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Head Teacher: Mrs Angie Taylor
PRELIMINARY AND HSC COURSE INFORMATION:
It is a requirement that all school students must stay at school until they are 17, unless the student enrols in a course or acquires work for a minimum of 25 hours per week.
From 2020, students must demonstrate a minimum standard of literacy and numeracy to be eligible for the award of the Higher School Certificate. Students must demonstrate the minimum standard in each domain of reading, writing and numeracy.
Students undertaking Stage 6 Life Skills courses may be eligible for an exemption from the HSC minimum standards.
The size of the support unit, resources available and the individual needs of each student may guide the pathway options for your child. For this reason, it is important you seek clarification on what is available and communicate with the appropriate staff early enough to ensure your child selects a pathway to best meet their needs and suit their ability and interests. Students also have the flexibility to do Life Skills in mainstream classrooms or Mainstream classes offered in the Subject Selection Website in consultation with Deputy Principal, Head Teachers and Classroom Teachers.
2023 Year 11 to HSC Pathways Booklet Support Unit-1.pdfIMPORTANT NOTES:
Students undertaking only Stage 6 Life Skills courses are not required to complete the HSC: All My Own Work program or its equivalent.
Students undertaking Stage 6 Life Skills courses in Year 12 may be exempt from the HSC minimum standard of literacy and numeracy.
Students are able to satisfy the requirements for the HSC by completing Life Skills courses.
Students with disability can also meet requirements for the HSC using a combination of Board Developed Courses (including Life Skills courses) and Vocational Education and Training (VET) Industry Curriculum Framework courses/options or a combination of Board Developed Courses and Board Endorsed Courses (including Content Endorsed Courses).
Stage 6 Life Skills courses have no HSC examinations and results cannot be used in the calculation of a student’s ATAR.
Students who satisfactorily complete a Stage 6 Life Skills course will have the course reported on their Higher School Certificate (HSC) credentials, or, if students leave before completing their HSC on the Record of School Achievement credentials.
Stage 6 Life Skills courses are reported with the notation ‘Refer to Profile of Student Achievement’. The Profile of Student Achievement is a cumulative record of the student’s achievement of Life Skills outcomes for any course satisfactorily completed in Stage 5, Year 11 or Year 12.
Outcomes achieved in School Developed Board Endorsed Life Skills courses will not be reported on the Profile of Student Achievement.
Students will receive the HSC Profile of Student Achievement together with any other HSC credentials being awarded.
Students who leave school prior to gaining the HSC will receive the Profile of Student Achievement in conjunction with the award of the RoSA or Transcript of Study.
Choosing the Life Skills option does not prevent you from further study at TAFE or University.
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