YEAR 11 in 2015 – Course Planner NAME: _______________________________________ Home Class: ______ How to use this Planner    Before you attend your scheduled course counselling interview, please complete the relevant sections on this form to the best of your ability. Your course counsellor will be able to provide advice to help you in your decision making but needs as much information as possible to do so. If you are undecided about which curriculum pathway you wish to follow in Years 11 & 12, please fill in the section for each pathway you are considering. About You POSSIBLE PATHWAYS FOR 2015 Please use a tick to indicate your level of interest in each of the following three Years 11 & 12 pathways Pathway Very interested Slightly interested Not at all interested Need more information SACE VET in SACE IB Diploma INTERESTS / HOBBIES __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE RESULTS What were your top two preferred learning styles? 1 ________________________________ 2 _________________________________ VOCATIONAL INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE What were the top three Interest categories in your VIQ Interest Profile? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What are three possible Career Fields of Interest? 1 ________________________________ 2 _________________________________ 3 _________________________________ Are there any prerequisite subjects for the courses you may be interested in at university or TAFE? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ARE YOU THINKING OF ATTENDING AN INTERSTATE UNIVERSITY? YES / NO Please circle the appropriate response. If YES, please explain. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 SACE Course Planner (final course/subject selections will be made on-line) Please refer to the Years 11 & 12 Curriculum Handbook for information about the subjects on offer. Please note that a particular subject will only run if there is a viable class size. SACE STAGE 1 1. 2. 3. 4. On the table below, enter the subjects you want to study in Year 11. In general, each cell should be filled in with a semester subject (10 credits) of your preference. 20 credit subjects run over two semesters. You are able to choose to complete the Research Project in semester 1 or 2. If you are interested in undertaking Vocational Education and Training (VET), write ‘VET’ in LINE 6 on the table below. Your VET course will take the place of a SACE subject in each semester. At this stage, all students must select a Maths subject for Year 11. (See Line 2 on the table below.) Students selecting Maths Studies 1 & 2 must also select Maths Studies 3. SEMESTER 1 PASTORAL CARE (PC) LINE PC Program + Religion Studies Peer Support in Semester 1 LINE 1 English or ESL (10 credits) LINE 2 LINE 3 LINE 4 LINE 5 LINE 6 Circle your choice of Maths Preference Preference Preference Preference Maths Apps 1 OR __________ __________ __________ Preference Preference Preference __________ __________ __________ Maths Methods 1 Maths Studies 1 (10 credits) SEMESTER 2 PC Program + Religion Studies English or ESL (10 credits) Maths Studies 3 Circle your choice of Maths Maths Apps 2 __________ Preference Specialist Maths OR Maths Methods 2 Maths Studies 2 __________ (10 credits) 5. Please list two reserve semester subject preferences. 1. ________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________ SACE STAGE 2 6. On the table below, enter the subjects you would like to study in Year 12.  At Concordia students may choose to study five 20 credit Stage 2 subjects in addition to the Research Project. Students often take a fifth subject to meet prerequisites, or to gain assumed knowledge, for future university study and to provide opportunity for a better ATAR.  To obtain an ATAR, a SACE student must study at least four 20 credit Stage 2 subjects in addition to the Research Project. PASTORAL LINE 1 LINE 2 LINE 3 LINE 4 LINE 5 LINE 6 CARE LINE Pastoral Care Preference Preference Preference Preference Preference Program SEMESTER 1 Subject 1 Subject 2 Subject 3 Subject 4 Subject 5 + FULL Faith Issues Optional independent YEAR + study lessons COURSES independent study lessons 7. ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ Please list two reserve subject preferences. 1. ________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________ 7. Please write in any questions you have about the SACE. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 IB Diploma Course Planner (final course/subject selections will be made on-line) Please refer to the 2015 IB Diploma Programme booklet for more information about the programme and to the Years 11 & 12 Curriculum Handbook for specific information about the subjects on offer. Before completing the following table, please note the following:  Circle the six subjects you would like to study in the IB Diploma Programme.  Choose one subject from each of the Groups 1-6. Modules will be allocated in your schedule for Theory of Knowledge, the Pastoral care program, Religion Studies, Peer Support (Semester 1 of Year 11), and Core Class (Semester 2 of Year 11). Group 1 – Language A: literature Group 2 – Group 4: Group 5: Group 6: Language Acquisition Group 3: Individuals and Societies Sciences Mathematics The Arts English A:lit HL English B HL History HL Biology HL Mathematics HL Music HL Psychology HL Chemistry HL Higher Level  You need to be capable of studying three subjects to Higher Level (HL). Where subjects are taught in combined HL/SL classes, there is flexibility to finalise your HL choices towards the end of year 11. Please still indicate now your likely selection of three HL subjects. Visual Arts HL Physics HL English A:lit SL Standard Level  German B SL History SL Biology SL Mathematics SL Music SL French ab SL Psychology SL Chemistry SL Mathematical Studies SL English B SL Visual Arts SL Physics SL or another subject from Group 1 or another subject from Groups 1-4 ONLY if you wish to study an online course or a language offsite or a Self-taught Language A, complete the following: Online course subject: ………………………………………………………………….. Level: ……………. Offsite language course: …………………………………………………………...….. Level: ……………. Self-taught Language A:literature SL: ………………………………….……………… Page 3 Expression of Interest in Vocational Education and Training – VET Vocational Education and Training courses are arranged after individual counselling by the VET / Careers Coordinator. 1. If you are interested in undertaking Vocational Education and Training (VET), write ‘VET’ in LINE 6 on the SACE Stage 1 table on page 2. Your VET course will take the place of a SACE subject in each semester. 2. As a starting point, please indicate TAFE courses / apprenticeships/ jobs / careers you are interested in. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Please write in any questions you have about VET. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Student’s Signature: ______________________________________ Date: ___________________ Parent’s Name: ______________________________________ Parent’s Signature: ______________________________________ Date: ____________________ Counsellor’s Signature: ______________________________________ Date: ____________________ COUNSELLING NOTES Page 4