Marian Senior Certificates

Marian College

MARIAN COLLEGE YEARS 11-12 PROGRAM


The Senior Years Programs at Marian College provide opportunities for students to choose personalised pathways. There are many options available to you at Years 11 and 12 and very often the options you select are influenced by what you would like to do when you finish secondary school. This may mean going on to study at university, a TAFE College or with a private provider. It may be taking on a traineeship or apprenticeship or moving into full-time work. The program of study you select at Years 11 and 12 needs to be designed to allow you to achieve the goals you have set for yourself.

PLANNING AND SELECTING YOUR SENIOR YEARS PROGRAM


Many of you may not yet have decided which “post-school pathway” is the right one for you. In this case you need to select a program of studies that keeps your options open.  Your teachers will be able to provide you with advice. You also need to be investigating and researching the options available to you.  


All Year 10 students will have completed the Morrisby Profile and have had or will have a personal appointment with one of our Careers and Pathways Leaders, to review the results and use this to guide pathways and subject selection. Year 11 students may also visit the Careers Office to make an appointment with a Careers and Pathways Leader. In the following sections you will find some advice about how you can go about your pathways planning and the activities the school offers to guide you in this planning. Students will have additional subject selection mentoring provided as part of the Wellbeing Program.  


At Marian College, all pathway options are provided. These are:



In addition, a VET Certificate (Vocational Education and Training) can be included as part of all of these certificates.

Each of these programs and their requirements are explained in the following sections of this Handbook. Take the time to read each section and note down your questions. You should then discuss these with your subject selection mentor, Learning Leader,  Senior Programs Leader, relevant coordinator or Career and Pathways Leader. 

Copies of all forms and information are available on the SEQTA Subject Selection Portal Page. 

Web Preferences will be used for the subject selection process. All details for the process of logging-on and entering preferences online will be provided, including the student access code and password. This may be done at school or at home. Homeroom/Mentor Teachers, Careers and Pathways Leaders and other selected staff will provide mentoring for students through the process during this time.

Once you have entered your correct and final preferences, you should validate and then print out the preference receipt.  This must be signed by a parent/guardian and required staff. Students may not be allocated to their subject preferences if they are not entered by the deadline and the acknowledgement is not signed. In addition to this process, students wishing to pursue acceleration studies (Units 1/2 in Year 10, Units 3/4 in Year 11, including VET Studies) should complete the Acceleration Survey Monkey. Approval for acceleration will be based upon students meeting a stringent set of criteria. Details of criteria are available on the application form. Students will not be considered for acceleration studies if the deadline is not met. 

Students choosing, or being recommended for, a VCE VM will be required to undertake mentoring with specific staff members to discuss their VCE VM Learning Plan.  

Please note the key dates and processes are outlined in the table on the 'Key Dates Page'.