YEAR 10 OPTION TALKS

FOR YEAR 11 in 2016

Year 11 Option Talks

• Choosing your pathway. • Choosing your English course. • Choosing your Mathematics course. • Choosing your 3 or 4 option subjects • Completing your option form(s) • Questions

CHOOSING A QUALIFICATION PATHWAY

• CIE - “Cambridge” • NCEA • Mixed pathway CIE / NCEA

CIE • Majority of Year 11 students choose this • An international qualification • Assessment mostly by external examinations • Some internally assessed subjects • Given a grade from A* to F • Offers full range of traditional school subjects • Includes Foreign Languages • Leads to AS / A Levels in Years 12 & 13 which

gather UCAS points for university entrance • Can change to NCEA Level 2 in Year 12

NCEA

• Subjects divided into standards, each worth credits • Some internal assessment during year in all subjects • Some subjects all internal. Most subjects some external. • New Zealand Qualification • Offers traditional school subjects. Also offers practical,

hands-on, technology and employment focused subjects • Level 1 certificate earned when 80 credits gained (plus

numeracy and literacy) • Leads to NCEA Level 2 & 3 in Years 12 & 13 • University Entrance gained from Level 3 • Difficult to change to CIE in Year 12

SUBJECTS ONLY AVAILABLE IN ONE PATHWAY AT Year 11

CIE: • Accounting • Chinese • Japanese • Spanish • Computer Science

NCEA: • ESOL English • Hospitality & Food Tech • Maori • Media Studies • Technology - Engineering • Technology - Wood • Textiles & Design

MIXED PATHWAY CIE/NCEA

• Think about the pathway that best suits your learning style and subject choices

• In Year 11, you may be able to take one subject from the other pathway only if it is not offered in your main pathway

• You must ask permission from Mr Goodyer if you wish to take a mixed pathway. See him to sign your option sheet before you hand it in.

CHOOSING YOUR ENGLISH COURSE Compulsory in Years 11 & 12 Literacy needed from Years 11 and 12. NCEA a minimum of 10 credits Level 1 and Level 2 ( 5 reading and 5 writing). CIE a minimum of a D grade in IGCSE and an E grade in AS. Year 11 in CIE Pathway: • IGCSE English Literature 11ELC • IGCSE English Language 11ENC • NCEA Level 1 ESOL 11ESL • NCEA Level 1 English 11ENG

Year 11 in NCEA Pathway: • NCEA Level 1 English 11ENG • NCEA Level 1 English for Literacy 11ENL • NCEA Level 1 ESOL 11ESL All continue to Year 12 courses which can satisfy University Entrance Literacy

CIE ENGLISH COURSES in Year 11

11ELC: Literature • Need strong academic

background in English. • Study poetry, prose , drama • Analyse & evaluate texts • Write academic essays • Need to do well in exams

11ENC: Language • Need ability to write

accurately, imaginatively & with flair

• Analyse texts & extract information

• Write in different styles • Need to do well in exams

NCEA ENGLISH in Year 11

11ENG: English • Need sound background in

English. • Wide range of skills • Formal & creative writing • Study texts, film & language • Full 25 credit course

11ENL: Literacy • For students who struggle

with English • Extra help with reading &

language skills • Study texts and film • Slightly fewer standards

11ESL: ESOL is for second language students who have been tested and recommended to take this course.

CHOOSING YOUR MATHS COURSE

Compulsory in Year 11. Numeracy from Year 11 NCEA minimum of 10 credits at Level 1 CIE minimum of D grade in IGCSE Students taking the NCEA Pathway: • NCEA Level 1 Mathematics 11MAT • NCEA Level 1 Numeracy Mathematics 11MNU Students taking the CIE Pathway: • IGCSE Mathematics 11MTC • NCEA Level 1 Mathematics 11MAT Accelerated students choose: • AS Mathematics 1 year course 12MTC or 11MPU • AS Mathematics 2 year course 11MAC

Mathematics - 11MTC or 11MAT • For students who hope to continue studying

Mathematics in Year 12 – either CIE AS or NCEA Level 2

• For those with over 40% in the Year 10MAT end of year exam

• CIE students - IGCSE Mathematics (Extended) • NCEA students - NCEA Level 1 Mathematics

Year 11 Numeracy Mathematics:

• Aim of course is to gain Numeracy credits for University Entrance

• For students who find Mathematics challenging and do not plan to continue it in Year 12. Does NOT lead to Year 12 Maths.

• Leads to NCEA Level 1 Mathematics • Made up of internally assessed Achievement

Standards and three Unit standards

CHOOSING YOUR OPTION SUBJECTS

Read all the information available to you: • Information Booklet – read the “small print” • Subject Details for NCEA Level 1 & IGCSE on

the school website • Also NCEA Level 2 & 3 and AS and A Level -

read recommended backgrounds for subjects for Year 12 & 13

• Option Sheets - read both sides

3 or 4 OPTION SUBJECTS?

• FIVE subject course: 3 option subjects • Most students will choose 3 option subjects • SIX subject course: 4 option subjects • To be considered for this you will need to get an

average of 75% in the four core Year 10 exams (10ENG, 10MAT, 10SCI, 10SOS) with no mark less than 65%.

• Indicate which is your “sixth” subject - You will drop this subject if you are only allowed to do five subjects after your exam results in November.

Taking Science in Year 11?

Do your career ideas need science? If you haven’t decided on your ideas yet

should you keep your options open? Do you like/enjoy science?

Are you good at it?

SCIENCE FACULTY

Year 11 Sciences NCEA - Level 1 Science Leads to NCEA Level 2 & 3 Biology, Chemistry &/or Physics in Years 12 & 13 CIE – IGCSE Biology, Chemistry &/or Physics Continue as AS & A Level Biology, Chemistry &/or Physics in Years 12 & 13 You need > 70% in the Yr 10 end of year Science exam Can only pick 1 or 2 single Sciences in Year 11 unless you are approved to

take 6 subjects and you get > 80% in the Yr 10 Science exam. CIE – IGCSE Combined Science Does NOT generally lead to AS single Sciences in Year 12 Leads to IGCSE or NCEA Level 2 Biology, Chemistry &/or Physics which

then continue as AS or NCEA Level 3 in Year 13

Pathways in Science

Year10 Science

NCEA Level 1 Science

NCEA Level 2 individual Sciences

NCEA Level 3 individual Sciences

CIE IGCSE Combined

Science

CIE IGCSE individual Sciences

CIE AS individual Sciences

CIE IGCSE individual Sciences

CIE AS individual Sciences

CIE A Level individual Sciences

Yr11 Yr12 Yr13

The vocational pathway courses (shaded on the Year 11 option sheet)

• The vocational pathway starts mainly in Year 12 • It offers NCEA credits at Levels 1, 2 and 3 mostly

through unit standards • It can also offer industry certificates to provide a

step-up to a tertiary or apprenticeship qualification • Many of the standards offered in these courses do

not lead to subjects approved for University Entrance at Level 3

• Many of these standards do not offer the opportunity for grades higher than achieved i.e. not merit or excellence

The vocational pathway courses

• Hospitality & Food Technology (Yrs 11 - 13) • Engineering (Yrs 11 - 13) • Woodwork (Yr 11) • Carpentry (Yrs 12 & 13) • Automotive (Yrs 11 - 13) • Sport Leadership (Yr 13) • Travel and Tourism (Yrs 12 & 13) • Information Management for Business (Yrs 12&13) • Vocational Pathway Studies (Yrs 12 & 13)

University Entrance requirements from NCEA

*For Auckland University from 2016, students will require 17 or more credits in NCEA Level 2 or 3 English, for entry to all degree courses.

University Entrance requirements from CIE

*For Auckland University from 2016, students will require a Grade D or better in AS English (Language or Literature), for entry to all degree courses.

• Subject Selection Information Booklet Given out today Has general advice and information • SUBJECT DETAILS are on the school website On the Home page, under “In the Spotlight” Macleans College Senior Course Guide • www.macleans.school.nz • http://courseguide.macleans.school.nz/index.csh

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SUBJECT DETAILS

• NCEA & CIE Parent Information Evening • Especially for students going in to Year 11 • Tuesday 15th September 2015 • 7.00 p.m. • Hillary House

PARENT INFO EVENING

Think about: • Your interests, skills and abilities • Your learning style • Which subjects you enjoy • Your career choices • Trying a range of subjects • Subjects that require skills and knowledge

from studying the year before • What is involved in studying the subjects

you are interested in

Completing your Option Sheets • Must choose one subject from each column • Fit English & Maths, three or four option subjects • 5 Subject Course: Fit core Phys Ed (11PED) last • 6 Subject Course: Indicate your “6th subject” which you will drop if only

allowed to take 5. This must be a science if you have chosen 3 sciences. • If 2 subjects can only be taken in the same column, select the one you

most want to do then write a note on the option sheet to say you also would like the other subject but it currently clashes.

• If you choose a subject not in your main pathway you must see Mr Goodyer, fill in 2 sheets, check the columns

• Fill your form in neatly in ink with no alterations or twink • Must be signed by parent or guardian • Fill in the back – returning to school?, career ideas? • Accelerated Maths students taking 6 subjects must pick their Maths course

(12MTC or 11MPU), in column 1.

CHECK LIST

READ THE NOTES IN THE BOOK READ SUBJECT DETAILS ONLINE READ THE OPTION SHEET, BOTH SIDES PARENTS READ BOOK, SUBJECT

DETAILS & OPTION SHEETS PARENTS ATTEND INFO EVENING ON

TUESDAY 15 SEPT, 7.00, HILLARY DISCUSS IDEAS WITH YOUR PARENTS ASK FOR HELP IF YOU NEED IT DECIDE ON YOUR PATHWAY DECIDE ON YOUR SUBJECTS

FILL YOUR OPTION FORM IN CAREFULLY.

BOTH SIDES, IN INK NO TWINK OR ALTERATIONS GAIN PERMISSION IF YOU NEED IT FORM SIGNED BY PARENT (OR GUARDIAN) & BY STUDENT COMPLETED FORM RETURNED TO MAIN OFFICE BY: FRIDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER 2015

ANY QUESTIONS??