“That ICPA Qld lobbies the relevant State Ministers to expand the current eligibility for LAFHAS to include Year 10 students in P-10 schools that are not considered a by-pass school.”
In situations where the local school is a P-10 school, children have no choice but to move to a new school for Years 11 and 12.
Many families are making that move in Year 10 (for many it is even earlier) to ensure the child is getting that continuity of learning and therefore the best opportunity for success with their senior studies.
The Queensland Government’s P-12 Curriculum, assessment, and reporting framework[1] sets out the requirements for Queensland State School to focus on future pathways to ensure that every student, by the end of Year 10, has developed a Senior Education and Training (SET) plan and is provided opportunities for review during Years 11 and 12. [2]
The Framework also considers how to prepare students for success in their senior studies; Year 10 provides students with the foundation to make the best possible choices about their transition to senior studies. During Year 10 schools help students to recognise and build on their strengths and interests, and to identify areas where more support may be needed. Importantly, Year 10 is a time for making informed decisions about future pathways.[3]
Continuity and a supportive transition into senior studies are recognised as the best preparation for success. The Framework goes on to outline strategies schools should employ to support students in their transition to senior studies including[4] :
- providing electives in Years 9 and 10 based on the Australian Curriculum to ensure a firm foundation for students’ studies in senior syllabuses
- structuring the Year 10 Australian Curriculum content in a way that highlights the links and continuities into senior studies
- packaging Year 10 content as an introduction to a specific senior secondary subject
- providing opportunities to experience assessment techniques from the corresponding senior syllabus, where applicable, and adjusting assessment conditions to be appropriate to the stage of learning
While all these strategies can and should be employed by all schools there is a definite advantage for the student that can be introduced to these strategies in Year 10 and then continue with their SET plan, Individual Curriculum Plan (ICP) and identified future pathways within the same supportive environment for Years 11 & 12.
[1] Queensland Government Department of Education Website: https://education.qld.gov.au/curriculums/Documents/p-12-curriculum-assessment-reporting-framework.pdf
2 P-12 Curriculum, assessment, and reporting framework: Requirements for Queensland state schools in Prep to Year 10 (Page 4 of 30)
3 P-12 Curriculum, assessment, and reporting framework: Preparing students for success in senior secondary (Page 24/30)
4 P-12 Curriculum, assessment, and reporting framework: Transitioning to senior studies (Page 25/30)
