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Year 7 STEM Excursion

8/23/2018

On the 16th of August, the Year 7 STEM student went on a fantastic excursion to ECU Mount Lawley. We began with a discussion of the concepts of robotics, coding and programming. Afterwards, we did an unplugged programming activity. This means coding without the need for technology!

Soon after we separated into pairs and were assigned to a specific area, each with a different robot. The areas included Edison, Dash, Lego EV3, Bloxorz and Scratch Junior just to name a few. After two hours of coding fun, we arrived back at school, very happy due to the amazing day we had! We would like to thank Zina and the ECU staff for organising another excellent workshop.

- Maryana, Year 7

ATAR students learn time-management skills for upcoming exams

8/23/2018

This week, Year 11 and 12 ATAR student participated in Study Skills sessions run by Elevate Education. The sessions specifically focused on time management and how to create a healthy school, work, leisure and study balance. Students were lucky enough to hear from Georgie, a university student, who encouraged them to create a study planner and plan study around current commitments. Overall, this session will help students to manage their time wisely as they get closer to their exams.

Year 10s - What do you need to know about Senior School?

8/6/2018

FAQs about selecting subjects for Year 11 and 12:

Do I need to demonstrate the required standard of Reading, Writing and Numeracy (the Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment - OLNA) to achieve the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)? YES
Do I need to achieve a ‘C’ grade in all my Year 11 and 12 courses? NO, you are only required to achieve 14 ‘C’ grades in total over Year 11 and 12
If I get an ‘E’ grade for some of my courses, do the courses still count towards the WACE? YES, all courses regardless of the grade still count towards course completion.
I must do 6 courses (or equivalent) in Year 11 and 12. YES
I can choose to have private study class (4 sessions a week) if I wish. NO, private study is only given to students who do courses off campus or for exceptional circumstances.
Of the 24 units (or equivalent) I will be enrolled in I must complete a minimum of 20 to achieve the WACE. YES
I must have 6 ‘C’ grades (or equivalent) in Year 12 to achieve a WACE. YES
I must successfully complete my Certificate II in VET course in order to be awarded two Year 11 and 2 Year 12 ‘C’ grade equivalents. YES, there is no credit for partial completion.
In Year 12, I must complete at least one course from the English/the Arts/Social Sciences and at least one course from Mathematics/Science/Technology. YES
I can only attend a University if I complete an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR). NO. Curtin University, Murdoch University and Edith Cowan University all have alternative and pre-university courses that all students can access past Year 12.
The minimum ATAR is 80 for ‘front door’ entry to the University of Western Australia. YES
The ATAR is based on the final score of a student’s best 4 ATAR courses. YES
The final scaled score a student receives for each ATAR course is based on a combination of the school mark and external examination mark. YES. Also, scores are mathematically moderated (to reduce any bias in teacher grading across all WA schools) and scaled (to even out the variability in difficulty in ATAR courses).
To achieve an ATAR of 70, which is the minimum ‘front door’ for Murdoch, Curtin and Edith Cowan Universities, students would need an average of approximately 60% over their best 4 ATAR courses. YES
Many university courses have prerequisite courses that must be studied at Year 11 and 12 levels. NO, in fact very few university courses have prerequisites, the main one being engineering.

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