Careers and Senior Pathways
Dear Killester Community,
As the 2021 academic year draws to a close I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. There are still a few events which will be happening during the Summer break and I encourage students to investigate these. See you all in 2022.
Australian Catholic University Tours
Melbourne and Ballarat guided campus visits
Thursday 16 December 10am - 4pm
Friday 17 December 10am - 4pm
Monday 20 December 10am - 2pm
Explore the campus and discuss your study options by booking a guided campus visit.
Swinburne University Campus Tours | Explore our Hawthorn campus
We’re so excited to welcome your students to book a tour of our Hawthorn campus, led by our Swinburne Student Ambassadors. Along with getting a feel for student life, our spaces and facilities, and the Swinburne community, students will also visit:
- The library
- StudentHQ
- The Factory of the Future
- The Sky Lounge and Sky Garden
- Student accommodation (select tours only)
- And the _now store, featuring work and products created by past students, and our next gen_now merch
Tours will go for a total of 45 minutes, and will be run in line with the government’s COVID-19 requirements. To find out more and to book head here.
La Trobe University Campus Tours
La Trobe University is hosting a series of campus tours for prospective students.
Melbourne
Monday 6 December through to Thursday 9 December 10am - 4pm
Albury-Wodonga
Monday 6 December through to Thursday 9 December 10am - 1.45pm
Albury-Wodonga Tours Book Here
National Careers Institute Support for Year 12 School Leavers
The National Careers Institute has a range of services available for students and parents to support the transition from finishing formal schooling to further study and employment. For more information click here
Year 12 & Year 11 Units 3/4 Results and ATAR Release
All students who have completed either Year 12 or are a Year 11 student who completed a Unit 3/4 subject can access their results either by downloading the Results and ATAR app (available in early December) or via the Results and ATAR Website If you created an account in 2020, VCAA has advised that you are required to create a new account as it is a new academic year. Best wishes to everyone for their results.
Year 10 Work Experience Program 2022
A feature of the Year 10 curriculum for 2022 is the opportunity for students to participate in the week long Work Experience program. The calendared week for work experience is Monday 29 August until Friday 2 September, 2022. Students are encouraged to begin to source a placement over the summer holidays. Work Experience is about exploring an area of interest and not spending the week working in a regular part-time or casual job.
With regards to finding a placement students are encouraged to:
- Think about what environment they would like to work in their future years and make a suitable choice for work experience placement.
- To find their own work placement. If they have some difficulty or need some ideas, they should approach the Careers Department and we will be able to assist with ideas or contacts.
- Ideally it is best not to work directly under the supervision of a relative, especially their parents. It is acceptable for a student to work at a relative's place of employment, but in another area of the business. By all means, approach friends, neighbours or relatives to see if they can assist in finding a placement.
- Not to seek a work experience placement where they already have a casual or a part time job.
- Advised not to seek placements at the following types of work: fast food outlets, supermarket, stores, and similar retail type work as these are often where they might get a part-time job. This is not the purpose of work experience.
- Encouraged to pursue opportunities outside the immediate geographical location of the school and their home such as the Melbourne CBD, regional and rural communities.
Ms Zoe Anderson
Careers and Pathways Educator