LYC

See Mr. Valanidas first. Do not go about it by trying to set up a private arrangement with the subject teachers involved. A great deal of official paperwork has to happen when changes are made to enrolments.

If changes are made without Mr. Valanidas’s knowledge, you risk not being officially enrolled in that subject.

Q. What if I miss the GAT?

Failure to present for the GAT will mean that in the case of “Consideration of Disadvantage” your “Indicative Grades” will not be accepted. This may have consequences for your end Study Scores and therefore this may ultimately impact on University selection. Be there!

Q. What if am sick and unable to be present for a SAC?

Please contact Mr. Valanidas before 9:00am on the morning of the SAC.

Where there is an unavoidable problem subject teachers will try to be accommodating regarding the SAC. However in the interests of maintaining a “level playing field” a different task will have to be set.

Q. What if I am sick on the day of the exam?

Attendance at all exams is imperative. The examination cannot be sat at any other time. While there is some provision for an estimated Study Score, students may be significantly disadvantaged by not sitting the exam. Regardless of ill helath, students are always advantaged by attempting the exam rather than relying on “estimated” scores.

It is always best to sit for the exam!

Please contact Mr. Valanidas if you cannot attend the exam, so that “Special Provision and Consideration of Disadvantage procedures” can be put in place. (see notes on Special Provision and Consideration of Disadvantage”

Q. What is VET?

A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF VET PROGRAMS

VET or Vocational Education and Training courses are becoming increasingly popular for VCE students.

BACKGROUND

In 1996 approximately 100 students from 10 independent schools were involved in VET programs. In 2002, over 3400 students from 85 independent schools are participating in VCE VET programs with a further 73 students undertaking school-based part-time traineeships.

VET AT LYC

Yavneh students actively investigate and/or take on VET options as part of their VCE program. There are a myriad of VET courses. Sport and Recreation, Automotive, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Engineering and Information Technology are just a few of the courses that are offered at TAFE Colleges, Cluster schools or specialized centers.

Students can partake in a maximum of two VET courses as part of their VCE program. VET subjects, like VCE subjects, have a Unit 1-4 sequence and contribute to students’ ENTER scores. VET courses can be commenced as early as Year 10. All students who partake in VET programs do so at their own expense, though subsidies are available for some courses. In addition, students are responsible for ensuring that they “catch up” on any missed LYC classes.

Q. What are the advantages of including a University subject in my VCE?

Where appropriate, students are encouraged to consider the possibilities of undertaking a university subject as part of their VCE program.

Acceptance into a University subject is usually based on a combination of:

1. Suitable standard of performance in the VCE equivalent subject.
2. A suitable average in the student’s remaining subjects.
3. A school recommendation

In some cases students may partake in both the VCE and University subject concurrently. Students are significantly advantaged in undertaking a University subject as part of their VCE program.

University subjects count as credit for the student’s sixth subject only. Whereas in most circumstances a student is unlikely to gain a perfect “5” for their sixth subject, in undertaking a University subject this is in fact possible. A student receiving a University grading of between 60% - 80% automatically received a “5” equivalent. A University grading of 80% and above receives a “5.5” equivalent. These are certainly exceptional grades for those students aiming to achieve very high results.

However, before embarking on University studies in year 12 students must note that they will need to have attained a very strong standard in the subject they are choosing to undertake, University demands can be rigorous, and much is left up to the individual, in terms of responsibility and work requirements.

LYC VCE students have partaken in University Hebrew, Maths, History, French, IT and Psychology. Some programs have been offered at the school, in other cases students attend courses at other venues.

Q. What are the advantages of doing 2, Unit 3&4 subjects in Year 11?

In some cases students do undertake 2, Unit 3&4 subjects in Year 11 but students must ensure that this is not done at the expense of their Year 11 subjects. Whereas in the past there has been no significant advantage in undertaking 2, Unit 3&4 subjects in Year 11, with the new “no penalty for repeating subjects” ruling, students may be advantaged by repeating a subject already undertaken.