

will also have to be taken into account for crossover of Training Packages or

Applied Subjects.

Training Packages

To ensure a breadth of learning, a maximum of eight credits from the same

training package can contribute to a QCE.

Our Pathways

At Helensvale State High

ATAR Pathway Vocational PathwayStudents chose:• 6 subjects – it is recommended students study

6 General Subjects• 5 General Subjects and a Cert III or higher• A minimum of 4 General Subjects, a Cert III or

higher and 1 Applied Subject that HSHS approves

Mandated Core (Compulsory)

EnglishAND

General Maths OR Maths MethodsOR

Maths Methods and Specialist Maths

Students must include a minimum of 2 Certificate II’s in their course of study

Mandated Core (Compulsory)

Essential EnglishAND

Essential Maths

General Maths may be studied based on grades and Teacher recommendation

Students wishing to do a School Based Traineeship/Apprenticeship or External Course

need to study a Vocational Pathway

At Helensvale State High

MANDATED CORE SUBJECTSThese subjects are COMPULSORY for ALL students in Years 11 and 12

English AND Mathematics

English

OR

Essential English

General Maths OR Maths Methods

OR

Maths Methods and Specialist Maths

OR

Essential Maths

At Helensvale State HighATAREnglish General Mathematics, Maths MethodsAccounting, Business, Legal StudiesAncient History, Geography, JapaneseModern HistoryBiology, Chemistry, PhysicsDigital Solutions, DesignFood and NutritionHealth Education, Physical EducationDance, DramaFilm, Television & New MediaMusic, Visual Art

*****Maths and Science Exam in Term 4 Year 12 is worth 50% of student’s mark

Dip of Business, Cert IV Crime and JusticeCert III Business, Cert III Screen and Media, Cert III DanceCert III Fitness/Cert II Sport & Rec*Cert III Sport & Rec /Cert II Sport & Rec*

Building and ConstructionSport and Recreation / Sports ExcellenceIndustrial Technology Skills (Manufacturing)Early Childhood StudiesHospitality PracticesMedia Arts in Practice Visual Arts in Practice

At Helensvale State HighVocational Pathway Students must include a minimum of 2

Cert II’s in their course of study Students can complete Traineeships and

TAFE courses in this Pathway

Essential EnglishEssential MathematicsGeneral MathematicsAquatic PracticesBuilding and ConstructionSport and RecreationIndustrial Technology Skills Early Childhood StudiesHospitality PracticesMedia Arts in Practice Visual Arts in Practice

Cert IV Crime and JusticeCert III Business, Cert III Screen and MediaCert III DanceCert III Fitness/Cert II Sport & Rec*Cert III Sport & Rec /Cert II Sport & Rec*Cert II Horticulture, Cert II Business, Cert II Creative IndustriesCert II in Visual Arts, Cert II in IDMTCert II in App Fashion Design & Tech, Cert II in Kitchen OperationsCert II in Tourism,

REMEMBER

Choosing the right subjects is IMPORTANT

as Subject Changes are limited in Year 11

There are NO changes in Year 12.

ATAR

Other Information

QTAC

• Will scale subjects with information given from QCAA. All students who complete the subject are included in the scaling.

• Student have 5 years to attain an ATAR

ATAR• Units 3 and 4 MUST be studied together

• Result to be based on 3 Internal Assessments, and 1 External Assessment

• Between 25% and 50% externally assessed• Common to all schools

• Same time, same day

• Developed and marked by QCAA

• Conducted in Term 4 in Year 12

• Assessing subject matter from Units 3 and 4 only

EXTERNAL EXAMS

ATAR

• Students should continue to choose subjects:

they enjoy,

that they are good at, and

that are prerequisites for the courses they want to apply for

• Visit QTAC website