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THE ESSINGTON INTERNATIONAL

SENIOR COLLEGE

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY

THE ESSINGTON INTERNATIONAL

SENIOR COLLEGE

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY

COURSE HANDBOOK

2020

COURSE HANDBOOK

2020

To the best of our knowledge, the information within The Essington International Senior College, Charles Darwin

University Course Handbook is correct. The Course Handbook was last updated Friday 24th May 2019 but is subject

to change without notice. Any variations or updates will be made on our school website:

< www.essington.nt.edu.au >.

If in doubt, students and parents are urged to verify the accuracy of this information with relevant authorities.

http://www.essington.nt.edu.au/

Contents.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Ntcet Program Comparison ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Achieving The Ntcet ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 First Year Of Ntcet Senior Program ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Second Year Of Ntcet Senior Program .................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Third Year Of Ntcet Senior Program ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Vocational Education & Training For Secondary Students (Vss) ............................................................................................................................ 10 Community-Developed Programs/ Languages ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 First, Second And Third Year Ntcet Subjects. ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 First Year Subject Information ............................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Cambridge Igcse Mathematics (0580) ................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Cambridge Igcse World Literature (0408) .............................................................................................................................................................. 15 First & Second Year Subject Information ............................................................................................................................................................... 16 Accounting ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17 Biology .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Business Innovation .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Chemistry .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Child Studies ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Dance ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Design And Technology: Communication Products ............................................................................................................................................... 23 Digital Technologies .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Drama ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 English .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 English Literary Studies ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Health ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Information Processing And Publishing ................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Legal Studies ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 30 Essential Mathematics .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 General Mathematics ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 32 Mathematical Methods .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Specialist Mathematics .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Media Studies ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Modern History ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Music .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Nutrition................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 38 Outdoor Education ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 39 Personal Learning Plan ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Physical Education ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 41 Physics ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 42 Psychology ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 43 Society & Culture .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 44 Visual Arts ‐ Art / Visual Arts ‐ Design ................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Second & Third Year Subject Information .............................................................................................................................................................. 46 Accounting ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 47 Biology .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 48 Business Innovation .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 49 Chemistry .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 50 Child Studies ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51 Dance ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 Dance: Creative Arts ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 53 Design, Technology And Engineering .................................................................................................................................................................... 54 Digital Technologies .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 55 Drama ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 56 English .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 57 English Literary Studies ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 Health ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 59 Information Processing And Publishing ................................................................................................................................................................. 60 Legal Studies ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 61 Essential Mathematics .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 62 General Mathematics ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 63 Mathematical Methods .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 64 Specialist Mathematics .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 65 Media Studies ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 66 Modern History ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 67 Music: Ensemble Performance .............................................................................................................................................................................. 68 Music: Solo Performance ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 Nutrition................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 70 Outdoor Education ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 71 Physical Education ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 72 Physics ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 73 Visual Arts: Art And Visual Arts: Design ................................................................................................................................................................. 76

CONTENTS

The 2020 Senior College Course Handbook outlines the study programs and subjects offered at The Essington

International Senior College, Charles Darwin University. It is intended to assist students and families in the subject

selection process.

The senior secondary years are of great importance. Preparation for either further education or the workforce is a major

focus of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET). In many cases, students have not yet

decided on future plans or courses of study, and this makes subject choice a challenging task.

We encourage students to select a range of subjects which reflect their interests, abilities and possible future career

directions. At The Essington International Senior College, students are given a Student Timetable detailing the daily

scheduling of the subjects they have expressed an interest in. The Senior College is dedicated to meeting the needs of all

students as closely as possible.

At The Essington International Senior College, Charles Darwin University, we cater for three years of senior secondary

schooling.

The Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET)

Students who successfully complete their 200 credits of senior secondary education are awarded the Northern Territory

Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET). The NTCET is an internationally recognised qualification that paves the way

for young people to move from school to work or further study. It is almost the same as the South Australian Year 12

certificate, the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE). The Certificate is based on three stages of achievement

as outlined on the following chart.

The Essington International Senior College and Charles Darwin University offers a unique senior

secondary program to Northern Territory students promising a high quality, planned transition into

university and post-secondary studies.

At The Essington International Senior College, Charles Darwin University, we look forward to

providing our students with the best passport for a better future.

INTRODUCTION

NTCET PROGRAM COMPARISON

Normal NTCET Program

ESSINGTON SENIOR COLLEGE NTCET EXTENDED PROGRAM

Year 10 First Year: Extended Negotiated Program - All students undertake an individually negotiated program:

10 credits (PLP) Compulsory Components

- English and Mathematics (compulsory)

- Stage 1 Personal Learning Plan (PLP) (10 credits) Breadth Subject - Stage 1 Biology, or Chemistry or Nutrition or Physics or Psychology (10 credits per semester)

- Stage 1 Society and Culture, Legal Studies or Modern History or Business (10 credits per semester)

- Stage 1 Physical Education or Outdoor Education or Dance or Drama or Health or Child Studies (10 credits per semester)

Certificate II One Vocational Education and Training For Secondary Students (VSS) (30/50 credits) course where places are available: Certificate II Aquaculture, Automotive Vehicle Preparation, Construction Pathways, Hospitality, Information, Digital Media & Technology Retail and Sport & Recreation.

Year 11

(Stage 1)

120 credits

Second Year:

Second Year Studies – All students undertake an individually negotiated Second Year program:

- Stage 1 English and Stage 1 Mathematics (compulsory)

- Two Stage 2 Subjects (compulsory)

- One Stage 1 Subject or Stage 2 Subject

Year 12

(Stage 2)

80/90 credits

Third Year:

plus

1st Year CDU Study/ies

Third Year Studies – All students undertake an individually negotiated Third Year program that may include selected CDU undergraduate subjects:

- Three to five Stage 2 Third Year subjects (this may include a VSS Course)

- Charles Darwin University Undergraduate Unit Academic Literacies

- Third Year students have the opportunity to sit in on lectures in undergraduate programs at the University of interest to them. These include lectures in the Health Sciences, Engineering, Science, Design and Law

ACHIEVING THE NTCET

To gain the NTCET, students must earn at least 200 credits over three years of study.

Some elements of the NTCET are compulsory. These are:

A Personal Learning Plan (Stage 1 PLP) at Stage 1 (Second Year) which is normally completed in our first year of senior secondary.

At least 20 credits towards Literacy from English at Stage 1 (Second Year) or Stage 2 (Third Year).

At least 10 credits towards Numeracy from Mathematics at Stage 1 (Second Year) or Stage 2 (Third Year).

Completion of at least 60 credits in Stage 2 in second and third year of senior secondary.

The importance of the compulsory elements is reflected in the requirement that students must achieve an “A”, “B”, “C”

or equivalent grade in these subjects to complete the NTCET successfully.

In addition to the compulsory elements, students choose from a range of subjects and courses to earn the remaining 100

credits to gain the NTCET. These include subjects and courses from either Stage 1 or Stage 2.

First Year

Compulsory Components

Subject 1: English

Subject 2: Mathematics

Subject 3: Science

Subject 4: Physical Education

Subject 5: Personal Learning Plan

Breadth Subject

Subject 6: Free Choice

Vocational Education and Training for Secondary Students (VETFSS)


Note: History is a compulsory subject that is delivered throughout Year 9 at the Essington International School Darwin.

Second Year


Subject 1: English (Stage 1 Subject)

Subject 2: Mathematics (Stage 1 Subject)

Subject 3: Stage 2 Subject

Subject 4: Stage 2 Subject

Subject 5: Stage 1 Subject OR Stage 2 Subject

Third Year +

Academic Literacies (CDU Semester 1)

Option 1 = Stage 2 Subject




Possible Reserve Option (to be negotiated) or optional first year undergraduate study/ies

UNIVERSITY ENTRY

Students who complete the NTCET are eligible for university entry, provided they meet certain additional requirements.

For university entry, students need to achieve at least 90 credit units of Stage 2 subjects.

DESIGNING A COURSE

Before making final decisions about subjects to be taken for NT Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET), students

and parents should talk together, consult the Senior College Dean of Studies, and consider carefully the following:

The interest, ability and possible career paths the student

Information from reports, assessments, examination results and vocational guidance testing which indicate the student’s strengths and weaknesses.

The compulsory NTCET subjects.

The compulsory Essington International Senior College requirements including enrolment in Charles Darwin University studies in the senior secondary years.

A good balance of subjects.

Many courses of further study do have certain school subjects as pre-requisites. If a student is considering a future

application for entry into tertiary study or further training, it is essential that enquiries be made to discover the precise

subjects and levels that are expected as pre-requisites or are recommended by such organisations.

While the School will give all assistance and information that it can in these matters, the onus lies on the

students and their parents to secure the precise, authoritative details they require.

Note: Subject offerings are dependent on teacher availability and student interest.

FIRST YEAR OF NTCET SENIOR PROGRAM Students completing a normal First Year curriculum program usually complete all or part of the compulsory NT Certificate

of Education and Training (NTCET) subject, Personal Learning Plan (PLP). This will count as 10 points towards the 200

points required for an NTCET.

At The Essington International Senior College, Charles Darwin University, First Year students complete the following

subjects:

First Year: Summary


Subject 1: English

Subject 2: Mathematics

Subject 3: Science

Subject 4: Physical Education

Subject 5: Personal Learning Plan

Breadth Subject


Vocational Education and Training for Secondary Students (VETFSS)


Note: History is a compulsory subject that is delivered throughout Year 9 at the Essington International School Darwin.

As a result our First Year students are completing an accelerated senior secondary NTCET program.


1 ENGLISH - (Cambridge IGCSE) English

2 MATHEMATICS Subject to teacher recommendation - (Cambridge IGCSE) Essential Mathematics, General

Mathematics and Mathematical Methods

3 SCIENCE - (Stage 1) Biology, Chemistry, Nutrition, Physics and Psychology

4 PHYSICAL EDUCATION - (Stage 1) Child Studies, Dance, Drama, Health, Outdoor Education and Physical Education

5 PERSONAL LEARNING PLAN (PLP) - (Stage 1) Personal Learning Plan

6 Breadth Subject - (Stage 1) Business Innovation, Digital Technologies, Legal Studies, Media Studies, Modern History,

Music, Society and Culture, Visual Art: Arts and Visual Art: Design

*Breadth Subject can include an additional Science or Physical Education subject. Subject offerings are dependent on

teacher availability and student interest.

7 Vocational Education and Training for Secondary Students (VETFSS)

Proposed Courses Offered by Charles Darwin University:

Certificate II Aquaculture

Certificate II Automotive Vehicle Preparation

Certificate II Construction Pathways

Certificate II Hospitality

Certificate II Information, Digital Media & Technology

Certificate II Retail

Certificate II Sport & Recreation

Arrangements may be able to be made for individual students to complete other VSS Cert II courses offered by Charles

Darwin University. These, however, need to be negotiated with the University by the Senior College.

First Year students also participate in the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Program with the aim of completing a

Bronze Award by the end of First Year.

INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (IGCSE)

Background: Cambridge Education is a not for profit organisation and part of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge

Education offers international education programs and qualifications for 5 to 19 year olds. At the secondary and advanced

years, students can obtain globally recognized qualifications such as the International General Certificate of Secondary

Education (IGCSE).

The Essington International School Darwin was the sixth school in Australia to receive accreditation as a Cambridge

International School after a rigorous review in 2012/2013.

The Cambridge IGCSE is an international passport to progression, recognised by leading universities and

employers worldwide as evidence of academic ability.

The Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) in the Senior College

IGCSE is not intended to replace the Australian Curriculum or NTCET qualifications; instead it augments and extends on

already successful programs.

The outcome for Essington students is an academic edge in an increasingly competitive global market and the opportunity

to gain educational credentials without sacrificing any aspect of their learning experience. This curriculum model is unique

in the Northern Territory and these qualifications are offered by no other school in the Territory.

Students at the Essington Senior College in Years 10 and 11 will have the opportunity to submit coursework and sit

examinations to receive IGCSE qualifications in:

English World Literature

Mathematics

Unique offer to Senior Secondary students at Essington

Students can choose to complete these examinations and coursework requirements as stand-alone study or alongside

the standard NTCET courses, resulting in dual certification at the end of each course. Please speak with the NTCET

Coordinator.

SECOND YEAR OF NTCET SENIOR PROGRAM

Second Year NTCET at The Essington International Senior College includes Stage 1 and Stage 2 subjects

Students completing a normal Year 11 curriculum program usually complete six NTCET subjects and gain 120 points

towards the 200 points required for an NTCET.

At The Essington International Senior College, Charles Darwin University, Second Year students complete Stage 1

subjects plus approved Stage 2 subjects. This program is negotiated with individual students to meet their post-

secondary study requirements.

THIRD YEAR OF NTCET SENIOR PROGRAM

Third Year NTCET at The Essington International Senior College includes Stage 2 subjects and undergraduate

CDU university subjects (as approved and negotiated with individual students)

Students completing a normal Year 12 curriculum program usually complete three to five Stage 2 NTCET subjects and

gain 60 points (three subjects) towards the 200 points required for an NTCET and (five) 90 points towards an ATAR for

university entrance.

Third year students also complete the Charles Darwin University undergraduate subject, Academic Literacies.

At The Essington International Senior College, Charles Darwin University, Third Year students complete Stage 2 subjects

plus approved and negotiated CDU undergraduate subjects. These subjects are identified by the university as pathway

subjects for their undergraduate degree programs. This program is negotiated with individual students to meet their

post-secondary study requirements.

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING FOR SECONDARY

STUDENTS (VSS)

The Vocational Education and Training for Secondary Students (VSS) Program gives students the opportunity to

experience, first-hand, a chosen profession and develop employability skills while still at school. The student takes part

in VET studies at school that can contribute towards achieving their NTCET.

As a Registered Training Organisation (RTO), Charles Darwin University (CDU), in partnership with The Essington

International Senior College, Charles Darwin University, offers a variety of Vocational Education and Training For

Secondary Students (VSS) programs for our senior secondary school students.

The Essington International Senior College, Charles Darwin University, will offer specific VETFSS programs. Students will

also be able to choose from the range of programs offered to make up their own VET program. The following web site

provides information on the programs offered through CDU: https://www.cdu.edu.au/cdu-vet/vss

COMMUNITY-DEVELOPED PROGRAMS/ LANGUAGES

Many community organisations develop and accredit their own programs, and many of these are eligible for recognition

towards the NTCET. Examples of such programs include Australian Music Examination Board and the Duke of Edinburgh

International Award.

Students, who have received an award or certificate from one of the organisations detailed on the NTCET Board web site,

may be eligible for NTCET Credits.

Students at The Essington International Senior College, Charles Darwin University, are encouraged to complete the Duke

of Edinburgh International Award Scheme’s Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards.

Students interested in Stage 1 or Stage 2 Languages have a range of options available to them. These include programs

through the Open Access College in South Australia.

FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD YEAR NTCET SUBJECTS.

At The Essington International Senior College, Charles Darwin University, the following subjects will be offered to students

at the Casuarina Campus of Charles Darwin University, and by dual enrolment with other educational institutions

(including Charles Darwin University). Some subjects are compulsory and others are available for students to choose for

their course program.

First and Second Year Subjects Second and Third Year Subjects

Arts Arts

Dance Dance

Drama Drama

Music Music

Visual Arts: Art Visual Arts: Art

Visual Arts: Design Visual Arts: Design

Business, Enterprise and Technology Business, Enterprise and Technology

Business Innovation Accounting

Digital Technologies Business Innovation

Cross-Disciplinary COMPULSORY Design and Technology Communication Product

Personal Learning Plan Digital Technologies

Information Processing and Publishing

English COMPULSORY English COMPULSORY SECOND YEAR ONLY

English English

English Literary Studies English Literary Studies

Health and Physical Education Health and Physical Education

Child Studies Child Studies

Health Health

Outdoor Education Outdoor Education

Physical Education Physical Education

Humanities, Social Sciences Humanities, Social Sciences

Media Studies Media Studies

Modern History Modern History

Legal Studies Legal Studies

Society and Culture Society and Culture

Mathematics COMPULSORY Mathematics COMPULSORY SECOND YEAR ONLY

Essential Mathematics Essential Mathematics

General Mathematics General Mathematics

Mathematical Methods Mathematical Methods

Specialist Mathematics*

*Available to Stage 1 Mathematical Methods students only. Specialist Mathematics

Sciences Sciences

Biology Biology

Chemistry Chemistry

Nutrition Nutrition

Physics Physics

Psychology Psychology

NORTHERN TERRITORY SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

NTSDE provides senior secondary education to students in Years 10, 11 and 12. Our teaching and learning programs are

provided to students through a blended distance education delivery model that incorporates online courses, weekly

interactive web conferencing lessons and regular support by teachers via phone, email and contact visits either to your

home location or at NTSDE.

PLANNING YOUR NTCET PROGRAM

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FIRST YEAR SUBJECT

INFORMATION

1ST

YEAR Cambridge IGCSE MATHEMATICS (0580)

Subject IGCSE Mathematics Credits IGCSE Qualification

Learning Area Mathematics

Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

The IGCSE in Mathematics develops student’s Mathematical skills across a broad area of

mathematical topics. Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics is recognized internationally by universities and

employers as proof of mathematical knowledge and understanding.

Successful Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics students gain lifelong skills, including:

the development of their mathematical knowledge;

confidence by developing a feel for numbers, patterns and relationships;

an ability to consider and solve problems and present and interpret results;

communication and reason using mathematical concepts; and

a solid foundation for further study.

Content

There are two options in syllabus: Core syllabus and Extended syllabus.

All candidates will study the following topics:

Number

Algebra and graphs

Geometry

Mensuration

Co-ordinate geometry

Trigonometry

Matrices and transformations

Probability

Statistics

Assessment

Cambridge Assessment is internationally benchmarked and therefore recognised around the world

as an authentic and rigorous qualification. All candidates take two papers.

External Assessment Duration Weighting

Assessment Type 1: Short-Answer Examination Paper 1 hour 35%

Assessment Type 2: Structured/Longer Question Examination Paper 2 hours 65%

1ST

YEAR Cambridge IGCSE WORLD LITERATURE (0408)

Subject IGCSE World Literature Credits IGCSE Qualification

Learning Area English

Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

The syllabus enables learners to read, interpret and evaluate texts through the study of literature in

English. Students study a range of literary texts and respond emphatically, analytically and creatively.

Cambridge IGCSE Literature (English) is recognised internationally by universities and employers as

proof of real knowledge and understanding.

Students gain lifelong skills, including the ability to:

read, interpret and evaluate literary texts from different countries and cultures;

develop an understanding of literal and implicit meaning, relevant contexts and of the deeper

themes or attitudes that may be expressed;

present an informed, personal response to literary texts they have studied; and

explore wider and universal issues and gain skills of empathy, promoting students’ better

understanding of themselves and of the world around them.

Assessment

Cambridge Assessment is internationally benchmarked and therefore recognised around the world

as an authentic and rigorous qualification.

School-based Assessment Duration Weighting

Assessment Type 1: Portfolio of Coursework - 50%

External Assessment Duration Weighting

Assessment Type 2: Written Examination (Unseen) 75 minutes 25%

Assessment Type 3: Written Examination (Set Text) 90 minutes 25%

FIRST & SECOND YEAR

SUBJECT INFORMATION

1st & 2nd

YEAR ACCOUNTING

Subject Stage 1 Accounting Credits 10 (per semester)

Learning Area Business, Enterprise and Technology

Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

In Stage 1 Accounting, students develop their understanding of accounting, including selected

concepts and conventions that underpin and inform the practice of accounting. They apply this

understanding to create and interpret accounting information. Students explore and analyse the ways

in which qualitative and quantitative information can be used in the decision-making process and they

explore the different reporting needs of a range of stakeholders.

Students explore the changing forms of accounting information and examine the use of digital and

emerging technologies. They develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills to devise accounting

solutions in a range of familiar and unfamiliar contexts. Students apply communication skills to collect

and analyse financial and non-financial information for a range of stakeholders.

The focus capabilities for this subject are literacy, numeracy, information and communication

technology (ICT) capability, critical and creative thinking, personal and social capability, ethical

understanding, intercultural understanding.

Semester 1

Understanding Accounting: Financial literacy

Understanding Accounting: Stakeholder information and decision-making

Understanding Accounting: Innovation

Semester 2

Perspectives in Accounting: Financial literacy

Perspectives in Accounting: Stakeholder information and decision-making

Perspectives in Accounting: Innovation

Assessment

Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types:

School Assessment Weighting

Assessment Type 1 : Accounting Skills 80%

Assessment Type 2 : Accounting Inquiry 20%

1st & 2nd

YEAR BIOLOGY

Subject Stage 1 Biology Credits 10 (per semester)

Learning Area Sciences

Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

In Biology, students investigate biological systems and their interactions, from the perspectives of

energy, control, structure and function, change, and exchange in microscopic cellular structures and

processes, through to macroscopic ecosystem dynamic. These investigations allow students to

extend the skills, knowledge, and understanding that enable them to explore and explain everyday

observations, find solutions to biological issues and problems, and understand how biological science

impacts on their lives, society, and the environment. They apply their understanding of the

interconnectedness of biological systems to evaluate the impact of human activity on the natural

world.

Biology students integrate and apply a range of understanding, inquiry, and scientific thinking skills

that encourage and inspire them to contribute their own solutions to current and future problems and

challenges. Students also pursue scientific pathways, for example in medical research, veterinary

science, food and marine sciences, agriculture, biotechnology, environmental rehabilitation,

biosecurity, quarantine, conservation, and ecotourism

The learning requirements summarise the knowledge, skills, and understanding that students are

expected to develop and demonstrate through their learning in Stage 1 Biology.

Semester 1

Cells and Microorganisms

Infectious Disease

Semester 2

Multi-Cellular Organisms

Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Investigations Folio 50%

Assessment Type 2: Skills and Application Tasks 50%

1st & 2nd

YEAR BUSINESS INNOVATION

Subject Stage 1 Business Innovation Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

In Stage 1 Business Innovation, students begin to develop the knowledge, skills, and understandings

to engage in business contexts in the modern world. In a time when design-led companies outperform

other companies, students are immersed in the process of finding and solving customer problems or

needs through design thinking and using assumption-based planning tools. The customer is at the

centre of the innovation process and the generation of viable business products, services, and

processes.

Initially, students may be guided through structured processes to develop their understanding of

underlying problems or needs, and begin to propose and test hypotheses relating to the customer,

problem, and solution. As students develop these skills, they will anticipate, find, and solve their own

problems. These structured processes create a learning environment where risk is encouraged and

provide an opportunity to pivot during the iterative process of proposing, developing, testing, and

refining solutions.


technology (ICT) capability, critical and creative thinking, personal and social capability, ethical

understanding, intercultural understanding.

Semester 1

Existing Business: Finding and solving problems

Existing Business: Financial awareness and decision-making

Existing Business: Global, local, and digital connections

Semester 2

Start-up Business: Finding and solving problems

Start-up Business: Financial awareness and decision-making

Start-up Business: Global, local, and digital connections

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Business Skills 60%

Assessment Type 2: Business Pitch 40%

1st & 2nd

YEAR CHEMISTRY

Subject Stage 1 Chemistry Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Enrolment in IGCSE Mathematical Methods or Stage1 Methods is required

Course Outline

The study of chemistry includes an overview of the matter that makes up materials, and the properties,

uses, means of production, and reactions of these materials. It also includes a critical study of the

social and environmental impact of materials and chemical processes. Students consider how human

beings make use of the earth's resources and the impact of human activities on the environment.

Through practical investigations students develop investigation skills, and an understanding of the

physical world that enables them to be questioning, reflective, and critical thinkers

The topics in Stage 1 Chemistry provide the framework for developing integrated programs of

learning through which students extend their skills, knowledge, and understanding of the three

strands of science.

The three strands of science to be integrated throughout student learning are:

science inquiry skills

science as a human endeavor

science understanding.

Semester 1:

Science inquiry skills

Materials and their atoms

Combining atoms

Molecules

Semester 2:

Mixtures and solutions

Acids and bases

Redox Reactions

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Investigation Folio 50%

Assessment Type 2: Skills and Applications Tasks 50%

1st & 2nd

YEAR CHILD STUDIES

Subject Stage 1 Child Studies Credits 10 (per semester)

Learning Area Humanities

Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

Child Studies focuses on children and their development from conception to 8 years. Students have

the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of young children through individual,

collaborative, and practical learning. They explore concepts such as the development, needs, and

rights of children, the value of play, concepts of childhood and families, and the roles of parents and

care-givers. They also consider the importance of behavior management, child nutrition, and the

health and well-being of children.

Students explore and critically evaluate the role of government legislation and social structures, and

the ways in which these influence the growth and development of children. They understand and

apply occupational health and safety requirements for working with children.

Students investigate contemporary issues that are relevant to children and their development. They

may consider broad themes such as those related to children who are migrants or refugees,

displacement, health issues for children in Indigenous communities, access to education, the

exploitation of children, literacy and numeracy, disability and equity, child protection, gender

stereotyping in play, clothing, textiles, and merchandising, and children’s television. Students analyse

current trends in relation to children, and critique government and global initiatives and strategies for

the well-being and protection of children.

Semester 1:

Contemporary childhood issues

Roles and responsibilities of family members towards children

The implications of technology for childhood health and well-being

Sociocultural issues related to children and families

Semester 2:

Safety issues for children (e.g. Sun and water safety, poisons, and medicines)

Child protection legislation

Government policies and their implications for children

The rights of the child

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Practical Activity 50%

Assessment Type: Group Activity 30%

Assessment Type 3: Investigation 20%

1st & 2nd

YEAR DANCE

Subject Stage 1 Dance Credits 10 (per semester)

Learning Area Arts

Prerequisites A background in Dance is desirable. There are no prerequisites or auditions to enter the course

Course Outline

Through the study of Dance, students develop a creative, technical, and physical understanding and

appreciation of dance as an art form. Dance has its own specific language and processes that

students learn in theory and practice through the study of technique, composition, choreography,

performance, and critical analysis. Dance offers opportunities for the development of students’

creativity, self-discipline, self-esteem, personal identity, and confidence. This is achieved through

experiences that encourage collaboration and creative problem-solving, the acquisition of skills,

knowledge, and understanding, and the development of aesthetic awareness.

In the dance studio, students develop their own technical and physical skills through undertaking

systematic training that enables the safe execution of a diverse range of movement. Students explore

and develop their personal vocabulary of movement, and learn the application of choreographic and

compositional principles in the creation of independent and collaborative dance works. Students

undergo the disciplined process of rehearsing dance work to performance level, as well as studying

the choreography of dance artists, both local and global, through attendance at, and analysis of, dance

theatre performances.

Dance allows students the opportunity to explore a range of global dance traditions, influences, and

perspectives, and to examine dance in social, political, and cultural contexts, both past and present.

Dance values the exploration of different ways of learning and integrates the creative with the physical

and the intellectual.

Semester 1

Technique:

Composition

Performance or Presentation:

Response:

Semester 2

The tasks are the same as Semester 1 but the theme will change.

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Practical Technique Exam 25%

Assessment Type 2: Composition Presentation 30%

Assessment Type 3: Group Performance 25%

Assessment Type 4: Written Response 20%

1st & 2nd

YEAR DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY: COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS

Subject Stage 1 Communication Products Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

In Design and Technology, students apply their knowledge and understanding of technological

concepts to the investigation, analysis, development, and communication of ideas for product or

systems design, production, and evaluation. This involves a model of learning that incorporates

knowledge, skills, design principles, and production techniques in problem-solving contexts.

Students design and create products or systems that meet a design brief, and develop the knowledge

and skills associated with using different processes and production techniques. They combine their

designing and creating skills with knowledge and understanding of materials, information, and

equipment to make high-quality products or systems for intended purposes. They analyse the impact

of technological practices, products, or systems on individuals, society, and/or the environment now.

Students investigate and analyse a range of products or systems and use the information gained to

create original solutions. They use appropriate technical language and graphic, written, and oral

techniques that incorporate information and communication technologies to create and communicate

design proposals.

Communication Products

Examples of contexts for communication products include:

computer-aided design

graphics

multimedia

photography

web design.

Semester 1:

Processes and techniques

Materials application

Product creation

Semester 2:


Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Skills and Application Tasks 50%

Assessment Type 2: Folio 20%

Assessment Type 3: Product 30%

1st & 2nd

YEAR DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Subject Stage 1 Digital Technologies Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

The subject consists of the following focus areas:

Focus area 1: Programming

Focus area 2: Advanced programming

Focus area 3: Data analytics

Focus area 4: Exploring innovations.

Students develop and apply their critical and creative thinking in Digital Technologies through

visualising possibilities, exploring innovations, and creating digital solutions. They engage with

innovators and centres of innovation as they explore how to be creative and innovative in their own

work. Collaboratively and individually students generate, develop, and refine their ideas, exploring

and investigating possible solutions before developing a product, prototype, or proof of concept.

Students make connections in their learning and use their initiative to design and create innovative

digital solutions.

Students work collaboratively to problem-solve and create digital solutions to problems of interest.

Collaboration enables students to develop their social and cognitive skills and ways of combining the

knowledge and skills of group members to identify and solve problems effectively as a team. Students

build their personal and social capability as they work together in interconnected ways, with their

activities reliant on contributions from others and building on activities begun by others. Through

collaboration students extend and apply their critical and creative thinking, decision-making, and

problem-solving skills and capabilities.

Semester 1:

Data Analytics:

Programming

Semester 2:

Programming

Advanced Programming

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Project Skills 70%

Assessment Type 2: Digital Solutions 30%

1st & 2nd

YEAR DRAMA

Subject Stage 1 Drama Credits 10 (per semester)

Learning Area Arts

Prerequisites An interest in and dedication to Drama is desirable. There are no prerequisites, tests or auditions to enter the course

Course Outline

In Drama, students participate in the development, rehearsal and performance of dramatic work in

class and for public performance. Students participate in creative problem solving; they generate,

analyse and evaluate their own group presentations and the theories and performances of others.

They research, develop and present in an area of their own personal interest. Students develop their

curiosity and imagination, creativity, individuality, self‐identity, self‐esteem and confidence. The

course is a mix of group and individual work. Students will be assessed on class contribution and on

completed products. Class work will include discussion, improvisation, formal lessons, rehearsal,

attending live performances, film analysis, designing and making properties and sets, technical work

in lighting, sound and projected images.

The focus capabilities for this subject are Communication, Citizenship, Personal Development, work

and Learning.

Content

Semester 1

Presentation of Dramatic Works

Dramatic Theory and Practice

Individual Investigation and Presentation

Semester 2

Presentation of Dramatic Works

Dramatic Theory and Practice

Individual Investigation and Presentation

Assessment

Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment type:


Assessment Type 1: Written Folio 30%


Assessment Type 3: Individual Investigation and Presentation 30%

1st & 2nd

YEAR ENGLISH

Subject Stage 1 English Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

In English students analyse the interrelationship of author, text, and audience with an emphasis on

how language and stylistic features shape ideas and perspectives in a range of contexts. They

consider social, cultural, economic, historical, and/or political perspectives in texts and their

representation of human experience and the world.

Students explore how the purpose of a text is achieved through application of text conventions and

stylistic choices to position the audience to respond to ideas and perspectives. An understanding of

purpose, audience, and context is applied in students’ own creation of imaginative, interpretive,

analytical, and persuasive texts that may be written, oral, and/or multimodal.

Students have opportunities to reflect on their personal values and those of other people by

responding to aesthetic and cultural aspects of texts from the contemporary world, from the past, and

from Australian and other cultures.

Semester 1

Responding to Texts

Creating Texts

Intertextual Study

Semester 2

Responding to Texts

Creating Texts

Intertextual Study

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Responding to Texts 25%

Assessment Type 2: Creating Texts 50%

Assessment Type 3: Intertextual Study 25%

1st & 2nd

YEAR ENGLISH LITERARY STUDIES

Subject Stage 1 English Literary Studies Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

In English Literary Studies students analyse the interrelationship of author, text, and audience with an

emphasis on how language and stylistic features shape ideas and perspectives in a range of contexts.

They consider social, cultural, economic, historical, and/or political perspectives in texts and their



stylistic choices to position the audience to respond to ideas and perspectives. An understanding of

purpose, audience, and context is applied in students’ own creation of imaginative, interpretive,

analytical, and persuasive texts that may be written, oral, and/or multimodal.

Students have opportunities to reflect on their personal values and those of other people by

responding to aesthetic and cultural aspects of texts from the contemporary world, from the past, and

from Australian and other cultures.

Semester 1

Responding to Texts

Creating Texts

Intertextual Study

Semester 2

Responding to Texts

Creating Texts

Intertextual Study

Assessment





Assessment Type 3: Intertextual Study 25%

1st & 2nd

YEAR HEALTH

Subject Stage 1 Health Credits 10 (per semester)

Learning Area Health and Physical Education

Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

In Health, students examine the interrelationship of lifestyle, physical activity, social behaviour, health

care, and health care systems, and the challenges of maintaining and promoting healthy

environments and healthy living in society. They examine the impact of interactions between the

individual, the family, the wider community, and the environment on the health of populations.

Students recognise the important role of governments and other agencies in addressing health

priorities as well as the need to allocate resources to build health and well-being at local, state,

national, and global levels.

Semester 1

Ways of Defining Health

The Effects of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs on Health

Individual Choice: Youth Health Issue

Semester 2

Mental and Emotional Health

Negative Behaviours

Individual Choice: Youth Health Issue

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Issues Response 30%

Assessment Type 2: Group Activity 30%


1st & 2nd

YEAR INFORMATION PROCESSING AND PUBLISHING

Subject Stage 1 Information Processing and Publishing

Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

Information Processing and Publishing focuses on the use of technology to design and implement

information-processing solutions. The subject emphasises the acquisition and development of

practical skills in identifying, choosing, and using the appropriate computer hardware and software for

communicating in a range of contexts. It focuses on the application of practical skills to provide

creative solutions to text-based communication tasks.

Students develop solutions to text-based problems in information processing and publishing, using

imagination and creativity to make proposals and choices. They use the design process to apply

problem-solving, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills. They learn a variety of strategies for

meeting identified needs. They generate, synthesise, and realise ideas, using a wide range of

techniques to communicate their thinking and design proposals.

Semester 1

Business Publishing

Semester 2

Personal Publishing

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Practical Skills 50%

Assessment Type 2: Product and Documentation 30%

Assessment Type 3: Issues Analysis 20%

1st & 2nd

YEAR LEGAL STUDIES

Subject Stage 1 Legal Studies Credits 10 (per semester)

Learning Area Humanities and Social Sciences

Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

Legal Studies explores Australia’s legal heritage and the dynamic nature of the Australian legal

system within a global context. Students are provided with an understanding of the structures of the

Australian legal system and how that system responds and contributes to social change while

acknowledging tradition.

The study of Legal Studies provides insight into law‐making and the processes of dispute resolution

and the administration of justice. Students investigate legal perspectives on contemporary issues in

society. They reflect on and make informed judgments about strengths and weaknesses of the

Australian legal system. Students consider how and to what degree, these weaknesses may be

remedied.

Students examine the Australian legal system. They read, write about, discuss, analyse and debate

issues. They use a variety of methods to investigate legal issues, including observing the law in action

in courts and through various media.

Semester 1:

Law and Society

People, Structures and Processes

The Australian Constitution

Semester 2:

Law and Society

Law-making

Justice and Society

Young Workers and the Law

Assessment




Assessment Type 2: Issues Study 30%

Assessment Type 3: Presentation 20%

1st & 2nd

YEAR ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS

Subject Essential Mathematics Stage 1 Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

Stage 1 Essential Mathematics allows students to achieve the numeracy requirement of the NTCET.

Students who achieve a C grade or better in this subject meet the compulsory numeracy

requirement.

This is a course designed to prepare students to meet the requirements of Essential Mathematics at

Stage 2.

Essential Mathematics enables students to appreciate experience and understand mathematics as a

growing body of knowledge in contemporary situations. It gives relevance and meaning to their world

and the world of enterprise. The subject provides opportunities for students to experience and learn

the mathematical processes associated with investigating, modeling and solving problems drawn from

real or realistic contexts

The successful study of this subject can provide pathways into careers pertaining to Retail, Office

Management, Small Business, Tourism and Hospitality, Nursing and Paramedical areas.

Semester 1

Calculations

Time and Ratio

Earning and Spending

Geometry

Semester 2

Data in Context

Measurement

Investing

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Skills Folio Tasks 75%

Assessment Type 2: Practical Report 25%

1st & 2nd

YEAR GENERAL MATHEMATICS

Subject General Mathematics Stage 1 Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites First Year General Mathematics recommended

Course Outline

Stage 1 General Mathematics allows students to achieve the numeracy requirement of the NTCET.

Students who achieve a C grade or better in this subject meet the compulsory numeracy

requirement.

This is a course designed to prepare students to meet the requirements of General Mathematics at

Stage 2.

General mathematics enables students to appreciate experience and understand mathematics as a

growing body of knowledge in contemporary situations. It gives relevance and meaning to their world

and the world of enterprise. The subject provides opportunities for students to experience and learn

the mathematical processes associated with investigating, modelling and solving problems drawn

from real or realistic contexts.

The successful study of this subject can provide pathways into careers pertaining to Retail, Office

Management, Small Business, Tourism and Hospitality, Nursing and Paramedical areas.

Semester 1

Investments and Borrowing

Measurement

Statistical Investigation

Semester 2

Applications of Trigonometry

Linear and Exponential Functions and their graphs

Matrices

Networks

Assessment




Assessment Type 2: Mathematical Investigation 25%

1st & 2nd

YEAR MATHEMATICAL METHODS

Subject Stage 1 Mathematical Methods Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites First Year Mathematical Methods recommended

Course Outline

Stage 1 Mathematical Methods allows students to achieve the numeracy requirement of the NTCET.

Students who achieve a C grade or better in this subject meet the compulsory numeracy requirement.

This is a course designed to prepare students to meet the requirements of Mathematical Methods at

Stage 2.

Through the study of Mathematical Methods students explore, describe and explain aspects of the

world around them in a mathematical way. Students understand fundamental concepts, demonstrate

mathematical skills and apply routine mathematical procedures, making informed and critical use of

electronic technology.

The successful study of this subject can provide pathways into university courses in Accounting,

Economics, Management, Computer Studies, Biological, Environmental, Geological, Agricultural and

Health Sciences, Business, Commerce and Psychology.

Semester 1

Functions and Graphs

Trigonometry

Quadratics Calculations

Semester 2

Counting and Statistics

Growth and Decay

Introduction to Differential Calculus

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Skills Counting and Statistics Tasks 75%


1st & 2nd

YEAR SPECIALIST MATHEMATICS

Subject Stage 1 Specialist Mathematics Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Enrolment in Stage 1 Mathematical Methods

Course Outline

Stage 1 Specialist Mathematics allows students to achieve the numeracy requirement of the

NTCET. Students who achieve a C grade or better in this subject meet the compulsory numeracy

requirement.

This course is designed to prepare students to meet the requirements of Mathematical Methods and

Specialist Mathematics at Stage 2.

Through the study of Specialist Mathematics students gain the insight, understanding, knowledge and

skills to follow pathways that will lead them to become designers and makers of technology.

The successful study of this subject can provide pathways into university courses in Mathematical

Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Physical Sciences and Surveying. Students envisaging

careers in other related fields, including Economics and Commerce, may also benefit from studying

this subject.

Semester 1

Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences and Series

Geometry

Vectors in the Plane

Semester 2

Trigonometry

Matrices

Real and Complex Numbers

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Skills Assessment Tasks 75%


1st & 2nd

YEAR MEDIA STUDIES

Subject Stage 1 Media Studies Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

The focus of Media Studies is on exploring the dynamic role of media in Australian and global

contexts. Students develop an understanding of the ways in which media provide views of world

events, interpretations of the world, and entertainment. Students consider how media can exert a

significant influence on the ways in which people receive and interpret information about the world,

explore their own culture and that of others, construct their identity, make economic choices, develop

political ideas, and spend their leisure time. Media contribute to the formation of cultural identity

because they are central to everyday life.

Students develop media literacy and production skills by critically observing media practice, critically

analysing media texts, and creating media products. By developing sensitivity to trends in media

content, students learn about their own culture and that of others, and the effect of media on individual

and group identity.

The focus and capabilities for this subject are Communication, Citizenship, Personal Development,

Work, and Learning.

Semester 1

Images of Youth in the Media

Making of the News

Representations in Media

Semester 2

Media Audiences

Media and the Music Industry

Skills: productions, interactions, media technologies (filming and editing)

Assessment




Assessment Type 2: Interaction Study 20%

Assessment Type 3: Production 30%

1st & 2nd

YEAR MODERN HISTORY

Subject Stage 1 History Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

In the study of Modern History at Stage 1, students explore changes within the world since 1750,

examining developments and movements, the ideas that inspired them, and their short-term and long-

term consequences for societies, systems, and individuals.

Students explore the impacts of these developments and movements on people’s ideas, perspectives,

circumstances, and lives. They investigate ways in which people, groups, and institutions challenge

political structures, social organisation, and economic models to transform societies.

The developments and movements have been subject to political debate. Students consider the

dynamic processes of imperialism, revolution, and decolonisation, and how these have reconfigured

political, economic, social, and cultural systems. Students also look at how recognition of the rights of

individuals and societies has created challenges and responses.

The focus capabilities for this subject are Literacy, Numeracy, ICT, Communication, Citizenship and

Personal Development.

Semester 1

Indigenous Peoples of America

Age of Imperialism

Semester 2

Revolution

Stalin’s Russia

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Historical Skills 75%

Assessment Type 2: Historical Study 25%

1st & 2nd

YEAR MUSIC

Subject Stage 1 Music Credits 10 (per semester)

Learning Area Arts

Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

Through the study of music students have the opportunity to engage in musical activities such as

performing, composing, arranging, researching and developing and applying music technologies.

Students benefit from the opportunity to develop their practical and creative potential, oral and written

skills and their capacity to make informed interpretative and aesthetic judgments. Study and

participation in Music draws together students’ cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills,

strengthening their ability to manage work and learning and to communicate effectively and

sensitively.

The focus capabilities for this subject are Personal Development, Citizenship, Communication and

Learning.

Students develop an understanding of the elements of music and apply this understanding to create

their own music as performances, arrangements, or compositions. They develop their musical literacy

through responding to and reflecting on their own and others’ musical works.

Semester 1

Understanding music

Creating music

Responding to music

Semester 2

Understanding music

Creating music

Responding to music

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Creative Works 60%

Assessment Type 2: Musical Literacy 40%

1st & 2nd

YEAR NUTRITION

Subject Stage 1 Nutrition Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

Good nutrition is integral to a healthy and active life, and it is important that accurate information on

nutrition is made available to individuals and communities. Students of Nutrition are presented with

up-to-date scientific information on the role of nutrients in the body as well as on social and

environmental issues related to nutrition.

Students integrate scientific knowledge and skills gained in their study of nutrition and apply them to

designing and carrying out investigations that explore the links between food, health, and diet-related

diseases. In practical investigations, students formulate and test hypotheses by collecting, presenting,

analysing, and evaluating empirical data in order to describe trends and clarify theoretical concepts

related to nutrition. This acquired knowledge helps students to reinforce or modify their own diets and

lifestyle habits to maximise their health outcomes, so that they may participate fully in their

communities.

Using the literature on nutrition, students critically examine factors that influence food choices and

reflect on local, national, Indigenous, and/or global issues related to the study of nutrition. The

exploration of short-term and long-term strategies to address these issues should allow students to

become more discriminating and informed as consumers who are aware of their rights and

responsibilities.

Semester 1

Fundamentals of human nutrition

Food safety

Food processing

The psychology of food marketing

Semester 2

Fad diets & the influence of social media

Indigenous Australians: food changes from the traditional to the contemporary

Organic vs inorganic or genetically modified food

Sustainable food futures

Influence of culture on diet and nutrition

Assessment




Assessment Type 2: Skills and Applications Task 50%

1st & 2nd

YEAR OUTDOOR EDUCATION

Subject Stage 1 Outdoor Education Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

Outdoor Education is the study of the human connection to natural environments through outdoor

activities. Students critically reflect upon their learnings in the context of themselves, others, and the

natural environment. Outdoor Education focuses on the development of environmental awareness

through participation, observation, and critical evaluation within natural environments.

By participating in outdoor activities, students develop skills in leadership, self-reliance, risk

identification and mitigation in complex situations, expedition planning, personal reflection, and

minimising environmental impacts. Students use theoretical concepts introduced in class, and apply

them into practical settings to develop effective leadership and decision making within a secure and

supported learning environment. Outdoor Education gives students opportunities to promote personal

understanding and cultivate lifelong learning skills for a vast range of future pathways.

Semester 1

Environmental and Conservational studies

Planning and Management Practices

Outdoor Journeys

Outdoor Activities

Semester 2

Environmental and Conservational studies


Outdoor Journeys

Outdoor Activities

Assessment




Assessment Type 2: Group Practical 60%

Assessment Type 3: Report 20%

1st & 2nd

YEAR PERSONAL LEARNING PLAN

Subject Stage 1 Personal Learning Plan Credits 10 (Full Year))

Learning Area Cross Disciplinary

Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

The Personal Learning Plan (PLP) is a compulsory 10-credit subject undertaken at Stage 1. Students

must achieve a C grade or better to complete the subject successfully and gain their NTCST.

The PLP helps students to:

Plan their personal ad learning goals for the future

Make informed decisions about their personal development, education, and training.

Developing goals for the future will engage students in activities such as:

Selecting subjects, courses, and other learning relevant to pathways through and beyond

school

Investigating possible career choices

Exploring personal and learning goals.

Semester 1

Capabilities

Goal setting and Decision Making

Semester 2

Career Investigation

Work Experience

Assessment


Assessment Weighting

Folio Task One: Multi Modal Presentation - Understanding Capabilities 25%

Review Task One: Assignment - Goal Setting, Decision Making and Developing Capabilities

25%

Folio Task Two: Multi Modal Presentation - Career Investigation and Planning

25%

Review Task Two: Assignment - Work Place Learning and Personal Review

25%

1st & 2nd

YEAR PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Subject Stage 1 Physical Education Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

Physical Education students study human physical activity and its place in the lives of individuals and

groups of people. Students examine the practical application of human physical skills and analyse the

personal, community and global issues that surround the role of human physical activity in society.

Students learn mainly through physical activity in a way that promotes immediate as well as long term

benefits to them and to society. Physical Education is an experiential subject in which students explore

their physical capacities and investigate the factors that influence performance. They also explore

and analyse associated performance, health and lifestyle issues.

Students acquire an understanding of human functioning and physical activity and an awareness of

the community structures and practices that influence participation in physical activity. They develop

skills in communication and investigation and the ability to apply knowledge to practical situations.

Students gain enjoyment from skilled performance in individual and group activities.

Semester 1

Exercise Physiology

Physical Activities

Energy Systems - Aerobic / Anaerobic Pathways - Interplay of Energy Systems - Training Principles and Methods - Fitness

Semester 2

Practical and Coaching Unit

Principles and Issues

The Acquisition of Skill and Biomechanics

- How a Skill is Acquired - Biomechanics, Fitness and Stages of Learning

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Folio Tasks 20%

Assessment Type 2: Practical Checklist 60%

Assessment Type 3: Issues Study 20%

1st & 2nd

YEAR PHYSICS

Subject Stage 1 Physics Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Enrolment in IGCSE Mathematical Methods or Stage1 Methods is required

Course Outline

Physics is constructed around using qualitative and quantitative models, laws and theories to better

understand matter, forces, energy and the interaction among them.

Through developing skills in gathering, analysing, and interpreting primary and secondary data to

investigate a range of phenomena and technologies, students increase their understanding of physics

concepts and the impact that physics has on many aspects of contemporary life.

Students integrate, apply, develop and extend a range of understanding, inquiry and scientific skills

that prepare them to contribute their own solutions and encourage and inspire them to pursue future

pathways, including engineering, renewable energy generation, communications, materials

innovation, transport and vehicle safety, medical science, scientific research, and the exploration of

the universe.

Semester 1

Linear motion and forces

Energy and momentum

Nuclear models and radioactivity.

Semester 2

Electric circuits

Heat

Waves

Assessment





1st & 2nd

YEAR PSYCHOLOGY

Subject Stage 1 Psychology Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

The study of Psychology enables students to understand their own behaviours and the behaviours of

others. It has direct relevance to their personal lives. Psychological knowledge can be applied to

improve outcomes and the quality of experience in various areas of life, such as education, intimate

relationships, child rearing, employment and leisure.

Stage 1 Psychology builds on the scientific method by involving students in the collection and analysis

of qualitative and quantitative data. By emphasising evidence‐based procedures (i.e. observation,

experimentation and experience) the subject allows students to develop useful skills in analytical and

critical thinking and in making inferences.

Semester 1

Introduction to Psychology

Social Behaviour

Human Psychological Development

Semester 2

Brain and Behaviour

Emotion

Intelligence

Assessment




Assessment Type 2: Skills and Application Task 40%

1st & 2nd

YEAR SOCIETY & CULTURE

Subject Stage 1 Society and Culture Credits 10 (per semester)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

In Society and Culture, students explore and analyse the interactions of people, societies, cultures,

and environments. Using an interdisciplinary approach, they analyse the structures and systems of

contemporary societies and cultures.

Students learn about the ways in which societies constantly change and are affected by social,

political, historical, environmental, economic, and cultural factors. They investigate the ways in which

people function in groups and communicate within and across cultural groups. They develop the skills

and experience to understand how individual and group involvement can influence change, and to

consider the consequences of a range of possible social actions. Through their study of Society and

Culture, students develop the ability to influence their own future by acquiring skills, values, and

understanding that enable them to participate effectively in contemporary society.

Semester 1

The media

Popular culture

Power and authority in society

Semester 2

Cultures and subcultures in Australian society

Australia’s relationships with the Asia–Pacific region

The diversity of the Asia–Pacific region

Sources Analysis

Assessment Type 2: Group Activity

Assessment Type 3: Investigation.

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Sources Analysis 20%



1st & 2nd

YEAR VISUAL ARTS ‐ ART / VISUAL ARTS ‐ DESIGN

Subject Stage 1 Visual Arts Credits 10 (per semester)

Learning Area Arts

Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

The broad area of Art encompasses both artistic and crafting methods and outcomes. The processes

of creation in both art and craft include the initiation and development of ideas, research, analysis,

and exploration, experimentation with media and technique, and resolution and production of practical

work.

The broad area of Design encompasses communication and graphic design, environmental design,

and product design. It emphasises a problem-solving approach to the generation of ideas or concepts,

and the development of visual representation skills to communicate resolutions.

Visual Arts engages students in conceptual, practical, analytical, and contextual aspects of creative

human endeavour. It emphasises visual thinking and investigation and the ability to develop ideas

and concepts, refine technical skills, and produce imaginative solutions. An integral part of Visual Arts

is the documentation of visual thinking. Students learn to communicate personal ideas, beliefs, values,

thoughts, feelings, concepts, and opinions, provide observations of their lived or imagined

experiences, and represent these in visual form.

Semester 1

Visual Thinking

Practical Resolution

Visual Arts in Context.

Semester 2


Assessment




Assessment Type 2 : Practical 40%

Assessment Type 3: Visual Study 30%

SECOND & THIRD YEAR

SUBJECT INFORMATION

2nd & 3rd

YEAR ACCOUNTING

Subject Stage 2 Accounting Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

Accounting is the language of business and is used to tell the financial story of an entity. Accounting

helps business owners to understand their business so that they can make informed decisions. The

practice of accounting is used to record, report, analyse, and communicate past events, current

activities, and potential challenges and opportunities.

In Stage 2 Accounting, students develop and extend their understanding of the underpinning

accounting concepts and conventions used to understand and classify financial transactions within a

business. Through the learning in the focus area of managing financial sustainability, students

develop and apply their knowledge of accounting processes to prepare and report accounting

information to meet stakeholder needs. Students transfer this knowledge to scenarios and consider

the influence of local and global perspectives on accounting practices.

Content

Understanding accounting concepts and conventions

Managing financial sustainability

Providing accounting advice

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Accounting Concepts and Solutions 40%

Assessment Type 2: Accounting Advice 30%

External Assessment Weighting

Assessment Type 3: Examination 30%

2nd & 3rd

YEAR BIOLOGY

Subject Stage 2 Biology Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites No previous study of Stage 1 Biology is required but would be of advantage.

Course Outline

The study of Biology is constructed around inquiry into and application of understanding the diversity

of life as it has evolved, the structure and function of living organisms, and how they interact with their

own and other species and their environments.

Students investigate biological systems and their interactions, from the perspectives of energy,

control, structure and function, change, and exchange in microscopic cellular structures and

processes, through to macroscopic ecosystem dynamics. These investigations allow students to

extend the skills, knowledge, and understanding that enable them to explore and explain everyday

observations, find solutions to biological issues and problems, and understand how biological science

impacts on their lives, society, and the environment.

Students explore the dynamic nature of biological science and the complex ways in which science

interacts with society, to think critically and creatively about possible scientific approaches to solving

every day and complex problems and challenges. They explore how biologists work with other

scientists to develop new understanding and insights, and produce innovative solutions to problems

and challenges in local, national, and global contexts, and apply their learning from these approaches

to their own scientific thinking.

In Biology, students integrate and apply a range of understanding, inquiry, and scientific thinking skills

that encourage and inspire them to contribute their own solutions to current and future problems and

challenges. Students also pursue scientific pathways, for example in medical research, veterinary

science, food and marine sciences, agriculture, biotechnology, environmental rehabilitation,

biosecurity, quarantine, conservation, and ecotourism.

Content

DNA & Protein Synthesis

Cells as the basis of life

Homeostasis

Evolution

Assessment







2nd & 3rd

YEAR BUSINESS INNOVATION

Subject Stage 2 Business Innovation Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

In Stage 2 Business Innovation students are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and understandings

to engage in designing, sustaining, and transforming business in the modern world. In a time when

design-driven companies consistently outperform other stock market companies, Business Innovation

foregrounds design thinking and assumption-based business planning tools to promote an iterative,

human-centred approach to innovation and the transformation of business products, services, and

processes.

Students ‘learn through doing’ in Business Innovation, using design thinking and assumption-based

planning processes to anticipate, find, and solve problems. They learn in an environment in which risk

is encouraged, where ideas are built up rather than broken down, and fear of failure is replaced with

the opportunity to iterate as initial assumptions about problems, customers, or solutions are refined.

Integral to this is the opportunity for students to work collaboratively in uncertain environments to

identify problems or customer needs, generate and explore ideas and solutions, and make decisions

based on incomplete information.

Content

Designing business

Sustaining business

Transforming business

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Business Skills 40%

Assessment Type 2: Business Model 30%


Assessment Type 3: Business Plan and Pitch 30%

2nd & 3rd

YEAR CHEMISTRY

Course Outline

In their study of Chemistry, students develop and extend their understanding of how the physical world

is chemically constructed, the interaction between human activities and the environment, and the use

that human beings make of the planet’s resources. They explore examples of how scientific

understanding is dynamic and develops with new evidence, which may involve the application of new

technologies.

Students consider examples of benefits and risks of chemical knowledge to the wider community,

along with the capacity of chemical knowledge to inform public debate on social and environmental

issues. The study of Chemistry helps students to make informed decisions about interacting with and

modifying nature, and explore options such as green or sustainable chemistry, which seeks to reduce

the environmental impact of chemical products and processes.

Through the study of Chemistry, students develop the skills that enable them to be questioning,

reflective, and critical thinkers; investigate and explain phenomena around them; and explore

strategies and possible solutions to address major challenges now and in the future (for example, in

energy use, global food supply, and sustainable food production).

Students integrate and apply a range of understanding, inquiry, and scientific thinking skills that

encourage and inspire them to contribute their own solutions to current and future problems and

challenges, and pursue future pathways, including in medical or pharmaceutical research, pharmacy,

chemical engineering, and innovative product design.

Content

Monitoring the Environment

Managing Chemical Processes

Organic and Biological Chemistry

Managing Resources.

Assessment







Subject Stage 2 Chemistry Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Completion of Stage 1 Chemistry would be an advantage

2nd & 3rd

YEAR CHILD STUDIES

Subject Stage 2 Business Innovation Credits 20 (full year)

Learning Area Health and PE

Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

Child Studies focuses on children and their development from conception to 8 years. Students have

the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of young children through individual,

collaborative, and practical learning. They explore concepts such as the development, needs, and

rights of children, the value of play, concepts of childhood and families, and the roles of parents and

care-givers. They also consider the importance of behaviour management, child nutrition, and the

health and well-being of children.

Students explore and critically evaluate the role of government legislation and social structures, and

the ways in which these influence the growth and development of children. They understand and

apply occupational health and safety requirements for working with children.

Students investigate contemporary issues that are relevant to children and their development. They

may consider broad themes such as those related to children who are migrants or refugees,

displacement, health issues for children in Indigenous communities, access to education, the

exploitation of children, literacy and numeracy, disability and equity, child protection, gender

stereotyping in play, clothing, textiles, and merchandising, and children’s television. Students analyse

current trends in relation to children, and critique government and global initiatives and strategies for

the well-being and protection of children.

Content

Contemporary and Future Issues

Economic and Environmental Influences

Political and Legal Influences

Sociocultural Influences

Technological Influences

Assessment







2nd & 3rd

YEAR DANCE

Subject Stage 2 Dance Credits 20 (full year)

Learning Area Arts

Prerequisites Completion of Stage 1 Dance would be an advantage

Course Outline

Dance is the language of movement. It is the realisation of the body’s potential as an instrument of

expression. Throughout history and in different cultures, people have explored the dancer’s ability to

communicate and give expression to social, cultural, and personal experience. In Dance, students

develop creative, technical, and physical understanding, and an appreciation of dance as an art form.

Dance has its own specific language and processes that students learn in theory and practice through

the study of technique, composition, choreography, performance, and critical analysis. Dance offers

opportunities for the development of students’ creativity, self-discipline, self-esteem, personal identity,

and confidence. This is achieved through experiences that encourage collaboration and creative

problem-solving, the acquisition of skills, knowledge, and understanding, and the development of

aesthetic awareness.

Content

Skills development (choreography, technique)

Dance Perspectives.

Group Production.

Assessment

Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types


Assessment Type 1: Skills Development 50%

Assessment Type 2: Response 20%


Assessment Type 1: Performance 30%

2nd & 3rd

YEAR DANCE: CREATIVE ARTS

Subject Stage 2 Creative Arts – Art or Design Credits 20 (full year)

Learning Area Arts

Prerequisites Completion of Stage 1 and Stage 2 Dance would be an advantage

Course Outline

This subject gives students the opportunity for specialized study within and across arts disciplines.

They actively participate in the development and presentation of creative arts products. Students

analyse and evaluate creative arts products in different contexts and from various perspectives. They

gain an understanding and appreciation of the ways in which creative arts contribute to and shape

the intellectual, social and cultural life of individuals and communities.

Content

Creative Arts Process

Development and Production

Concepts in Creative Arts Disciplines

Creative Arts in Practice

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Products 50%




2nd & 3rd

YEAR DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING

Subject Stage 2 Design, Technology and Engineering

Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

In Design, Technology and Engineering students use design thinking to engineer solutions for the

development of products or systems. Design, Technology and Engineering has four contexts: digital

communication solutions, Industry and entrepreneurial solutions, materials solutions and robotic and

electronic systems. The subject provides a flexible framework that encourages students to be

creative, innovative and enterprising in their chosen context. They apply critical problem solving skills

and incorporate technologies to address design problems and challenges. This subject incorporates

the transfer of interdisciplinary skills and knowledge and promotes individualised and inquiry based

learning.

Design, Technology and Engineering provides opportunities for students to apply engineering

processes and use new and evolving technologies. In Stage 2 Students use an iterative design

process to explore possible solutions to a problem or opportunity. They investigate and analyse the

purpose, design features, materials and production techniques used in diverse situations including

industry, community and tertiary organisations. This information is used to create a design brief that

provides the basis for the development of potential solutions. The importance of the design process

as a preliminary to the realisation process is emphasised, as is ongoing evaluation of the solution and

vice versa.

Content

Digital Communication Solutions can include graphics

multimedia

photography

web design

film making

digital animation

App development.

Assessment



Assessment Type 1:Specialised Skills Tasks 20%

Assessment Type 2: Design Process and Solution 50%


Assessment Type 3: Resource Study 30%

2nd & 3rd

YEAR DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Subject Stage 2 Digital Technologies Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

The study of Digital Technologies provides a platform for deep interdisciplinary learning. Students

make connections with innovation in other fields and across other learning areas.

In Digital Technologies students create practical, innovative solutions to problems of interest. By

extracting, interpreting, and modelling real-world data sets, students identify trends and examine

sustainable solutions to problems in, for example, business, industry, the environment, and the

community. They investigate how potential solutions are influenced by current and projected social,

economic, environmental, scientific, and ethical considerations, including relevance, originality,

appropriateness, and sustainability.

Innovation in Digital Technologies involves students creating new ways of doing things, generating

their own ideas and creating digital solutions to problems of interest. Solutions may take the form of

a product, prototype, and/or proof of concept. Students are encouraged to experiment and learn from

what does not work as planned, as well as from what does work. Innovation may also include students

designing solutions that improve existing processes or products.

Contents

Computational thinking

Design and programming

Data analytics

Iterative project development.

Assessment



Assessment Type 1:Project Skills 50%

Assessment Type 2: Collaborative Project 20%


Assessment Type 3: Individual Digital Solution 30%

2nd & 3rd

YEAR DRAMA

Subject Stage 2 Drama Credits 20 (full year)

Learning Area Arts

Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

The course aims for Drama are

to develop the range of skills and knowledge that are needed to understand, interpret and present dramatic works

to work onstage or offstage in a Group Performance

to discuss and reflect on the process of developing this performance

to visit live performance and critically discuss and appraise it

to develop an understanding of the central role that Drama can play in the development and transmission of any culture and/or set of beliefs

to undertake individual research and show creativity and presentation.

Content

Group Performance

Written Folio – Review and Reflection

Individual Interpretative Study

Group Devised Presentation

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Group Devised Presentation 20%

Assessment Type 2: Written 30%

Assessment Type 3: Individual Study 20%



2nd & 3rd

YEAR ENGLISH

Subject Stage 2 English Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Stage 1 English or Stage 1 English Literary Studies

Course Outline

In English students analyse the interrelationship of author, text, and audience, with an emphasis on

how language and stylistic features shape ideas and perspectives in a range of contexts. They

consider social, cultural, economic, historical, and/or political perspectives in texts and their



stylistic choices to position the audience to respond to ideas and perspectives. They have

opportunities to reflect on their personal values and those of other people by responding to aesthetic

and cultural aspects of texts from the contemporary world, from the past, and from Australian and

other cultures.

Content

Students undertake tasks within the following:

Responding to Texts

- an extended text such as a novel or a collection of short stories

- a selection of poetry texts

- a drama

- a film

- media texts

Creating Texts

- creating three texts

- one writer’s statement

Assessment



Assessment Type 1:Responding to Texts 30%

Assessment Type 2:Creating Texts 40%


Assessment Type 3: Comparative Analysis 30%

2nd & 3rd

YEAR ENGLISH LITERARY STUDIES

Subject Stage 2 English Literary Studies Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Completion of Stage 1 English Literary Studies would be an advantage

Course Outline

Stage 2 English Literary Studies focuses on the skills and strategies of critical thinking needed to

interpret texts. Through shared and individual study of texts, students encounter different opinions

about texts, have opportunities to exchange and develop ideas, find evidence to support a personal

view, learn to construct logical and convincing arguments, and consider a range of critical

interpretations of texts.

English Literary Studies focuses on ways in which literary texts represent culture and identity, and on

the dynamic relationship between authors, texts, audiences, and contexts. Students develop an

understanding of the power of language to represent ideas, events, and people in particular ways and

of how texts challenge or support cultural perceptions.

Content

Students undertake tasks within the following:

Responding to Texts

- one extended prose text

- one film text

- one drama text

- study of poetry

- study of a range of short texts

Creating Texts

- Transforming texts

- Creating a written, oral, or multimodal text.

Assessment






Assessment Type 3:

Part A: Comparative Text Study 15%

Part B: Critical Reading Examination 15%

2nd & 3rd

YEAR HEALTH

Subject Stage 2 Health Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

In Health, students examine the interrelationship of lifestyle, physical activity, social behaviour, health

care, and health care systems, and the challenges of maintaining and promoting healthy

environments and healthy living in society. They examine the impact of interactions between the

individual, the family, the wider community, and the environment on the health of populations.

Students recognise the important role of governments and other agencies in addressing health

priorities as well as the need to allocate resources to build health and well-being at local, state,

national, and global levels.

Students learn to be proactive in promoting lifelong skills to improve health outcomes and quality of

life for themselves and their communities.

The five focus capabilities for this subject are Communication, Citizenship, Work, Learning, and


Content

The Social and Economic Determinants of Health

Health Promotion in the Community

Sexuality and Health

Stress and Health

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Group Investigation and Presentation 30%





2nd & 3rd

YEAR INFORMATION PROCESSING AND PUBLISHING

Subject Stage 2 Information Processing and Publishing



Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

Information Processing and Publishing focuses on the use of technology to design and implement

information-processing solutions. The subject emphasises the acquisition and development of

practical skills in identifying, choosing, and using the appropriate computer hardware and software

for communicating in a range of contexts. It focuses on the application of practical skills to provide

creative solutions to text-based communication tasks.

Students create both hard copy and electronic text-based publications, and critically evaluate the

development process. They choose and use appropriate hardware and software to process, manage,

and communicate information.

Students develop solutions to text-based problems in information processing and publishing, using

imagination and creativity to make proposals and choices. They use the design process to apply

problem-solving, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills. They learn a variety of strategies for

meeting identified needs. They generate, synthesise, and realise ideas, using a wide range of

techniques to communicate their thinking and design proposals.

Content

Desktop Publishing

Business Documents

Assessment






Assessment Type 3: Product and Documentation 30%

2nd & 3rd

YEAR LEGAL STUDIES

Subject Stage 2 Legal Studies Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

Legal Studies explores Australia’s legal heritage and the dynamic nature of the Australian legal

system within a global context. Students are provided with an understanding of the structures of the

Australian legal system and how that system responds and contributes to social change while

acknowledging tradition.

The study of Legal Studies provides insight into law‐making and the processes of dispute resolution

and the administration of justice. Students investigate legal perspectives on contemporary issues in

society. They reflect on and make informed judgments about strengths and weaknesses of the

Australian legal system. Students consider how and to what degree, these weaknesses may be

remedied.

The focus capabilities for this subject are Citizenship, Personal Development and Learning, with

opportunities to develop the SACE capabilities of communication and work.

Content

The Australian Legal System

Constitutional Government

Law‐making

Justice Systems

Assessment




Assessment Type 2: Inquiry 20%



2nd & 3rd

YEAR ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS

Subject Stage 2 Essential Mathematics Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

Essential Mathematics offers senior secondary students the opportunity to extend their mathematical

skills in ways that apply to practical problem-solving in everyday and workplace contexts. Students

apply their mathematics to diverse settings, including everyday calculations, financial management,

business applications, measurement and geometry, and statistics in social contexts.

In Essential Mathematics there is an emphasis on developing students’ computational skills and

expanding their ability to apply their mathematical skills in flexible and resourceful ways.

This subject is intended for students planning to pursue a career in a range of trades or vocations.


technology, critical and creative thinking, personal and social capability, ethical understanding and

intercultural understanding

Content

Scales, Plans and Models

Measurement

Business Applications

Statistics

Investments and Loans

Assessment




Assessment Type 2:Folio 40%



2nd & 3rd

YEAR GENERAL MATHEMATICS

Subject Stage 2 General Mathematics Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Stage 1 Mathematics.

Course Outline

General Mathematics extends students’ mathematical skills in a way that apply to practical problem-

solving. A problem based approach in integral to the development of mathematical models and the

associated key ideas in the topics. These topics cover a diverse range of applications of mathematics,

including personal financial management, measurement and trigonometry, the statistical investigation

process, modelling using linear and non-linear functions and discrete modelling using networks and

matrices.

Successful completion of this subject at Stage 2 prepares students for entry to tertiary courses

requiring a non-specialised background in mathematics.

The focus capabilities for this subject are Literacy, Numeracy, Information and Communication

Technology, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding

and Intercultural Understanding.

Content

Modelling with Linear Relationships

Modelling with Matrices

Statistical Models

Financial Models

Discrete Models

Assessment







2nd & 3rd

YEAR MATHEMATICAL METHODS

Subject Stage 2 Mathematical Methods Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Stage 1 Mathematics

Course Outline

Mathematical Methods develops an increasingly complex and sophisticated understanding of calculus

and statistics. By using functions and their derivatives and integrals, and by mathematically modelling

physical processes, students develop a deep understanding of the physical world through a sound

knowledge of relationships involving rates of change. Students use statistics to describe and analyse

phenomena that involve uncertainty and variation.

Mathematical Methods provides the foundation for further study in mathematics, economics, computer

sciences and the sciences. It prepares students for courses and careers that may involve the use of

statistics, such as health or social sciences. When studied together with Specialist Mathematics, this

subject can be a pathway to engineering, physical science, and laser physics.

The focus capabilities for this subject are Literacy, Numeracy, Information and Communication

Technology, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding

and Intercultural Understanding.

Content

Further Differentiation and Applications

Discrete Random Variables

Integral Calculus

Logarithmic Functions

Continuous Random Variables and the Normal Distribution

Sampling and Confidence Intervals.

Assessment







2nd & 3rd

YEAR SPECIALIST MATHEMATICS

Subject Stage 2 Specialist Mathematics Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Stage 1 Mathematical Methods

Course Outline

Stage 2 Specialist Mathematics is designed to be taken in conjunction with Stage 2

Mathematical Methods.

Specialist Mathematics draws on and deepens students’ mathematical knowledge, skills and

understanding, and provides opportunities for students to develop their skills in using rigorous

mathematical arguments and proofs, and using mathematical models. It includes the study of

functions and calculus.

Students can gain from Specialist Mathematics the insight, understanding, knowledge and skills to

follow pathways that will lead them to become designers and makers of technology. The subject

provides pathways into university courses in Mathematical Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science,

Physical Sciences and Surveying. Students envisaging careers in other related fields, including

Economics and Commerce, may also benefit from studying this subject.


technology, critical and creative thinking, personal and social capability, ethical understanding and

intercultural understanding

Content

Mathematical Induction

Complex Numbers

Functions and Sketching Graphs

Vectors in Three Dimensions

Integration Techniques and Applications

Rates of Change and Differential Equations

Assessment







2nd & 3rd

YEAR

2nd & 3rd

YEAR MEDIA STUDIES

Subject Stage 2 Media Studies Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

The focus of Media Studies is on exploring the dynamic role of media in Australian and global

contexts. Students develop an understanding of the ways in which media provide views of world

events, interpretations of the world, and entertainment. Students consider how media can exert a

significant influence on the ways in which people receive and interpret information about the world,

explore their own culture and that of others, construct their identity, make economic choices, develop

political ideas, and spend their leisure time. Media contribute to the formation of cultural identity

because they are central to everyday life.

The four key media concepts – media representations, media conventions, media organisations, and

media audiences – underpin the study of aspects of media and are essential to students’ critical

reading of media texts and products.

The key media concepts provide an investigative framework to support students’ research, analysis,

and production assessments. These key media concepts introduce students to, and support their

understanding of, contemporary media construction and dissemination, and the social impact of

media texts and products.

The focus and capabilities for this subject are Communication, Citizenship, Personal Development,

Work and Learning.

Content

Documentaries

Cult Film

Community Media

Skills: productions, interactions, media technologies (filming and editing)

Assessment


School-based Assessment Weighting


Assessment Type 2: Product 40%



2nd & 3rd

YEAR MODERN HISTORY

Subject Stage 2 History Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

In the study of Modern History at Stage 2, students investigate the growth of modern nations at a time

of rapid global change. They engage in a study of one nation, and of interactions between or among

nations.

In their study of one nation, students investigate the social, political, and economic changes that

shaped the development of that nation. They develop insights into the characteristics of a modern

nation, and the crises and challenges that have confronted it. Students also consider the ways in

which the nation has dealt with internal divisions and external challenges, and the paths that it has

taken. Students explore relationships among nations and groups, examine some significant and

distinctive features of the world since 1945, and consider their impact on the contemporary world.

Through their studies, students build their skills in historical method through inquiry, by examining and

evaluating the nature of sources. This includes who wrote or recorded them, whose history they tell,

whose stories are not included and why, and how technology is creating new ways in which histories

can be conveyed. Students explore different interpretations, draw conclusions, and develop reasoned

historical arguments.

The focus capabilities for this subject are Literacy, Numeracy, ICT, Communication, Citizenship and


Content

Modern Nations – Germany (1918-48)

The World Since 1945 – The Changing World Order (1945-)

Assessment


School‐based Assessment Weighting


Assessment Type 2: Essay 20%



2nd & 3rd

YEAR MUSIC: ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE

Course Outline

Ensemble Performance

This subject develops students’ skills on a chosen instrument or their voice and the application of

these skills and other musical knowledge in an ensemble.

A small ensemble of two or more performers

A band

A choir, vocal ensemble, or with a solo performer (as an accompanist)

A performing arts production (as a singer or an instrumentalist).

Content

understanding music

performing music

responding to music

Assessment




Assessment Type 2: Performance and Discussion 40%


Assessment Type 3: Portfolio 30%

Subject Ensemble Performance Credits 10 (semester)

Learning Area Arts

Prerequisites Nil

2nd & 3rd

YEAR MUSIC: SOLO PERFORMANCE

Course Outline

Solo Performance

Music is a creative and expressive response to experiences and feelings, using sound as a medium.

Music is the systematic organisation of sound patterns that have the potential to transform

perceptions, emotions, and thoughts.

The study of music enables students to appreciate the world in unique ways, through aesthetic

treatments of sound across cultures, times, places, and contexts. It forms a vital part of the

transmission of histories, knowledge, and stories among generations.

Through synthesising and applying their understanding of musical elements, students learn to

manipulate sound and create musical works that express their ideas and emotions.

Content

understanding music

performing music

responding to music

Assessment




Assessment Type 2: Performance and Discussion 40%


Assessment Type 3: Portfolio 30%

Subject Solo Performance Credits 10 (semester)

Learning Area Arts

Prerequisites Nil

2nd & 3rd

YEAR NUTRITION

Subject Stage 2 Nutrition Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

Students learn about the importance of achieving optimal nutrition. Students of Stage 2 Nutrition learn

the scientific background of nutrition and use up to date information to enhance their learning of how

nutrition, or lack of nutrition plays a role in society. They explore the links between food, health, and

diet-related diseases, and have the opportunity to examine factors that influence food choices and

reflect on local, national, Indigenous, and global concerns and associated issues.

Students investigate methods of food production and distribution that affect the quantity and quality

of food, and consider the ways in which these methods and associated technologies influence the

health of individuals and communities. The study of nutrition assists students to reinforce or modify

their own diets and lifestyle habits to maximise their health outcomes.

Content

The Fundamentals of Human Nutrition

Diet, Lifestyle, and Health

Food Selection and Dietary Evaluation

Food, Nutrition, and the Consumer

Global Nutrition and Ecological Sustainability

Global Hunger.

Assessment







2nd & 3rd

YEAR OUTDOOR EDUCATION

Subject Stage 2 Outdoor Education Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

Outdoor Education students gain an understanding of ecology, environmental sustainability,

Indigenous cultural perspectives, and physical and emotional well-being. Students learn to develop

and apply risk and safety management strategies in a range of complex and dynamic contexts, and

cultivate personal responsibility for themselves, others, and the environment. Students reflect on their

personal, group, and environmental outcomes in relation to theoretical concepts introduced in class.

Semester One’s main focus of study relates to environmental perspectives towards nature, and

considers the history of our current environmental issues with a specific focus on traditional

Indigenous knowledge. Students are also introduced to camp craft skills such as cooking, packing

and carrying a pack, nutritional considerations, planning considerations, risk identification, and

minimum impact camping strategies. This culminates in a four-day bushwalking expedition in which

students apply and critically reflect upon their preparation and participation.

Semester Two focusses primarily on risk and leadership theories. Through the use of roping activities,

students learn to identify and mitigate risks to themselves and others in cliff environments, whilst

exploring the deeper nature of effective leadership through communication and decision making.

Students attend a four-day climbing and abseiling camp to demonstrate and apply the above

concepts.

Content

Environmental Studies


Outdoor Journeys

Sustainable Environmental Practices

Leadership and Planning

Self-reliant Expedition.

Assessment




Assessment Type 2: Group Practical 30%

Assessment Type 3: Individual Practical 20%



2nd & 3rd

YEAR PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Subject Stage 2 Physical Education Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

In Physical Education students gain an understanding of human functioning and physical activity and

an awareness of the community structures and practices that influence participation in physical

activity. Students explore their own physical capacities and analyse performance, health and lifestyle

issues. They develop skills in communication, investigation and the ability to apply knowledge to

practical situations.

The focus capabilities for this subject are Communication, Learning and Personal Development.

Content

Exercise Physiology & Physical Activity

- The sources of energy affecting physical performance

- The effects of training and evaluation on physical performance

- The specific physiological factors affecting performance

The Acquisition of Skills and the Biomechanics of Movement

- Skill Acquisition

- Specific factors affecting learning

- The effects of psychology or learning on the performance of the ways in which biomechanics improve skilled performance

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Practical 50%




2nd & 3rd

YEAR PHYSICS

Subject Stage 2 Physics Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Completion of Stage 1 Physics would be an advantage

Course Outline

The study of Physics is constructed around using qualitative and quantitative models, laws, and

theories to better understand matter, forces, energy, and the interaction among them.

Physics seeks to explain natural phenomena, from the subatomic world to the macro cosmos, and to

make predictions about them. As well as applying knowledge to solve problems, students develop

experimental, investigation design, information and communication skills through practical and other

learning activities. Students gather evidence from experiments and research and acquire new

knowledge through their own investigations

Content

Motion and relativity - Projectile motion - Forces and momentum - Circular motion and gravitation - Relativity

Electricity and magnetism - Electric fields - Motion of charged particles in electric fields - Magnetic fields - Motion of charged particles in magnetic fields - Electromagnetic induction

Light and atoms - Wave behaviour of light - Wave-particle duality - Structure of the atom - Standard Model

Assessment







2nd & 3rd

YEAR PSYCHOLOGY

Subject Stage 2 Psychology Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Completion of Stage 1 Psychology would be an advantage

Course Outline

The study of Psychology enables students to understand their own behaviours and the behaviours of

others. It has direct relevance to their personal lives. Psychological knowledge can be applied to

improve outcomes and the quality of experience in various areas of life, such as education, intimate

relationships, child rearing, employment and leisure.

Stage 2 Psychology builds on the scientific method by involving students in the collection and analysis

of qualitative and quantitative data. By emphasising evidence‐based procedures (i.e. observation,

experimentation and experience) the subject allows students to develop useful skills in analytical and

critical thinking, and in making inferences.

Content

Introduction to Psychology (compulsory)

Social Cognition

Learning

Personality

Psychobiology of Altered States of Awareness

Healthy Minds

Assessment







2nd & 3rd

YEAR SOCIETY AND CULTURE

Subject Stage 2 Society and Culture Credits 20 (full year)


Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

In Society and Culture, students explore and analyse the interactions of people, societies, cultures,

and environments. Using an interdisciplinary approach, they analyse the structures and systems of

contemporary societies and cultures.

Students learn about the ways in which societies constantly change and are affected by social,

political, historical, environmental, economic, and cultural factors. They investigate the ways in which

people function in groups and communicate within and across cultural groups. They develop the skills

and experience to understand how individual and group involvement can influence change, and to

consider the consequences of a range of possible social actions. Through their study of Society and

Culture, students develop the ability to influence their own future by acquiring skills, values, and

understanding that enable them to participate effectively in contemporary society.

Society and Culture gives students critical insight into the significance of factors such as gender,

ethnicity, racism, class, and power structures that affect the lives and identities of individuals and

groups. They develop the skills to critically analyse a range of viewpoints about peoples, societies,

and issues; understand diversity within and across societies; and extend their awareness of the

connections between, and the interdependence of, societies and cultures.

Content

Culture

Contemporary Challenges

Global Issues

Assessment




Assessment Type 2: Interaction 20%



2nd & 3rd

YEAR VISUAL ARTS: ART and VISUAL ARTS: DESIGN

Subject Stage 2 Visual Arts Credits 20 (full year)

Learning Area Arts

Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

In Visual Arts – Art, students have the opportunity to develop ideas and skills with a variety of media.

These may include drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, digital art and mixed media. Students

express their ideas in their folios and develop ideas to create works of art in 2 and 3 dimensions.

In Visual Arts – Design, students have the opportunity to work in design area such as graphic design,

product design, illustration or fashion design. Design students express their ideas by using drawings,

diagrams, models, prototypes or digital techniques, leading to resolved design works.

Students research, understand and analyse artworks in a variety of cultural and historical contexts

through personal investigation. They communicate knowledge and understanding of their own work

and that of other practitioner’s works:

Content

Visual Thinking

Practical Resolution

Visual Arts in Context.

Assessment




Assessment Type 2: Practical 30%


Assessment Type 3: Visual Study 30%

School‐based Assessment

Students create 2 folios that show their visual learning, investigation and development of ideas. Each

folio is linked to the final practical work which is accompanied by a 500 word practitioner’s statement.

External Assessment

Students produce one Visual Study for external assessment. This is an exploration of one or more Art

or Design styles, ideas, materials, media, techniques or technologies. Students base this exploration

and experimentation on the critical analysis of the work of other practitioners through individual

research and the development of visual thinking and/ or technical skills. Evidence of this work takes

the form of a maximum of 20 A3 pages with a maximum of 2000 words of relevant analytical written

text.

2nd & 3rd

YEAR ART OR DESIGN CREATIVE ARTS

Subject Stage 2 Creative Arts – Art or Design


Learning Area Arts

Prerequisites Nil

Course Outline

Creative Arts is offered as an extra Arts subject if students would like to study 2 Visual Arts subjects

at Stage 2. Students can study any of the Visual Arts topics under this subject.

In Creative Arts – Art, students have the opportunity to develop ideas and skills with a variety of media.

These may include drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, digital art and mixed media. Students

express their ideas in their folios and develop ideas to create works of Art in 2 and 3 dimensions.

In Creative Art – Design, students have the opportunity to work in the design areas such as graphic

design, product design, illustration or fashion design. Design students express their ideas by using

drawings, diagrams, models, prototypes or digital techniques, leading to resolved design works.

Student’s research, understand and analyse artworks in a variety of cultural and historical contexts

through personal investigation. They communicate knowledge and understanding of their own work

and that of other practitioner’s work.

Content

Creative Arts Process

Development and Production

Concepts in Creative Arts Disciplines

Creative Arts in Practice

Assessment



Assessment Type 1: Products 50%

Assessment Type 2: Inquiry 20%



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