Years 10 - 12 at Loreto

Year 10

The Year 10 program includes a diverse academic program as well as a dedicated series of programs and events to enlighten and empower Loreto students for their future. Year 10 is an important time for students to explore and continue building their study habits and career pathways that can help aid their transition throughout Year 11, Year 12 and beyond.

Key highlights for Year 10:

• Career sessions
• Mary Ward Connect
• Work Experience
• STRIVE Program
• Science and Engineering Challenge
• Year 7 Buddy Program

Year 11 & 12

At Loreto College we seek to provide as many senior secondary pathways as possible so that students can make the choice which suits them best and will support them in their endeavours to achieve their own personal excellence.

VCE

VCE provides students with a post-compulsory certificate which allows students to access diverse pathways beyond school and attests to their readiness to enter post-school studies. It is awarded to students who satisfactorily complete a program of studies as described by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA).

This program for a full-time student at Loreto College will consist of 22 units taken over four semesters or two years. At the end of Year 12 students would normally receive an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) which can be used for university and / or Tertiary and Further education (TAFE) entrance.

In Year 11:

• Undertake Units 1 & 2 English (or English equivalent) and five other Unit 1 & 2 subjects plus, Religion Education
  OR
• Undertake Units 1 & 2 English (or English equivalent) and four other Unit 1 & 2 subjects, plus one Unit 3 & 4 subject plus Religious Education.

In Year 12:

• Undertake five Units 3 & 4 subjects, plus Religious Education

It is expected that irrespective of a student’s study of a Unit 3 and 4 sequence in Year 11 they will undertake five Unit 3 and 4 sequences in Year 12.

VCE-Vocational Major (VCE-VM)

The VCE Vocational Major (VM) is a vocational and applied learning program within the VCE designed to be completed over a minimum of two years. The VCE-VM will give students greater choice and flexibility to pursue their strengths and interests and develop the skills and capabilities needed to succeed in further education, work and life.

It prepares students to move into apprenticeships, traineeships, further education and training, university (via non-ATAR pathways) or directly into the workforce.

The VCE VM can be tailored to the needs and interests of the student, to keep them engaged while developing their skills and knowledge. Students can also include other VCE studies and VET and can receive structured workplace learning recognition

VET

As part of your senior schooling, you are now able to study courses that not only contribute towards your VCE, VCE VM and ATAR (with certain restrictions), but also give you an industry recognised qualification when you complete that course. The courses are called Vocational Education Training Courses (VET) and can be studied at school or through another Registered Training Organisation such as VETIS (VET in School through a TAFE facility). These courses can also involve undertaking “Structured Workplace Learning” where you will take part in a work placement related to your course industry area.

By completing a VET course, not only do they contribute towards your VCE (and some will count towards your ATAR depending upon the course of study), but you will also gain a Nationally recognised industry qualification or partial completion. This means that if you choose to go to TAFE when you leave school, and continue your study in that same area, you will be deemed to have completed part of that TAFE course already. Employers see that qualification as being very valuable and it can really help you with getting a job.