Pathways 

Year 12 Pathways

Congratulations to our wonderfully resilient Year 12 students on successfully completing 13 years of schooling and navigating two very difficult, highly stressful and challenging years; impacting learning, motivation, work, family and social connections and preventing milestone celebrations through significant and unpredictable times of change.  We are very proud of each of you and congratulate you on achieving the VCE Certificate! 

All Year 12 students & students that have studied a Year 12 subject are encouraged to download the VTAC results and ATAR app.  https://resultsandatar.vic.edu.au/results/applicants.htm;?seexp 

Prior to the release of the ATAR we recommend logging into your VTAC account to;

• Test your VCAA number, VTAC ID & 4 digit pin are working
• Double check you have paid & completed all course application requirements
  Due to privacy laws, we are unable to provide your VCAA number over the phone or via email.  You must collect this in person either before 16th December or after 10am on this date.

The ATAR will be available online from 7am on Thursday 16th December 2021. This is a very important time of year for change of preferences and 2022 career paths aligning with your ATAR.  Please note in accordance with the VTAC terms and conditions, no discussions can be entered into with any school staff member until after 10am on this date. 

If you have applied to VTAC for University or TAFE courses you can change your preferences until 4pm Monday 20th December 2021.  We highly recommend you log into your VTAC account and check your preferences, re-order and add preferences in-line with your ATAR or in accordance with tertiary letters advising results of: Interview, Folio, Audition or pre-selection test. Remember to be kind to yourselves!  The ATAR is not a score it is a ranking of all students across the State and is designed for tertiary entrance only.  

The ATAR does NOT define you, your capabilities or prevent you from achieving your dreams in your desired pathway.  There are multiple pathway options to help you achieve your goals.  

During the ATAR release, the pathways team will be available for further guidance or assistance.  This may include discussing preference ordering, researching relevant courses with other universities, possible future pathways courses via certificate, diploma, advanced diploma or uni-link courses.  Or alternative pathways; full time employment, apprenticeship/traineeship and applying for pre-apprenticeship courses. Whatever pathway suits you, we are here to support you!  

Pathway Counselling Hours:  Entry via Senior Study Centre only (Devlin Street car park side)

Bookings through Teams  - Year 12 Pathways Files tab

VTAC first round offers released online through your VTAC account on Thursday 14th January 2022 at 2pm.  

Important Offer Information:  VTAC may provide one offer per round

* Always accept your first round offer, it may be your only offer!  

You have done the research based on your interests and don't want to miss out on the opportunity of not being offered a course at all.  It also may be possible to transfer into your preferred course during the first year subject to tertiary institutions requirements.  

* Accepting your first round offer does NOT rule out subsequent offers!You will still be considered for any courses sitting higherthan your 1st round offer in subsequent offer rounds.  If you receive your 1st course preference in the first round you, will not receive any addition offers as this is your highest course listed. 

Students are able to change course preferences after the release of each offer round as per the table below to maximise being offered your most preferred course.

VTAC Offer Rounds & Change of Preference Period

Work Experience

Work experience participation is optional at VSC, however we strongly encourage all students aged 15yrs+ to get involved in this very beneficial and rewarding program.  Students can undertake Work Experience every year until they graduate VSC.

Work experience provides young people with a taste of the real world of work and a clearer understanding of a particular industry, field or business they may be interested in pursuing in the future.  It assists in career discovery and exploration, goal setting and decision making whilst preparing students for VCE or VCAL, future tertiary studies, apprenticeship/traineeships or full time work.

There are no designated time frames for students to complete placements as we believe a flexible delivery arrangement provides students with a better opportunity to meet the availability and operational time frames of businesses and industries within the community.  This also means we are not competing with other local schools which can limit student’s placement opportunities. 

Placement dates are arranged through consultation and negotiation between the employer, school and student to maximise the experience.  However, if your young person is not going on the Central Australia to Darwin trip, they may want to consider the last week of Term 3 as the perfect opportunity to undertake work experience.

Drop into Pathways to discuss further and collect the ‘Preparing for the Workplace’ pack. 

Pathways Website – www.vscpathways.com

Did you know VSC has its own careers website?  It’s a ‘One Stop Shop’ for everything you need to assist with Career planning, research, information and help, available 24 hours a day.  To access the website please click on the link vscpathways.com or go to the VSC website and click on the Pathways tab. Features:

• Latest news and events
• Senior school options
• Work experience and OH&S in the workplace
• VET – Vocational Education and Training
• University Admissions requirements through VTAC
• Find what careers suits you & course discovery
• Interactive Career bullseyes
• Gap Year
• Resume creation & finding a job
• Youth allowance and money matters
• Informative career videos
• Plus lots, lots more to help individual career development

Career Development is the lifelong process of managing life, learning and work (paid and unpaid) over our lifespan.  The ability to make informed decisions, manage and transition through change for a personally determined future.

Young people build their career development through self-awareness; understanding how they make decisions and how these decisions impact future aspirations through exploration, identifying interests, values and preferred learning styles through careers exploration activities such as Morrisby in Year 9 and 

Careers Fast Track in Year 10.  The ability to research a wide range of career options helping them to select subjects they may enjoy learning whilst aligning to tertiary course pre-requisite requirements in the future or apprenticeship/traineeship requirements and work. 

Career development is further enhanced by juggling the expectations and requirements of school with extra-curricular activities like sport and family responsibilities, part-time work, community involvement and social interests. 

To further assist your Career Development please visit vscpathways.com an easy to use interface with links to a multitude of career resources for both Students and Parents. We encourage all VSC students and their families to explore the Pathways website to assist in making positively informed decisions about their future. 

Congratulations to the VSC staff, students and families for navigating another very challenging learning and teaching year! We wish you all a very safe, happy and relaxing Term 4 holiday break to reconnect with friends and family and reenergise those weary batteries!

Stay Safe.  Stay Well. Stay Connected.

VSC Pathways Team