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Year 12 students apply through VTAC for tertiary courses
Year 12 students in Victoria will soon be able to apply through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) for tertiary places in up to 8 courses. It is a period when they are also really busy completing SACs and so semester 2 in year 12 can be really busy and maybe a little stressful for […]
Courses, Open Days, and How to enrol
In year 12 our children are expected to make decisions about courses, to attend Open Days and know how to enrol, usually through VTAC, in higher education courses. That’s a lot to do when they’re busy studying for SACs, doing their VCEs, IB, VET or VCAL subjects. Parents, did you know how to do all […]
How can your child be career smart?
How can your child be career smart? Indeed, what does career smart mean? According to Jan Smart, from the Foundation of Young Australians, we need to rethink what it means to be smart. There is rapid change in the world of work and we cannot assume that a job that our child takes now will […]
Helping with course preference change.
It’s been a busy few weeks helping with course preference change. So many parents, or students themselves, have contacted me this year, when their VCE results were released, for a range of reasons, and driven by anxiety and the urgency of the process. Many were looking for help because they did so well. Better than […]
Worried about your student son or daughter?
If you’re worried about your student son or daughter and it’s keeping you awake at night, you might be in need of the support of a careers coach. I’ve been in the same position, wide awake and trying to figure out how to say the right thing in the morning – something that won’t make […]
Equity in University Courses
University course fees may yet be deregulated, based on government intentions to save money on the cost of tertiary education. One of the plans set out in the recent budget “Options Paper” is to allow universities to highlight particular courses as their ‘Flagship’ offering. The concern here is that if fees are indeed deregulated, the […]
Choosing courses through VTAC
How can you help your year 12 student with choosing courses through VTAC? For some this is pretty straightforward. If your son or daughter has been loving science subjects, for example, is getting great grades and knows that they truly do want to be a doctor, then it’s as simple as making sure they get […]
Looking for VTAC application support?
Are you, or is your young one in year 12, looking for VTAC application support?Are you finding it hard to see the wood for the trees? Good news, you have found the right person to help! I have years of experience as a counsellor and in particular have supported many students through the sometimes quite […]
Providing advice to Year 10 students: scaling and the ATAR
This blog is from VTAC May 20, 2014 • Helping year 10 students make study choicesAll VCE studies are treated equally in the calculation of the ATAR The ATAR represents a students’ overall performance in their VCE studies, not just in one or two studies. In order to make sure that all studies are treated […]