General Advice

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Peter Moyes Anglican Community School is pleased to present this Subject Selection Handbook. It aims to guide secondary students toward one of their most important tasks in this phase of their education – life beyond secondary schooling.

The School makes every effort to ensure that the information in this Handbook is current and correct; however, it is ultimately the student’s responsibility to meet the entry requirements for TAFE and university courses. Please note the provision of website addresses to access current information.

The Subject Selection process begins with students and their families assessing the student’s values, interests, skills and abilities.

Guidance for selecting secondary subjects should be sought from the Careers Coordinator (Mr Parkes), Vocational Education Coordinator (Ms Davis), Associate Principal Teaching & Learning (Mrs Shaw), Heads of Departments, and Heads of Year.

In selecting subjects, students should:

1. Seek advice from as many people as possible, such as teachers and parents. Seriously consider recommendations based on experience.

2. Consider university entry requirements, noting the TISC website www.tisc.edu.au. Check the website for Australian Tertiary Admission Ranking (ATAR) cut-offs for entry into the public universities in Western Australia.

3. Review TAFE entry requirements, especially taking note of the Selection Criteria.

4. Consider which prerequisites apply to any further studies under investigation.

5. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses demonstrated in the student’s current studies.

Ensure that the selected course match desired goals, abilities and interests.

6. Review past School reports and teacher recommendations for guidance.

7. The School makes available the program MyFuture to all Year 9 to Year 12 students. This can be found at: www.myfuture.edu.au

8. Contact the Department of Training & Workforce Development,132398, 9224 6500, or visit their website at: www.jobsandskills.wa.gov.au/career-exploration

Students create an account after logging into the site. Within this site, pages can be saved about ‘occupation profiles’ and ‘your tools’ to the student’s My Career Ideas section of the site.

9. Contact the School-Liaison Officers at the following tertiary institutions:

CQ University 9260 4081

Curtin University: 9266 3404

ECU: 9304 6304

North Metropolitan TAFE 1300 300 822

Murdoch University: 9360 7585

Notre Dame University: 9433 0658

University of Western Australia: 6488 2477