ACG Senior School Curriculum Overview - The Academic Colleges ...

9Provide the Academic Advisor with evidence of application submissions.Year Level Academic Advisory ChecklistsWhen students meet with their Academic Advisor, they will be required to provide information about:Year 11‐ Where they (parents) wish to study‐ Broad area of study: Business, Engineering, Medicine.‐ Review University / College admissions tests – SAT, TOEFL, IELTS‐ Register for external admissions tests‐ Complete University / College investigations: register on www.collegeboard.com , register onwww.ucas.org , complete the online Stamford Test, university websites, Study in Australia,Study in New Zealand, Scholarship website etc.Year 12‐ List of Universities / Colleges‐ Evidence of admissions test scores‐ Evidence of admissions requirements for Universities / Colleges listed: Community Servicerequirements, Auditions / Portfolios, Tests, Subject requirements, recommendation letters,personal essays / statements, VISA requirements, financial commitments.Year 13‐ Prepare / Complete Applications‐ Write Personal Statements‐ Letters of Recommendation‐ Payment of Application Fees‐ Academic Transcript Requests‐ Scholarship Application submissions‐ VISA Requirements (possibly working with an agent)COMMUNICATIONA newsletter is sent out every second week via email. Teachers make phone calls home and emailand provide feedback on students’ progress through Parent / Teacher Interviews. Formal writtenreports are issued three times a year. It is important that the School is kept up-to-date with any changeof home/email addresses or phone numbers to ensure reports, invitations, etc reach home. As email isused frequently in communicating information to parents, including newsletters, it is important that theSchool has an up-to-date email address on file for each student. It is also important that up-to-dateparents’ work phone numbers, as well as an alternative emergency contact number, are available foruse in the event of sickness or an emergency. It is the parent’s responsibility to ensure that the Schoolhas accurate details at all times. A Change of Details form is available from the School for parents tocomplete and return to Reception.Avenues for Advice (Secondary Students)Below is a checklist of reasons students / parents might have for seeking advice, or an opinion, ormaking a complaint. In each case, the person whom students / parents should see in the first instanceis given in the first contact column.Advice ChecklistSenior School Curriculum Overview 2011/2012