Tertiary Institutions

Tertiary Institution Information The many Pathways offered in Year 11 and Year 12 at the School ensures that every student has a sustainable and achievable post-secondary direction on leaving Peter Moyes.

Requirements for SCSA Graduation must be met in terms of passing English or Literature, OLNA and the study of a mix of English/Humanities courses and Mathematics/Science/Technologies courses. These are also known as List A and List B courses.

For detailed information on List A and List B courses offered at PMACS please see links below:

List A WACE Course Information List B WACE Course Information Students must take a total of 20 Units (or an Equivalent) over Year 11 and Year 12 to gain Graduation. For each course, they will study two Units in an academic year. In Year 11 students study Unit 1 and Unit 2 in a course, either in the General Pathway or the ATAR Pathway. In Year 12 students study Unit 3 and Unit 4 of a General or ATAR Pathway course.

Pathways offered at PMACS include the following: • •

Direct entry into University by taking at least five WACE ATAR Pathway courses which lead to an ATAR score for direct entry to any Australian Tertiary Institution.

Flexible Pathway for being work ready, which may include work placement one day a week in a student’s timetable.

• Flexible Pathway for being industry ready includes Certificate courses embedded in a PMACS in the student’s timetable or attending TAFE for one-day or two-days a week.

• General WACE courses either through the study of six courses, or five or fewer through the addition of Flexible Pathways options such as Certificates, Workplace Learning, ECU UniPrep

Subject Selection Counselling Process The School is committed to ensuring that all students achieve personal excellence in all areas of endeavour. It is vital to guide students into a choice of courses which allow them to work to their strengths, which challenges but not exceeds their capacity to equip them with the qualifications they need to pursue their careers and ambitions after they leave the School.

This Subject Selection Information provides the basis of the Subject Selection process by providing clear information regarding the content of each course, the types of assessment applied, the attributes required for a success in that course and formal prerequisites. All current Year 10 students have had the benefit of presentations from Tertiary Institutions, Heads of Department, and subject teachers on all the courses offered in Year 11.

Counselling occurs for all Year 10 students and parents is provided from many personnel in the Secondary School including the Dean of Teaching & Learning, Dean of Students and the Careers and Pathways Coordinator. The student’s Head of Year provides additional individual counselling for proposed course selection, as required.

In selecting Courses and Pathways students should seek advice from as many people as possible, such as teachers and parents. They should seriously consider recommendations based on experience.

All students should consider university entry requirements if that is their desired postsecondary destination, noting the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre website (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.

They should also review Tertiary And Further Education (TAFE) entry requirements, especially taking note of the Selection Criteria. Consider which prerequisites apply to any further studies under investigation.

In evaluating their strengths and weaknesses demonstrated in the student’s current studies, students and their parents should ensure that the selected course match desired goals, abilities and interests.

Students and parents are encouraged to review past School reports and teacher recommendations for guidance.

The School makes available the program MyFuture to all students from Year 9 upwards. This can be found at: www.myfuture.edu.au It is important to contact the Department of Training & Workforce Development,132398, 9224 6500, or visit their website at: www.jobsandskills.wa.gov.au/career-exploration if this is the direct post-secondary destination for students. They can 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.

Students and parents are encouraged to 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

Progress and achievement in Year 10 courses provide a key indication as to success in Year 11 and Year 12. Pathways offered in Year 11 and Year 12 at the School ensures that every student has sustainable and achievable post-secondary education destinations.

Students are encouraged to speak with the Careers and Pathways Coordinator for more information about Tertiary Institutions, TAFE and other Flexible Pathway options on offer at the School.