SENIOR YEARS PARENT INFORMATION SESSION  

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Welcome Prayer & Community Service VCE Presentation VCAL Presentation Careers Presentation VET Presentation Student Matters

Paul Clohesy – Deputy Principal Jo Hart – Director of Identity

Andrew Hobbs – VCE Coordiantor Leah Irving – VCAL Coordinator Karen Shum – Careers Coordinator Jarrod Gore – VET Coordinator Simon Taylor – Year 10 Andrew Scaddan – Year 11 Monika Ercoli – Year 12 Questions & Refreshments

2014 VCE COMMUNITY SERVICE

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Participating in community service is fundamental to living out of the value of compassion – one of the College’s three key values. Providing service to the community is a touchstone of all Edmund Rice Schools

WHAT YOU HAVE DONE SO FAR...  Year

7 & 8: Awareness projects in RE class  Year 9 & 10: 3 week placement in a primary school and aged-care facility at various locations around Geelong.

SERVICE LEARNING VCE 2014 & 2015 8

hours of community service completed by the end of third term.

In own time.  Through school-based opportunities or through own connections.  To be eligible there must be no payment involved to the student and the service must benefit the needy in our community. 

AUTHENTICATION FORM Print a form off from campus guides or collect one from just outside RE office.  Submit an authentication form after community service  Include details of the service, hours, what you did etc.  It must be signed by the supervisor/organiser where you completed the service.  The form is to be placed in a post box outside the RE office. 

COMMUNITY SERVICE POSSIBILITIES... Surf Life Saving  Blood Bank  The CAGE  Refugee Tutoring  Helping at Local Op Shops – Kalkee, Red Cross, St Lawrence, St Vinnies  Refugee Holiday Program  CFA  Local community e.g. visiting elderly neighbour  Edmund Rice Camps 

COMMUNITY SERVICE POSSIBILITIES...  

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Legacy Appeal Red Cross Door Knock Relay for Life Friends of Waurn Ponds Creek

GET STARTED NOW!!!!

DOES IT COUNT? If the community service you would like to do is not on the list – check with your RE teacher or Mrs Wrigley to make sure it counts before you complete it.  Water boy or match scoring at local footy are not acceptable  Auskick is not acceptable unless you do the full season!  assisting at a music festival doesn’t count unless the aim of the festival is to fundraise for a needy cause.

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community service is a Compulsory Requirement for Graduation from SJC for ALL students – VCE, VCAL, S-only.

Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. Matt 25:34-40

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat

Breakfast Program – Wed & Thurs

Refugee Tutoring Monday 3.15pm -5pm

Legacy Appeal at Simonds Stadium

VCE INFORMATION Andrew Hobbs VCE Coordinator

THE RANKING Study scores are out of 50 and are a RANKING of all students undertaking a particular study.  The ATAR is an overall percentile RANKING.  These rankings are about hard work not intelligence.  Consistent effort equals a better rank. 

SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF OUTCOMES. In order to complete a unit satisfactorily and be awarded an S (satisfactory) for the unit a student must demonstrate achievement of each of the outcomes for that unit as specified in the Study Design.

NOT SATISFACTORY RESULT If any of the outcomes are not achieved, the student receives an N (Not satisfactory) for the unit.

A STUDENT MAY NOT BE GRANTED SATISFACTORY COMPLETION IF: The work is not of the required standard.  The student has failed to meet a school deadline.  The work cannot be authenticated.  There has been a breach of rules including attendance rules. 

ATTENDANCE Students need to attend sufficient class time to complete work.  Absence - 80% rule.  Doctor’s certificates or signed notes.  Absence from scheduled SAC’s requires a doctor’s certificate or equivalent. 

NOT SATISFACTORY RESULT LETTER If a student receives an “N” for any outcome a “Not satisfactory result letter” will be sent home addressed to you (the parents)  Students may appeal to the VCE committee in order to have the “N” decision reversed. 

SPECIAL PROVISION Derived exam scores.  Special Provision for severe health impairment or significant physical disability or learning disability or severe language disorder or hearing impairment or vision impairment.  Students will receive a VCE exams navigator 

MORE DETAILS ON VCE UNIT REQUIREMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN YOUR SON’S DIARY ON PAGE XVII

THE GAT 

The GAT is important!

QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE VCE

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VCE coordinator : Andrew Hobbs 5226 8116

2014 PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT

VCAL

UNIFORM PE uniform  VCAL polo top  Workplace appropriate attire & grooming 

ATTENDANCE

Minimum 80%  Medical certificates should accompany any absences  some competencies may involve evening, weekend and/or overnight commitments 

NOT YET COMPETENT

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If a piece of student work is not completed to standard by the due date an NYC letter will be sent home to parents

VET  NO

VET = NO VCAL

Adult learning environment  Occasional clashes with SJC events (eg 

Edmund Rice Day, Yr 12 renewals)

COMING UP… Year 11s  boot camp  Red Cross Save a Mate program  Headspace dealing with stress & anxiety  G Force Job Interviews 

Year 12s  Marngoneet Correctional Centre  Jamie Oliver Ministry of Food  The Patch Challenge  Passata, that’s it!  RSA, Safe Food Handling & Barista Certificates 

PLUG Bowls ‘n Beats  Eastern Park Bowls Club  Friday 28th March  6-10pm  All money raised going to Cottage by the Sea, Queenscliff  See upcoming newsletter for ticketing details 

CONTACT ME

Leah Irving [email protected]

WORK EXPERIENCE AND CAREERS WEEK

CAREERS Careers Office  Careers Counselling  Careers Blog  Work Experience  Careers Week  Careers Program 7 - 12 

WORK EXPERIENCE AT SJC Compulsory program – 5 – 9 May (Activities Week)  Benefits  Supported Position?  Process - Documentation  All placements must be organised by 28 Feb 14 

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Lunchtime Sessions for students who can’t find positions after 28 Feb.

CAREERS WEEK Last week of Term 2.  Pathways through Senior School: VCE/VCAL?  Choosing Pre-requisite Subjects  Exploring Higher Education & Training Choices  Careers Voyage  Careers Presentations  Visit to University / TAFE 

Mr Jarrod Gore VET Coordinator

VET COURSE INFORMATION

VET WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW VET buses  VET charges  VET uniforms  VET times  VET absences  VET cut off date 

CONTACT DETAILS

Jarrod Gore VET Coordinator 5226 8118 or [email protected]

STUDENT MATTERS - SIMON TAYLOR YEAR 10 COORDINATOR Uniform & appearance expectations (all students)  Attendance & punctuality expectations (all students)  Year 10 Ad Alta program  Year 10 subject selection interviews  Year 10 special events 

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10A 10B 10C 10D 10E 10F 10G 10H 10I 10J

Jonathan Holt Chris Lynch Jason King Darryl Wedding Simon Jovic Vin Brown Cassandra Bigum Glenn Kemp Simon Taylor Christine Rowland

STUDENT MATTERS - ANDREW SCADDAN YEAR 11 COORDINATOR 

Expectations relating to ACC representation (all students)

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VCE classes at SHC and Clonard (all students)

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Year 11 Activities Week activities

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11A 11B 11C 11D 11E 11F 11G 11H 11I 11J

Lauren Hall Chris Conroy Zoe Marshall Ashlee Andreason Bryson Milverton Michael Davies Peter O’Connor Michael Anderson Janine McLean Wei Zhang

STUDENT MATTERS - MONIKA ERCOLI YEAR 12 COORDINATOR Year 12 Renewals  Year 12 students Wednesdays period 5 & 6  Private study periods  Driving to school  Access to counsellors (all students)  Attendance on special days – Athletics Carnival & Edmund Rice Day (all students) 

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12A 12B 12C 12D 12E 12F 12G 12H 12I 12J

John Mitchell Helen Kean Anne Condon Peter Canaway Kathy Jenkins Nathaniel Smith Steve Catanzariti Margot Davies Teresa Taranto Mark Rayson

QUESTIONS & REFRESHMENTS