Year 10 SET Planning session

1. Graduates of 2026
SET Planning
preparation

2.  Learning intentions:
In this session you should re-
visit:
• requirements for a QCE
• requirements for an ATAR
• requirements for a RANK
• the usefulness of QTAC
• information about VET
• SET planning processes,
subject selection and senior
school pathways
 Success criteria:
By the end of this session, you
should:
 be clearer about the various
senior school pathways
available to you and the ways
to achieve senior certification
 understand the SET planning
timeline and process

4. How do you qualify for a Queensland Certificate of
Education (QCE)?
• Pass in any
Maths or English
• C or better,
competency
• 12 Core
• 20 Credits
Set
Amount
Set
Pattern
Literacy
and
Numeracy
Set
Standard
Applied
General
Certificate II and III
subjects
The Diploma (maximum
8 points) is
complementary not
CORE.
Cert I’s are in the
Preparatory category,
not CORE.

5. Pathway Options in Senior
QCE
ATAR Only
ATAR +
Rank
Rank Only
Rank +
VET
VET Cert
II / 1 Only
6 General
Subjects
preferably
5 General
Subjects +
1Applied / Cert
preferably
Does not allow post
school pathway to
university Bachelor
course.
A rank is achieved by completing a Cert III or above.
A student can be a VET student and complete Certs
lower than Cert III, and therefore not be eligible for a
RANK. Typically, these students are looking at a trade,
apprenticeship or traineeship pathway.
Decision will be unique to student aspiration and demonstrated pattern of achievement.

6. 5 GENERAL SUBJECTS
4 GENERAL SUBJECTS + 1
APPLIED
STUDENTS MUST
CHOOSE ENGLISH OR
LITERATURE TO QUALIFY,
AND PASS UNIT 3 AND 4
4 GENERAL SUBJECTS + 1
CERTIFICATE III
ATAR
Eligibility
Most capable students
should select 6 General
subjects. Mt A advice is
that ATAR eligible
students should do 5
General Subjects.
General subjects will scale
better than Applied and
Cert III courses.

7. Ranking
 Achieved by completing a Cert III, Cert IV or Diploma
 Completion of a single Cert III course or higher, provides a
Rank (which is fixed) and valued by the university or TAFE in
the year of graduation
 Strong advantage to students B- / C+ or lower
Current Ranking Equivalencies
 Cert III – 63.15- 68
 Cert IV – 72-74
 Diploma – 82-87
Universities all assign these differently!!

8. What Queensland Tertiary Institutions accept Ranking?
Ranking
QUT –
Cert IV
Griffith
Uni Cert
IV
ACU – Cert
IV
USQ
James
Cook
University
All TAFEs
UQ and
USC do not
accept Rank
as a high
school
applicant
Provided the rank meets the cut off requirements
and pre-requisites are met.
QUT
Griffith
ACU
Cert IV

9. Ranking or ATAR?
 Ranking
 Cert III has additional QCE
points and is a recognised
qualification
 Cert III valued at a ‘C’ in
English.
 Students who are in the C
range, are likely to get a better
Rank than an ATAR.
 Recognised by most but not all
universities
 ATAR
 High stakes assessment
 No guarantees – iterative
scaling process used to
determine the value of
subjects and results relatively
 Recognised by all universities

10. Which Pathway should you choose?

11. Choosing the Right Senior Subjects for You
Choose subjects you are good at.
Choose subjects that you enjoy/are interested in.
Choose subjects that are prerequisites for the
tertiary courses you want to apply for.

12. Senior Subject Selection Handbook
Access via Futures and Subjects tile on MyMtA

14. Subject pages

15. Subject pages

19. What is a
SET plan?
 Senior Education and Training Plan
 Mandatory - state required (10 into 11 and ongoing)
 Parent, Student and Mentor (partnership)
Aims:
 Help students plan for and achieve their post-school
goals and articulate to a pathway
 Help students develop the skills that they will need to
be successful in their chosen pathway
 Risk manage learning around abilities, interests and
ambitions
 Risk manage school vulnerability around
educational negligence claims

20. Key Goals
All students achieve QCE
- 20 points in total
- Literacy and Numeracy qualification
- 12 set core
Best possible Rank or ATAR
Post School Transition Plan – Intentional and Purposeful

21. Completing the SET Plan Form
1. Access Groups on MyMtA
2. Graduates of 2026

22. Completing the SET Plan Form
Step One: Download and save the Word writable document called
"Year 10 into 11 2025 SET Plan Form".
Step Two: Parent/Carers and student are to digitally complete
Section One of the form using the dropdown lists and answering all
the questions including information about 3 preferred courses. The
QTAC website provides the information regarding your preferred
courses. You will need to access your Semester One report in IGLOO
IGLOO in order to complete Section One.
Step Three: Student to upload to a task submission point in Year 10
SET Planning in the Graduates of 2026 page by Thursday 20 June
9am.

23. SET Planning Process 2024
You will attend (with your parent/guardian) the Yr10 & Yr11 2023 Subject Selection
Evening Tuesday 11th June 6:15pm – 7:30pm San Damiano Centre
You will complete the SET plan form
You will send this to your assigned mentor for review
Term 3, Week 1:
You will attend a meeting with your parents and the mentor. You will discuss the
appropriateness of your chosen pathway and subject selections based on the
pattern of evidence so far in your results.

24. Further information:
• MyMtA – Futures and Subjects tile
- Information sessions
- Subject Selection Handbooks
- Futures Hub Newsletters
- Vocational Education News
- Let’s talk Careers
• MyMtA – Graduates of 2026 page: QCE Planner
• QTAC website
• myQCE website
• Tertiary Expos and Open Days

26. Next week:

27. Applying for Extension
• 2 days prior
• Signed by parent and student
• Medical documentation
• Emailed to HOF and teacher
Hard copies available in Student Services
Digital copies on MyMtA: Academics Tile
Refer to the the College’s Assessment
Policy and Processes document (available
on the MyMtA Policy and Procedures tile)

28. Exam Block

29. Exam Block

30. Exam Block

31. Exam Block – Protocols for Year 10 Students
During Exam Block Year 10 students may work from home unless they have a
scheduled examination or ongoing work requirements in Applied and Certificate
classes. Where an exam clashes with an Applied or Certificate class (at or outside the
College), students must attend the examination.
Additional expectations of students are outlined below:
• Attendance on campus in full school uniform
• Attendance at examination room with appropriate equipment no later than 15
minutes prior to the scheduled start time with appropriate equipment- see approved
equipment list for exams on MyMtA.
• Students may not leave the College in between examinations scheduled on the
same day
• Students with one examination scheduled in a day must go directly home for study
purposes

32. Exam Block – Protocols for Year 10 – Year 12 Students
• Students not able to work from home, may work from the iCentre and must sign in
and out.
• In keeping with protocols for Senior schooling, students who are not able to attend
examinations due to ill health, are asked to submit a medical certificate as evidence of
their incapacitation, and parents are asked to make direct contact with the Dean of
Senior Years, Ms Mansfield (mansk@staff.mta.qld.edu.au)
• Students are asked to comply with all requirements outlined in the Assessment
Policy, Academic Integrity Policy and Examination Script (read to students at the
commencement of each examination)
• AARA students must check their AARA card for their exam accommodations and
attend the correct room. Any questions about AARA should be sent to
les@mta.qld.edu.au.

33. • Taking time off for the purposes of study prior to the examination block is not
permitted. Students must be in attendance for all classes unless they have a
medical reason not to be.
• Students who have not submitted assignments by the due date will lose
examination privileges.
Please Note: The College will endeavour to reschedule examinations for students
who are incapacitated on the day of an examination.
Further details surrounding missed assessment can be viewed in the College’s
Assessment Policy and Processes document (available on the MyMtA Policy and
Procedures tile)

34. Mount Alvernia College Assessment Equipment List

35. Mount Alvernia College Assessment Equipment List

38. What next?
Explore courses using QTAC website
Read through Subject Selection Handbook
Start considering subjects for next year
Download SET Planning Form