Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Entrance Schools and

Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Entrance Schools and Programs Parent Presentation for 2015 / 2016

Application Preferences Programs Languages Testing Arts Testing Performance Report Academic Testing (ASET) Offers Appeals and Preference changes Conclusion and Questions Key dates

Different programs in public high schools • School based – academic extension, debating. . . • Specialist programs • Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Entrance - top 2. 5% identified through testing - fully government funded

Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Programs • Academic program – in the learning areas of: English, Mathematics, Science, Society and Environment (*Online academic program offers either Mathematics and Science courses or English and Society & Environment courses) • Arts programs - gain placement in one of: Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Arts, Music Theatre, Media Arts • Languages programs – gain placement to study Italian, French, German, Chinese, Japanese

Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Academic programs Schools: Perth Modern School (fully selective school) Bunbury SHS Comet Bay College Duncraig SHS Governor Stirling SHS Kelmscott SHS Melville SHS Shenton College Willetton SHS *Online

Academic programs Gifted and Talented Selective Academic program • Up to 32 places per class (schools operate between one and two classes) Maths, Science, English and Society and Environment Online • • • Unlimited placements Maths/Science or Humanities Only for public school students outside of Metropolitan and Bunbury region Perth Modern School • • Up to 225 places Residential College

Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Arts programs Dance Schools: Hampton SHS (Contemporary) John Curtin COTA (Contemporary & Ballet) Ballet Your child will be accelerated and extended in our dynamic classical ballet program, where highly expert staff and tutors teach technique, including pointe work, choreography and performance. Contemporary Our contemporary dance program is designed to build on your child’s natural ability and focus on developing his/her dance technique. Drama School: John Curtin COTA The program is a unique, compacted course focusing on students’ practical exploration of drama conventions, developing academic understanding and workshopping drama skills. In lower school there is a focus on writing skills in preparation for the upper school drama course.

Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Arts programs Music Theatre School: John Curtin COTA Students receive tuition in a range of theoretical and practical areas including music knowledge and theory, aural, history and analysis, dramatic and vocal work, as well as dance. Media Arts School: John Curtin COTA The college’s Media Arts program offers your child the opportunity to develop skills in a broad range of functions in film and television production, radio and journalism

Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Arts programs Visual Arts Schools: Applecross SHS, Balcatta SHS, Kalamunda SHS, John Curtin COTA Your child will explore and experiment with media including painting, sculpture, textiles, digital graphics, printmaking and jewellery. Students are given opportunities to participate in workshops conducted by professionals in the field including artists, designers, photographers and curators. Music Schools: Churchlands SHS, John Curtin COTA Your child will be encouraged to learn through creation, performance and reflection. Students study all genres of music including world, rock, classical and jazz. Performance is an important aspect with community music performances, concerts, festivals.

Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Languages Programs School: Mount Lawley SHS Languages: Chinese (Mandarin) & Italian School: Rossmoyne SHS Languages: Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Japanese

Programs Arts Testing Application Academic Testing (ASET) Languages Testing Appeals and Preference changes Performance Report Offers Key dates Conclusion and Questions

All applications must be made online at the Gifted and Talented website: www. education. wa. edu. au/giftedandtalented

• Applicants may enter up to three preferences, with 1 being your highest • Parents will receive an automatic email to confirm their application • Hotmail email addresses should be avoided

Application: procedures and guidelines • Up to date and accurate information within the application - Parent / Guardian responsibility • Acknowledgement and awareness of key dates - Parent / Guardian responsibility • Acknowledgement and awareness of the Applicant Guidelines - testing conditions and processes, selection processes, outcomes of inappropriate behavior - Parent / Guardian responsibility

Programs Arts Testing Application Languages Testing Academic Testing (ASET) Appeals and Preference changes Performance Report Key dates Offers Conclusion and Questions

Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Arts programs - Testing Media Arts Dance Drama Workshop/Audition and Call Back (65%) ASET (20% Humanities) Interview (15%) Music Theatre Visual Arts Workshop (55%) ASET (20% Humanities) Interview (25%) Music Audition/Callback and Interview * ASET not included (but must be taken) **Unsuccessful music applicants may be able to audition again in September 2016 ** Only 2 piano places at Churchlands SHS, none at JCCA, must be AMEB 7 minimum

Programs Arts Testing Application Academic Testing (ASET) Languages Testing Appeals and Preference changes Performance Report Key dates Offers Conclusion and Questions

Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Languages Programs Testing: All Language applicants must meet the academic benchmark before being invited to interview, then rated on interview Placement: ASET (80%) and interview (20%)

Application Programs Arts Testing Academic Testing (ASET) Languages Testing Appeals and Preference changes Performance Report Key dates Offers Conclusion and Questions

Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Academic Programs Testing: All Academic applicants must sit the Academic Selective Entrance Test (ASET) Placement: Based solely on the results of the ASET

Gifted and Talented Academic Selective Entrance Test (ASET) • Applicants for all programs are required to sit the ASET • Arts-only exemption • Applicants will receive a copy of a Candidate Information Bulletin prior to sitting the ASET which provides information related to the format and content of the different components of the test • What to do if your child is unwell. • There are no sample papers, however, parents may find test papers at the NSW Dept of Education website, the ACER website, or papers by Excel available through newsagents. These are not endorsed by the Department. So, what’s in the test. . . ? ? ? ?

Gifted and Talented ASET The Gifted and Talented ASET test has four equally weighted components : • Reading Comprehension • Communicating Ideas in Writing • Quantitative Reasoning (Mathematics & Science) • Abstract Reasoning

Gifted and Talented ASET- Reading Comprehension • Tests ability to understand interpret a range of texts, which may include fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama, together with diagrams, tables charts or maps • No special knowledge in the subject areas is required • All the information you need to answer the questions is printed on the test paper Format: • Approx 35 Multiple Choice Questions • 30 minutes • No Dictionary or Thesaurus permitted

Gifted and Talented ASET- Reading Comprehension Example: The peaceful and submissive wombat Abhors the very thought of combat. Shaped like a shaggy little pig, His joy is but to dig and dig. A ten foot tunnel is to him The product of a moment’s whim. But when this impulse, urge or spasm Is fanned into enthusiasm, He’ll burrow on for miles and miles And miles of subterranean aisles.

Gifted and Talented ASET - Reading Comprehension Example: Which of the following habits of the wombat is most strongly emphasised by the verse? A B C D It digs tunnels in which to hide It burrows with astonishing energy It moves quickly but without purpose It retreats underground the moment someone approaches Answer: B

Gifted and Talented ASET - Reading Comprehension

Gifted and Talented ASET – Reading Comprehension The text says that the moons and planets in the solar system move A B C D at random frequently continuously anticlockwise Answer: C

Gifted and Talented ASET – Communicating Ideas in Writing • Students are presented with a stimulus and instructed to present a well organised, creative, interesting and original piece of writing • There is no restriction on genre or style • Marked differently from NAPLAN writing • 25 minutes Examples: or What would have happened if. . . ?

Gifted and Talented ASET – Quantitative Reasoning • Assesses reasoning ability in mathematics and science - may differ from school-based curriculum • Candidates will be required to extract and interpret information; identify relationships, connections and differences; solve problems; and identify similarities and differences Format: • Approx 35 Multiple Choice Questions • 30 minutes • No calculators or rulers

Gifted and Talented ASET – Quantitative Reasoning Examples: Ben has two red socks and two blue socks in a drawer. They feel the same to touch. Suppose the first sock Ben takes out of the drawer is blue. What is the chance of him taking out another blue sock? A B C D one in two one in three one in four one in six Answer: B

Gifted and Talented ASET – Quantitative Reasoning Example: A water ski rope is designed to stretch 3% under full load. To what length would a 20 metre water ski rope be stretched when under full load? A B C D 20. 3 metres 20. 6 metres 23 metres 26 metres Answer: B

Gifted and Talented ASET – Abstract Reasoning Assesses a student’s ability to: • recognise relationships and think logically • hypothesise and complete sequences Format: • Up to 35 multiple choice questions • 20 minutes

Gifted and Talented ASET – Abstract Reasoning Examples: Answer: 3

Gifted and Talented ASET – Abstract / Reasoning Answer: D A B C D

Programs Arts Testing Application Academic Testing (ASET) Languages Testing Appeals and Preference changes Performance Report Key dates Offers Conclusion and Questions

ASET – Performance Reports • Indication of performance, by %ile ranking, on four components of the ASET – does not indicate placement

Programs Arts Testing Application Appeals and Preference Academic Testing changes (ASET) Languages Testing Performance Report Key dates Offers Conclusion and Questions

Appeals & Preference Changes • Parents can appeal to have one or all of the four academic test components scores verified by completing an Appeal Form • The Appeal form can be downloaded from the Gifted and Talented website • The completed Appeal Form must be returned to GTSU within 14 days of the date on the Performance Report letter • Preferences can be changed up to 14 days after receiving the Academic Performance Report – phone 9264 4307 or email: gtsu@education. wa. edu. au

Application Programs Arts Testing Academic Testing (ASET) Languages Testing Appeals and Preference changes Performance Report Key dates Offers Conclusion and Questions

Offers • Should the applicant be eligible, they will be considered for places in their ranked preference order • Eligible applicants will only be offered one place at a time – their highest eligible place

Academic and Languages offers Academic benchmark – top one third to be eligible for academic or languages placement Student test score is a combined score from all components of the ASET Top one third of all applicants who sat the ASET

Academic offers (ii) ASET score ranking, available places and preferences Example: Year 6 student – ASET score above benchmark Preference 1 – Perth Modern School (225 places available) 2 – Melville SHS (32 places available) 3 – Kelmscott SHS (32 places available) PMS MSHS KSHS Pref 3 ranked 15 th Pref 2 ranked 27 th 225 places Pref 1 ranked 240 th 32 places Outcome: offer for Melville SHS

Application Preferences Programs Languages Testing Arts Testing Performance Report Academic Testing (ASET) Offers Appeals and Preference changes Conclusion and Questions Key dates

Gifted and Talented Summary of Key Events and Dates in 2016 Event Applications Close Academic Testing Arts Interviews (Complete dates available on website) Year 6 Years 8 to 10 Monday, 8 February 2016 *Saturday, 12 March Throughout Term 1 and Term 2 holidays Term 2 Academic Performance Reports TBA May Languages Interviews Start TBA May Offers Start Early June Offers Completed Early July All Correspondence Completed *1 -4 March End of Semester 1 *Academic testing of Years 6, 8, 9 and 10 in regional areas will be held 14 -18 March (excludes Bunbury area Year 6)

Application Preferences Programs Languages Testing Arts Testing Performance Report Academic Testing (ASET) Offers Appeals and Preference changes Conclusion and Questions Key dates

All applications must be made online at the Gifted and Talented website: www. education. wa. edu. au/giftedandtalented Queries: call 9264 4307 or email gtsu@education. wa. edu. au