career expo and subject selection evening junior secondary ...... · senior statement atar eligible...

Career Expo and Subject Selection Evening

Junior Secondary Presentation

Acknowledgement of Country

Diligence and Integrity

Proceedings

• Principal’s Address – Junior Secondary Expectations at BPSHS

• Head of Department Junior Secondary - Year 7 subjects

- Year 8 subjects

- Year 9 subjects

- Year 7 to Year 12 pathway overview

- HOD introduction

• Guidance Officer – Careers conversation

• Question and answer session with individual staff


Principal’s Address

Mr Blair Hanna

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to inspire all students to reach their full potential, so they will develop into 21st Century learners and community orientated young people willing to invest in their passions and drive them to succeed in their preferred careers.


Our Motto


Subject SelectionSelena Roberts

Head of Junior Secondary

Year 7 and 8 Subjects

• English

• Mathematics

• Science

• Humanities

Other offerings

• Follow Your Passion (FYP) OR Interschool Sport


• Health and Physical Education

• Languages

• Technologies

• The Arts (MMAD)

Year 9 Subjects

• English

• Mathematics

• Health and Physical Education (compulsory 6 months)

• 3 Electives (chosen by student – 6 months each)

Other offerings

• Follow Your Passion (FYP) OR Interschool Sport


• Science

• Humanities

Year 9 Electives

• Civics and Citizenship

• Dance

• Design and Technologies

• Digital Technologies

• Drama

• Economics and Business

• Bahasa Indonesia

• Media Arts

• Music

• Visual Arts


Secondary School Pathway

• Seamless pathways from Junior to Senior – same Academic Policy is enforced for all students from Year 7 all the way through to Year 12.

• Year 7-10 Australian Curriculum

• Year 11 and 12 – All current and future Junior School students will graduate through the new QCE (Queensland Certificate of Education) System

• General subjects

• Applied subjects

• VET subjects (Vocational Education and Training)



Year 7 SubjectsEnglish, Mathematics, Science, Humanities,

Indonesian, HPE, MMAD and Technologies


Indonesian, HPE, MMAD and Technologies


HPE and 3 Electives

Year 10 SubjectsEnglish, Mathematics

1 Science Elective, 1 Humanities Electiveand 2 Additional Electives


Year 11 and Year 12

Academic

Student studies appointed Mathematics and English

Plus 4 other course of study (mainly General subjects)

NO access to School Based Traineeship or

Apprenticeship

QCE attainmentSenior Statement

ATAR Eligible

Tertiary Entrance (eg University)

with ATAR result

Personalised

Student studies appointed Mathematics and English

Plus 4 other courses of study (mainly Applied and VET

subjects)

Access to School Based Traineeships or

Apprenticeship

QCE AttainmentSenior Statement

Vocational Education & Training, Tertiary Entrance

(eg TAFE) OR Work

Possible ATAR Eligibility

USI – Unique Student Identifier

All students are required by Government and QCAA to have a

USI (Unique Student Identifier). We as a school need to record

your number with your details on our school system.

All subject selection forms require a USI number. www.usi.gov.au

(see subject guide for further details and instructions)


http://www.usi.gov.au/

Subject Selection (Year 8 into Year 9)

• All Year 8 students have received their Subject Selection form.

These can be returned from tomorrow but must submitted by

the deadline of Friday 23 August (Week 6). These forms must

be returned to Senior Schooling (iCentre).

• To complete subject selection for Year 9, 2019 follow the instructions on the subject selection form.


Heads of DepartmentMr Dolecki - Mathematics

Mrs Dwyer - English

Mr Klaer - Science

Mrs Carey - Social Sciences/Languages/Business

Mrs Clarke - Performing Arts

Mrs Sharp – HOSES

Mr Rados - Health and Physical Education (Mr Hansen)

Mr McDowell - Applied Technology


Careers InformationMr Sanchez – Guidance Officer

Who our young people talk to

• “Growing up in Queensland” – 2018 project by Queensland Family & Child Commission

• Parents/carers are still the number 1 influence on a young person’s career planning

• 69% parents

• 36% friends

• 29% other family members

• 22% teachers


How we can help them

• Early conversations about striving towards goals• Discussions not only around “what do you want to be” but

also “what do you want to achieve” or “what impact do you want to have”


How we can help them

• Broader horizons discussions about different types of jobs e.g. who works in a school?


• Teachers

• Teacher aides

• Principal

• Deputy Principals

• HOD

• YLC

• Industry Liaison Officer

• Indigenous Support

Worker

• Guidance officer

• YSC

• Chaplains

• Dean of Students

• Speech language

pathologist

• School based youth

health nurse

• School based police

officer

• Lab assistants

• IT support

• Attendance Officer

• Administration staff

• Business Services

Manager

• Tuck shop staff

• Cleaners• Groundsmen

Overview of future trends

• It is estimated our young people will have 18 jobs within 6 careers in their lifetime

• 65% of children in primary school today will ultimately work in jobs that currently don’t exist

• Major need for Life Long Learning – needing to continue to develop our skills; need for re-skilling and up-skilling


Overview of future trends

• Importance of further education beyond school has increased

• Increase in “unskilled jobs” now requiring additional study and experience

• University and TAFE pathways have opened significantly

• Careers have changed from traditional work in the one industry to focus on employability and transferrable skills

• 21st Century skills these are uniquely human skills


What now?

• Flexible options – studying things students enjoy maximises achievement and will support finding employment in areas that will maximise job satisfaction

• University offers and places is a new frontier at this time

• Jobs and industries in the future is somewhat unknown – do your own research and stay updated

• Most importantly – communication and encouragement


Thanks for your attendance this afternoon.

Please remain behind if you wish to discuss individual questions with one of

our attending staff members.


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