1. SACE Management Conference Continuous Improvement February 2014

2. Our work... Student success through the SACE

3. What did we achieve in 2013? Participation Completion Achievement Pathways

6. How do we keep improving? System School/ Organisation Individually

7. What do we focus on? Assessment Practices Within-school Quality Assurance Data Management Communication

8. Data Management

9. Data Management

10. Current situation Assessment Practices Within-school QA Data management Communication

11. Data management Student information management practices are not documented, understood, or implemented consistently (e.g. enrolments, eligibility, special provisions)

12. POSITIVE FACTORS Improving Data Management School leadership team are committed to monitoring student completion.

13. NEGATIVE FACTORS Improving Data Management Ad hoc process for enrolment changes during the year.

14. Where do the improvement strategies come from?

15. Where to next? Share or continue the analysis with your leadership team Discuss improvement strategies with your: –school leadership team –peers in other schools –SACE Officer – Schools

17. Online Results Sheets (ORS) Transforming paper results sheets into online forms Forms accessed via Schools Online system (previously DATEX Online) Begins with School Assessment Results Sheets (Yellow)

18. Increases time available for teaching and learning Improves the speed and quality of data exchange Reduces time spent on paper based administration Prevents scanning errors and incorrect form completions Enables results sheets tracking and monitoring Benefits

19. System Roles Principal’s Delegates can: Edit teachers’ result sheets Save and export Track and monitor school and teacher progress Alert and remind teachers Manage school users Submit final results sheets to the SACE Board.

20. System Roles Teachers can: Enter grades Withdraw and add students Save and export Track and monitor their progress Reset their password Send final results sheet to Principal’s Delegate

21. Online Results Sheets (ORS) - Trial School Trial Purpose is for schools to test that the system is »user-friendly »meets the needs of schools; and »is stable and robust. 59 schools Diverse sector, location, size representation Starts 17 March, ends 28 March

22. Implementation Timeframe School Assessment Results Sheets: for Research Project A and B (Results Due June) live week beginning 2 June 2014 School Assessment Results Sheets: all Stage 2 subjects (Results Due December) live week beginning 20 October 2014

23. Next Steps Increased communication with schools in the lead up to ‘go-live’ date. Provision of training and support materials including : Instruction sheets FAQs Videos One contact point for all ORS queries Schools Online Service Desk on: servicedesk@saceboard.sa.gov.auservicedesk@saceboard.sa.gov.au or 8372 7412

24. Tertiary Selection Issues 2014

25. The tertiary landscape in 10 – 15 minutes… For today – SATAC’s role – Changes for 2015: university aggregates and bonuses – Rules not followed: “SMU” – Recognised Studies To take away – Follow up notes on today’s items – Selection Ranks – More on SATAC’s role

26. SATAC’s role

27. The SACE Board is responsible for the SACE – Certification – A+ to E- grades SATAC is responsible for tertiary entrance – Scaling and entry ranks – Tertiary Entrance Statement The rules regarding tertiary entrance are owned by TAFE SA and the Universities

28. Changes for 2015

29. 90 credit aggregate Bonus Schemes http://www.satac.edu.au/pages/changes-for-year-12-in-2015

30. 90 credit university aggregate 90 credit aggregate Request of the Minister of DECD Decision of the 4 universities What has and hasn’t changed

31. 90 credit university aggregate There are now 30 credits in the Flexible Option Only a maximum of 20 credits of Recognised Studies will ever count This means a maximum of 20 credits of VET, IB, university etc After the first 60 credits – breadth is valued You can study 3 x 10 credit TAS

32. Bonus schemes Bonus Schemes Sponsored by the SA VCs Simple, fair, transparent, defensible One size fits all (except for Medicine) Greater clarity regarding Selection Ranks

33. Bonus schemes The SA Universities Equity Scheme School based – data driven ICSEA Remoteness Participation Average ATAR Backed up by individual applications Administered by SATAC 5 points

34. Bonus schemes The SA Language, Literacy and Mathematics Bonus Scheme To strengthen preparation in the context of liberal university aggregate rules LOTE English Studies/English Communications Mathematical Studies Specialist Mathematics Up to 4 points

35. Rules not followed – what happens - “SMU” on the SATAC system

36. Rules not followed: “SMU” Consideration of rules not followed – Counting Restrictions – Precluded Combinations – Number of Attempts Resulting in – No TAFE SA Selection Score – No ATAR

37. Rules not followed: “SMU” Those who decide – SACE Board – SATAC – TAFE SA – The Universities Primary belief – Following the rules is a student’s responsibility

38. Rules not followed: “SMU” What happens – Consideration is brokered by SATAC – The consideration is usually favourable – The student is usually “looked after” – For the current admissions cycle only – History is not rewritten

39. Rules not followed: “SMU” What we receive from the SACE Board:

40. Rules not followed: “SMU” After (successful) consideration: – An “SMU” qualification is entered – Houses the unofficial ATAR (7 in 2012/2013)

41. Rules not followed: “SMU” What goes interstate and into the archives:

42. Recognised Studies

43. Terminology Counting towards the SACE – recognised learning – recognition Counting towards the ATAR/TAFE SA Selection Score – Recognised Studies

44. Recognised Studies Credits towards the ATAR/TAFE SA Selection Score Credits at Stage 2 (SACE Board recognition) Credits towards the ATAR/TAFE SA Selection Score <100 10 - 1910 >= 2020

45. Recognised Studies University Studies Undergoing clarification – “Degree level” – “Not introductory in nature” (Anthropology vs Science for Health Professionals) Always seek approval the year before

46. Questions?

47. To take away…

48. Selection Ranks

49. SATAC’s system OASys stores: – ATARs – Selection Ranks (ATAR “look-alikes” after bonuses have been applied) Offers are only made on the basis of Selection Ranks For 85%+ of year 12 applicants selection ranks are not their ATAR

50. Selection Ranks Cutoff scores – The Advertiser/NT News – SATAC website and Guide – Universities websites and publications Are about Selection Ranks not the ATAR

51. Selection Ranks Guaranteed entry schemes – “Preferred” – “Guaranteed” – “Approved” Are about Selection Ranks not the ATAR (regardless of the website’s language)

52. Selection Ranks A joint SATAC/university project throughout 2014 to – Improve awareness – Improve accessibility – Standardise terminology

53. More on SATAC’s role

54. More on SATAC’s role… Rules and processes surrounding: – Scaling – TAFE SA Selection Score – University aggregate and ATAR The owners The brokers The observers The doers

55. More on SATAC’s role… The owners

56. More on SATAC’s role… The brokers

57. More on SATAC’s role… The observers

58. More on SATAC’s role… The doers

59. More on SATAC’s role… Reminder about the principal resources regarding tertiary entry http://www.satac.edu.au/pages/sace-ntcet-for-tertiary-entry/

61. Schools Online Learning and assessment plan status report Assessment groups Eligibility for languages, ESL, modified subjects –Subject enrolment eligibility status report Eligibility required Not eligible Eligible –‘View Student’ eligibility status

68. Our work….. ……a SACE that matters