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Year 11
OP Pathway
Information Evening
2017
Paul Mansfield
Head of Teaching & Learning 10-12
Within the context of the Padua College Mission, and inspired by the life of St Francis, the Teaching and Learning Vision is to strive to provide an environment that supports staff and students in maximising their academic, personal and career potential. This is done in order to allow all members of the Padua community to grow in wisdom, faith and knowledge, develop their capacity as a lifelong learner and build a range of critical thinking strategies.
Learning Goal:
By the end of this session, I will have an understanding of what is involved in my sons Senior Pathway.
Success Criteria:
• I know where to source all of the Senior OP
Pathway information
• I know what is expected of my son as to how he
can best prepare to succeed in his subjects
• I know some information about the OP system
• I understand what support is available to my son and my family through this process and where to
source that support
Paul Mansfield
Overview• Key People
• Expectations
• Student Information
• Career Pathways
• QCS Preparation
• OPs and Rank
• Supporting Parents through Year 11 & 12
• Supporting Students through Year 11 & 12
Paul Mansfield
• Mr Jason Pacey – Vice Rector Teaching and Learning
• Mr Paul Mansfield – Head of Teaching & Learning 10-12
• Ms Trish Dwyer – Head of Senior Studies
• Mrs Jane Goodwin – Career Counsellor
• Mr Adrian Gray – VET Coordinator
Key PeopleJason Pacey
•Career education
•Post school options
•Pathways
•Tertiary options
•QTAC
•TAFE and Skillstech
options
Jane Goodwin (Careers Counsellor)
Jason Pacey
•School based traineeships and
apprenticeships
•Industrial pathways
•Certificates - Industrial
•External courses and other
providers
•Work experience
Adrian Gray (Vocational Education)
Jason Pacey
Expectations• Supporting the College
• Communicating with the College
• Minimising distractions
• Academic Focus
• QCS preparation
• Term Time Absences
• Maximising time at school
• Medical Certificates
• Assignment Extensions
• Full attendance and participation in school
• Learning Expectations
Jason Pacey
Student Responsibilities• Assessment Guide
• (Guide & Planning Tool)
• http://www.padua.qld.edu.au/teaching-and-learning/assessment-and-academic-achievements/assessment-overview/
• Teaching and Learning Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• http://www.padua.qld.edu.au/assets/Teaching-and-Learning/Teaching-and-Learning-General-Documents/Assessment-Documents/Teaching-Learning-FAQs-2016.pdf
• Assessment Submission Expectations
• Extension Applications
• Blackboard use
• Term time absence
Jason Pacey
Student Responsibilities• Homework
• 2 to 2.5 hours 5 times per week
• Key Sources of Information• Your Son
• Emails
• Bulletin
• Website• Events Calendar
• Assessment Guides
• Parent Night Information
• Subject Selection Information
• Exam Block Timetables
• Careers and Further Education
• Study Tips
• Term Time Absence Process
Jason Pacey
Student Information• Student Connect
• QCAA (Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority)
• LUI (Learner Unique Identifier)
• USI (Unique Student Identifier)
Paul Mansfield
Student Connect
https://studentconnect.qcaa.qld.edu.au/
Paul Mansfield
Paul Mansfield
Update
Year Cohort Size QCEs gained Number of OP
eligible
students
VET quals
(students
with 1 or
more)
Students
completing
an SBA
2012 157 153 116 51 20
2013 149 148 110 61 3
2014 163 163 117 80 13
2015 169 166 103 61 23
2016 170 169 103 76 12
Is Your Son on the
Correct Pathway?• 22% OP 16-23 (2016)
• 3 pathways – Tertiary, Mixed, Industry
• OP Predictions
• Student Meetings
• QCE (Queensland Certificate of Education)
• Certificates Courses
• Tertiary Ranking Vs OP
Paul Mansfield
Paul Mansfield
What is an OP?• An OP is a students position in a statewide
rank order
• Based on overall achievement in QCAA
approved subjects
• It is used for Tertiary entrance only
1(highest) to 25(lowest)
Paul Mansfield
How do I get an OP?
• 20 semester units of Authority subjects
• At least 3 subjects taken for 4 semesters
• Sit the QCS test
Paul Mansfield
QCS Preparation
• QCS preparation
• PALS lessons
• Full day workshops
• After school workshops
• Literacy and Numeracy lessons
• Special Provisions
Paul Mansfield
QCS Preparation2016, 2017 examples
• QCS Tests • Tuesday 29th,Wednesday 30th August 2017
• Practice days (compulsory)• 27 Jan – QCS immersion, Study Skills (Elevate Education)
• 3, 5 Feb – QCS immersion, Practice MC Test, Time Management (Elevate Education)
• 30, 31 Mar – Practice MC, SRI, WT
• Term 2 – Feedback (TBA)
• Term 2 – Mighty Minds Workshop
• 22, 23 June – Full 2 day QCS practice (exam block)
• 10 July – Workshop, Feedback day (SFD)
• 13 July Mighty Minds Workshop
• 15 July Feedback session
Paul Mansfield
Five step OP calculation
1. Schools award levels of
achievement
2. Schools rank students within
subjects - SAIs
3. Scaling SAIs – QCS Test
4. OAIs – a within school rank
5. Scaling OAIs
Paul Mansfield
What can I do?
•Improve your results in your subjects• Work as a group and raise the subject
mean
• Work to move up the cohort
•Maximise your QCS results• Work as a group in your subjects
• Work as a group in your cohort
Paul Mansfield
FAQs• If I’ve completed a Certificate IV will I get a
better OP?
• Which subjects are used to calculate my OP?
• Are high achievers disadvantaged in a lower
achieving subject group?
www.qcaa.qld.edu.au
• Monitoring student performance and
progress
• Managing subject changes and
pathways
• Developing study skills
• Senior study opportunities
SupportTrish Dwyer
Note• the criteria for
assessment in each
subject
• your student’s
strengths and
weaknesses within
the criteria for
each subject
Trish Dwyer
STUDENT MONITORING
& ‘TRACKING’
• Subject results on reports.
• Subject changes and their impact
on pathways and progress to goals
• Progress towards QCEs.
• Overall ‘academic performance’
Trish Dwyer
Trish Dwyer
RISK FACTORS FOR QCE & OP
• Poor results in English or Maths
• Poor results in two or more subjects
• Several subject changes
• Positions below ‘the middle’ of the rank
orders in several subjects
• Feedback from teachers indicating poor
effort or lack of concentration in class
Trish Dwyer
OUR GOALS
• “Excellence through effort”
= “A Growth Mindset”
• “PB” performances by all students in all
subjects.
• Cooperation and cohesion -> group
approaches - among the members of the
senior cohort.
• Positive attitudes and application to studies.
STUDY SKILLS
Two seminars with Elevate Education in Weeks 1 & 2:
• Study Sensei”: What is study? How to study effectively.
• “Time Management”: How to find/make time for study and life.
Trish Dwyer
Trish Dwyer
PERSONAL SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
REQUIRED FOR SUCCESS IN SENIOR
• Positive attitudes, aims and expectations
• Persistence
• Responding to feedback and resilience after
setbacks–> “Growth Mindset”
• Being proactive and taking the initiative
Trish Dwyer
SUBJECT-SPECIFIC SKILLS
• These are indicated in the criteria
for assessment in each subject
as specified in the syllabus
for that subject.
• They are listed on Padua reports
in Years 11 &12.
Trish Dwyer
RECOMMENDATIONS
• Goal setting
• Regular routines and habits
• Study groups
• Active participation in lessons
• Asking for help more often
• Use of study time and venues available at school
• Students’ self monitoring and review
• PROACTIVITY