Fountain Gate Secondary College; Careers & Pathways

On Monday the 17th of June, Fountain Gate Secondary College held its annual VCE Careers and Pathways Showcase. Twenty-seven institutes set up in the gymnasium from higher education, TAFE and job service providers to offer students and parents with pathway options, booklets, gift bags and presentations. This included representatives from major Universities, Defence Australia, Victorian Police and local community groups.

It was amazing to see a lot of younger students attending the evening and taking the initiative to learn about the range of opportunities and possibilities available to them. We had students discover new potential pathways and passions, asking a range of mature and sophisticated questions to gauge a better understanding of their future pathways. Many students used this opportunity to discover their ‘what’s next’ whilst thinking about their pre-requisite studies for upcoming course counselling days and post-secondary school choices.
Following the showcase were multiple Pathway Presentations hosted by the Careers and Pathways Team and included guest speakers from our Alliance school, Hallam Secondary College and Headstart. This was attended by the Year 10 cohort to inform them on where they can take their studies next year, the subjects offered and how they can utilise the College’s relationship with Hallam Secondary College and Gleneagles Secondary College to fully gauge the breadths of subjects offered.

Additionally, our Alumni Presentation ran by Alumni Co-ordinator Ms. Gonzales and assisted by this year’s school Alumni Leader, Farishta Hussaini, welcomed Alisha Keyzer ’98, Megan Mulhall ’10, Dominique Cuschieri ’15 and Liam Sell ’16 who shared their post Year 12 stories. All presenters spoke highly of the College and reflected on the lessons they learned while at Fountain Gate Secondary College. The speakers spoke independently about the importance of mentors, a work-life balance and building a positive relationship with your teachers

We would like to thank everyone who supported the event. The feedback from students and the stall holders was absolutely fantastic and extremely positive We look forward to the knowledge and feedback being reflected in the career counselling that students undertake in Term 3 and 4. We cannot wait for the 2020 VCE Careers and Pathways Showcase. See you next year!

Year 12 Focus Group ~ Education

We are so lucky to have the opportunity to have Federation University and their Academic Lecturer Sue and our very own Alum Rachel who is studying the Bachelor of Primary Education speak to the cohort of students interested in a career and/or pathway to Education!!!

Only three days to go!

Don't miss the 2019 Careers and Pathways Showcase on the 17th of June! Parents, friends and the community are welcome to attend from 3 p.m.

Fountain Gate Secondary College’s first ever VCE Discovery Day!

The Year 10 cohort spent Wednesday learning about their potential Senior School Pathways as they were taken through the variety of subjects that they can study in VCE next year. The College dedicated the day to presentations and interactive workshops to help inform students on how they can curate their studies and tailor this not only to the next two years, but career pathways. A few highlights included the interactive green screen in the media presentation and the folio examples from past art students. Subjects included Legal Studies, Accounting, English, Specialist Maths, Economics, Biology and Physics and more!

Don't miss out on the seminars running at lunchtime in conjunction with the VCE Careers and Pathways Showcase on the 17th of June! Seminars available are run by:

- Skills Plus (How to get that Job)
- Australian Defence Force
- Federation University (Careers in Science)
- Victoria Police

Sign-ups are available in the PWC Centre.

Don't miss the 2019 Careers and Pathways Showcase on the 17th of June! Parents, friends and the community are welcome to attend from 3 p.m.

Fantastic day out at the 2019 VCE and Careers Expo at the Caulfield Racecourse! On the 03.05.19, 80 of our VCE students attended Australia's biggest career and education expo where they spoke to university providers and registered training organisations about pathway options, career goals, and opportunities

****University Clinical Aptitude Test for Australia and New Zealand (UCAT ANZ)****

Applications close 17 May 2019.

So what is it?

Want to be a Doctor or Dentist??? Read on!

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The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is an admissions test used by the UCAT ANZ Consortium of universities in Australia and New Zealand for their medical, dental and clinical science degree programmes.

The UCAT ANZ test will replace the UMAT (Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test) from 2019 (for university entry in 2020).

The test helps universities to select applicants with the most appropriate abilities and professional behaviours required for new doctors and dentists to be successful in their clinical careers. It is used in collaboration with other admissions processes such as interviews and academic qualifications.

Students who are planning to apply to Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science courses commencing in 2020 at our Consortium universities in Australia and New Zealand must sit the UCAT ANZ 2019 test in the month of July 2019.

Where do students register?
Registration and Booking are open at the UCAT ANZ website and will close on 17 May 2019 at 11:59pm AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time).

The UCAT ANZ is a 2-hour, computer-based test, multiple choice test. Candidates will sit the test at Pearson VUE test centres located in Australia, New Zealand and some overseas centres. For information about where test centres are offered, see Test Centre Locations on the website.

The UCAT ANZ is offered on a choice of dates throughout the month of July, rather than on one single date.

Source:

University Clinical Aptitude Test for Australia and New Zealand (UCAT ANZ) | UCAT Consortium The University Clinical Aptitude Test is used in the selection process by the UCAT ANZ Consortium of universities in Australia and New Zealand.

Fed Uni have opened up spaces during the school holidays to those that may be interested in Education, Criminal Justice and Community Services to experience a day in the life. How cool, right???!!!!

Fed Uni is "just" in Berwick, have no ATAR requirements and from the report I got from a current student (who finished at FGSC last year) just today - they are LOVING it. So, my question is, why not check it out....?

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Just before you head off for the holidays, I have attached a copy of the flyer for our next Education, Criminal Justice and Community and Human Services Experience Day on Thursday 9 May!

To register your students simply use the following link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XM8KZPQ

RSVPs will close for the Monday 6 May.

As Fountain Gate S.C representatives, it is important to us that we provide our students with most update information from our Universities.

~Today we are back visiting RMIT for their Careers Practitioner Seminar and we are so excited to learn and bring what we have learnt back go the school!