Class of 2017: Pathways and subject success
Further updates on 2017 tertiary offers
In the last edition of the newsletter, we brought you some early news of the pathways of our 2017 Year 12 cohort. With the release of second-round offers last week, still more students received access to their course of first choice, or to a wide range of courses that they can now decide between.
Some statistics:
- 95% of applicants have received a tertiary study offer to date
- 85% of offers are for Bachelor or Associate degrees; the other 15% are for VET or TAFE certificates, diplomas and advanced diplomas
- The top 7 destinations for 2017 Northcote students are (in order):
- RMIT
- Latrobe University
- The University of Melbourne
- Monash University
- Swinburne Institute of Technology
- Australian Catholic University
- Deakin University
- The wide range of areas of study from the first round offers are represented in the graph below:
First round offers - area of study
First round offers - area of study
Subject results
Along with the pleasing 2017 ATAR results, we have plenty to celebrate with Northcote students' achievements across a range of subjects. The concentrated effort of our students, along with the dedication, expertise and collegial work of faculty staff, was evident in the large number of impressive outcomes in diverse learning areas.
Where our students excelled
Students achieved study scores of 40+ in these subjects, putting them in the top 9% in the state.
BUSINESS – Accounting, Business Management, Legal Studies
SCIENCES – Biology, Chemistry, Physics
DRAMA
ENGLISH – English, EAL, English Language
EXTENDED INVESTIGATION
FOOD STUDIES
GEOGRAPHY
GLOBAL POLITICS
HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY – Australian, Revolutions, Classical Studies
LANGUAGES – Chinese, Italian, Indonesian, Vietnamese
MATHEMATICS – Further, Mathematical Methods, Specialist
MEDIA
MUSIC – Investigation, Performance
PHILOSOPHY
PHYSICAL EDUCATION – PhysEd, VET Sports & Recreation
PSYCHOLOGY
VISUAL ARTS AND DESIGN – Visual Communication, Product Design, Studio Arts
Of further note, students achieved study scores of over 45 in these subjects, which places them in the top 2% in Victoria - an incredible achievement.
Global Politics
Australian History
Modern Languages – Italian, Vietnamese
Psychology
Classical studies
Sport and recreation (VCE VET)
Geography
History: Revolutions
Maths: Further Mathematics
Maths: Mathematical Methods
Maths: Specialist Mathematics
English (EAL)
English Language
Product Design and Technology
Public pays off: equity and quality matter
For some interesting reading to help put these results in to some perspective, and a useful injection of context and data in to the ongoing public / private school and education funding debate, see this analysis recently published by David Zyngier of Monash University.
https://lens.monash.edu/2018/02/01/1308581/spending-more-on-private-schools-doesnt-guarantee-success