Enrolment has closed for Round 1. Course placement letters will be sent out shortly via parent email and to schools.
If you did not enrol and still wish to, please email us at admin@northmetropeac.wa.edu.au no later than Tuesday 23 February 9:00AM with your child’s details and preferences and we will endeavour to create a placement.
Round 1 Course Timetable
For more detail, see the Course Catalogue.
* ITP = Introduction to PEAC (Year 5 only)
Information about the enrolment process
PEAC courses are offered in 3 rounds each year. In the first round of the year, Year 5 students can only choose an Introduction to PEAC (ITP) course at a centre of their choice. In all successive rounds in their two year journey, they can choose from all courses on offer.
You will be notified when enrolment opens before each round via email (if we have your details on record taken from the Student Information Form) and your school. However dates are always made available via the key dates and our calendar.
How to enrol
Step 1: View the course catalogue for the round. Don’t forget to check details such as course dates, times and venue. A summary grid can be seen below.
Step 2: Enrol in courses for the round
Further information
Login using the following information:
- Student’s name (as written on their school enrolment form)
- Home School
- Date of Birth
You will be prompted to select up to 4 courses on offer. The chance of course placement is limited by entering fewer courses. We will do our best to place your child into one of your preferred options but in the event it is not possible, you will be notified and asked to select another option.
Consider :
- Transport availability – Students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to and from the PEAC venue, except in the case where the PEAC course is located at the student’s home school
- Specialist lessons – eg School of Instrumental Music
Additional Information
- As long as the course preferences are submitted before the closing date, the actual time of submission has no effect on the sorting process. It is not first in, first served.
- Use a parent email address when requested. This will be used for course information correspondence and record of course achievement delivery.
- If you have any difficulties entering your preferences, please see your school’s PEAC Coordinator for assistance.
- If the problem cannot be resolved, submit the student’s preference by email to PEAC Admin including full name, Date of Birth, school and parent email.
A Letter of Course Placement informing you of the venue, day and time of the course into which your child has been enrolled will be email to the parent address supplied and to the home school.
Carpooling Option
Carpooling an option to request in the app. We may be able to allocate students to the same course, when a formal carpooling request is made during the enrolment process.
In order for a carpooling request to be recognised:
- students must be from the same school
- the same course preferences must be entered in the same order
- the students being carpooled must be listed and the correct spelling of each student’s full name is required
You must discuss carpooling plans with the other parents involved BEFORE entering a request. If done incorrectly the request may not get recognised.
Of course, informal carpooling arrangements can be arranged between parents privately.
Additional Information
- As long as the course preferences are submitted before the closing date, the actual time of submission has no effect on the sorting process.
- Use a parent email address when requested. This will be used for course information correspondence and record of course achievement delivery.
- If you have any difficulties entering your preferences, please see your school’s PEAC Coordinator for assistance.
- If the problem cannot be resolved, submit student preferences by email to PEAC Admin including full name, Date of Birth, school and parent email.
A Letter of Course Placement informing you of the venue, day and time of the course into which your child has been enrolled will be emailed to the parent address supplied and to the home school.
Course Selection
Only enter courses you CAN and WILL attend.
There are 5 rounds of courses over the 2 year program (not including the ITP program) and you will have a chance to reapply for most courses. Be open and flexible to new learning opportunities. All courses are designed to be engaging and to develop critical and creative thinking.
Course Placement
Each round of PEAC courses over 850 students are sorted and placed into approximately 45 courses.
The primary goal of the sorting process is to place ALL students into one of their preferred courses.
The computer based sorting program works through the students’ preferences in order of 1st to 4th in the effort to have all students placed into a course. Students in Year 6 have been weighted slightly higher to enable them a greater chance of getting a higher order preference. If a student is placed into any one of their preferred courses it is considered a successful placement.
Online Courses
The PEAC Online program offers courses to PEAC students who have difficulty accessing courses at the regular PEAC Centres. The online learning environment used in PEAC Online is the same one as used by the online secondary selective program for country students.
By participating in an online PEAC course students have the opportunity to:
- develop specific course content outcomes from a variety of Learning Areas;
- develop skills in personal self-management and using information and communication technologies to share their learning; and
- work with other like-minded peers from across Western Australia in an innovative learning environment.
Students should be aware that it requires considerable self-discipline to complete an online course and that the activities are challenging.
Students need regular access to a reliable computer with Internet access and reasonably up to date programs in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Classroom teachers are encouraged to utilise the online courses as part of their provision for their gifted students, by allocating at least an hour of class time per week for the students to work on their online course. This is flexible and can be negotiated between the classroom teacher and student.
Computer Usage Agreement
ICT is an integral aspect of the PEAC Program. Each year students and parents sign a Student Computer and Internet User Agreement.
Online Learning Platforms
Many PEAC courses incorporate the use of computer based applications such as Seesaw, Edmodo, PBWorks EDUHub and Office 365 Class Notebook to enhance a student’s learning experience. The provision of these secure, private online environments enhances teacher and student interaction and creates a secure online journal where students can document and reflect on what they are learning in class. Details specific to each course will be provided by the class
teacher.
Student Information Form
Parent contact details and student health information is required for each student participating in the PEAC program. This allows PEAC teachers to plan and provide for the child’s individual needs while he/she attends PEAC and is required to ensure a suitable level of duty of care is maintained for every student.
The online form is accessed by clicking the button below.
It is essential that this form is updated by parents if any circumstances pertaining to the student changes, such as health details or parent contact information.