Pathways & Careers

South Oakleigh College is highly committed to providing students with access to relevant, timely and reliable careers information and counselling. The focus is to provide, wherever possible, a tailored program to suit individual needs. The College aims to be both flexible and willing to investigate any opportunities that benefit our students. 

Our Careers & Pathways

The Careers and Pathways Advisor is responsible for careers and course counselling, maintaining a library of relevant material for student use and assisting in the placement of VCE and VM students in relevant courses. The process is aimed at providing students with all the relevant information and allowing them to make informed choices about their lives. The Careers and Pathway Advisor is also responsible for liaising with the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre and in-servicing students on procedures for applying for tertiary courses and how the ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) is used in this process.

Students move through many different phases as part of their career journey from Year 7 – 12.  Year 7-8 comprises the ‘I discover’ and ‘I explore’ areas where students start to think more about their interests, values, strengths, areas of improvement and achievements and how these might relate to a future career or further study.  In Year 9 students look at the ‘I focus’ area where they complete the My Career Insights program to get a deeper picture of who they are as individuals and the careers and jobs that might align with their aptitudes, and how to select subjects that will help them reach their career goals. 

Year 10 students embark on a week of work experience where they are able to trial a career of interest through real life, on the job experience with help from the careers advisor.  Year 11 and 12 are important years where students apply the career learning and planning they have done in the years prior and start to make decisions around what their post secondary years will look like.  These years involve one on one discussions with the career advisor and support and guidance around pathway options, University and TAFE applications through VTAC, VCE and Career expos and open day opportunities, scholarship information and GAP year opportunities.  There are many stages to a students’ career journey and South Oakleigh College is committed to ensuring students are supported every step of the way.