1. Year 11 VCE Welcome to Unit Two

2. Agenda/Topics to Be Covered
Satisfactory Completion of Year 11
Issues from Unit One
Attendance
Authenticity
Late work
Failed and Missed Outcome Notifications - Processes
Course Counselling Processes
End of Year Events

3. Satisfactory Completion of Year 11
The VCE is a two year course.
Students must attain an S in at least 16 VCE units to be awarded a VCE certificate.
8 of these Units must be at Unit 3 & 4
3 of these Units must be English/EAL (including 3 & 4)
There is no qualification given at the end of Year 11 and students need to have attained at least 8 units to move into Year 12 in 2016.

4. Satisfactory Completion of Year 11
To satisfactorily complete a VCE Unit, a student must:
Demonstrate knowledge and skill to a satisfactory standard on ALL Outcomes through a range of school determined assessment tasks.
SACs, SATs (Folio), Work Requirements, Class and Homework
Meet ALL deadlines
Attend 90% of scheduled classes

5. Issues from Semester 1
35% of all students failed at least one Unit in Semester 1 for one or more of these reasons.

6. Attendance/Punctuality
90% attendance means 90% of all available minutes
If you are 15 minutes late to period 2 every day, you will NOT meet this requirement – you will miss
Do NOT go to your lockers between period 1 & 2
Why is this important?
VCAA regulations
“All VCE units require 50 hours of class time. You need to attend sufficient class time to complete work. Your school sets minimum class time and attendance rules”
Interruption of learning – yours and others
References/SEAS applications – provided by the school

7. Authenticity/Plagiarism
Tutors
Essays copied from the internet
Copying material from the internet
Submitting another student’s work

8. Non Attendance or Non Submission (SACs/SATs)
From the VCAA Administrative Handbook (the rules of VCE)
A student will be awarded an N for the Unit when one or more of the outcomes has not been achieved because:
the student has failed to meet a school deadline for the assessment task, including if an extension of time has been granted for any reason.

9. Non Attendance or Non Submission (SACs/SATs)
If you are absent on the day of a SAC you will be given an opportunity to complete/submit the task for a graded assessment if:
You have applied for, and been granted, an extension due to individual circumstances
Or - you have a medical certificate (not a letter from home)
Or - you are at an official school event – sport/excursion/VET etc.
If you are absent without any of the above – for either the first or second opportunity - you will be given ONE opportunity to complete/submit the task for an S or N only.

10. Failed Outcomes From the VCAA Administrative Handbook
The student receives N for the unit when one or more of the outcomes are not achieved because:
the work does not demonstrate achievement of the outcomes

11. Failed Satisfying Outcomes
How do I demonstrate knowledge?
Attain a satisfactory standard on any SAC or SAT – including meeting any deadlines
Complete and submit all classwork and homework to a satisfactory standard
Complete and submit any Independent Learning Activities, Work Requirements, Drafts/Plans etc. associated with the Outcome
Submit work on time

12. Failed Satisfying Outcomes
What if I don’t satisfy the Outcome?
Students will be issued with a Failed Outcome Notification
Parents will be informed
All students will be given an opportunity to:
Seek feedback and gain assistance
Re-sit/re-submit the SAC or SAT if required

13. Course Counselling for 2016 (and beyond)
Over the next 4 weeks during Study Sessions ALL students who have not already done so will undertake a compulsory MIPS interview with Rose
Dates and Times on noticeboard in Yellow Building and on Parkmore office windows – you are organised by Houses in groups of 10
If we have scheduled you on your VET day please see Miss Pate or Rose before your appointment
Your 2016 Subject Selections can not be accepted unless you have had this interview
Subject Selection forms will be distributed in Week 4 and will be due back in Week 5 (August 10th)
A Parent Information Evening for those of you undertaking Year 12 will be held in Term IV during Orientation

14. End of Year Events - 2015 Classes will finish on:
Year 12 Biology – Wednesday, October 28th – Exam Friday, October 30th
Year 12 History – Friday, November 6th – Exam Monday, November 9th
All Unit 2 - Semester 2 will finish on Thursday, November 19th
Unit 2 Exams - Friday, November 20th – 26th
Orientation for Units 3 & 4 - Friday, Nov 27th to Thursday, Dec 3rd
Thursday, December 3rd – Year 11 Formal
Friday, December 4th – Year 11 Final Assembly
Organising Committee required:
Awards?
Presentations?
Performances?
Video of year?

15. Take Aways?
Meet deadlines
Manage attendance
MIPS are compulsory
Study Sessions - Lunchtime Mon & Thu – OP1/OP2
Oh and….. don’t go to lockers between Period 1 & 2