Information Night – Senior School 2022

Dear Students, Parents and Guardians,

Unfortunately, COVID restrictions mean we are unable to meet in person to share and discuss information about preparing for life beyond school. To replace the Senior Pathway evening a series of videos have been prepared to share information about the pathway options available at Cathedral and some advice from current and past students about how they made their decisions. Additional information will be shared with students at school, including information from community members from a range of professions. As students participate in these activities, sessions will be recorded and added to this website.

How Do I apply for a course?

For students wishing to find out more about applying to university the links below will help you navigate applying to VTAC, scholarship information, and SEAS (Special Entry Access Schemes)

VTAC applications open on August 2nd and are open until September 30th. This information will also be presented at school on August 4^th.

For more information watch the video below:

Many scholarships are linked to a university or residential college.

To find out more go to:

https://www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au/scholarships/search

or https://cef.org.au/scholarships-guide/

Please see, or email, Mr Carson or Mr Dunbar if you have any questions.

How do I explore the courses available and Higher Education options?

In the past, students had the opportunity to visit each college or university. Now you can explore these institutions in virtual tours.

A good place to start is by looking at the VTAC course guide for what courses are available.  You can then explore where you would like to study.

The course guide can be found at https://delta.vtac.edu.au/CourseSearch/searchguide.htm

Australian National University (ANU)

Virtual Open Day

Australian Catholic University (ACU)

Virtual Tours

University of Canberra

Virtual tours

CSU (Charles Sturt University)

events and booking appointments: https://study.csu.edu.au/school-leaver
Book an online chat https://study.csu.edu.au/contact-us/consult
Events in general: https://study.csu.edu.au/life/events

CQU (Central Queensland Uni – they have campuses everywhere)

Virtual Open Day

Deakin University

All their online events

Federation University

Virtual Open Day
Request a webinar

GOTAFE

Webinars https://www.gotafe.vic.edu.au/whats-on/events?categories=prep-for-success
Free TAFE courses https://www.gotafe.vic.edu.au/freetafe
Free session with Skills and Jobs consultant https://www.gotafe.vic.edu.au/students/skills-jobs-centres/enquire

Kangan Institute (TAFE)

Online courses guide

La Trobe University

Virtual Open Days: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/openday
Virtual tours: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/melbourne/virtual-tour

Monash University

Virtual tour https://www.monash.edu/virtual-tours

RMIT University

https://www.rmit.edu.au/events#all

Swinburne University

Not quite a virtual event, but a good deal of information at https://www.swinburne.edu.au/study/life/

University of Sydney

Virtual tour http://tour.sydney.edu.au/

Torrens University

https://www.torrens.edu.au/about/virtual-open-day
Register for online interactive workshops

William Angliss Institute

Virtual Open Day 14th August

The information on courses and pathways available after Year Twelve is helpful for you to gain ideas of what you might do after graduation. They can help you develop a goal, or purpose, for the future. You will be amazed at how quickly you will need to be making decisions because time flies. Knowing where you would like to go, can also help you map out the subjects you want to study in Year Ten as electives and Year Eleven and Twelve as VCE subjects.

The following videos are aimed at explaining what pathways are available and how you select subjects.

Part One

An introduction to pathway planning at Cathedral College Wangaratta.

Part Two

How does VCE work?

Part Three

What alternative pathways are available?

Part Four

How to make subject selections, wellbeing and student advice.

Senior School Curriculum Guide 2022

What is a Study Score?

This is explained in:

Subject Scaling explained:

For Year Eleven students in 2022 you will hear from current VCE students about their pathway choices, challenges and subjects, then have the opportunity to discuss your subject selections and pathways in an individual interview on August 10^th or 12^th.

For Year Ten students in 2022 videos explaining subjects available to you next year, will be explained in videos posted on August 5^th. You will also be hearing from current Year Ten students on their experience of electives, FastTrack subjects and School Based Apprenticeships.