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Secondary School
Year 10
Subject Selection
Booklet
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Contents STUDENT RESOURCE SCHEME .......................................................................................................... 4
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 5
FLEXIBLE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PATHWAYS ..................................................................... 6
CHINESE ................................................................................................................................................. 7
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 7
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ................................................................................................................... 7
DRAMA ................................................................................................................................................... 7
ENGLISH ................................................................................................................................................. 7
ENGLISH FOR ESL LEARNERS .............................................................................................................. 7
FILM, TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA ................................................................................................ 7
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ............................................................................................. 7
HPE EXTENSION ................................................................................................................................... 7
HOSPITALITY ......................................................................................................................................... 7
HUMANITIES - APPLIED ....................................................................................................................... 7
HUMANITIES – GENERAL .................................................................................................................... 7
LEGAL STUDIES & ACCOUNTING ..................................................................................................... 7
MATHEMATICS...................................................................................................................................... 7
MUSIC ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
SCIENCE – GENERAL ............................................................................................................................ 7
SCIENCE - APPLIED ............................................................................................................................... 7
STEAM .................................................................................................................................................... 7
VISUAL ART ........................................................................................................................................... 7
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Senior School Subject Charges 2018 Year 10
Cost Years 11 and 12
Subjects – Per Year
Costs
Level 1 $30.00 Level 1 $40.00
Drama Graphics
Film, Television and New Media QCS Preparation
HPE Extension Vocational Education & Training
Music Certificate I in Business
Certificate I in Information, Digital Media and
Technology
Vocational Education & Training Dual Certificate – Certificate II in Business and
Certificate II in Tourism
$60.00
Certificate I in Business
Certificate I in Information, Digital Media and
Technology
Level 2 $60.00 Level 2 $80.00
Design Technology Drama
Hospitality Film, Television and New Media
Visual Art Music
Physical Education - Year 11
Physical Education - Year 12
Visual Art
Authority Registered Subjects
Recreation
Visual Arts in Practice
Vocational Education & Training
Certificate II in Information, Digital Media and
Technology
Level 3 $120.00
Industrial Technology Skills
Vocational Education & Training
Certificate II in Hospitality
Certificate II in Kitchen Operations
Outsourced Charges
Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and
Care
Approx.
$400.00*
Certificate III in Fitness - Year 11 $400.00*
Diploma of Business $1900.00*
*Prices are for the full course and are subject to change by the external provider
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STUDENT RESOURCE SCHEME
The College operates an annual Student Resource Scheme which enables students to participate in the
temporary use of prescribed textbooks and educational resources that, in the absence of the scheme,
would normally be purchased by the parent for the student’s use at school.
The purpose of the scheme is to provide the parent with a cost effective alternative to purchasing
textbooks, resources, consumables and/or materials from elsewhere, through reduced prices gained
from the school’s bulk purchasing processes.
A parent who does not wish to join the scheme is responsible for providing the student with the items
that would otherwise have been provided to the student by the scheme. A list of the associated
textbooks and resources by subject are found within the subject detail pages and outlined in the
Student Resource Scheme breakdown of costs document.
TEXTBOOK AND RESOURCE ALLOWANCE
The Textbook and Resource Allowance provides financial assistance to parents/caregivers to offset
textbook and education resource costs for students from Years 7-12 and forms part of the Student
Resource Scheme with the reduced cost of the scheme charged to parents/caregivers as an annual
charge.
The 2017 Textbook and Resource Allowance rates were:
Year 7 – 10 $121 Year 11 – 12 $262
A list of the associated textbooks and resources by subject are found within the subject detail pages
and are provided by the College to students participating in the Student Resource Scheme.
The Student Resource Scheme does not include College activities such as camps, excursions,
extracurricular activities and formals.
SUBJECT CHARGES
An outline of the Subject Charges in addition to the Student Resource Scheme is listed on the
following pages and is prepaid as part of the subject selection process.
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Year 10 in Senior Secondary at Calamvale Community College is designed as a period of
transition between Junior Secondary and Senior Secondary. This transition takes into
account the differing nature of secondary schooling, the curriculum and associated
assessment, physical environment and overarching requirements of the two areas.
Each subject articulates to one or more subjects in Years 11 and 12 and provides awareness
and/or specific preparation for these subjects.
In Year 10, students will choose Mathematics, English, Science and Humanities and the
remainder of their timetable will be elective choices.
QCE REQUIREMENT
The QCE is a school-based qualification awarded to young people who have achieved set
standards in a significant amount of learning and met literacy and numeracy requirements. It
operates in every Queensland Senior School and it has replaced the Senior Certificate from
2008.
The Queensland Government made a commitment to increase the number of young people
completing Year 12. It has enacted laws requiring students to be ‘earning or learning’ until
they turn 17. It allows recognition of a much wider range of learning options including
academic subjects, vocational education and training, employment, community and other
projects and university subjects.
The QCE aims to meet everyone’s needs, including those students who would normally
have left school after Year 10. It is not a ‘one size fits all’ approach of learning – it is about
tailoring a package of learning for the student i.e. what, when and how each individual
student learns to meet their individual needs and aspirations.
A Queensland Certificate of Education will be awarded to young people only if their course
of study satisfies some specific requirements: a significant amount of learning; an agreed
standard of achievement, and also a literacy and numeracy proficiency. The Queensland
Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) have published fact sheets to help students
and parents understand the QCE.
INTRODUCTION
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FLEXIBLE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PATHWAYS
The Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) is responsible for developing
vocational education and training courses for students in Years 11 and 12 and for recording
students’ results in these courses on the Senior Statement. The QCAA has this delegation
under the Training and Employment Act (2000) and can accredit courses and register schools
for the delivery of Vocational Educational and Training (VET) to Australian Skills Quality
Framework (ASQF) Certificate II level. Currently Calamvale Community College is a
Registered Training Organisation under this delegation. We operate within the Australian
Skills Quality Training Framework. Schools are required to have the relevant facilities and
teachers with appropriate industry knowledge, experience and currency to teach and assess
these VET courses. Calamvale Community College also offers a Diploma level course in
partnership with a Registered Training Organisation.
Partnering for the Future
TAFE Brisbane
If you are a year 11 or 12 student, then you are eligible to participate in the TAFE at School
program. You can choose to study from over 20 exciting and varied Certificate II or III level
vocational education and training (VET) courses. Best of all, a TAFE at Schools certificate
can be achieved in conjunction with your senior studies and count towards your
Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE).
TAFE Skills Tech
Students can attend a TAFE Queensland Skills Tech location one day per week for one year
during their senior schooling to learn a trade and gain a nationally recognised qualification.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE MATERIAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THESE COURSES.
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Student Work Placements (Work Experience)
Calamvale Community College currently offers work experience to senior students on a
case-by-case basis. Year 10 students take part in a five (5) day block of work experience.
To date, the College has placed hundreds of students in valuable work experience across a
multitude of industries. Most of the College’s School-based Apprenticeships and
Traineeships have grown from this programme, and occasionally students pick up casual paid
employment from the workplace they visit. It is an excellent way for a student to get their
‘foot in the door’ of the industry in which they are interested.
Work placements are primarily created on an individual student need and many work
experience arrangements take place outside school hours. Work experience can range from
one (1) day to five (5) days visit to a workplace. In most cases, students have experienced a
satisfactory amount of contact after several days.
Work experience allows a student the opportunity to learn more about industries in which
they are interested in working – in some cases, these experiences affirm the student’s
enthusiasm for a particular job, while in other cases students realise that a particular job or
industry is not for them. In both cases, the experience is successful.
Work experience places students in workplaces as representatives of the College, covered
by Education Queensland’s insurance, and it is unpaid work. Students MUST NOT
ORGANISE ANY PAID OR UNPAID WORK DURING SCHOOL HOURS
WITHOUT SEEING the Head of Program responsible for this.
The benefits for students involved in work experience are many:
Receive hands on experience in the workplace.
Are taught and assessed on the job.
Work with future employers who treat them as an equal.
Test out career choices whilst still at school.
Gain knowledge, skills and attitudes that are relevant to and valued in the workplace
before they leave school.
Complete the Senior Phase of learning with credit towards further vocational education
and training programmes, apprenticeships and traineeships.
Make contacts that may lead to future job opportunities.
Enjoy learning in a different way.
Learn to get on well with a variety of other people.
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Students can obtain work experience in two ways:
1. Make contact with a host employer and negotiate a period in which work experience
can take place, then inform Mrs Deidre Dobbyn (Work Placement co-ordinator) in the
Creative Industries Building (CI05). Providing the host employer with the insurance
information given above is a good way to calm any nerves about liability. Mrs Deidre
Dobbyn will then arrange the work experience, and the student will be issued with a
Work Experience Agreement. This agreement is the key to insurance cover.
Without all the signatures on it before placement commences, the student is not
covered for workers compensation or liability. Students will also be given a letter to
parents explaining the planned work experience, and a student work experience log
book, which is to be filled out by the student and host employer.
2. Pick up a Work Experience Expression of Interest Form from Mrs Dobbyn (Room CI05,
Creative Industries Building) complete it and return it. The student’s information
submitted will go into a database, and in the event an employer approaches the school
requesting work experience students, the student may be contacted. This is by far a
much slower process, with no guaranteed results. The first approach described above is more proactive and often more successful.
School-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships
School-based apprenticeships and traineeships allow students – typically years 10, 11 and 12
– to study for their Queensland Certificate of Education, (QCE) whilst at the same time
undertaking government-approved and accredited training qualifications as paid employees.
An apprenticeship usually leads to a trade, while a traineeship usually leads to a certificate
qualification.
Students not only receive credit towards their QCE or equivalent at the end of year 12, but
they also train towards a qualification in their chosen career. This training may occur at a
workplace, school, or with a Supervising Registered Training Organisation (SRTO) such as a
TAFE institute or a private College (e.g. Moreton College, Sarina Russo, etc.).
Employment and/or training arrangement developed for the participant must impact on the
student’s school timetable for the program to be considered ‘school-based’.
For a school-based arrangement to be created, students must have the support of:
a host employer at a workplace that allows the demonstration of relevant skills
and knowledge
the College (represented by Mrs Deidre Dobbyn)
the Guidance Officer (an interview to discuss QCE and options)
a Supervising Registered Training Organisation (SRTO) that delivers training
their parent/caregivers who represent them while under the age of 18
and a New Apprenticeship Centre (NAC) representative that draws up the training
contract on behalf of the Australian Government.
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While a huge number of apprenticeships and traineeships are possible, whether or not they
are actually available to particular students relies on gaining support from each of these
parties in each instance.
These parties come together at the “Sign-Up” to complete the training contract, and
negotiate the student’s Education Training and Employment Schedule (ETES). This
schedule documents exactly when the student is at work, school and training and it is usually
negotiated at the same time the training contract is signed. These are legal documents.
Students who do not complete their apprenticeship or traineeship whilst at school are
required to convert to full-time or part-time arrangements when they finish their final day at
school. Once converted to full-time or part-time arrangements, appropriate award wages
and conditions apply.
How much of the full qualification or trade is gained whilst at school depends on the level of
the training undertaken, and how fast the student progresses through the training. Training is competency-based, and therefore not determined by time. A student may progress as fast
as they can demonstrate competency. However, acquiring competency at parts of the
training may often require consistent demonstrations across a range of contexts.
Unlike other apprentices and trainees, school-based participants are not paid for the
time spent undertaking training delivered by the supervising registered training
organisation, and do not accrue entitlements to sick leave or recreation leave.
However, students are paid for the time spent working, including a loading to
compensate for not receiving recreation and sick leave. This usually puts their wage at a
higher-than-casual rate for the industry they work in. Host employers, SRTO’s and the
College, also receive financial incentives from the Australian Government for each new
trainee.
Periods of paid employment for a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship must never fall
below a minimum of fifty (50) days per year (roughly one (1) day per week, where
eight (8) hours = one (1) day, or as appropriate to the industry). This minimum amount of
fifty (50) days can however be compiled in various ways, including blocks during holidays.
Any hour in which the student is employed at a workplace whilst under a training contract
is considered part of their minimum hours.
Hours spent at the SRTO are unpaid, and do not contribute to the fifty (50) days per year
minimum paid employment. Again, training can be delivered in a variety of ways, including
weekly visits to an SRTO’s campus, flexible delivery at home or on College grounds, by
correspondence, or in blocks during school holidays.
The minimum hours set for school, workplace employment and training are set in place by
the ETES and cannot be altered by any party without the consent of all other parties.
It is important for students entering into a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship see the process as an excellent training opportunity, with pay as an additional bonus. They are a
commitment that helps a student’s pathway - not just a good way to get some paid work for
spending money.
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The benefits of doing a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship include:
receiving both an education and a job
being a step ahead of the competition for jobs upon completing schooling
getting paid while you learn
working towards achieving a nationally recognised qualification
gaining hands-on experience in a real job
gaining the skills and experience to help you go on to further tertiary study
experiencing a great way to move from school to work
gaining a real sense of achievement
contributing points towards the Queensland Certificate of Education
Doing a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship is a great start to a career!
FURTHER ADVICE
Prepare your SETPlan with care. Indicate your expression of interest for Subjects.
Attend the Course Selection Information Night
Make your choice
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Description
A second language is an asset in many career paths: from hospitality
and tourism, to commerce, construction, trade, banking, retailing and
the public service. These are all areas in which Australia’s links with
China are growing now and will continue to grow in the future.
Therefore, being able to speak Chinese and having inter-cultural
language skills are significant assets that students can offer their
employers in the future. Learning Chinese at Calamvale Community
College is more than just learning to speak Chinese. The aim of the
course is to assist students to develop inter-cultural language skills; to
unlock the treasures of Chinese language and culture by developing a
greater awareness, understanding and appreciation of the student’s
own first language.
Aims
The Year 10 program refines and extends the student’s language skills,
building on what they have learned in Years 8 and 9. The primary
focus of the course is using language in real-life situations here in
Australia.
Topics
The topics generally covered include:
Term 1 • People and Personalities
Term 2 • Overseas Visitors
Term 3 • Money Cycle
Term 4 • Holiday Planning
Assessment
All four macro skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) are
assessed throughout each term.
Term 1 • Speaking Test; Reading Test
Term 2 • Listening Test; Writing Test
Term 3 • Reading Test; Speaking Test
Term 4 • Writing Test; Listening Test
Software
Students will be taught how to type Chinese text on the computers.
The environment and function for Chinese word processing using
Microsoft Word or Mac have been built-in/included in all computers.
The students will be guided in class to discover how to type Chinese.
Years 11 and 12 Links The Year 11 and 12 Chinese program continues the journey of
discovery; extending and maturing the student’s vocabulary and
language skills
Textbooks and Resources Easy Steps to Chinese; Chinese Made Easy; Hanyu; Nihao;
Language Perfect
Additional Costs $40.00 for joining the Language Perfect online learning program
CHINESE
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Description
Design will ensure that all students benefit from learning about and working with traditional, contemporary and emerging technologies that shape the world in which we live. This learning area encourages students to apply their knowledge and practical skills and processes when using technologies and other resources to create innovative solutions, independently and collaboratively, that meet current and future needs. Students use design
thinking and technologies to generate and produce designed solutions for
authentic needs and opportunities
Aims
By the conclusion of the course of study, students will be able to:
Explain and consider factors that impact on design decisions,
Produce products, services and environments,
Evaluate the features of technologies and their appropriateness for purpose,
Create designed solutions based on critical evaluation of needs or
opportunities,
Create and connect design ideas and processes of increasing complexity and
justify decisions,
Communicate and document projects, including marketing for a range of
audiences,
Independently and collaboratively apply sequenced management plans.
Use basic software that is used in industry.
Topics
Topics to be covered include:
design thinking
design processes
production processes
Assessment
Students will be assessed in two criteria:
Knowledge and Understanding
Processes and Production Skills
Methods of assessment may include:
Folio of work
Product/Prototype
Software
Students will need to provide a device each lesson, that can run software
that enables note taking and presentations such as Microsoft Word or Pages,
Microsoft Excel or Numbers, Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Web App and
access to the Web browser, and MYOB.
Please Note: For general and specific subject software requirements and
laptop device specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information and
Procedures Handbook.
Years 11 and 12 Links Senior secondary subject area such as: Design, Engineering, Aerospace
Textbooks and Resources Laptop with Windows 8.1 or above, run on 64 bit, sufficient Ram (8 G or greater)
and an independent Graphics card to produce associated graphical assignment work
and homework.
Additional Cost In addition to the standard resource scheme contribution, students will need to
supply some basic drafting equipment including: pencils, USB drive, and home
internet access. Programs - Solid Works and ArchiCAD licence is supplied by the
school at no cost.
Subject Levy $60.00
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
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Description
The Digital Technology subject area is where students use computational
thinking and information systems to define, design and implement digital
solutions. They will develop knowledge, understanding and skills in the
control and management of networked digital systems and the security
implications of the interaction between hardware, software and users.
Aims
This subject aims to allow students to:
develop understanding and skills in computational thinking,
consider how human interaction with networked systems introduces complexities,
identify standard elements such as searching and sorting in algorithms,
identify steps involved in planning solutions and developing detailed plans,
work individually and collaboratively, complying with legal obligations.
Topics Topics to be covered include:
Design and create a prototype web app
Design and implement a security system to protect data
Assessment
Students will be assessed in two criteria:
Knowledge and Understanding
Processes and Production Skills
Methods of assessment could include
Folio of work
Product/Prototype
Software
Students will need to provide a device each lesson, that can run software
that enables note taking and presentations such as Microsoft Word or Pages,
Microsoft Excel or Numbers, Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Web App and
access to the Web browser, and MYOB.
Please Note: For general and specific subject software requirements and
laptop device specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information and
Procedures Handbook.
Years 11 and 12 Links Senior secondary subject area such as: Digital Solutions, Engineering, Information
Communication, Certificate II in Information, Digital Media and Technology
Textbooks and Resources Microsoft Office Free
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
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Description
Students will be introduced to a range of skills and dramatic languages;
working in the areas of forming, presenting and responding. Students will build
on their skills of creating, presenting and analysis, through the formation of
and the presentation of short scenes with high production values.
Throughout the course, students will respond to work of their own, peers
and professional artists.
Aims
The subject aims to assist students to develop the capacity to
improvise
stage a piece of drama in a studio situation and/or stage a piece of
drama in CPAC, using lighting and sound
analyse a script and apply performance techniques to bring the script
to life
work within a team to develop short scenes/performances
reflect upon personal talent and design a pathway for future
development in Drama
understand the nature of creativity
participate in an artist-in residency project
Topics
Physical Theatre/Puppetry
Docudrama
Realism
Shakespeare
Improvisation
Elements of Drama
Elements of Performance Skills
Assessment
Students will be assessed using three criteria:
Forming
Presenting
Responding
Methods of assessment may include:
Scriptwriting or Improvisation
Practical performance
Analytical Essay
Software For general and specific subject software requirements and laptop device
specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information and Procedures Handbook.
Years 11 and 12 Links The subject will also support learning in Film, Television and New Media
Textbooks and Resources Centre Stage $58.95
Performance A Practical Approach
to Drama
$63.95
Subject Levy $30.00
Additional Cost Students may visit a performance and/or participate in an artist in residency
(approximately $20 - $30)
DRAMA
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Description
English is the study of the language and its text. English offers opportunities
to use language and texts for enjoyment and requires students to use a wide
range of approaches to analyse, evaluate and appreciate English language
texts.
There are three branches of English available:
English - General/IB (preparation for English)
English - Applied (preparation for Essential English)
English for ESL Learners (preparation for English as an Additional Language)
Please note- placement of students rely upon previous results.
Aims
This subject aims to allow students to:
develop and refine foundational skills required for all branches of
Senior English
analyse texts, opinions and perspectives
analyse ideas information and images in texts
examine representations of identities (individuals and/or groups),
issues, times and/or places in texts
examine language used to express the ideas, knowledge, values and
practices that underpin texts
communicate opinions and perspectives
use ideas, information and images to influence audiences
make representations of identities, issues, times and/or places
use language to communicate the knowledge, ideas, values and
practices that underpin texts.
Topics
Topics to be covered include:
Various novel studies
A play study
How dystopian worlds are constructed
Poetry commentary
Narrative
Assessment
Students will be assessed in:
Knowledge
Analysis and Evaluation
Communication
Comprehension
Types of assessment include written and spoken responses in the fields of:
Imaginative
Expository
Analytical
Software For general and specific subject software requirements and laptop device
specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information and Procedures Handbook.
ENGLISH
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Years 11 and 12 Links English, Essential English and English as an Additional Language
Textbooks and Resources
Various novels $ 9.80- $15.95
English Collections $ 52.67
English Mosaic $ 37.00
English Essentials 1-3 $ 50.00
No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and
Juliet
$ 24.95
Heinemann English $ 55.99
Microsoft Word $108.00
Reprographics/Booklets $ 50.00
Various excerpts from:
Paul Jennings “Unbelievable”,
“The Host”, “The Hunger Games”
ENGLISH
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Description
English for ESL Learners is the study of the language and its text. English
offers opportunities to use language and texts for enjoyment and requires
students to use a wide range of approaches to analyse, evaluate and
appreciate English language texts.
Aims
This subject aims to allow students to:
develop and refine foundational skills required for Senior English
(language features are particularly focussed on and extra support
is given to students in this area of learning.)
analyse texts, opinions and perspectives
analyse ideas information and images in texts
examine representations of identities (individuals and/or groups),
issues, times and/or places in texts
examine language used to express the ideas, knowledge, values
and practices that underpin texts
communicate opinions and perspectives
use ideas, information and images to influence audiences
make representations of identities, issues, times and/or places
use language to communicate the knowledge, ideas, values and
practices that underpin texts.
Topics
Topics to be covered include:
Various novel studies
A play study
How dystopian worlds are constructed
Poetry commentary
Narrative
Assessment
Students will be assessed in:
Knowledge about Language
Cognitive Processes
Communication Skills
Types of assessment include written and spoken responses in the fields
of:
Imaginative
Expository
Analytical
Software For general and specific subject software requirements and laptop device
specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information and Procedures
Handbook.
ENGLISH FOR ESL LEARNERS
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Years 11 and 12
Links
English, Essential English and English as an Additional Language
Textbooks and
Resources
Various novels $ 9.80- $15.95
English Collections $ 52.67
English Mosaic $ 37.00
English Essentials 1-3 $ 50.00
No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet $ 24.95
Heinemann English $ 55.99
Microsoft Word $108.00
Reprographics/Booklets $ 50.00
Various excerpts from:
Paul Jennings “Unbelievable”,
“The Host”, “The Hunger Games”
Tomorrow When the War Began DVD
Tomorrow When the War Began Novel $ 14.95
English Collections $ 52.67
English Mosaic $
English Essentials 1 – 3 $ 50.00
No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet $ 24.95
Heinemann English $ 55.99
Microsoft Word $108.00
Reprographics/Booklets $ 50.00
ENGLISH FOR ESL LEARNERS
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Description Students explore photography, basic film languages and technologies to create
many media products including a photographic portfolio, storyboards, film
scripts, short films, in-camera edits and basic animation.
Aims
This subject invites students to explore the components of creating many
forms of media and in turn work towards becoming media literate as well as
media creators and manipulators of media. Students learn to read imagery
through an in-depth study of composition, storyboard and film languages.
Students learn to make short films and are introduced to video and
photographic editing techniques using advanced editing programs.
Topics
Topics to be covered include:
Composition
Digital photography
Scriptwriting
Storyboarding
Film languages
Genre
Film styles
Animation
Short Films
Documentary
Cinematography
Assessment
Students will be assessed using three Criteria:
Design
Production
Critique
Methods of assessment will include:
Scriptwriting
In-camera edit/short film
Textual Analysis exam (reading a film)
Editing – Photoshop/blue screen technology
Software For general and specific subject software requirements and laptop device
specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information and Procedures Handbook.
Years 11 and 12 Links Film, Television and New Media, Drama
Textbooks and Resources Media Remix $37.95
Reprographics – Production and
Appreciation 2E
$91.95
Subject Levy $30.00
Additional Cost Students may also visit the Gallery of Modern Art (Cinématèque) or participate
in an artist in residency project.
FILM, TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA
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Description HPE prepares students who wish to study the General subject Physical Education in Years 11 and 12. The theory units studied are linked to the
selected physical activity the students are participating in. There is an equal emphasis placed on theory and performance elements within this subject.
Aims This subject focuses on physical activity in Australian society and involves
learning in, through and about physical activity. The aim of the course is to
provide students with the skills to understand human movement and how to
improve performance, both physically and psychologically. Practical learning
experiences support students to select, implement and maintain appropriate
physical activity routines to enhance their health and wellbeing. They learn about
the benefits of being fit and how fitness can be improved and maintained through
specific activities.
Topics The areas of learning to be addressed in Yr 10 include, but are not limited to:
alcohol and other drugs (AD)
food and nutrition (FN)
health benefits of physical activity (HBPA)
mental health and wellbeing (MH)
relationships and sexuality (RS)
safety (S)
challenge and adventure activities (CA)
games and sports (GS)
lifelong physical activities (LLPA)
Topics:
Theory
Biomechanics
Exercise and Training
CPR 4 Life
Sociology
Nutrition
Exercise Physiology
Physical Activities
Touch
Volleyball
Netball
Golf
Outdoor persuits
Assessment Students will be assessed on criteria in both theoretical and practical aspects of
the course and both aspects are weighted equally. Practical assessment will be ongoing during the term with an emphasis on
participation, attitude and behaviour and as well as application of skill. Written / Research assessment:
Biomechanical Analysis
Training programs Assessment
Health and Nutrition Journal and Evaluation
Health Benefits/Lifelong Physical Activity Implementation
Software For general and specific subject software requirements and laptop device
specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information and Procedures Handbook.
Additional Costs $70.00 First aid course
Years 11 and 12 Links Physical Education, Certificate III in Fitness, Recreation
Textbooks and Resources
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
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This subject is offered to ADP students only. It prepares them for Physical Education in years 11 and 12 as well as
Certificate III in Fitness.
Description The theory units studied relate directly to the selected physical activity.
There is an equal emphasis placed on theory and performance elements
within this subject.
Aims
This subject is an extension from ADP in Junior Secondary and continues to
focus on physical activity in Australian society. It involves learning in,
through and about physical activity. The aim of the course is to provide
students with the skills to understand human movement and how to improve
performance, both physically and psychologically. In this program the
emphasis is on mentoring and training others including working with
students from Calamvale Special School.
Topics
Topics to be covered may include
Focus Areas
Anatomy and the Science of Biomechanics and Movement – basic
anatomy and analysis of movement
Figueroa’s Framework – Investigate the 5 levels and their impact on
students’ participation in physical activity
CPR 4 Life – First Aid
Physical Activities – development of skills that are applied in a variety of
performance environments
Golf Officiating
Netball and Vicki Wilson Cup Coaching
Touch Football Nutrition for Life
Volleyball Exercise Physiology and Training
Duke of Edinburgh Individual Fitness Analysis and
Training
All schools competition entry
Assessment
Students will be assessed on criteria in both theoretical and practical aspects
of the course and both aspects are weighted equally.
Practical assessment will be ongoing during the term with an emphasis on
participation, attitude and behaviour and as well as application of skill.
Written / Research assessment:
Anatomy exam Nutrition Analysis
Exam Essay – Figueroa’s framework Biomechanical Analysis
Extension Tasks
Software For general and specific subject software requirements and laptop device
specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information and Procedures Handbook.
Subject Levy $30.00
Additional Costs $70.00 for First aid course
Years 11 and 12 Links Physical Education, Certificate III in Fitness
Textbooks and Resources Photocopying and research costs covered by subject levy.
HPE EXTENSION
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Description
This subject provides the opportunity for students to use design and
technologies knowledge and understanding, processes and production skills
and design thinking to produce designed solutions to identified needs or
opportunities of relevance to individuals and regional and global
communities. Students work independently and collaboratively. Students will
design, produce and test solutions to a range of food specialisation and food
production problems using a range of technologies in an industry setting.
Aims
This subject aims to:
Permit students to create solutions and experiment with food and
food technologies.
Enable students to develop food safely for a range of clients.
Experience catering and serving an event in an industry setting.
Topics
Strands to be covered include:
Food specialisations
Food production
Materials and technologies specialisations
Assessment
Students will be assessed on two content descriptions:
Knowledge and understanding
Processes and production skills
Methods of assessment will include:
Design folios
Investigation
Essays
Tests
Practical production
Software For general and specific subject software requirements and laptop device
specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information and Procedures Handbook.
Years 11 and 12 Links Certificate II in Hospitality (Food and Beverage), Certificate II in Kitchen
Operations
Textbooks and Resources
Subject Levy $60.00
Additional Cost Nil
HOSPITALITY
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Description
The Humanities – Applied course provides a core understanding of
Civics, Business and Tourism. It gives students the opportunity to
further develop their understanding of economics and business concepts
by considering Australia’s economic performance and standard of living.
The course also focuses on the global industry of tourism and the
customer focus that is required for both topics.
Aims
This subject aims to assist students to develop:
Knowledge and understanding of the tourist industry
A range of research techniques to collect, analyse and represent
tourism information
Appreciation of the need for effective communication, interpersonal skills and teamwork with the work environment
How is the performance of an economy measured?
Why do variations in economic performance in different economies
exist?
What strategies do governments use to manage the economy?
How do governments, businesses and individuals respond to
changing economic conditions?
Topics
Topics to be covered include:
TRAVEL
Travel destinations
Factors influencing the choice of travel destinations
Planning a trip
Options for organising travel
Consideration when planning a trip
Organising an itinerary
BUSINESS
How Australia’s standard of living compares with other countries.
What is the relationship between living standards and economic
performance
An understanding of the factors that influence our buying decisions,
opportunity cost and the outcomes of making a major consumer
and finance decision.
Assessment
Methods of assessment will include:
Exams
Assignments
Research tasks/case studies
Software For general and specific subject software requirements and laptop device
specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information and Procedures Handbook.
Years 11 and 12 Links Dual Business and Tourism Certificate
Textbooks and Resources Source booklets $20.00
Reprographics $20.00
Textbook $43.95
HUMANITIES - APPLIED
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Description The Humanities – General subject provides a holistic overview of the subjects
available under the Humanities banner in either or both the International
Baccalaureate and SATE systems in Years 11 and 12. A term of each subject
will be studied.
Aims
Students will understand the role that history plays in shaping our lives; in the
past, the present and in the future. They will also examine the environmental
values, systems and management of landscapes and the complex
interrelationships between human and physical domains in Geography. In
Philosophy, students will explore and consider philosophical ideas that have
shaped and continue to influence contemporary society. They will investigate
philosophers’ and thinkers’ ideas and work across a range of topics.
Topics
History Topic: The World Wars
Examine the significant events of World War I and II and the
experience of Australians
Investigate the impact of the war with particular emphasis on the
home front, including the Kokoda and Gallipoli campaigns.
Students examine primary and secondary sources and evaluate
reliability of sources
Geography Topic: Environmental Systems
Environmental functions and systems that support all life
In-depth investigation of a coastal environment and the changes that
have occurred over time
Consequences of these changes and actions or proposals to manage
them
Philosophy Topic: Plato and the Modern World
Acquire knowledge of Plato’s philosophy and critically analyse these
arguments and their place in the modern world.
Examine and critically analyse how Plato’s philosophy is represented in
modern media.
Assessment
Students will be assessed according to the ACARA standards descriptors.
Methods of assessment will include:
Objective short answer exam
Response to stimulus essay exam
Multi-modal presentation including collection of data
Software For general and specific subject software requirements and laptop device
specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information and Procedures Handbook.
Years 11 and 12 Links Modern History, English, Philosophy, Geography, Biology, ESS
Textbooks and Resources
Twentieth Century World $31.30
Inquiry 1 $110.89
Source booklets $20.00
Reprographics $20.00
Atlas $45.50
Excursions Fieldwork is a mandatory component of the Geography curriculum. An
excursion with an approximate cost of $20.00 will be held in the semester.
HUMANITIES – GENERAL
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Description
Every day students face many legal, financial, consumer and
employment choices. By studying this introductory unit in Legal Studies, it will help students make better informed and more
responsible decisions as active citizens. Accounting is an information
system that provides financial and other information for making
decisions and evaluating the success of business enterprises.
Aims
Students will develop an understanding of how laws affect individuals and groups and regulate society. They will have an ability to record
and interpret basic financial business information, process accounting
data, produce reports and make decisions and learn how to identify,
research, and evaluate options when making decisions related to
solving the problems and issues that confront consumers and
businesses.
Topics
Topics to be covered include:
Legal Studies Topic: Democracy and Global Citizenship
Democracy in Australia and Around the World
Developing Democracy vs Communism
Foreign Aid
United Nations and Peacekeeping
Australia as a global citizen – good or bad?
Accounting Topic: Introduction to Accounting
What is accounting all about?
Basic Accounting principles
Recording business transactions using Microsoft Excel
Calculating profit using Microsoft Excel
Using Accounting for personal purposes
Mind Your Own Business Accounting software (MYOB)
Assessment
Methods of assessment may include:
Exams
Extended written response
Folio of work
Software
Students will need to provide a device each lesson, that can run
software that enables note taking and presentations such as Microsoft
Word or Pages, Microsoft Excel or Numbers, Microsoft Outlook or
Outlook Web App and access to the Web browser, and MYOB.
Please Note: For general and specific subject software requirements
and laptop device specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information
and Procedures Handbook.
Years 11 and 12 Links Legal Studies, History, Accounting,
Textbooks and Resources Microsoft Office $128.00
Reprographics $5.00
Booklets $20.00
LEGAL STUDIES & ACCOUNTING
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Description
Year 10 Mathematics studies the content strands of Number and Algebra, Measurement and
Geometry, and Statistics and Probability. These are assessed using the proficiency strands of
Understanding and Fluency, and Problem Solving and Reasoning. These proficiency strands describe
how the content is explored or developed.
Students will be placed into General/IB, Applied or Foundation Mathematics in Term 4 Year 9
based upon their results obtained in Terms 1, 2 and 3. This is in preparation for developing
options for their Senior Pathway.
Aims
The Mathematics curriculum aims to ensure that students:
are confident, creative users and communicators of mathematics, able to investigate,
represent and interpret situations in their personal and work lives and as active citizens
develop an increasingly sophisticated understanding of mathematical concepts and
fluency with processes, and are able to pose and solve problems and reason in Number
and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability
recognise connections between the areas of mathematics and other disciplines and
appreciate mathematics as an accessible and enjoyable discipline to study.
Topics
The Mathematics curriculum is organised into eight units which are arranged under three
strands:
Number and Algebra (Money and Financial Mathematics; Algebra; Linear and Non-Linear
Relationships)
Measurement and Geometry (Measurement; Geometric Reasoning; Pythagoras and
Trigonometry)
Statistics and Probability (Chance; Data Representation and Interpretation)
Extension Mathematics students study the same material as Core Mathematics students, with
extra or extended work in most units. Topics such as Matrices and Vectors, and Circles have
been included to better prepare students for Senior.
Foundation Mathematics students study minimal algebra, and concentrate on everyday
mathematical skills.
Assessment General/IB & Applied Mathematics:
Exam – 1 per term; Report/Assignment – 1 per semester
Foundation Mathematics:
Exam – 1 per semester; Assignment – 1 per term
Software For general and specific subject requirements and laptop device specifications, please refer to
the BYOD Information and Procedures Handbook. Access to Cambridge Hot Maths Online
Years 11 and 12 Links
Mathematics is a required pre-requisite for Senior Subjects:
General Mathematics
Mathematical Methods
Specialist Mathematics
Essential Mathematics – no minimum requirements
Some Senior Science subjects also have Mathematics pre-requisites (Physics and Chemistry).
NOTE: Students who have studied Foundation Mathematics in Year 10 can only choose
Essential Mathematics in Year 11 & 12.
Textbooks and
Resources
Maths Quest 10 + 10A for the Australian Curriculum $66.95
Efofex $2.50
Hot Maths $14.00
Photocopies/Booklets $20.00
MATHEMATICS
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Description
Music is a practical based subject. It is designed to develop the skills of
performance (playing guitars/keyboards/own instrument/voice)
listening composition. The emphasis of the course is to learn
through participation and gain experience through involvement. An
aspect of study is the use of computer technology to create music.
Aims
Through music students develop audiation which is the process by
which the brain makes sense of what the ear hears; or the ability to
think in sound. They apply their developing audiation through the
study of three interrelated dimensions of listening, composing and
performance.
Topics
Learning experiences may include:
Practical studies on guitar and keyboard
Basic drum stick technique
Use of computers in composition
Listening and study of various styles of music
Extending music notation and reading skills
Assessment
Performing – group/individual practical tasks on guitar and keyboard,
optional tasks include basic drumming technique along an ensemble
and/or prepared small ensemble/solo performance (in any style).
Composing – writing and recording student’s own music for
instruments, voice, or combinations of these.
Listening – basic notation skills (rhythm and pitch) may be tested in
an exam situation, and basic music analysis skills may be tested
through a class assignment or presentation project.
Software For general and specific subject software requirements and laptop
device specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information and
Procedures Handbook.
Years 11 and 12 Links Music
Textbooks and Resources
Subject Levy $30.00
MUSIC
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Description
Students will be placed in Science - General/IB or Science - Applied in Term 4 Year
9 based upon their results obtained in Terms 1, 2 and 3. This is in preparation for developing options for their Senior Pathway.
Students will study Chemistry, Physics and Biology.
Aims
This subject aims to:
Understanding of a range of principles, theories and procedures relating to Chemistry, Physics and Biology.
Consolidate students’ abilities in the laboratory and advance these skills further
Topics
In the Chemistry unit students will be studying Chemical Reactions Matter
focusing on the following topics:
Research the periodic table and its development
Atomic Structure
Electronic configuration to the formation of compounds
Chemical Reactions
Using word and balanced symbol equations
Rates of chemical reactions In the Physics unit students will be studying Galileo’s New Science focusing on
the following topics:
Measurement
Forces, Motion and Energy
Kinematics
Energy In the Biology unit students will be studying The Recipe of Life focusing on the following topics:
Cell Biology
Human Body System
Genetics
Diseases Genetic
Evolution
Model a cycle (carbon, nitrogen or phosphorus)
Assessment
Students will be assessed on:
Science Understanding
Science as a human endeavour
Science inquiry skills
Methods of assessment may include:
Experimental Investigation
Supervised assessment
Short and extended responses
Research Presentation (Multimodal)
Software For general and specific subject software requirements and laptop device specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information and Procedures Handbook.
Years 11 and 12 Links Chemistry, Physics and Biology
Textbooks and Resources
SCIENCE – GENERAL
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Description
Students will be placed in Science - Applied in Term 4 Year 9 based
upon their results obtained in Terms 1, 2 and 3. Students explore the
biological, chemical, geological and physical evidence for different
theories, such as the theories of natural selection and the Big Bang.
Relationships between aspects of the living, physical and chemical world
are applied to systems on a local and global scale and this enables
students to predict how changes will affect equilibrium within these
systems.
Aims
This subject aims to:
Understanding of a range of principles, theories and procedures relating to Chemistry, Physics and Biology.
Consolidate students’ abilities in the laboratory and advance
these skills further
Topics
The Science curriculum is organised into four units:
Chemical reactions matter
Galileo’s new science
The recipe of life
The big ideas of science
Assessment
Students will be assessed on:
Science Understanding
Science as a human endeavour
Science inquiry skills
Methods of assessment may include:
Experimental Investigation
Supervised assessment
Short and extended responses
Research Presentation (Multimodal)
Software For general and specific subject software requirements and laptop
device specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information and Procedures
Handbook.
Years 11 and 12 Links Chemistry and Biology
Textbooks and Resources
SCIENCE - APPLIED
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Description
In the world today, robots are being developed to replace humans in
many jobs. Teams of people who design these robots will need a specific skillset which combines a variety of disciplines, which include
Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics, as well as
skills in project management, communication, critical and creative
thinking and ICT capabilities.
Aims
Students will develop an understanding of how robots are designed and created in a range of industries and the technology and
engineering they incorporate. They develop advanced skills in
combining Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics
to enable them to design and create a programmable robot for an
identified need.
Topics
Topics to be covered include:
Engineering Solutions
Evolution of products, services and environments
Impact of emerging technologies on design solutions
How the characteristics of properties and materials are combined with scientific principles in creating engineered
solutions
Digital Solutions
Robotic control systems
The role of hardware and software
Designing digital systems
Assessment
Methods of assessment may include:
Project proposal
Project log
Designed solution
Software For general and specific subject software requirements and laptop
device specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information and
Procedures Handbook.
Years 11 and 12 Links Digital Solutions, Engineering, Visual Arts
Textbooks and Resources 3D Printing materials $10.00
General consumables $15.00
STEAM
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Description
Students will develop practical skills and understanding, and theoretical
knowledge of a selection of two dimensional and three dimensional art
forms through making (practical) and appraising (theory). Several major
practical projects will be completed.
Aims
This subject aims to further develop prior knowledge of Visual Art, if
previous studies of the subject have been undertaken, or introduce
knowledge of the subject in both practical and theoretical areas.
Develop practical skills and knowledge of art making processes.
Further develop the language of visual literacy through
appreciating, understanding, analysing and writing about art.
Completion of several major practical artworks.
Topics
Topics to be covered may include:
Unit 1 – Modernism
Drawing and painting
Printmaking
Unit 2 – Post-Modernism
Mixed media and sculpture
Digital Art
Assessment
Student’s ways of working, knowledge and understanding will be assessed
using three criteria:
Making
o visual literacy
o application
Appraising
Methods of assessment will include:
Written Tasks
Practical Folio
Digital
o Visual Diary – planning and process work
o Major Projects
Software
To successfully complete this course, the student will require a laptop, SD
card and Adobe Creative Suite (free through the school).
For general and specific subject software requirements and laptop device
specifications, please refer to the BYOD Information and Procedures
Handbook.
Years 11 and 12 Links Visual Art (General), Visual Arts in Practice (Applied)
Textbooks and Resources
Subject Levy $60.00
VISUAL ART