Parade College RTO : 40750 - Please refer to the RTO webpage
Parade College offers two pathways at the end of Year 10. Students can choose to complete a Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), or a Victorian Certificate of Education Vocational Major (VCE-VM):
Subjects from the Vocational Education and Training (VET) group of subjects may be taken as part of the VCE or the VCE-VM. However VET is a compulsory part of VCE-VM.
If you have any questions relating to the Year 11 & 12 Curriculum which this website does not address, please do not hesitate to contact the Assistant Principal Teaching & Learning or the Dean of Learning (Years 10-12) at the College.
The VCE is a certificate taken over two or more years. Subjects are made up of semester/half year length units of study. Units are at two levels:
Most students will attempt 23 units over the two years. Units 3 & 4 must be taken together in all subjects - a student cannot study Unit 3 without studying Unit 4.
To complete the VCE, students have to satisfactorily complete 16 units, which must include:
In Year 11 and 12, all VCE students will be part of our internal Religious Education program which will run for two periods each week (as well as having the option to choose a Religious Education subject as part of their course).
While highly able Year 11 students are encouraged to undertake a Unit 3 & 4 sequence it must be pointed out that there will be some clashes in their program between Year 11 and Year 12 commitments. These students must already be successfully undertaking the relevant Unit 1 & 2 sequence in Year 10. VCE students in Year 12 undertake 5 Unit 3 & 4 sequences no matter what their program in Year 11.
All students study one VCE unit of Religious Education in Year 11. In Year 12, all VCE students will be part of the Tenete program (as well as having the option to choose a Religious Education subject as part of their course).
When making your choice you should consider studies that:
The Touchstones program is a compulsory school based religious education program that all Year 11 students will complete. It will be a timetabled class running for two periods each week. The program will draw from the Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) touchstones of Gospel Spirituality, Inclusive Community, Liberating Education and Justice & Solidarity and include the Community Action program that had previously been part of our Year 10 program. The program will look at the role that our young men can play in today’s modern society in helping others, being aware of social justice issues and making a difference in the future using Edmund Rice as our example and Catholic social teaching principles as a guide.
The Tenete Program is a Parade College initiative to support Year 12 students in the demanding final year of school. The program is firmly based on Catholic values and the principles underlying excellent education for boys, designed to continue their personal and faith development. There is no assessment within this program.
Highly able students are encouraged to undertake a Unit 3/4 sequence in Year 11 but only if they have undertaken the Unit 1 and/ or 2 from the same subject in Year 10. Normally, students may undertake only ONE such sequence in Year 11. This must be approved by the Learning Area Leader. Students would normally be expected to average a B for each of their Graded Assessment Tasks in the relevant subject.
For some high achieving students who have undertaken the Altior program, it may be possible to gain approval to undertake a second Unit 3 & 4 sequence in Year 11; however, students would need approval from both Learning Area Leaders and either the Assistant Principal Teaching & Learning or the Dean of Learning (Years 10-12).
Students must still undertake a full VCE program in Year 12.
The award of satisfactory completion for a unit is based on a decision that the student has demonstrated achievement of the set of outcomes specified for the unit. This decision is based on the teacher's assessment of the student’s overall performance on assessment tasks designated for the unit. The key knowledge and skills listed for each outcome serves as a guide to course design and the development of learning activities.
With respect to the assessment of Outcomes in Units 1 and 2, it is the policy at Parade College to provide a Grade for an Assessment Task for the Outcome.
In units 3 & 4, there is a mixture of school based and external assessment. The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority publishes annually an assessment guide which includes advice on the scope of the assessment tasks and the criteria for assessment.
Each subject – or study – has three assessment categories. In some cases this means two examinations and one school based assessment. In other studies there is one examination and two school based assessments.
These assessments are reported A+ to NP UG. Examination grades and school assessment grades are reported separately. Subjects receive a score out of 50.
In both year levels a minimum attendance rate of 90% is required to be able to achieve a satisfactory outcome.
When choosing subject combinations, students are advised that certain combinations may disadvantage them in achieving an optimal ATAR ranking. The calculation of the ATAR rank uses the student's 3 best subject scores and his English score, plus 10% of the student's next score (and 6th subject score where applicable. Where a student chooses more than two subjects from the following groupings, only 2 of those scores may count in the top 4, no matter what the student's other scores:
Students are therefore advised against taking more than two subjects from within any of the above groupings.
There is a group of English studies consisting of English/EAL and Literature. The three units from the group of English studies that are required for satisfactory completion of the VCE may be selected from:
| English/ EAL 1 - 4 | Literature 1 - 4 |
| English Language 1-4<(Only Unit 3-4 being offered in 2019) |
No more than two units of English/EAL Units 1 and 2 may be counted towards the English requirement.
Students who satisfactorily complete more than one Unit 3 and 4 sequence from the English group may count the additional sequence(s) as a sequence/sequences other than the compulsory English. The following table sets out some possible unit combinations. Students can complete more than the four minimum units in combination.
| English Requirement met? | ||
|---|---|---|
| English 1 / 2 | English 3 / 4 | Yes |
| English 1 / 2 | Literature 3 / 4 | Yes |
| Literature 1 / 2 | Literature 3 / 4 | Yes |
| Literature 1 / 2 | English 3 / 4 | Yes |
VCE VET programs are vocational studies approved by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority as appropriate for senior secondary school students. VCE VET programs lead to nationally recognised qualifications, thereby offering students the opportunity to gain both the VCE and a nationally portable vocational education and training certificate.
VCE VET programs are fully recognised within the unit 1–4 structure of the VCE and therefore contribute towards satisfactory completion of the VCE. VCE VET units have equal status with other VCE studies, however, only two unit 3 / 4 courses may contribute towards VCE eligibility. VCE VET programs function within the National Training Framework. Only one selection from a Certificate package will count towards a student’s ATAR. For example, students who select Bricklaying and Carpentry from the Certificate II in Building and Construction only receive the Block Credit to ATAR once. If they choose Building and Construction Carpentry and Furnishing, they will receive both towards their ATAR, as these are from different VET packages.
Students accessing VET offerings are required to pay a VET levy (per course). All VET courses (except Sport and Recreation) run from either 7.30am - 11am or 1.30pm - 5.30pm. Hospitality and Music Industry (Sound Production) Units 3 & 4 run from 3.30pm to 7.30pm. Due to timetabling issues, students may undertake a maximum of 2 VET courses in a VCE program, as many of the courses will run concurrently and some combinations will not be possible.
Parade College offers the following courses - many of them at the Edmund Rice Trade and Training Centre - subject to student demand and staff availability:
Students intending to undertake a VET in the VCE course should investigate the pathway offered in the College. Some courses begin at Year 10 level. In addition, there are traineeships, additional TAFE courses not recognised in the VCE and New Apprenticeships, which the College facilitates on a case-by-case basis.
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