International Students

Understanding Tertiary Pathways 

The Year 12 international students recently attended a ‘Pathway Orientation’ presented by Ms Booma-Karen Burgess who is our careers practitioner. In her presentation, Booma went through a lot of important information that we need to keep in mind as we head towards our Tertiary Pathway selection later in Term 3. 

As an international student, it’s extremely valuable for us to discuss our desired career path with someone who is so knowledgeable about that area and to hear of other students’ personal experiences when they applied for a university pathway. Also, most of the Year 12 students have been staying in Australia less than 3 years, and this can make it even more challenging to understand how the VTAC system works and how different it is for applying to interstate universities. Having a chance to know about different types of prerequisite exams such as UCAT and ISAT and how to prepare beforehand, was helpful for students wishing to pursue a medical career, as well. 

After the presentation, students were able to have a clear understanding about what they need to focus on at the present time and how they can be well-prepared and productive throughout this what can become quite a stressful year as we are working towards achieving our best learning outcomes.  

All of the international students very much appreciated the time with Booma and thanks to her and our other international staff for being supportive and encouraging us. We hope every one of us can enter pathways that we want and remember that a bright future is waiting for us at the completion of our secondary schooling this year. 

Monica Jang-12K