Year 10 Careers Expo

On Tuesday 10 June, during Week 8, our Year 10 cohort will have the opportunity to attend the Subject Expo. This event is a great opportunity for students to chat to staff, current students and industry professionals about pathway options, subjects that align with their pathways and the Queensland Certificate of Education structure.

While this is an integral part of the Year 10 subject selection process, this event is open to all Carmel students and will be held in the Civitas Centre. The evening will allow students to make crucial decisions leading up to their Senior Education and Training (SET) planning process in which our Year 10 students will select their subjects for Year 11 & 12.

I would encourage all Year 10 students and their parents to come along and learn about senior pathways and tertiary options. I’m looking forward to seeing you all there and am happy to answer any questions about future pathways at Carmel for our Senior Learners.

Year 11 Unit 1 Results

As the first Unit of QCE subjects wraps up, we will begin to gather subject results and mentor students around their achievements, whether they’re on track to meet their goals and how the school can support them in their learning. I encourage all Year 11 students to engage with the Learning Dashboard and Student Dashboard data sets to keep track of all things academic outcomes, attendance and learner capabilities.

Year 12s Planning to Apply for University

One of the biggest decisions a Year 12 student has to make is which university they want to attend and what course they would like to study. In Queensland, the application process is run through the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC).

The prospect of leaving high school is scary but exciting for any teenager. The world is full of possibilities, and they’re assigned the daunting task of deciding where they want their adult life to lead.

Teenagers who want a higher education and the power to do what they love typically choose university as the next step. For teens in Queensland, this means going through the QTAC application process.

There’s a lot of information to take in regarding QTAC, and to make it easy for your teen to understand, we’ve broken down everything you need to know to help them.

What is QTAC?

Each state and territory in Australia has its own admissions centre, established to support admission into tertiary courses on behalf of multiple tertiary institutions (including universities). QTAC is Queensland's tertiary admissions centre. It's the not-for-profit organisation that will process your teen's Queensland university application.

The QTAC application process

If your teen is hoping to attend university in Queensland after finishing high school, they’ll need to apply through QTAC. Current high school students need to apply via the QTAC website.

How QTAC preferences work

In the application, your teen will be asked to add their QTAC preferences under the course preference section. They can add up to 6 course preferences on their QTAC application, stating their favoured course as their first preference. They can do this by:

1. manually searching for the desired course or inserting the QTAC course code
2. selecting ‘add’ once the course has been found
3. adding, editing, reordering or deleting the course preference list
4. continuing to the next section once the course preference list is complete and finalised.

How the preferences are ordered depends on whether your teen is doing this before or after receiving an offer. Your teen can find guidance on how to order their preferences via the QTAC website.

Year 12 - BCE Scholarships for Future Teachers - Teach Challenge & Transform Tomorrow

Teaching can make a real difference in the lives of others. You have the opportunity to become part of a profession that will shape the future for generations to come.

BCE scholarship benefits:

• financial support for tuition fees, up to $5,000 per year for each remaining year of teacher training (maximum $20,000)
• a teaching position in a BCE school or college
• connection to a supportive and inclusive community
• guidance and support navigating your educational and career path, and so much more!

If your student is interested in accessing this opportunity, please make contact with me asap.