Pathways and Transition

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Welcome back to JTC! May I introduce myself; my name is Ms Jane Hedley the Head of Pathways and Transition at John XXIII College. I am filling the post that Ms Lyn Alexander held for the last two years. Ms Alexander has retired after a rich teaching career, including over two decades of service to JTC. Thank you for taking the time to read through the Pathways and Transition component of the JTC weekly newsletter. If you would like to get in touch regarding matters concerning Pathways and Transition, my phone number is 9383 0416 or email jane.hedley@cewa.edu.au

In this week’s Pathways and Transition newsletter read about:

• University News
• Careers and Pathways news
• Sign up for MyFuture
• Year 12 News
• Year 11 News
• Year 10 News
• Disability News 

UNIVERSITY NEWS

It is open day season! Attending university open days is an excellent opportunity to ask the experts all your questions about courses and campus life. It is also an unique chance to get a ‘feel’ for the campus and check how long it would take to commute to and from. Well worth the effort. Bring your friends, bring your family! Try to get to as many as possible to gain points of comparison. 

You need to register online to attend most open days- see links below. If you are interested in studying interstate, there will be virtual open days that you can attend- visit the respective university websites for more information.

UNIVERSITY OPEN DAYS 2022

2 February ECU International Student Information Sessions

Go to the Trybooking page to book a one on one prospective student advice session for international students. Go HERE. 

3 February ECU Information Expo (Joondalup campus)

Our Information Expo will introduce you to our wide range of courses and the excellent support services you can expect as a student. We'll cover course admission pathways, how to apply, fees and scholarships and flexible study options like online or part-time. Bring family or friends and explore the campus and our great facilities.

For more information go HERE.

10 February ECU International Student Information Session

If you are currently residing in Australia and have questions about university life, entry pathways, fees, international scholarships or anything else about commencing study, our online one-on-one appointment is perfect for you.

• 10 February register HERE. 
• 16 February register HERE.
• 22 February register HERE
• 2 March register HERE. 

Which Uni is Best for YOU? 

Universities in WA 2021 Ranking from Good Universities Guide 

[1] All universities in WA achieved lower Overall Satisfaction than last year. There is no mention of why, but it may be due to the shift to online learning in 2021. 

Courses where actual ATAR cut off scores were 10 or more higher than estimated. 

Getting the ATAR score estimated by the university does not guarantee you an offer.

Each year universities estimate ATAR scores which they think students will need.

When the Tertiary Information Service Centre collates the ATAR results, it matches students with places from top ATAR scores down until all places are gone. The cut off score is the Actual ATAR. 

This table identifies courses with an ATAR cut-off rate 10 or more above the minimum indicative rank 

This table shows data relating to offers made through TISC as published on the TISC website.

Getting into Medicine in WA

There is good reason to believe medical students are outstanding. This year there were one hundred successful applicants for medicine at Curtin from 2700 applicants. 

If you want to apply for medicine:

• Take chemistry: Chemistry is a pre-requisite subject for medicine at most universities across Australia. 
• Rural and remote applicants: The Medicine Faculty at Curtin is keen to address the shortage of doctors in the bush in WA. Contact Associate Professor Keith McNaught

Rural Academic Lead, Curtin Medical School at Keith.Mcnaught@curtin.edu.au 

Check Do you want to study medicine in WA post.  

ECU The Portsmouth-Perth Partnership

ECU and the University of Portsmouth have joined together to offer students the opportunity to complete dual degrees by studying at both universities. 

How it works

As a student, you can graduate with two separate degrees by enrolling at your home institution for two years of the degree program and then undertaking one year of exchange study at the partner institution. You would then return home to Australia to complete the final semester/year units of the degree at your home institution.

 Find out more HERE. 

New Horticulture Course at UWA

Edith Cowan University is launching WA’s only University horticulture course in 2022 with the aim of growing education and research capability for one of the State’s most important industries.

Find details HERE

Choosing Your Subject Mix at Uni

I have had students tell me that they want to go to University X “because you can design your own degree”.

All West Australian universities have flexibility built into their degrees. 

You can negotiate what subjects (units) your degree will include with an expert in the faculty. 

The subjects that are included in your degree can include ones that are done overseas.

All West Australian universities have partnerships with universities around the world. Through these partnerships, you can find interesting specialist subjects to study. Some of these subjects can be paid for through a scholarship. 

CQU closes its base in WA

After a quiet beginning in an office block at the bottom of William St in the city, and in several rural, regional and remote locations, Central Queensland University is about to close in WA. 

The Perth campus will enter a transition period over the next two years and close at the end of 2023. This means there will be no future intakes for courses on-campus in Perth.Students who are currently studying with CQUniversity will have their course taught out on the Perth campus allowing them to continue to achieve their career goals.

CQUniversity has significant success with providing university education to rural, regional and remote students. That support will continue online.

TISC University Admissions Information 2021-2024

TISCOnline - Course Prerequisites

TISC is the Tertiary Institutions Services Centre. It is the Centre that organizes applications to universities across Western Australia 

Find information about:

• Guaranteed ATARS
• Minimum ATARS
• Selection Rank
• Lowest Offered Rank

ATAR Myths

The Conversation is a highly respected news outlet in Australia. It published an article called Choosing your senior school subjects doesn’t have to be scary. Here are 6 things to keep in mind.

You don’t have to read the full article, you can get the messageby watching this Tik Tok presentation on ATAR Myths.

NEWS

The most sought after WA university degrees in 2022

On January 7th WA Today published this article written by Lauren Pilat.

Some of the great information included:

Most popular uni

• 9000 applications were received. 
• Curtin was most popular, receiving 5000 first round applications. 
• UWA had 1800 applications.
• ECU had under 1000 first round applications
• Murdoch had 700
• Notre Dame had 400.

Most popular courses

• Nursing was most in demand across all universities
• Commerce, engineering, medicine, teaching and psychology rounded out the top six.
• At ECU, medical, paramedical and social work courses experienced the biggest increase in interest, reflective of some of the most crucial industries in recent times.

You can see graphs and read the full analysis HERE. 

World Economic Forum Top 10 Skills for 2025

The top two here didn’t exist in the 2018 list. 

Find more information HERE.

SENIOR SCHOOL NEWS

Set Up Your MyFuture Account

If you haven’t already got a MyFuture Account, it is time to get one. 

You can do aptitude tests and maintain your records in your secure personal profile. 

Start your free account HERE.

New Career Explorer Tool

TAFE International WA has an Occupation Explorer Tool. 

You just click the up or down arrows on the slider to view courses related to an occupation. Select a course to view more details in the course catalogue, where you can choose from more than 135 courses offered by Western Australian TAFE colleges.

You can use it HERE.

YEAR 12 NEWS

Watch for the Year 12 SCSA Handbook: due out soon

SCSA releases a handbook in March of each year that identifies important dates, links, tips and exam information. 

• You will be able to download the 2022 Year 12 Information Handbook HERE. 
• Part II of the Year 12 Information Handbook focuses on exams and will be released later in the year. 
• You can check to make sure you have subjects required to achieve your WA Certificate of Education (WACE) on the SCSA site HERE. 

SCSA Student Portal 

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) has the  Student Portal which is where Year 12s to check and access personal information that relates to their WACE.

Visit the SCSA student portal to:

• check your personal details
• check your course enrolments
• complete your Student Declaration and Permission (Year 12 students, and anyone enrolled in a Year 12 Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) course, should do this by June

YEAR 11 NEWS

Senior School Language

There are some acronyms and initials that you hear in senior school that may not be familiar. 

The Senior School Language poster is a quick guide to some of the important ones. 

Stepping up to opportunities in Year 11. 

If you think you might like to go to university in 2024, explore these opportunities this year:

• Murdoch University conducts a Horizons Summer School for students who are about to go into Year 12. 
• The WA Academy of Performing Arts has a summer school.
• Curtin seems to focus on STEM outreach opportunities for schools 
• Notre Dame conducts outreach events with schools throughout the year. Listen for opportunities which will be sent to schools.
• UWA has the Fairway program that supports disadvantages students. Check out if you are eligible. 
• Applications for the National Youth Science Forum will be open soon. 

YEAR 10 NEWS

2021 WACE Manual is out

 Year 10’s will find everything they need to know about Senior Secondary Schooling in the WACE Manual 2022. 

This is particularly good for seeing the latest list of programs that you can take as part of your WACE requirement. 

This is the book that your career advisors and senior school coordinators will check to see what has changed for 2021. 

You can download the manual HERE.

Year 10s need to go to university Open Days

Year 10s will need to make subject choices for year 11 and 12. Medicine requires you to have undertaken chemistry as part of your WACE. If you have Specialist Mathematics you will cope with high level computing courses. Check what prerequisites that different courses have when you visit the open days. 

Many students find themselves trying to apply for their chosen course at uni when they are in Year 12, only to find they haven’t studied the right WACE subjects.

DISABILITY NEWS

Employment Pathways for People with Intellectual Disability

Inclusion Australia has launched the Everyone Can Work website. 

This website helps people with intellectual disability and their families to understand the supports available to get into open employment.

Entry Roles Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing 

Raising awareness of roles that don’t come immediately to mind is one of the projects that is being taken on by the Financial, Administrative and Professional Services Training Council.

 They are starting with:

Roles that are rewarding, build transferable skills, and have the potential for career progression and advancement in that job function, other areas of an organisation.  

The first of our employment series details Entry Roles Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing and can be downloaded from our webpage http://fapstc.org.au/entry-roles-supporting-the-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing/. 

Collabs Support 

Collabs Support are based in Perth and Broome.

Included in their services are:

• Supporting people to transition from school to further education and employment. 
• Working to assist with and maintain employment.
• Coordinating support services. 

If you are looking to start a relationship with an organisation that supports your students who have a disability, it could be worth chatting with them. 

Email:   manager@collabssupport.com.au 

Phone: Alison - 0437 297 397

Social Media:

Facebook - @Collabssupport  

Instagram - @collabs_support

Developing Employability Site for Educators

If you are interested in developing employability skills for people who have a disability go to the Developing EmployABILITY site. 

Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training

There are some useful career planning websites available that can assist you identify your interests and skills, and match these to career pathways. Find the resources HERE.

Support and resources for young carers

The Young Carer WA team have recently launched an animation to provide a visual way to identify young carers. 

There are approximately 40,000 young carers aged 8 - 25 years across WA, which equates to 3 to 4 young carers in every school classroom. 

To find out more about the supports and services available, please visit the Young Carer webpage .

Jane Hedley

Head of Pathways and Transition

Direct: (08) 9383 0416

Email: Jane.Hedley@cewa.edu.au