Elizabeth Hayes School (Years 11 & 12)

Students unable to achieve QCE may be eligible for a Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement. This will be managed in the College’s Senior Education Training Plan Processes, when students are in Year 10. Students in a position of QCE risk will be closely managed by College staff to explore possible contingencies around QCE attainment. This may include:

• undertaking additional units of study (for example, a holiday Certificate course)
• additional Academic mentoring
• pathway change
• repeating at Mount Alvernia or another College

Senior Pathways

Students at Mount Alvernia College are encouraged to aspire to their personal best in whichever pathway they have determined for themselves. In Senior, students 6 subjects. In some instances, students may study 5 subjects, to accommodate needs. Pathway options offered at Mount Alvernia College include:

• University Direct Pathway (ATAR only – preferably with 6 General subjects)
• Flexible Pathway (ATAR + Rank – preferably with 5 General subjects + a Certificate III or Diploma Course)
• Vocational Pathway (Rank only, with a combination of General, Applied and Certificate subjects, including certificate courses through TAFE at Schools).

Students on a Flexible Pathway are advised to select a Certificate or Diploma course that can be completed as part of the College timetable, maximising attendance at school for lessons. Where students on a Flexible Pathway choose to undertake a Certificate or Diploma course off timetable through an outside provider, the course must be completed by the end of Year 11, so that students are not missing instruction in summative units.

Subject Selection Principles

Students are advised to select subjects in Senior which:

• Match their demonstrated abilities (including having met pre-requisite requirements)
• Match their pathway pre-requisites (considerations around English, Science and Maths)
• Match their interests

Where students require a highly competitive ATAR consideration should also be given to scaling implications of subject selections, where student capacity across subjects is equivalent.