curriculum handbook 2021 - plympton international college

Curriculum Handbook 2021

Welcome

This curriculum handbook is designed to give important information to students and their families about the curriculum opportunities available at Plympton International College. This allows families of children in the middle years to take an informed, longer-term view in planning educational pathways into the senior years and beyond. Students and their families in the senior years are encouraged to use this information and subject selection processes to make informed decisions about courses linked to post school pathways.

Each year level is colour coded for ease of use.

Reception – Year 6 (Primary Schooling)

Education in our primary school is focused on the development of the ‘whole child’ through our careful attention to the academic and social learning needs of each individual. Our staff work collaboratively to ensure our high quality learning programs engage all students. A strong partnership with families is valued as an essential part of the growth process for our young learners. Being an R-12 College, our students have access to a range of specialist facilities that enrich and deepen their learning.

Years 7 – 9 (Middle Schooling)

Students from year 7 transition successfully into the middle school. Our middle school program and structure are designed to specifically engage and guide our young adolescents through the important transition from primary to secondary schooling. Through the Australian Curriculum, we design the learning experience to be relevant, rigorous and reflective of individual needs and interests.

Years 10 – 12 (Senior Schooling)

Our senior school students, years 10-12, are emerging young adults, each with personalised learning requirements and aspirations. We offer a comprehensive and broad range of Australian Curriculum, SACE and Vocational subjects to ensure all students are able to engage in meaningful, rigorous and relevant learning to support their future pathways.

Chinese (Mandarin) Bilingual School

Plympton International College was successfully chosen to become the first South Australian Bilingual College. Evidence shows bilingual students have a competitive edge when leaving school, together with a deep cultural and global understanding. Our Chinese (Mandarin) Bilingual program equips students with transferrable skills to successfully interact and engage in a competitive globalised world. Most bilingual students can be expected to reach higher levels of second language proficiency than students in other school based language programs.

Subject Selection

The subject selection process occurs during Term 3. Students and families will have access to this handbook via the school website, subject teachers will talk with students about the subjects that are available, and will answer questions that arise. Students will work with home group teachers in Pastoral Care to undertake subject selection as part of the Career Strategy program. Students will be able to select subjects online via Web Preference on the school website.

We encourage parents/carers to contact the school for information and assistance throughout the process. Every effort will be made to meet student choices; this is always dependent on the choices and the availability of teachers. We are an active member of the Western Adelaide Secondary Schools Network, which provides our students with increased opportunities, as valuable partnerships exist between member schools to ensure viable classes and expand learning options.

To have a challenging, achievable and enjoyable course of study over the coming year is vital for student engagement and to encourage students to strive for excellence in their learning.

For further information about our school curriculum offerings please visit our website at www.plymptoncollege.sa.edu.au or contact the school on 8297-0488.

We look forward to working with you and your family during the subject selection process.

Linda Richardson

Principal

Plympton International College

2021 CURRICULUM HANDBOOK

CONTENTS

CURRICULUM PATTERN 4 - 5

YEAR 7 6 - 8

YEAR 8 9 - 10

YEAR 9 11 - 13

YEAR 10 14 - 17

SACE 18 - 19

YEAR 11 20 - 27

YEAR 12 28 - 34

VET 35 - 41

ENGLISH Year 7English

2 Semesters

Year 8English

2 Semesters

Year 9English

2 Semesters

Year 10English

2 Semesters

Year 11English

20 Credits

Year 12English

20 Credits

Essential English20 Credits

Essential English20 Credits

Health and Physical Education (H&PE)Year 7H&PE

2 Semester

Year 8H&PE

1 Semester

Year 9H&PE

1 SemesterPE

1 Semester

Year 10H&PE

1 SemesterPE

1 Semester

Year 11Physical Education

A & B 10 Credits each

Year 12Physical Education

20 Credits

Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)Year 7HASS

2 Semesters

Year 8HASS

2 Semesters

Year 9Geography1 Semester

Year 10History

1 Semester

Year 11Modern History

10 Credits

Year 12Modern History

20 Credits

History1 Semester

Geography1 Semester

Legal Studies10 Credits

Legal Studies20 Credits

Geography 10 Credits

Ancient Studies10 Credits

LanguagesYear 7Chinese

2 Semesters

Year 8Chinese

2 Semesters

Year 9Chinese

2 Semesters

Year 10Chinese A&B2 Semesters

Year 11Chinese A & B(Background)

10 Credits each

Year 12Chinese

(Background)20 Credits

Chinese Language and Culture1 Semester10 Credits

Chinese A & B(Continuers)

10 Credits each

Chinese(Continuers)20 Credits

MathematicsYear 7

Mathematics2 Semesters

Year 8Mathematics2 Semesters



Year 11Essential

Mathematics A & B10 Credits each

Year 12Essential

Mathematics20 Credits

General

Mathematics A & B10 Credits each

Mathematical Methods20 Credits

Mathematics A, B, C & D

10 Credits each

Specialist Mathematics20 Credits

CURRICULUM PATTERN

ScienceYear 7Science

2 Semesters

Year 8Science

2 Semesters

Year 9Science

2 Semesters

Year 10Science

2 Semesters

Year 11Biology A & B

10 Credits each

Year 12Biology

20 Credits

Chemistry A & B10 Credits each

Chemistry20 Credits

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ScienceYear 11

Physics A & B10 Credits each

Year 12 Physics

20 Credits

Nutrition A10 Credits

Nutrition20 Credits

Psychology A10 Credits

Psychology20 Credits

TechnologyYear 7

Technology1 Semester

Year 8Technology

(STEM)1 Semester

Year 9Digital

Technologies1 Semester

Year 10Technology

Advanced /Systems and Control (Robotics)1 Semester

Year 11

Year 12Information Processing & Publishing 20 Credits

Business & Innovation10 Credits

Business & Innovation20 Credits

Technology Advanced


Technology Materials


Design & Technology (Material Products)

10 Credits

Design & Technology (Material Products)

20 Credits

Food Technology

1 Term

Food Technology

1 Term

Food Technology 1 Semester

Food Technology 1 Semester

Food & Hospitality A & B 10 Credits each

Food & Hospitality20 Credits

The ArtsYear 7

Visual Art1 term

Year 8Visual Art

1 term

Year 9Visual Art1 Semester

Year 10Visual Art1 Semester

Year 11Visual Art –

Art A 10 Credits

Year 12Visual Art – Art /

Design20 Credits

Visual Art – Art Design B

10 Credits

Drama1 term

Drama1 term

Drama1 Semester

Drama1 Semester

Drama A & B10 Credits each

Drama20 Credits

Multi Media/ Digital Photography1 Semester

Creative Arts Digital Photography

10 Credits

Creative Arts Digital Photography

20 Credits

Music1 term

Music1 term

Music A & BFull year

Music A & B1 Semester each

Music Experience A & B

10 Credits each

Music Performance A & B

10 Credits each

Music Explorations10 Credits

Dance1 term

Dance1 term

Dance1 Semester

Dance1 Semester

Dance10 Credits

CURRICULUM PATTERN

Cross DisciplinaryYear 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Personal Learning Plan

10 Credits

Year 11Research Project

10 Credits

Year 12

Workplace Practices

10 Credits

Workplace Practices

20 Credits

Community Studies10 Credits

Community Studies20 Credits

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Our middle years approach to students in Year 7, 8 and 9 is aimed at best meeting the learning needs of young adolescents and to provide a foundation for future studies. Students focus on developing key skills across the middle years needed for successful transition into the senior years. Students study a wide ranging curriculum aligned with the Australian Curriculum.

In 2021, Year 7 students will have the unique opportunity to participate in the Chinese Immersion Progam. The Immersion Program will enable students to continue the study of Chinese as well as studying Chinese through practical activities in the subject of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS).

At Year 7, 8 and 9 students study subjects from the following curriculum areas:

• English 2 Semesters• Mathematics 2 Semesters• Science 2 Semesters• Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) 2 Semesters• Health and Physical Education (H&PE) 1 Semester• Technology Rotation: STEM and Food Technology 1 Semester (one term each)• Chinese 2 Semesters• Arts Rotation 1: Visual Art and Drama 1 Semester (one term each)• Arts Rotation 2: Music and Dance 1 Semester (one term each)

MIDDLE YEARS CURRICULUM

YEAR 7Year 7 Subject Pattern

English Mathematics Science HASS H&PE Chinese Arts Rotation 1

English Mathematics Science HASSTechnology

RotationChinese Arts Rotation 2

• English• Mathematics• Science• Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)• Health and Physical Education (H&PE)

• Languages Other Than English (LOTE) – Chinese (Mandarin)

• Technology (STEM: Advanced Design Technology and Food Technology)

• The Arts (Drama, Music, Art and Media Arts)

The information in this guide will provide you with a clear understanding of the objectives, skills and abilities each student should develop in each course. Students and/or parents who require advice about specific choices should consult the home group teacher and/or appropriate Year Level Manager. Students receive feedback on their personal and academic progress through four end of term reports, and at Parent, Student and Teacher interviews.

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Course Description

This course is aligned with the Australian Curriculum. Task design and assessments comply with the Achievement Standards and Content Descriptors at Year 7 level. Students will develop a range of skills in literacy, the study of literature and the capacity to use language in a wide range of ways for a variety of purposes and audiences.

Students undertake a range of activities including the study of language through the

• Explicit teaching of writing text types• Introduction to the formal study of literature• Expansion of oral skills• Expansion of ICT skills

A focus on international thinking in major studies develops students as global citizens.

Assessment

Students are required to complete a broad range of tasks that reflect their understanding of the content, ability to effectively organise thoughts and structure a response and an ability to use language accurately and appropriately in a range of modes and forms.

MATHEMATICS

Course Description

Year 7 Mathematics enables students to further develop their understanding of mathematical ideas and procedures, and promotes effective use of mathematical literacy. There is an emphasis on consolidating basic mathematical techniques that can then be extended to more complex procedures, according to individual student’s level of understanding. Problem solving skills are developed in a range of real life contexts. Technology is used to facilitate some procedures. The proficiency strands Understanding, Fluency, Problem Solving, and Reasoning are developed across the three content strands: Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability.

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks will provide a range of opportunities for students to demonstrate their skill and understanding levels against the Year 7 Achievement Standard for Mathematics.

Special Requirements

Scientific Calculator.

SCIENCE

Course Description

Students study a variety of topics in the areas of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, and Physics. They are able to improve their understanding of scientific concepts and learn how these are applied to practical situations. Students develop introductory inquiry skills such as questioning and predicting, planning and conducting investigations, analysing data and information, evaluating and communicating. They appreciate Science as a human endeavour that has relevance to everyday life.

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks including: Skills and Application tasks, Investigations.

HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES (HASS)

Course Description

Students will undertake a full year of HASS, comprised of History, Geography, Economics and Business, and Civics and Citizenship. Using inquiry based learning and critical thinking, HASS encourages students to deeply examine

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Course Description

Students are involved in practical activities, spending two to three weeks on each sport. This aspect of the course will focus on skills, rules and tactics. The likely sports to be covered are: Indoor Soccer, Table Tennis, Gaelic/AFL, Hockey, Basketball and Teeball. In Health, students learn how to take positive action to enhance their own and health, safety and wellbeing.

Topics include: Food & Exercise, Mental Health & Wellbeing, Relationships, Growth & Development, and Drugs.

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks including:

• Physical Education - skill development and tactical awareness, focussing on participation and effort.

• Health – theory and oral task, group discussions and activities.


Plympton International College H&PE shirt.

CHINESE (MANDARIN)

Course Description

Communication and Understanding are the two key strands of the Australian Curriculum: Chinese (Mandarin). Students will learn purposeful communication through socialising, informing, creating, translating and reflecting. Students can extend their understanding of language and culture through the system of language, language variation and change and the roles of language and culture. Concept based learning and opportunities to have authentic engagement with local and overseas communities will be provided.

At Plympton International College, students are provided the following Chinese (mandarin) pathways:

Chinese (Mandarin) Beginners pathway: This pathway is aimed at students with minimal or no prior Chinese learning experience. Students will be introduced to the distinct system of writing and speaking in Chinese. Regardless of entry point, students will be supported to develop autonomy as language learners and users, to self-monitor and to adjust language in response to their experience in diverse context.

Chinese (Mandarin) Continuers pathway: This pathway is aimed at students who have participated in the bilingual program previously or students with age appropriate level of Chinese.

Chinese (Mandarin) Immersion program: This program is in addition to the above Continuers pathway. It is designed to support the learning of HASS in Chinese and is aimed at students who have participated in the bilingual program previously or students with age appropriate level of Chinese.

In the Immersion Program students study Chinese whilst learning HASS through Chinese as an integrated program in years 7. Students will learn new vocabulary and grammar that will facilitate their understanding of the HASS subject.

Assessment

A range of theory and practical tasks including written and oral formative and summative tasks.

issues, ideas and events that have shaped our world and to critically challenge ideas and assumptions in order to participate positively in our community.

The course will be delivered through investigations of The Ancient World, Water and the World, Place and Liveability, the Australian Government and Legal Systems, Consumerism, and Business Resources.

Assessment

A variety of assessment including research, note taking, inquiry work, oral skills, class contributions, written responses (including essays) and ICT.

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DRAMA (one term)

Course Description

Students will develop an understanding of the process and purpose of Drama. Workshop activities will focus on developing expressive skills and techniques in voice and movement through exploration of story-telling traditions. Key components of the course are communication skills, confidence building, collaboration and reflection.

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks including theory and practical:

• Theory – Logbook (Process and Reflection)

• Practical – Workshop and performance

DANCE (one term)

Course Description

Students will undertake the foundation concepts including exploring elements (space, time, dynamics and relationships), skills and processes and express meaning through expressive and purposeful movement. Students work safely with the elements of dance (space, time, dynamics and relationships), in combination, to create and communicate meaning through dance. Students will engage in dance experiences which explore different types of dance and a variety of genres and styles including theatrical, traditional, social, ritual and other current dance styles and the forms within them.

Assessment

Students use the elements of dance with appropriate expressive qualities with choreographic intent. Through making and responding, students develop skills in and understanding of their dance making by becoming increasingly proficient in using choreographic, performance and appreciating practices.

FOOD TECHNOLOGY (one term)

Course DescriptionThis course aims to develop creative and innovative problem solving. Students will analyse problems, design and create solutions, and evaluate their outcomes. Students will learn about food safety, equipment safety, healthy eating, preparation & production of healthy recipes and the benefits of different ingredients and products. Students will investigate how to keep their bodies healthy. They will also evaluate their skills and abilities for future improvements.

AssessmentA variety of assessment tasks including: practical cooking session, research assignment, evaluations and reflection.

MUSIC (one term)

Course Description

This course aims to provide students with a basic understanding and develop skills in the core elements of Music. Students will learn to read simple notation and learn percussion, guitar and keyboard basics. Opportunities will be provided for students to perform in small groups in front of the class. They will also explore instruments of the orchestra and develop basic compositional techniques.

Assessment

A variety of assessment including theory and practical tasks (reviews, theory assessments, compositions and practical performances)


Instrumental lessons are encouraged for students who wish to continue with Music the following year to develop their skills in their chosen instrument and for future performance assessments.

THE ARTS ROTATION SUBJECT

TECHNOLOGY ROTATION SUBJECT

VISUAL ART (one term)

Course Description

Students are introduced to the elements of Visual Art practice by experimenting with media, materials and techniques. They will develop skills to enable them to reflect, analyse and evaluate artworks. Practical and theory work includes understanding the elements of line, pattern, sculpture (ceramics), and drawing.

Assessment


• Theory – Analysis and colour theory• Practical – 2D and 3D practical experimentation

STEM TECHNOLOGY (one term)

Course Description

Students will be introduced to a range of topics in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Students will engage in inquiry based learning, applying critical and creative thinking strategies to solve complex contemporary problems. Students will investigate and make decisions of suitable materials and manufacturing techniques to display their designed prototype solutions. A variety of Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) equipment such as 3D printers, laser cutters and Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) vinyl cutters are available for students. Students will be introduced to coding and how it is used today in a variety of forms such as web design and robotic programing.

A range of theory and practical tasks including: investigation, planning, construction and evaluation will be recorded in a digital folio.

Assessment

A combination of theory, practical tasks and classroom participation based on the Australian Curriculum for Science, Technology and Mathematics.

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CHINESE

Course Description

This specialist Chinese program aims to engage students globally through intensive lessons of the Chinese language. This course is specifically designed through university research and evaluation to suit the school’s bilingual program. Students will be supported towards achieving high levels of Chinese language proficiency and intercultural understanding.

Communication and Understanding are the two key strands. Students will learn purposeful communication through socializing, informing, creating, translating and reflecting. Students can extend their understanding of language and culture through the systems of language, language variation and change and the roles of language and culture. ICT, concept based learning and opportunities to have authentic engagement with local and overseas communities will be provided.

ENGLISH

Course Description

This course is aligned with the Australian Curriculum and task design and assessments comply with the Achievement Standards and Content Descriptors at Year 8 level. Students will develop a range of skills in literacy, the study of literature, and the capacity to use language in a wide range of ways for a variety of purposes and audiences.

Students undertake a range of activities including the study of language through the:

• Explicit teaching of writing text types• Continued introduction to the formal study

of literature• Expansion of oral skills• Expansion of ICT skills


Assessment


SCIENCE

Course Description

Students study a variety of topics in the areas of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, and Physics. They are able

HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES (HASS)

Course Description

Students will undertake a full year of HASS, comprised of Australian Curriculum subjects such as History, Geography, Economics and Business, and Civics and Citizenship. Using inquiry based learning and critical thinking, HASS encourages students to deeply examine issues, ideas and events that have shaped our world, and to critically challenge ideas and assumptions in order to participate positively in our community.

The course will be delivered through investigations of the Medieval World, Landforms and Landscapes, Reshaping the Nation, Australian Democracy and Parliamentary System, and Contemporary Markets.

Assessment

A variety of assessment including research, note taking, inquiry work, oral skills, class contributions, written responses (including essays) and ICT.

MATHEMATICS

Course Description

Year 8 Mathematics enables students to build on their current understanding of mathematical ideas and techniques, and to develop mathematical literacy. There is an emphasis on consolidating basic mathematical procedures that can then be extended to more complex procedures. Students develop their problem solving techniques in a range of real life contexts. Where appropriate they use technology to facilitate some procedures. The proficiency strands Understanding, Fluency, Problem Solving and Reasoning are developed across the three content strands: Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics, and Probability.

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks including: Skills and Applications tasks, directed investigations

Special Requirements: Scientific Calculator.

to improve their understanding of scientific concepts and learn how these are applied to practical situations. Students develop inquiry skills such as questioning and predicting, planning and conducting investigations, analysing data and information, evaluating and communicating. They appreciate Science as a human endeavour that has relevance to everyday life.

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks including: Skills and Application tasks, Investigations.

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• English 2 Semesters• Mathematics 2 Semesters• Science 2 Semesters• Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) 2 Semesters• Chinese 2 Semesters• Technology Rotation: STEM and Food Technology 1 Semester (one term each)• Health and Physical Education (H&PE) 1 Semester• Arts Rotation 1: Visual Art and Drama 1 Semester (one term each)• Arts Rotation 2: Music and Dance 1 Semester (one term each)


English Mathematics Science HASS ChineseTechnology

Rotation Arts Rotation 1

English Mathematics Science HASS Chinese H&PE Arts Rotation 2

STEM TECHNOLOGY (one term)

Course Description

Students are introduced to a variety of skills and processes relevant to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Students will develop critical and creative thinking skills through inquiry-based learning projects. Students use the Engineering Design Cycle to develop and test prototypes leading to design solutions incorporating the use of Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machines, traditional manually operated machinery and hand tools to meet challenges. Students will be introduced to 3D drawing software (Computer Aided Design – CAD) and continue to develop traditional hand drawing communication skills.

Assessment

A range of theory and practical tasks including: Investigation, planning, construction and evaluation will be recorded in a digital folio.


Course Description

Students are involved in practical activities, spending two to three weeks on each sport. This aspect of the course will focus on skills, rules and tactics. The likely sports to be covered are: Volleyball, Badminton, Netball, Sofcrosse, Touch, Handball/ Tchoukball/ Speedball and Athletics. In Health, students learn how to take positive action to enhance their own and others’ health, safety and wellbeing. Topics include: Relationships, Growth and Development, and Mental Health.

Assessment

A variety of assessment task including:• Physical Education - skill development and tactical

awareness, focussing on participation and effort. • Health – theory and oral task, group discussions

and activities.


Plympton International College H&PE shirt.

DRAMA (one term)

Course Description

Students will continue to build skills in voice and movement to convey status, relationships and intentions that shape dramatic actions in self-devised and scripted work. Key components of the course are communication skills, confidence building, collaboration and reflection.

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks including: • Theory – Logbook (Process and Reflection)• Practical – Workshop and performance

FOOD TECHNOLOGY (one term)

Course Description

Students will learn about food safety, equipment safety, healthy eating, preparation and production of heart smart recipes. Students investigate the ways in which products evolve locally, regionally and globally to provide a sustainable future. Students will also create action plans to promote successful outcomes when cooking. Students learn to employ strategies to evaluate their skills and abilities for future improvements.

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks including: practical cooking sessions, theory tasks, action plan and research assignment.

THE ARTS ROTATION SUBJECT

MUSIC (one term)

Course Description

This course aims to provide students with a basic understanding and develop skills in the core elements of Music. Students will learn to read simple notation and play basic keyboard, guitar and drums. Opportunities will be provided for students to perform in small groups in front of the class. They will also explore Australian music culture and develop basic compositional techniques.

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks including: practical performances, reviews, theory assessments and compositions.


Instrumental lessons are encouraged for students who wish to continue with Music the following year to develop their skills in their chosen instrument and for future performance assessments.

VISUAL ART (one term)

Course Description

Students gain an understanding of Visual Art practice by experimenting with media, materials and techniques. They will develop skills to enable them to reflect, analyse and evaluate artworks. Practical and theory work includes understanding the elements of shape, texture, colour, sculpture and printmaking.

Assessment


• Theory – Art in culture and painting analysis• Practical – 2D and 3D practical experimentation

Students use Chinese for self-expression, to access new information, and to share their knowledge and experiences with others. Pinyin remains an important tool for learning the characters and therefore is considered important in this year level. Students will engage in inquiry based learning experiences in order to increase their abilities to communicate in an increasingly global context.

Assessment

A range of theory and practical tasks including written and oral formative and summative tasks.

TECHNOLOGY ROTATION SUBJECT

DANCE (one term)

Course Description

Students will undertake the foundation concepts including exploring elements (space, time, dynamics and relationships), skills and processes and express meaning through expressive and purposeful movement. Students work safely with the elements of dance (space, time, dynamics and relationships), in combination, to create and communicate meaning through dance. Students will engage in dance experiences which explore different types of dance and a variety of genres and styles including theatrical, traditional, social, ritual and other current dance styles and the forms within them.

Assessment

Students use the elements of dance with appropriate expressive qualities with choreographic intent. Through making and responding, students develop skills in and understanding of their dance making by becoming increasingly proficient in using choreographic, performance and appreciating practices.

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Course Description

This course is aligned with the Australian Curriculum and task design and assessments comply with the Achievement Standards and Content Descriptors at Year 9 level. Students will develop a range of skills in literacy, the study of literature and the capacity to use language in a wide range of ways for a variety of purposes and audiences.

Students undertake a range of activities including the study of language through the:

• Explicit teaching of writing text types• Development of skills in the formal study of literature• Expansion of oral skills• Expansion of ICT skills


Assessment


SCIENCE

Course Description

Students study a variety of topics in the areas of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, and Physics. They are able to improve their understanding of scientific concepts and learn how these are applied to practical situations. Students develop inquiry skills such as questioning and predicting, planning and conducting investigations, analysing data and information, evaluating and communicating. They appreciate Science as a human endeavour that has relevance to everyday life.

Assessment

A variety of tasks including: Skills and Application tasks, Investigations.

MATHEMATICS

Course Description

Year 9 Mathematics continues to build an understanding of mathematical ideas and techniques, and further develops mathematical literacy and problem solving skills applied in a range of real life contexts. Students use technology to facilitate some procedures. The proficiency strands Understanding, Fluency, Problem Solving and Reasoning are developed across the three content strands: Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability.

Assessment

A variety of tasks including: Skills and applications tasks, directed investigations



CHINESE

Course Description

This specialist Chinese program aims to engage students globally through intensive lessons of the Chinese language. This course is specifically designed through university research and evaluation to suit the school’s bilingual program. Students will be supported towards achieving high levels of Chinese language proficiency and intercultural understanding.

This course builds on the foundation established in Year 8 and aims to extend students’ communication skills across the four macro-skills of language learning – reading, writing, listening and speaking. Communication and Understanding are the two key strands. Students will learn purposeful communication through socializing, informing, creating, translating and reflecting. Students can extend their understanding of language and culture through the systems of language, language variation and change and the roles of language and culture. ICT, concept based learning and opportunities to have authentic engagement with local and overseas communities will be provided.

Assessment

A range of theory and practical tasks including written and oral formative and summative tasks. Internal, school-assessed end of semester practice exam and end of year practice exam.

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English Mathematics Science Chinese H&PE Elective Elective

English Mathematics Science Chinese History Elective Elective

Compulsory Subjects:

• English 2 Semesters• Mathematics 2 Semesters• Science 2 Semesters

Elective Subjects:

Students choose four electives for one semester each, other than Music which is a full year subject

• Dance • Drama• Food Technology• Physical Education• Geography

• Music (full year)• Technologies: Digital/Technologies (STEM)• Technology: Advance Technologies (STEM)• Creative Art: Visual

• Chinese 2 Semesters• Health and Physical Education (H&PE) 1 Semester • History 1 Semester

HISTORY

Course Description

The Year 9 History curriculum provides a study of the history of the making of the modern world from 1750-1918. Using inquiry based learning and critical thinking, History encourages students to deeply examine issues, ideas and events that have shaped our world and to critically challenge ideas and assumptions in order to participate positively in our community.

The course is delivered through investigations of the Modern World

Assessment

A variety of assessments including research, note taking, inquiry work, oral skills, class contributions, written responses (including essays) and ICT.

DRAMA

Course Description

Students begin to develop self-devised polished performances based on a range of texts. There is a focus on narrative and social issues play building. Different styles and genres of theatre are introduced. Students are encouraged to reflect on their work and that of others through logbook and review writing.

Assessment

A range of theory and practical tasks including:

• Theory – Logbook (Process and Reflection), design, script development, research and theatre reviews.

• Practical – Workshop and performance, students may be involved in a short public performance.


$10 - $20 for theatre excursions.

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Course Description

Food and Culture: Students develop appropriate skills and knowledge in relation to food, nutrition and food preparation. Students learn about multicultural food and its impact on Australian cuisine and culture. Through research and practical tasks, students explore the taste of spices and how these have become a part of the Australian cuisine.

Assessment

A range of theory and practical tasks including: practical cooking sessions, theory tasks, action plan, evaluations, reflection and research assignment.

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (H&PE)

Course Description

Students will spend the practical lessons in the following format:

• Athletics: 5 weeks• Sport Education – Invasion Games: 6 weeks• Fitness: 4 weeks• Sport Education – Net Games: 4 weeks

Students will focus on improving the technical aspects of Athletics and being exposed to a variety of fitness experiences. In the two Sport Education units, students focus on participation as a player as well as playing a secondary role within their team. Students will be involved in a short theory unit that integrates some fitness concepts with the practical Fitness unit.

In Health, students learn to take positive action to enhance their own and others’ health. Topics include: Relationships, Sexual Health, and Alcohol & Drugs.

Assessment

Physical Education:

• skill development and tactical awareness, focussing on participation and effort

• theory task on Fitness, developing literacy specific to Physical Education terminology

Health:

• theory and oral tasks, group discussions and activities


Plympton International College PE shirt.

ELECTIVES (1 Semester)• Dance • Drama• Food Technology• Physical Education• Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)• Music (full year)• Technology: Digital Technologies (STEM)• Technology: Advanced Technologies (STEM)• Visual Art

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Course Description

Students are involved in practical activities, spending approximately 4-5 weeks on a sport. This aspect of the course will still focus on skill development and tactical awareness, but have a greater emphasis on reflection of performance,

DANCE

Course Description

Students will build upon the skill and knowledge from Year 7 and 8, developing an awareness of the body and how it is used in particular dance styles. Students will extend their understanding and use space, time, dynamics and relationships to expand their choreographic intentions. Students will extend the combinations of fundamental movement skills to include dance style-specific movement skill increasing their confidence, accuracy, clarity of movement and projection.

Assessment

Students will have the opportunity to participate and perform individual, small and large group presentations where they can demonstrate their individual creativity, learning and improvement.

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MUSIC

Length Full Year

Course Description

Performance – Students will develop their skills on their preferred instrument. They will be expected to rehearse and perform in groups or as an individual at assemblies and performances to develop their performance skills.

Musicianship – Students will further develop their skills in practical, theoretical and aural concepts to aid them with the depth of music analysis in both written and practical assessments. This will also include arrangements and compositions.

Musical Styles – Students will explore the evolution of popular music styles from the 1950s to the present day. Their theory skills will aid them in the listening and analysis of contemporary music recordings.

Assessment

A variety of tasks including: solo and ensemble assessments, theory assessments, reviews and compositions.


$15 is required for a Grade One Music Theory Book. Instrumental lessons are expected for students, either through the Instrumental Music Service or privately, who

GEOGRAPHY

Course Description

GEOGRAPHY: There are two units of study:

Biomes and food security focuses on investigating the role of the biotic environment and its role in food and fibre production. This unit examines the biomes of the world, their alteration and significance as a source of food and fibre, and the environmental challenges and constraints on expanding food production in the future. These distinctive aspects of biomes, food production and food security are investigated using studies drawn from Australia and across the world.

Geographies of interconnections focuses on investigating how people, through their choices and actions, are connected to places throughout the world in a wide variety of ways, and how these connections help to make and change places and their environments. This unit examines the interconnections between people and places through the products people buy and the effects of their production on the places that make them. Students examine the ways that transport and information and communication technologies have made it possible for an increasing range of services to be provided internationally, and for people in isolated rural areas to connect to information, services and people in other places. These distinctive aspects of interconnection are investigated using studies drawn from Australia and across the world.

Assessment

A variety of tasks including: research reports, investigations, power-point presentations, oral present-ations, case studies, source analysis, collaborative poster work, surveys / interviews, and practical activities.

TECHNOLOGY: Digital Technologies (STEM)

Course Description

Students will develop inquiry questions around real world problems and through a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical (STEM) approach develop solutions using the Engineering Design Cycle. With a central focus in three key areas of technology: CAM, electronics and robotics. Industry standard drawing software will be used to communicate design solutions and sent to various Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machines for prototype manufacture. Students will use a variety of electronic tools, software and equipment to create electronic circuits. Students will also focus on writing code to control robots for specific tasks in simulated real life scenarios.

Assessment


TECHNOLOGY: Advanced Technologies (STEM)

Course Description

Through a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical (STEM) approach students will be presented with design challenges to develop practical solutions through critical and creative thinking strategies. Students will have access to industry standard 3D drawing software (Computer Aided Drawing and Design – CADD) to communicate their designed solutions, traditional woodwork machinery and advanced manufacturing technology (Computer Aided Manufacturing – CAM) to model prototypes.

Assessment


VISUAL ART

Course Description

Illusions - This course looks at the way artists have manipulated space and created optical illusions in 2D & 3D art works. The course has both practical and theory components. Practical work includes relief carving, painting, drawing, perspective and ceramics. Students will focus on developing technical skills, understanding the elements of art practice and critical analysis of art works. They are encouraged to express their own ideas and investigate new techniques and methods.

Assessment


• Theory – Art in culture and review and reflection

• Practical – 2D and 3D practical experimentation

and data collection & analysis. The likely sports to be covered are from: Volleyball, Badminton, Touch Football, Indoor Soccer, Floor Hockey and Netball. Two theory lessons each week will focus on fitness & training concepts, as well as games analysis through data.

Assessment

• Performance Checklist – for practical performance• Data Analysis & Reflection task – for practical

performance• Fitness & Training concepts Theory tasks – integrated

with the four practical units



wish to study Music to develop and support their skills in their chosen instrument and for performance assessments. After school, weekend and holiday rehearsals might be required for performances and assessments. Excursions to live performances might incur a fee.

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ENGLISH

Course Description

This course is aligned with the Australian Curriculum and task design and assessment comply with the Achievement Standards and Content Descriptors at Year 10 level. This course is designed to provide a foundation in the fundamentals required for Senior English. Completion of this course will lead students to English in Stage One and Stage Two (approved for University entrance). Students will be required to analyse complex texts in depth; however, the emphasis will be on providing a broad range of language experiences for students entering senior school.

• A study of a variety of text types such as novels, poetry, film or plays requiring text responses

• A study of various forms of text production• Students will produce imaginative and

analytical texts

Assessment

Students will be assessed on the production of varied forms of written, multimodal and oral responses to analytical and imaginative tasks. There is an exam at the end of Semester 1 and 2. Students are assessed using the Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards.

Pathways

Stage 1 English or Essential English.

MATHEMATICS

Course Description

Year 10 Mathematics continues to build an understanding of mathematical ideas and techniques, and further develops mathematical literacy and problem solving skills applied in a range of real life contexts. Students use technology to facilitate some procedures. Topics include Graphing and Solving Linear Equations, Indices, Measurement, Trigonometry, Surds, Networks, Simultaneous Equations, Statistics and Quadratics.

SCIENCE

Course Description

Students study a variety of topics in the areas of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, and Physics. They are able to improve their understanding of scientific concepts and learn how these are applied to practical situations. Students develop inquiry skills such as questioning and predicting, planning and conducting investigations, analysing data and information, evaluating and communicating. They appreciate Science as a human endeavour that has relevance to everyday life.

Assessment

A variety of tasks including: Skills and Application tasks, Investigations.

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 1 Sciences.

DIGITAL ART

Course Description

Through the use of digital art medium students will undertake a series of practical and aesthetic appreciation tasks to learn skills and develop an understanding of the range of practices used by digital artists, both 2D and 3D. Students also explore how digital artists communicate their ideas through their work. Students will create a folio of evidence that explores concepts and becomes the basis of their digital art exploration and presentation. Students will

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks including: skills and applications tasks and directed investigations.

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 1 Mathematics subjects.



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English Mathematics Science PLPChinese (Continuers) A&B or

Chinese Language and Culture Elective Elective

English Mathematics Science H&PE History Elective Elective

Compulsory Subjects:• English 2 Semesters• Mathematics 2 Semesters• Science 2 Semesters• Health and Physical Education (H&PE) 1 Semester • Chinese Continuers (2 semsters) A&B or Chinese Language and Culture 1 Semester • Stage 1 Personal Learning Plan (PLP) 1 Semester• History 1 Semester

Elective Subjects: • Chinese (Continuers) B

(must be selected if completing Chinese Continuers A)• Dance• Drama• Food Technology• Physical Education B • Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) Geography

• Multi Media / Digital Photography• Music (2 Semesters)• Technology: Advanced Systems and Control (Robotics)• Technology: Material Technologies• Visual Art• Art Digital

HISTORY

Course Description

HISTORY: Students study the history of the modern world and Australia from 1918 to the present, with an emphasis on Australia in its global context. The history content at this year level involves two strands: Historical Knowledge and Understanding and Historical Skills. There are three depth studies:

1. World War II (1939-45)Students investigate wartime experiences through a study of World War II in depth. This includes a study of the causes, events, outcome and broader impact of the conflict as an episode in world history, and the nature of Australia’s involvement.

2. Rights and FreedomsStudents investigate struggles for human rights in depth. This will include how rights and freedoms have been ignored, demanded or achieved in Australia and in the broader world context.

3. The Globalising WorldStudents study one of these electives: Popular Culture or the Environment Movement or Migration Experiences.

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks including: research assignments, investigations, group work, PowerPoint presentations.

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 1 Modern History.

PERSONAL LEARNING PLAN (PLP)

(compulsory Stage 1 credits)

SACE Credits 10

Course Description

The Personal Learning Plan is a compulsory SACE subject, normally undertaken in Year 10. Students consider their aspirations and research career, training and further study choices to help them map out their future. Students identify goals and plan how to achieve them through school and after finishing the SACE. They understand and develop their capabilities through the subject (that is, Personal Development, Communication, Citizenship, Work and Learning). The Personal Learning Plan helps students:• identify and research career paths and options, including

further education, training and work• choose appropriate SACE subjects and courses based on

plans for future work and study• consider and access subjects and courses available in and

beyond school• review their strengths and areas they need to work

on, including literacy, numeracy, and information and communication technology skills

• gain skills for future employment• identify their goals and plans for improvement• review and adjust their plans to achieve their goals

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks including:• Reports• Oral Presentations• Round Table Discussions• Multimedia Presentation

The Personal Learning Plan contributes 10 credits towards the SACE. Because it is compulsory, students must achieve a C grade or better.


Course Description

Students will spend the practical lessons in the following format:

• Athletics: 5 weeks• Sport Education – Invasion Games: 6 weeks• Fitness: 4 weeks• Sport Education – Striking Games: 4 weeks

Students will focus on improving the technical aspects of Athletics and being exposed to a variety of fitness experiences in Fitness. In the two Sport Education units, students focus on participation as a player as well as playing a secondary role within their team. Students will be involved in a short theory unit that integrates some fitness concepts with the practical Fitness unit.

In Health, students learn to take positive action to enhance their own and others’ health. Topics include: Relationships, Sexual Health, and Mental Health & Wellbeing.

Assessment

Physical Education:

• skill development and tactical awareness, focussing on participation and effort

• theory task on Fitness, developing literacy specific to Physical Education terminology

Health:

• theory and oral tasks, group discussions and activities



CHINESE (CONTINUERS) A & B

Course Description

This specialist Chinese program builds on the background and foundation established in Year 8 and Year 9 and aims to prepare students to engage effectively in a globalized world. This course is specifically designed through university research and evaluation to suit the school’s bilingual program. Students will be supported towards achieving high levels of Chinese language proficiency and intercultural understanding.

The course builds on the foundation established in Year 8 and Year 9 and aims to further develop students’ linguistic ability across the four macro skills – reading, writing, listening and speaking. ICT, concept based learning and opportunities to have authentic engagement with local and overseas communities will be provided. The course is structured to provide background knowledge for SACE Chinese courses.

Assessment

A range of theory and practical tasks including written and oral formative and summative tasks. Internal, school-assessed end of semester practice exam and end of year practice exam.

Additional Information:

Students intending to continue Chinese in Year 11 are advised to undertake 2 semesters of Chinese in Year 10.

use critical and creative thinking to develop and annotate their own digital art.

Assessment

Students will develop a folio of digital art evidence with annotations of learning. Students will develop their own individual digital art work and present in format negotiated with their teacher to showcase their skills and communication utilising the medium selected.

Pathways

Provides background knowledge and skill for Stage 1 Digital Art

CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

(Stage 1 credits)

SACE Credits 10

Course Description

Students learn about Chinese language and its relationship to culture and identity. They explore and reflect on the ways in which culture is created, expressed, and communicated through language.

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FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Course Description

Students will investigate food safety, spoilage and poisoning through safe food preparation, handling and storage. Students will learn about fast foods and the effects they have on their bodies. Healthy alternatives will be investigated through research and practical activities. Students will look at and make foods for special occasions such as High Teas.

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks including: practical cooking sessions, research tasks, practical exams, action plans and evaluations.

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 1 Food and Hospitality.

DRAMA

Course Description

The focus of this course is on group production and performance. Students work collaboratively in on-stage and off-stage roles leading to a public performance. Analysis and reflection on the production process and outcomes is an essential component of the course. Students will engage in review writing, text analysis and research drama production methods.

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks including:

• Theory – A folio of reviews of live theatre or film, research report/presentation

• Practical – Public performance, either as an actor or crew member

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Course Description

Students are involved in practical activities, spending approximately 4-5 weeks on a sport. This aspect of the course will still focus on skill development and tactical awareness, but have a greater emphasis on reflection of performance, and data collection & analysis. The likely sports to be covered are from: Volleyball, Badminton, Touch Football, Indoor Soccer, Floor Hockey and Netball. Two theory lessons each week will focus on biomechanics and skill development, as well as games analysis through data.

Assessment

• Performance Checklist – for practical performance• Data Analysis & Reflection task – for practical

performance• Biomechanics and Skill Development concepts Theory

tasks – integrated with the four practical units

Pathways

Provides background for Stage 1 Physical Education and Stage 2 Integrated PE.



GEOGRAPHY

Course Description

GEOGRAPHY: Students apply the geographical concept skills as ways of thinking as they access and strengthen their geographical inquiry skills to build knowledge and understandings around environmental change & management and geographies of human wellbeing.

Key Enquiry Questions include:

• How can the spatial variation between places and changes in environments be explained?

• What management options exist for sustaining human and natural systems into the future?

• How do world views influence decisions on how to manage environmental/social change?

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks will provide a range of opportunities for students to demonstrate their skill and understanding levels against the Year 10 Achievement Standards for Geography.

Pathways

Stage 1 Geography.

Students develop and apply linguistic and intercultural knowledge, understanding, and skills to interact and communicate appropriately and effectively in Chinese in a variety of contexts, for a range of purposes and audiences. They develop and extend their ability to communicate across cultural boundaries.

This course provides students opportunities to develop their abilities to reflect on, evaluate, and discuss their own learning about, and understanding of Chinese language and culture. Students will have to work collaboratively to plan, organize or implement an activity/ activities in which they apply their linguistic and intercultural knowledge, understanding and skills.

Assessment

Students demonstrate learning through:• Text Analysis• Communication Activity• Group Activity

Pathways:

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Chinese Language and Culture.

Special Requirements:

May involve out of school activity.

ELECTIVES (1 Semester)

DANCE

Length 1 semester

Course Description

Students will be involved in the exploration of processing in creating, developing and presenting dance in small groups and as a class. Students will participate in a range of dance technique genres including Cultural, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Ballet, Tap and Hip Hop to provide a wide base of understanding and experience. This range of knowledge will allow students to compose their own dance performance and showcase. Students will be involved in individual, small and large group performances and experience a range of choreography. Dance theory will include dance aesthetics, meaning behind dance (semiotics), choreology (movement analysis and description), sociology (the role of dance in society and culture). Student will gain knowledge in fitness, nutrition and anatomical language, body articulation and awareness. Students will utilise the knowledge, skills, understanding and confidence to express their learning through dance presentations.

Assessment


Pathways

Provides background knowledge and skill for Stage 1 Dance.

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 1 Drama.


$20 - $30 for theatre excursions. After school rehearsals.

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VISUAL ART

Course Description

Urban Art: This course explores Urban and Street Art through the work of Bansky and contemporary artists. In practical work students will experiment with tattoo design or stencilling and a group school art project. Theory will explore the elements of art practice and critical analysis of art works. Students are encouraged to express their own ideas and investigate new techniques and methods.

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks including: a combination of practical exercises, assignment work, oral presentation and folio work.

Pathways: Provides background for Stage 1 Visual Art.

TECHNOLOGY: Advanced Systems and Controls (Robotics)

Course Description

Students will focus on how the mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and coding elements of robotics link and work together. The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) focussed approach to inquiry based learning challenges students to develop solutions to real world problems. Students will investigate, plan and develop prototype robotic parts for a specialised purpose. They will create logarithms in coding software to control the prototype robotic parts to perform simulated real world tasks. Students will need to use critical and creative thinking strategies in addition to problem solving techniques. Through using the Engineering Design Cycle, higher order thinking skills are developed.

TECHNOLOGY: Material Technologies

Course Description

Through a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical (STEM) approach, students will be presented with design challenges to develop practical solutions through critical and creative thinking strategies. Students will use a variety of tools, machinery and advanced manufacturing technology to model solutions. Industry standard 3-D drawing software is used to communicate and model designed solutions. Students will learn traditional and contemporary joining and advanced manufacturing processes using the Engineering Design Cycle. Students will demonstrate enhanced ICT skills in documenting, presenting and communicating their design process, through the development of a digital folio.

Assessment


Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 1 Design and Technology.

MUSIC

Length 2 semesters

Desired Background

Successful completion of Grade One music theory and at least one year of instrumental tuition.

Course Description

Performance – Students will further develop their skills on their preferred instrument. They will be expected to rehearse and perform in groups or as an individual at assemblies and performances to develop their performance skills.

Musicianship – Students will further develop their skills in practical, theoretical and aural concepts to aid them with the depth of music analysis in both written and practical assessments. This will also include arrangements and compositions.

Musical Styles - Students will explore the evolution world, jazz and film music techniques. Their theory skills will aid them in the listening and analysis of contemporary music recordings.

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks including: solo and ensemble assessments, theory assessments, assignments, reviews, compositions.

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 1 Music.


$15 is required for a Grade Two Music Theory Book. Instrumental lessons are expected for students, either through the Instrumental Music Service or privately, who wish to study Music to develop and support their skills in their chosen instrument and for performance assessments. After school, weekend and holiday rehearsals might be required for performances and assessments. Excursions to live performances might incur a fee.

MULTI MEDIA/DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Course Description

Multi Media/Digital Photography will explore technologies that play a part in contemporary media. This will include Photoshop and an introduction to photography. They will use communication technologies to creatively explore, make and interpret stories about people, ideas and the world around them.

Assessment

A variety of assessment tasks including: Individual and collaborative assignments.

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 1 Creative Arts – Stage 1 Photography.

Assessment


Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 1 Design and Technology.

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SACEWhat is the SACE?

The South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) is an internationally recognised qualification that paves the way for young people to move from school to work or further training and study. The certificate is based on two stages of achievement: Stage 1 (typically undertaken in Year 11) and Stage 2 (typically undertaken in Year 12). Students are able to study a wide range of subjects and course as part of the SACE.

Each subject or course successfully completed earns credits towards the SACE, with a minimum of 200 credits required for students to gain the certificate. Students will receive a grade from A to E for each subject (A+ to E- at Stage 2). For compulsory subjects, they must achieve a C grade or better.

The compulsory subjects are:

• Stage 1 Personal Learning Plan (undertaken in year 10) 10 credits

• Stage 1 Literacy (English or equivalent studies) 20 credits

• Stage 1 Numeracy (Mathematics or equivalent studies) 10 credits

• Stage 2 Research Project (undertaken in year 11) 10 credits

• Stage 2 subjects – 3 full year subjects 60 credits

The remaining 90 credits can be gained through additional Stage 1 or Stage 2 subjects, VET courses or Board recognised courses of a student’s choice. Students need to achieve a C grade or better for the Stage 1 compulsory subjects.

Total 200 Credits

SACE CREDITS

A Tertiary Admissions Subject (TAS) is a SACE Stage 2 subject that has been approved by the universities and TAFE SA as providing suitable preparation for tertiary studies.

Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) is a measure of how a student’s overall achievement in the SACE is compared to other students. It is used by universities to select school leavers for a place in university courses and ranges from 0 to 99.95. The ATAR is calculated using results from three full-year tertiary admissions subjects (TAS) plus, the results from a fourth full-year tertiary admissions subject or other studies recognised by the SACE Board and universities.

Vocational Education and Training (VET). Many of these courses can be counted toward the SACE in the 90 credit section of the pattern (see VET section at the back of the booklet).

Most SACE subjects are recognised Tertiary Admissions Subjects, but there are some that aren’t recognised, and so can’t be used towards your ATAR:

• Community Studies

• Modified Subjects

• Local programs

Please consult your subject teachers or careers adviser to provide further information about subjects you should study to be eligible for further study, or check the SATAC website.

Personal Learning Plan = 10 credits

Literacy = 20 creditsChoose from a range of English subjects or courses

Numeracy = 10 creditsChoose from a range of mathematics subjects or courses

Stage 2 subjects or courses = 60 creditsChoose from a range of Stage 2 subjects and courses

Research Project = 10 credits

To gain the SACE, you must earn 200 credits

Compulsory Stage 1Compulsory Stage 1 and Stage 2Compulsory Stage 2

Students must achieve a C grade or higher for Stage 1 requirements and a C- or higher for Stage 2 requirements to complete the SACE

Students must achieve a grade or equivalentfor subjects and/or courses selected

Choice of subjects and/or courses(Stage 1 and/or 2)

Credits10

10

Subtotal 70

Total 200

Subtotal 30

Subtotal 10

Additional choices = 90 creditsChoose from a range of Stage 1 and Stage 2 subjects and courses

Subtotal 90

SACE Planner

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Personal Learning Plan = 10 credits

Literacy = 20 creditsChoose from a range of English subjects or courses

Numeracy = 10 creditsChoose from a range of mathematics subjects or courses

Stage 2 subjects or courses = 60 creditsChoose from a range of Stage 2 subjects and courses

Research Project = 10 credits

To gain the SACE, you must earn 200 credits

Compulsory Stage 1Compulsory Stage 1 and Stage 2Compulsory Stage 2

Students must achieve a C grade or higher for Stage 1 requirements and a C- or higher for Stage 2 requirements to complete the SACE

Students must achieve a grade or equivalentfor subjects and/or courses selected

Choice of subjects and/or courses(Stage 1 and/or 2)

Credits10

10

Subtotal 70

Total 200

Subtotal 30

Subtotal 10

Additional choices = 90 creditsChoose from a range of Stage 1 and Stage 2 subjects and courses

Subtotal 90

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BIOLOGY A & B

Length 1 or 2 semesters

SACE Credits 10 credits each semester

Course Description

The study of Biology is constructed around inquiry into the diversity of life as it has evolved, the structure and function of living things, and how they interact with other species and their environments.

Students investigate biological systems and their interactions, from the perspectives of energy, control, structure and function, 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. They apply their understanding of the interconnectedness of biological systems to evaluate the impact of human activity on the natural world.

The three strands of science to be integrated throughout student learning are science inquiry skills, science as a human endeavor and science understanding.

The topics for Stage 1 Biology are:

Topic 1: Cells and microorganisms Topic 2: Infectious diseaseTopic 3: Multicellular organisms Topic 4: Biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics

For a 10-credit subject, students study a selection of concepts from at least two of these topics.

ANCIENT STUDIES

Length 1 semester

SACE Credits 10 credits

Course Description

Students learn about the history, literature, society, and culture of ancient civilisations between pre-3000 BCE and c. 500 CE. They explore the influence of the ideas and innovations that emerged from the ancient world, and examine the differing ways in which this world has been interpreted and represented from ancient to modern times. They apply their inquiry skills to research and analyse primary and secondary sources and perspectives. They consider the authentication, preservation, ownership, or display of material and artefacts from the ancient world. They communicate informed and relevant arguments, using subject-specific language and conventions. Study topics might include Minoan Crete, Dynastic Egypt, Ancient Greece and Imperial Rome.

Assessment

• Skills and Applications tasks• Inquiry/Independent investigation

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Ancient Studies

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YEAR 11 - STAGE 1Each of the following Stage 1 subjects are studied for one semester and are worth 10 SACE credits.

English/Essential English Mathematics Research Project Elective Elective Elective Elective

English/Essential English Mathematics Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective

Compulsory Subjects: Students must achieve a C grade or better for their compulsory subjects.

• English or Essential English 2 Semesters• Mathematics 1 Semester (2 semesters recommended)• Research Project 1 Semester (Stage 2 compulsory)

Elective Subjects:

Some subjects must be studied for a full year (both the A and B) to provide the required background knowledge for Stage 2, please read the descriptor for details)

• Ancient Studies• Biology A & B• Business & Innovation• Chemistry A & B• Chinese Continuers A & B• Community Studies• Creative Arts – Digital Photography• Design & Technology (Material Products)• Dance• Drama A & B• Essential Mathematics A & B• Food & Hospitality A or B• General Mathematics A & B

• Geography• Legal Studies• Mathematics A, B, C & D• Modern History• Music Experience A & B• Nutrition• Physical Education A or B• Physics A & B• Psychology• Visual Art – Art A• Visual Art / Design B • Workplace Practices

CHEMISTRY A & B



Course Description

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.

The three strands of science to be integrated throughout student learning are: science inquiry skills, science as a human endeavor and science understanding.

Assessment

Assessment for Biology is as follows:

• Skills & Applications Tasks• Investigations Folio

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Biology.


Possible excursions.

BUSINESS AND INNOVATION

Length 1 semester


Course Description

Students begin to develop their knowledge, skills and understandings to engage in a modern business world where design-led businesses are outperforming others. They will use processes to find and solve customer problems or needs through design thinking and assumption based planning tools through 2 business contexts:

• Start-up business• Existing business

Students will consider the opportunities and challenges associated with start-up and existing businesses and learn how digital and emerging technologies may present opportunities to improve business models and analyse the responsibilities and impacts of proposed business models on global and local communities.

In this course students will gain an understanding of fundamental business concepts and ideas, including:

• The nature and structure of business• Key business functions• Forms of ownership and legal responsibilities

Student will collect and analyse financial and business information that will inform the process of proposing, developing and testing solutions leading to communicating final decisions to a range of decision makers.

Assessment

Assessment for Business and innovation is as follows:

• Assessment Type 1: Business Skills – 3 tasks• Assessment Type 2: Business Model Summary 1 task

The topics for Stage 1 Chemistry are:

Topic 1: Materials and their atomsTopic 2: Combinations of atomsTopic 3: MoleculesTopic 4: Mixtures and solutionsTopic 5: Acid and basesTopic 6: Redox reactions

For a 10-credit subject, students study a selection of concepts from at least three of these topics.

For a 20-credit subject, students study a selection of concepts from all six topics.

Assessment

Assessment for Chemistry is as follows:

• Skills & Applications Tasks• Investigations Folio

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Chemistry.


Possible excursion.

CHINESE CONTINUERS A & B

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

Students will learn to communicate meaningfully and effectively through the four macro skills of language learning - Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. Students will engage in Concept based learning experiences in order to increase their ability to communicate in an increasingly global context. Learners interact with a broader range of Chinese speakers, using the spoken language to participate in discussions and other interactions. Learners are supported to develop autonomy as language learners and users, to self-monitor, and to adjust language in response to their experience in increasingly diverse contexts. They access characters and vocabulary from a range of print and digital resources and online and print dictionaries.

Themes: The individual, The Chinese-speaking communities, The changing world.

Assessment

Assessment at Stage 1 is school based. Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types:• Interaction• Text Production• Text Analysis• Investigation

Pathways:

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Chinese Continuers.

COMMUNITY STUDIES

Length 1 semester


Course Description

In Community Studies students will learn about things that are of genuine interest to them. To do this they negotiate a contract of work that matches their personal interests and abilities. To be successful students will need to demonstrate that they have completed the contract. An essential part of their contract involves working with a community member or organisation. They will develop independent and collaborative working skills. Students can select from a range of areas in which to work including technology, business, work, the arts, hospitality, health, the environment, design and communication.

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DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY: Material Products

Length 1 semester


Course Description

Students will use a variety of tools, machinery and advanced manufacturing technologies to model solutions of new, recycled and repurposed materials and products. Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) equipment and industry standard 3D drawing software will also be incorporated into their designed solutions developing and extending student’s understanding of the design process. Students work independently and collaboratively as they investigate, plan and create prototypes for real world problems.

AssessmentAssessment for Design and Technology is as follows:

• Skills and Application Tasks • Folio • Product

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Design and Technology – Material Products.


Possible materials depending on project.

CREATIVE ARTS – Photography

Length 1 semester


Course Description

Students undertake a specialised study with a photography focus, demonstrating their understanding through written or multimodal and practical experimentation. Students develop their investigative and photographic skills and techniques to produce a creative arts product that may be an individual or collaboratively produced.

Assessment

Assessment for Creative Arts is as follows:

• Product & support materials• Folio – Investigation, skills record and reflection

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Creative Arts Photography.

ENGLISH

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

This course is designed for students who intend to study English at SACE STAGE 2, Year 12 level. English is approved for University entrance although if applying for University entrance outside of SA it would be wise to check the course requirements.

There is an emphasis on analysing a range of texts and students producing their own texts. Students will produce text responses to novels, plays, films, poems and short stories.

DRAMA A & B



Course Description

Students will participate in a major group production choosing from one or a combination of the following roles: acting, design (set, costume, make-up, lighting, sound) publicity, dramaturgy, front-of-house, multimedia – film and video, stage management, scriptwriting. As an individual or group, students will complete an investigation based on the study of 20th Century Theatre. Prepare and present a folio of written tasks which include theatre reviews and production and project reports.

Assessment

Assessment for Drama is as follows:

• Performance• Investigation and Presentation• Folio

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Drama.


$20-$30 for theatre excursions. After school and weekend rehearsals will be required.

DANCE (may not be delivered 2021)

Length 1 semester


Course Description

Students will be involved in the exploration of processing in creating, developing and presenting dance in small groups and as a class. Students will participate in a range of dance technique genres including Cultural, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Ballet, Tap and Hip Hop to provide a wide base of understanding and experience. This range of knowledge will allow students to compose their own dance performance and showcase. Students will be involved in individual, small and large group performances and experience a range of choreography. Dance theory will include dance aesthetics, meaning behind dance (semiotics), choreology (movement analysis and description), sociology (the role of dance in society and culture). Student will gain knowledge in fitness, nutrition and anatomical language, body articulation and awareness. Students will utilise the knowledge, skills, understanding and confidence to express their learning through dance presentations.

Assessment


Pathways

Provides background knowledge and skill for Stage 1 Dance.

Assessment

Assessment for Community Studies is as follows:

• Developing a contract• Community Activity/Practical• Folio/White Card/Reflection

Pathways

Provides background for Stage 2 Community Studies, community based work and study and courses in vocational education and training.



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ESSENTIAL ENGLISH

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

The course is designed to meet the needs of students who are seeking to meet the SACE literacy requirement and literacy skills necessary for effective communication in the community and work force. There is an emphasis on communication, comprehension, analysis and text creation.

Students study and create texts appropriate for this course. Students must present written and oral responses for assessment.

Assessment

Assessment for Essential English is as follows:

• Assessment Type 1: Responding to text• Assessment Type 2: Creating text

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for the Stage 2 Essential English at Year 12. Essential English at Stage 2 is an ATAR approved subject. If applying for universities outside of SA check the entrance requirements.

ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS A & B



Course Description

Students extend their mathematical skills in ways that apply to practical problem solving in everyday and workplace contexts. A problem-based approach is integral to the development of mathematical skills and associated key ideas in this subject. Topics studied cover a range of applications of mathematics, including: general calculation, measurement and geometry, money management, and statistics. In this subject there is an emphasis on extending students’ computational skills and expanding their ability to apply their mathematical skills in flexible and resourceful ways.

Stage 1 Essential Mathematics consists of the following seven topics:

Topic 1: Calculations, Time, and Ratio Topic 2: Earning and SpendingTopic 3: Geometry Topic 4: Data in ContextTopic 5: Measurement Topic 6: InvestingTopic 7: Open Topic

Programs for each 10-credit subject will include at least three topics. Topics may be studied taking into account student interests, and preparation for pathways into future work.

Assessment

Assessment for Essential Mathematics is as follows:

• Skills and Applications tasks• Folio of work

Pathways

Essential Mathematics may be considered an exit subject. It does usually not lead onto a Stage 2 Mathematics pathway. All students are required to complete at least one Stage 1 Numeracy (10 credits) at a C grade or better. We recommend all students to complete a full year.


Scientific calculator.

Assessment

Assessment for English is as follows:

• Assessment Type 1: Responding to text

• Assessment Type 2: Creating text

• Assessment Type 3: Intertextual Study

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 English, Stage 2 Essential English, University.

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FOOD AND HOSPITALITY A

Length 1 semester


Course Description

Students will select, prepare and present a food dish that will allow them to demonstrate their knowledge of collaboratively in small groups, demonstrate team work, management and organisation to produce products for a morning or afternoon tea.

Assessment

Assessment for Food and Hospitality is as follows:

• Practical Activities• Group Activities• Investigation

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Food & Hospitality and industry related VET courses.


Additional costs may occur depending on individual projects.

FOOD AND HOSPITALITY B

Length 1 semester


Course Description

Students will select, prepare and present food dishes that incorporates a range of preparation techniques from different cultures.

They will research the factors that affect the product quality and explore the various creative food presentation techniques necessary in the industry. Students will also work collaboratively in small groups, demonstrate team work, management

Assessment

Assessment for Food & Hospitality is as follows:

• Practical Activities• Group Activities• Investigation

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 course, Food & Hospitality and VET courses.


Additional costs may occur depending on individual projects.

GEOGRAPHY

Length 1 semester


Course Description

Geography provides a systematic, integrative way of exploring, analysing, and applying the concepts of place, space, environment, interconnection, sustainability, scale, and change. Students of Geography identify patterns and trends, and explore and analyse geographical relationships and interdependencies. They use this knowledge to promote a more sustainable way of life and an awareness of social and spatial inequalities.

AssessmentAssessment for Geography is as follows:• Assessment Type 1: Geographical Skills and Applications• Assessment Type 2: Fieldwork

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Geography.

MODERN HISTORY

Length 1 semester


Course Description

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. Through their studies, students build their skills in historical method through inquiry, by examining and evaluating the nature of sources. Students explore different interpretations, draw conclusions, and develop reasoned historical arguments.

Assessment

Assessment for Modern History is as follows:

• Three Historical Skills assessments• One Historical Study assessment

Pathways

Provides background knowledge and skills for Stage 2 Modern History.

GENERAL MATHEMATICS

Length 2 semesters

SACE Credits 10 each semester (20 credits is recommended preparation for Stage 2 Essential Mathematics)

Course Description

This course allows students to extend their mathematical skills in ways that apply practical problem solving and mathematical modelling in everyday contexts. A problem-based approach is integral to the development of mathematical skills and the associated key ideas in this subject.

Topics studied cover a range of applications of mathematics, including: personal financial management, measurement and trigonometry, the statistical investigation process, modelling using linear functions, and discrete modelling using networks and matrices. In this subject there is an emphasis on consolidating students’ computational and algebraic skills and expanding their ability to reason and analyse mathematically.

Topic 1: Investing and Borrowing Topic 2: MeasurementTopic 3: Statistical Investigation Topic 4: Applications of TrigonometryTopic 5: Linear and Exponential Functions Topic 6: Matrices and NetworksTopic 7: Open Topic

Programs for a 10-credit subject will include at least three topics. Topics may be studied, taking into account student interests, and preparation for pathways into future study of mathematics. Programs for a 20-credit subject will be made up of at least six topics.

Assessment

Assessment for General Mathematics is as follows:• Skills and Applications tasks• Directed Investigations• Folio of work

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Essential Mathematics. All students are required to complete at least one semester of Stage 1 Numeracy (10 credits) at a C grade or better. We recommend all students to complete a full year.


Graphics calculator (Casio FX-CG50).

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LEGAL STUDIES

Length 1 semester


Course Description

Students learn about key structures and processes of the Australian legal system, at a local, state and federal level. They gain insight into the different ways that laws are made and administered by the judicial system. Throughout the course students develop essay writing skills while investigating legal perspectives on contemporary issues in society.

Topic 1: People, Structures, and Processes

Topic 4: Justice and Society

Topic 5: Young People and the Law

AssessmentAssessment for Legal Studies is as follows:• Folio tasks • Issues Study • Presentation

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Legal Studies.


Excursion to Parliament House and the Magistrate’s Court.

MATHEMATICS A, B, C & D

Length 1, 2, 3 or 4 semesters

SACE Credits 10, 20, 30 or 40 credits (30 credits is recommended preparation for Stage 2 Mathematical Methods), 40 credits for Stage 2 Specialist Maths)

Course Description

This course builds on the mathematical knowledge, understanding, and skills that students have developed in Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability. Stage 1 Mathematics is organised into topics that broaden students’ mathematical experience, and provide a variety of contexts for incorporating mathematical arguments and problem solving. The topics provide a blending of algebraic and geometric thinking. There is increasing complexity of content, applications and level of abstraction.

Topic 1: Functions and graphs Topic 2: PolynomialsTopic 3: Trigonometry Topic 4: Counting and StatisticsTopic 5: Growth and Decay Topic 6: Introduction to Differential CalculusTopic 7: Sequences and Series Topic 8: GeometryTopic 9: Vectors in the Plane Topic 10: Further TrigonometryTopic 11: Matrices Topic 12: Real and Complex Numbers

Students who want to undertake Stage 2 Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics should study 30 credits (3 semesters) of Stage 1 Mathematics

Assessment

Assessment for Mathematics is as follows:

• Skills and Applications tasks• Directed Investigations

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Mathematical Methods and Stage 2 Specialist Mathematics.


Graphics calculator (Casio FX-CG50).

MUSIC EXPERIENCE A & B

Length 2 semesters


Desired Background

Successful completion of Grade Two music theory and at least two years of instrumental tuition

Course Description

Students will undertake four creative works throughout the year. At least one of these should be an arrangement or composition. All students will be expected to perform at music events throughout the year to develop their performance skills.

Students will also undertake four musical literacy tasks throughout the year. This will be done through aural and written theory assessments, musical analysis, reviews of external performances and/or reflections of their own performances.

Assessment

Assessment for Music Experience is as follows:

• Creative Works• Musical Literacy

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Music Explorations, Stage 2 Solo and Ensemble Performance.


$15 is required for a Grade Three Music Theory Book. Instrumental lessons are expected for students, either through the Instrumental Music Service or privately, who wish to study Music to develop and support their skills in their chosen instrument and for performance assessments. After school, weekend and holiday rehearsals might be required for performances and assessments. Excursions to live performances might incur a fee.

NUTRITION

Length 1 semester


Course Description

Students will learn about food groups and the substances found in food by gathering information from a variety of sources, experimentation and practical investigations. They will have the opportunity to examine factors that influence food choices and reflect on local, national, indigenous and global concerns and associated issues. The study of Nutrition will assist students to reinforce or modify their own diets and lifestyle habits to maximise their health outcomes.

Assessment

Assessment for Nutrition is as follows:

• Skills and Applications Tasks• Investigations Folio

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Nutrition.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION A

Length 1 semester


Course Description

Stage 1 Physical Education has three focus areas:

• Focus Area 1: In movement• Focus Area 2: Through movement• Focus Area 3: About movement.

The focus areas provide the narrative for the knowledge, skills, and capabilities that students develop. Learning is delivered

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION B

Length 1 semester


Course Description

Stage 1 Physical Education has three focus areas:

• Focus Area 1: In movement• Focus Area 2: Through movement• Focus Area 3: About movement.

The focus areas provide the narrative for the knowledge, skills, and capabilities that students develop. Learning is delivered through an integrated approach in which opportunities are provided for students to undertake, and learn through, a wide range of authentic physical activities (e.g. sports, theme-based games, laboratories, and fitness activities). Students explore movement concepts and strategies through these

PHYSICS A & B



Course Description

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 macrocosmos, and to make predictions about them. The models, laws, and theories in physics are based on evidence obtained from observations, measurements, and active experimentation over thousands of years.

By studying physics, students understand how new evidence can lead to the refinement of existing models and theories and to the development of different, more complex ideas, technologies, and innovations.


The topics for Stage 1 Physics are:

Topic 1: Linear motion and forcesTopic 2: Electric circuitsTopic 3: HeatTopic 4: Energy and momentumTopic 5: WavesTopic 6: Nuclear models and radioactivity

For a 10-credit subject, students study a selection of concepts from at least three of these topics.

For a 20-credit subject, students study a selection of concepts from all six topics.

Assessment

Assessment for Physics is as follows:• Skills & Applications Tasks • Investigations Folio

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Physics.


Possible excursions.

PSYCHOLOGY

Length 1 semester


Course Description

The course aims to provide an insight into behaviour and gain a greater understanding of oneself and identify effective actions to address social problems.

through an integrated approach in which opportunities are provided for students to undertake, and learn through, a wide range of authentic physical activities (e.g. sports, theme-based games, laboratories, and fitness activities). Students explore movement concepts and strategies through these physical activities to promote participation and performance outcomes. These movement concepts and strategies include: body awareness, movement quality, spatial awareness, relationships, executing movement, creating space and making decisions.

Assessment

Assessment for Physical Education is as follows:

• Assessment Type 1 Performance Improvement 60%: Coaching task and engine room analysis task

• Assessment Type 2 40%: Modified games participation task

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Physical Education.


Plympton International College PE shirt.Student Workbook $40.

physical activities to promote participation and performance outcomes. These movement concepts and strategies include: Body awareness, movement quality, spatial awareness, relationships, executing movement, creating space, making decisions.

Assessment

Assessment for Physical Education is as follows:• Assessment Type 1: Performance Improvement 40%

Physiology & Improvement• Assessment Type 2 weighting 60% Accessibility and

Suitability Task, and Inclusivity Task

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Physical Education.



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RESEARCH PROJECT A OR B

Length 1 semester


Course Description

Students need to achieve a C- grade or better in the Research Project to achieve the SACE. The Research Project gives students the opportunity to study an area of interest in depth. It allows students to use their creativity and initiative, while developing the research and presentation skills required for further study or work. The Research Project can take many forms, for example:• Community-based projects• Technical or practical activities• Work-related research• Subject-related research

Research Project A (RPA) has a lower word count requirement and does not require an evaluation at the end of the project.

Research Project B (RPB) has a higher word limit for the outcome, and requires students to undertake a more in-depth evaluation upon completion of their project.

Assessment

Assessment for Research Project is as follows:• Folio• Outcome • Reflection (RPA) or Evaluation (RPB)

Other Comments

From 2017, SATAC determined that both Research Project A & B are now ATAR eligible.

VISUAL ART – ART A

Length 1 semester


Course Description

Students research, analyse, explore and experiment with media and technique, and resolve and produce practical work. They use visual thinking and investigation to develop ideas and concepts, refine technical skills, and produce imaginative solutions.

Students learn to communicate personal ideas, beliefs, values, thoughts, feelings, concepts and opinions, and provide observations of their lived or imagined experiences in visual form.

Portraiture: The theme of portraiture will be explored by looking at a variety of artists and experimenting with methods and materials. Students will gain an understanding of drawing, printing, painting and sculpting techniques. The final resolved artwork will be a mixed media portrait.

Assessment

Assessment for Visual Art is as follows:• Visual Study• Folio• Practical

VISUAL ART – ART/DESIGN B

Length 1 semester


Course Description

Students research, analyse, explore and experiment with media and technique, and resolve and produce practical work. They use visual thinking and investigation to develop ideas and concepts, refine technical skills, and produce imaginative solutions.

Students learn to communicate personal ideas, beliefs, values, thoughts, feelings, concepts and opinions, and provide observations of their lived or imagined experiences in visual form.

Sculpture: Students investigate sculpting methods of assemblage, casting, modelling and carving. In the Visual Study students investigate materials, applications and artists’ work and methods. They create a folio of idea generation exploring their chosen medium and produce a final resolved artwork.

Assessment

Assessment for Visual Art is as follows:• Visual Study• Folio• Practical

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for the Stage 2 Visual Art – Art.

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Visual Art – Art, Visual Art – Design.


An excursion to the Adelaide Festival and Year 12 Art show form part of the course.

WORKPLACE PRACTICES

Length 1 semester


Course Description

Stage 2 Workplace Practices has three areas of study:• Industry and work knowledge• Vocational learning• VET

For the Industry and work knowledge area of study, students study three topics:• Work in Australian Society• The Changing Nature of Work• Finding Employment

Students must participate in work experience, VET courses or worksite visits, or part-time employment (60 hours minimum).

Assessment

The following assessment types enable students to demonstrate their learning in Stage 2 Workplace Practices:• Folio (25%)• Performance (25%)• Reflection (20%)• Investigation (30%) – External


Students may be required to organise their own work experience placement for during their holiday time.

At Stage 1 there is a compulsory topic ‘Introduction to Psychology’ and two option topics in one semester. ‘Introduction to Psychology’ covers research methods and ethics. Other topics may include brain and behaviour, emotion, social behaviour, educational psychology and positive psychology.

Assessment

Assessment for Psychology is as follows:• Investigations Folio – two written investigations• Skills and Applications Tasks, which may include topic

tests, film analysis and an examination

Pathways

Provides background knowledge for Stage 2 Psychology in 2020.

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BUSINESS AND INNOVATION

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

Students will explore at least two of these contexts in relation to innovation, decision-making and project management, financial literacy and information management and using a global, local and digital perspective. Throughout this course, students will gain an understanding of fundamental business concepts and ideas, including:

• The nature and structure of business

• Sources of finance

• Forms of ownership

• Legal responsibilities and requirements

AssessmentAssessment for Business and Innovation is as follows:• Business Skills 40% • Business Model 30% • Business Plan and Pitch 30% (External Assessment)

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BIOLOGY

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

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 things, 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. They apply their understanding of the interconnectedness of biological systems to evaluate the impact of human activity on the natural world.

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

• science inquiry skills

• science as a human endeavour

• science understanding

The topics for Stage 2 Biology are:

Topic 1: DNA and proteinsTopic 2: Cells as the basis of lifeTopic 3: HomeostasisTopic 4: Evolution

Students study all four topics.

YEAR 12 - STAGE 2To achieve SACE, students must study either three full year Stage 2 subjects or the equivalent 60 credits worth of VET Certificate III courses. However, students wishing to achieve an ATAR must have at least 90 credits at Stage 2 (this can include the Research Project A or B option studied in Year 11); of which only 20 credits can be counted from VET courses. All students at Plympton International College are required to study a minimum of four Year 12 subjects, with the option of choosing a fifth should they wish to maximise their chances of a higher ATAR.

Year 12 (STAGE 2) Subject Pattern

Subject 120 Credits

Subject 220 Credits

Subject 320 Credits

Subject 420 Credits

Subject 520 Credits

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Each of the following subjects are 20 credit (full year) Stage 2 SACE subjects.

• Biology• Business & Innovation• Chemistry• Chinese Continuers• Community Studies• Creative Arts – Photography• Design & Technology – (Material Products)• Drama• English• Essential English• Essential Mathematics • Food & Hospitality• Information Processing & Publishing• Legal Studies

• Mathematical Methods• Modern History• Music Performance Ensemble/Solo

(10 Stage 2 credits each)• Nutrition• Physical Education• Physics• Psychology• Specialist Mathematics• Sport Studies (Integrated) • Visual Art – Art / Design• Workplace Practices

Assessment

Assessment for Biology is as follows:• Skills & Applications Tasks 40%• Investigations Folio 30%• External Exam 30%


Workbook $60, Revision Guide $30 (approximate costs), possible excursions.

CHEMISTRY

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

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 exploring options such as green or sustainable chemistry, which seek to reduce the environmental impact of chemical products and processes.


The topics for Stage 2 Chemistry are:

Topic 1: Monitoring the environment

Topic 2: Managing chemical processes

Topic 3: Organic and biological chemistry

Topic 4: Managing resources.

Students study all four topics.

Assessment

Assessment for Chemistry is as follows• Skills & Applications Tasks 40%• Investigations Folio 30%• External Exam 30% (External Assessment)


Workbook $60, Revision Guide $30 (approximate costs), possible excursions.

CHINESE CONTINUERS

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

The continuers’ level languages are designed for students who have studied the language for 400 to 500 hours by the time they have completed Stage 2, or who have an equivalent level of knowledge. In these languages subjects, students interact with others to share information, ideas, opinions and experiences. They create texts in the specific language to express information, feelings, ideas and opinions. They analyse texts to interpret meaning, and examine relationships between language, culture and identity, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication. The focus capabilities for this subject are communication and citizenship.

Themes covered are: the individual, the Chinese-speaking communities, the changing world.

Assessment

• Folio 50% • In-depth study 20%

Examination 30% (External Assessment)

• Oral examination• Written examination

COMMUNITY STUDIES A AND/OR B

Length 1 semesters


Course Description

In Community Studies students will learn about things that are of genuine interest to them. To do this they negotiate a contract of work that matches their personal interests and abilities. To be successful they will need to demonstrate that they have completed the contract that has been written. An essential part of their contract involves working with a community member or organisation. Students will develop independent and collaborative working skills. They select from a range of areas in which to work including technology, business, the arts, hospitality, health, recreation and lifestyle.

Assessment

Assessment for Community Studies is as follows:

Assessment is based on preparatory activities, a detailed record of evidence, a community activity, a presentation reflecting on their learning.

Pathways

Provides background for community based work and study and courses in vocational education and training. This is a non ATAR accredited subject.



CREATIVE ARTS – PHOTOGRAPHY

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

Students undertake a specialise study within the disciplines of photography. They actively participate in the development and presentation of creative arts products either individually or collaboratively.

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

Assessment

Assessment for Creative Arts is as follows:

• Product 50%• Investigation 20%• Practical Skill 30% (External Assessment)

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY – (Material Products)

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

Students investigate, design and produce prototype solutions to a given design brief. They will make informed independent choices of the materials and equipment to best suit their individual needs using traditional and contemporary practices. Computer Aided Machines (CAM), industry standard 3D drawing software, workshop equipment and a variety of materials are available to support students learning and designs. Students will document their manufacturing process to provide evidence of and support their learning.

Assessment

• Skills and Applications tasks 20%• Product 50%• Folio 30% (External Assessment)


Possible materials depending on project.

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DRAMA

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

The emphasis is on dramatic theory and practice. Students work in groups to analyse a play script or the work of a dramatic innovator and devise creative interpretations of these works in practical and collaborative ways. Students will participate in a major group production either as an actor or as an off stage practitioner (stage manager, lighting, sound, front of house, media, costumes or make-up) OR produce an individual performance or presentation of an area of specialisation. Students can choose from acting, design (set, costume, make-up, lighting, sound, publicity and promotions), dramaturgy, front-of-house, multimedia/film and video, stage management, scriptwriting or directing.

Assessment

Assessment for Drama is as follows:

• Group analysis and creative interpretation 20%

• Review and Reflection 30%

• Interpretative Study 20%

• Group performance or individual investigation and presentation 30% (External Assessment)


$20-$30 for theatre excursions. After school rehearsals.

ENGLISH

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

To further develop effective communication skills in written and spoken language, including the study of a range of texts with a balance between the analysis of stylistic and textual features of texts and the creation of students own texts.

Students create written, oral and/or multimodal texts for procedural, imaginative, analytical, persuasive, and/or different purposes. Students respond to texts in a range of ways to demonstrate skills in analysis and evaluating of ideas and stylistic techniques.

Students create:

• Three texts

• One writer’s statement

• The three texts should total a maximum of 3000 words and the writer’s statement should be a maximum of 1000 words: an oral and/or multimodal text or writer’s statement should be of equivalent length (6 Minutes).

• The three created texts must demonstrate variety in text type, purpose and/or audience.

Students produce three responses to texts:

• Two responses must be written and one must be oral.

• Either the oral response or one of the written pieces may be replaced by a multimodal response.

Students complete a written Comparative Analysis of two texts and evaluate how the language features, stylistic features and conventions in these texts are used to represent ideas, perspectives and/or aspects of culture, and to influence audiences.

Assessment

Assessment for English is as follows:

• Responding to texts 30%

• Creating texts 40%

• Comparative Analysis 30% (External Assessment)

ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS

Length 2 semesters


Desired Background

Two semesters of Stage 1 General Mathematics

Course Description

Essential Mathematics offers 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. There is an emphasis on developing students’ computational skills and expanding their ability to apply their mathematical skills in flexible and resourceful ways. Topics include: Scales Plans and Models; Measurement; Business Applications; Statistics; Investment and Loans; Open Topic (eg Optimisation)

Assessment

Assessment for Essential Mathematics is as follows:

• Skills and Applications Tasks • Folio Tasks • Examination (External Assessment)

Pathways

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


Graphics calculator (Casio FX-CG50), Revision Guide.

ESSENTIAL ENGLISH

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

Students respond to a range of texts that instruct, engage, challenge, inform and connect readers to the community in a practical and functional way. They consider information, ideas and perspectives represented in the chosen texts. Students create procedural, imaginative, analytical, interpretive, or persuasive texts appropriate to context. The Language Study focuses on the use of language by people in a context outside of the classroom.

Assessment

Assessment for Essential English is as follows:

• Responding to texts 30%• Creating Texts 40%• Language Study 30% (External Assessment)

FOOD AND HOSPITALITY

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

Stage 2 Food and Hospitality focuses on the contemporary and changing nature of the food and hospitality industry. Students critically examine contemporary and future issues within the food and hospitality industry including influences of economic, environmental, legal, political, sociocultural, and technological factors at local, national, and global levels.

Assessment

Assessment for Food and Hospitality is as follows

• Practical Activity: 50%• Group Activity: 20%• Investigation: 30%


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INFORMATION PROCESSING & PUBLISHING

Length Full year


Course DescriptionStudents apply practical skills and design principles to provide creative solutions to text-based communication tasks. They create both hard copy and electronic text-based publications, and evaluate the development process. Students use technology to design and implement information processing solutions, and identify, choose, and use the appropriate computer hardware and software to process, manage and communicate information in a range of contexts. 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. They use the design process to apply problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills. Throughout their learning, students are provided with opportunities to develop an appreciation of the current social, legal, and ethical issues that relate to the processing, management, and communication of text-based information, and assess their impact on individuals, organisations, and society.

Assessment

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

School-based Assessment:• Practical skills 30%• Issues analysis 40% External Assessment• Product and documentation 30%

LEGAL STUDIES

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

Stage 2 Legal Studies explores the Australian legal system from the local level to its global connections. Students examine the key concepts of parliamentary democracy and constitutional government. They develop an understanding of law-making and dispute resolution and the way in which they are influenced by, and affect, individuals and groups.

Throughout the course, students critically analyse the Australian legal, constitutional, and justice systems and explore the different legal perspectives and priorities held by diverse cultural and interest groups, including Indigenous Australians.

The topics for Stage 2 Legal Studies are:

Topic 1: The Australian Legal SystemTopic 2: Constitutional GovernmentTopic 3: Law-makingTopic 4: Justice Systems.

Assessment

Assessment for Legal Studies is as follows:

• Folio Tests and Assignments 50%• Inquiry Essay 20%• Examination 30% External Assessment


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MATHEMATICAL METHODS

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

Mathematical Methods develops an increasingly complex and sophisticated understanding of calculus and statistics. By using functions and their derivatives and integrals, 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.

Assessment

Assessment for Mathematical Methods is as follows:

• Skills and Applications Tasks • Folio • Examination (External Assessment)

PathwaysMathematics Methods provides a solid foundation for all tertiary maths and science courses. It is often regarded as a prerequisite or assumed knowledge for most Engineering courses.


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MUSIC PERFORMANCE - ENSEMBLE

Length 1 semester


Desired Background

Successful completion of Grade Three music theory and at least three years of instrumental tuition.

Course Description

Students experiment with, explore, and manipulate musical elements to learn the art of creating and deconstructing music with others. They develop and extend their musical literacy skills through understanding the stylistic and structural conventions of music, expressing their musical ideas, and reflecting on and critiquing their learning in music.

Assessment

Assessment for Music Performance is as follows:

• Performance 30%

• Performance and Discussion 40%

• Performance Portfolio 30% (External Assessment)

MUSIC PERFORMANCE - SOLO

Length 1 semester


Desired Background

Successful completion of Grade Three music theory and at least three years of instrumental tuition.

Course Description

Students experiment with, explore, and manipulate musical elements to learn the art of deconstructing music independently. They develop and extend their musical literacy skills through understanding the structural and stylistic features and conventions of music, expressing their musical ideas, and reflecting their learning in music.

Assessment

Assessment for Music Performance is as follows:

• Performance 30%

• Performance and Discussion 40%

• Performance Portfolio 30% (External Assessment)


All students must be attending instrumental lessons through the Instrumental Music Service or through private tuition. After school, weekend and holiday rehearsals might be required for performances and assessments. Excursions to live performances might incur a fee.

Music Performance is made up of two 10 credit Stage 2 subjects Ensemble and Solo.

MODERN HISTORY

Length Fully year


Course Description

In Modern History 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. Students study one topic from ‘Modern Nations’ and one topic from ‘The World since 1945’. Topics will be chosen in negotiation with students and could include Germany 1918-1948, The Soviet Union and Russia (1948-2004), and the Changing World Order 1945 onwards among others.

Assessment

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

• Historical Skills 50%• Historical Studies 20%• Examination 30% (External Assessment)

NUTRITION

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

Students study the fundamentals of Human Nutrition including diet, food selection and dietary evaluation, health, lifestyle and lifestyle diseases. The study of Nutrition encourages students to think about the role of nutrition in their own futures and, more broadly, about its importance in social, economic, and cultural development in Australia and the rest of the world. The study of nutrition will assist students to reinforce or modify their own diet and lifestyle habits to maximise their health outcomes.

Assessment

Assessment for Nutrition is as follows:

• Investigations Folio 40%• Skills and Applications Tasks 30%• Examination 30% (External Assessment)


Possible excursion, optional revision guide.


All students must be attending instrumental lessons through the Instrumental Music Service or through private tuition. After school, weekend and holiday rehearsals might be required for performances and assessments. Excursions to live performances might incur a fee.

Music Performance is made up of two 10 credit Stage 2 subjects Ensemble and Solo.

Music Ensemble and Music Solo are 10 credits subjects and put together to make a full year composition.

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

Stage 2 Physical Education has three focus areas including: In movement, through movement and about movement. The focus areas provide the narrative for the knowledge, skills, and capabilities that students develop. Learning is delivered through an integrated approach in which opportunities are provided for students to undertake, and learn through, a wide range of authentic physical activities (e.g. sports, theme-based games, laboratories, and fitness activities). Students explore movement concepts and strategies through these physical activities to promote participation and performance outcomes. These movement concepts and strategies include:

• Body awareness• Movement quality• Spatial awareness• Relationships• Executing movement• Creating space• Making decisions

Assessment

Assessment for Physical Education is as follows:• Diagnostics 30%• Improvement Analysis 40%• Group Dynamics (30%) (External Assessment)

Pathways

University courses, vocational education and training and employment in fields such as physiology, sport, recreation.



PHYSICS

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

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 macrocosmos, and to make predictions about them. The models, laws, and theories in physics are based on evidence obtained from observations, measurements, and active experimentation over thousands of years.

By studying Physics, students understand how new evidence can lead to the refinement of existing models and theories and to the development of different, more complex ideas, technologies, and innovations.


The topics for Stage 2 Physics are:

Topic 1: Motion and relativityTopic 2: Electricity and magnetismTopic 3: Light and atomsStudents study all three topics.

Assessment

Assessment for Physics is as follows:

• Skills & Applications Tasks 40%• Investigations Folio 30%• Examination 30% (External Assessment)


Revision Guide $30 (approximate costs), Possible excursion.

PSYCHOLOGY

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

The course aims to provide an insight into behaviour and to gain a greater understanding of oneself and identify effective actions to address social problems.

Topics and Themes

• Introduction to Psychology• Social Cognition• Learning• Personality Psychobiology of Altered States of Awareness• Healthy Minds

Students develop knowledge and understanding relevant to each of the topics and apply it to social issues and/ or personal growth. Investigation designs, methods of assessing psychological responses and ethical issues are also explored in each topic. Students will also develop a range of investigation skills.

Assessment

Assessment for Psychology is as follows:

• Investigations Folio• Skills and Applications Tasks • Examination 30% (External Assessment)

SPORT STUDIES (INTEGRATED LEARNING)

Length Full year


Course DescriptionFrom the Integrated Learning SACE subject, this course focuses on Sport, Health & Physical Activity while developing the SACE General Capabilities. Underpinning the design of Integrated Learning is an emphasis on students making links between their learning and their capabilities. They make meaning from experiences in order to recognise themselves as confident and creative individuals, and critical and evaluative thinkers with the necessary life skills to contribute to society as active and informed citizens. Students will be involved in three practical activities (sports), each of which will have a different task attached to it. Students will also form small teams to conduct coaching sessions with a younger group of students, as well as run a season of House Sport during lunchtimes. An individual fitness task is undertaken over a six-week period, which involves connecting with a fitness expert, researching training methods and collecting data.

AssessmentAssessment Type 1: Practical Inquiry (40%) – three tasksAssessment Type 2: Connections (30%) – two tasksAssessment Type 3: Personal Endeavour (30%) – one task

PathwaysUniversity courses, vocational education and training, employment in fields such as sport and recreation

Special RequirementsPlympton International College PE shirt.

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SPECIALIST MATHEMATICS

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

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. Specialist Mathematics is designed to be studied in conjunction with Mathematical Methods.

Assessment

Assessment for Specialist Mathematics is as follows:

• Skills and Applications Tasks 50%• Folio 20%• Examination 30% (External Assessment)

Pathways

Specialist Mathematics is often regarded as a prerequisite or assumed knowledge for most Engineering Courses.


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VISUAL ART – ART / DESIGN

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

In Visual Art, students express ideas through practical work using drawings, sketches, diagrams, models, prototypes, photographs and/or audio visual techniques leading to resolved pieces. Students have opportunities to research, understand and reflect upon visual art works in their cultural and historical contexts.

Assessment

Assessment for Visual Art is as follows:

• School-based - Folio 40%• Practical 30%.• Visual Study 30% (External Assessment)

Pathways

Provides a background for university, vocational education and training and employment in the visual arts.

WORKPLACE PRACTICES

Length 2 semesters


Course Description

Stage 2 Workplace Practices has three areas of study:

• Industry and work knowledge• Vocational learning• VET

For the Industry and work knowledge area of study, students study three topics:

• Work in Australian Society• The Changing Nature of Work• Finding Employment

Students must participate in work experience, VET courses or worksite visits, or part-time employment (60 hours minimum).

Assessment

The following assessment types enable students to demonstrate their learning in Stage 2 Workplace Practices:

• Folio 25%• Performance 25%• Reflection 20%• Investigation 30%(External Assessment)


Students may be required to organise their own work experience placement for during their holiday time.


An excursion to a gallery and the SACE Board art show forms part of the course.

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VET (Vocational Education & Training)

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What is VET and how can I do it?

VET stands for Vocational Education and Training, and provides students with transferable skills for work and future pathways. Students are able to include VET in their SACE studies which help students to build a vocational pathway in the SACE and encourage students to complete, or make significant progress towards completing VET qualifications while completing the SACE.

To complete the SACE, students must achieve 200 SACE credits, 150 of which can be gained through VET. Students must also complete the compulsory requirements of SACE consisting of 30 credits of literacy and numeracy as well as the Personal Learning Plan (10 credits) and the Research Project (10 credits). The recognition arrangements for VET in the SACE include:

• completed qualifications

• partly completed qualifications

Students can earn 10 SACE credits for 70 nominal hours. The SACE Board decides whether the SACE credits earned for a particular VET qualification are recognised at Stage 1 or Stage 2. Students can refer to the VET Recognition Register for more information about Stage 1 and Stage 2. For more information about VET and to check the VET Recognition

Register visit: http://www.sace.sa.edu.au/subjects/recognised-learning/recognition-register

Student can access VET at Plympton International College and also as part of the Western Adelaide Secondary Schools Network. Please refer below for more details.

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Certificate III - Game Art Foundations

Registered Training Organisation: AIE

Delivery Site: Plympton International College

Qualification Code: CUA31015

Qualification Title: Certificate III In Screen And Media

SACE Credits: 70 credits at stage 2

Course Cost: TBC

Course Description:The Game Art Foundations course will teach students how to develop 3D environments, characters and animation for interactive games. Game art development is an exciting and dynamic entertainment medium that is quickly being adapted into traditional areas such as architecture, product design and film making as well as emerging technologies such as VR and AR.The Game Art Foundations course teaches students best practice for a creative and iterative pipeline with the importance on developing quality 3D artwork for games. Students will work with real-time game engines to showcase their creativity and build their technical knowledge in order to maximise their artwork within fun and engaging game environments .Students will learn the entire game art development pipeline, starting from planning and concept art, modelling and texturing and finally animation and bringing their work to life. They will learn how to successfully bring all their artwork into game engines and add interactive elements and audio for the finishing touches.

Course Competencies:

Core

• BSBCRT301: Develop and extend critical and creative thinking skills

• BSBWHS201: Contribute to health and safety of self and others

• CUAIND301: Work effectively in the creative arts industry

Electives

• BSBDES201: Follow a design process

• BSBDES303: Explore and apply creative design process to 3d forms

• CUAACD201: Develop drawing skills to communicate ideas

• CUAANM302: Create 3d digital animations

• CUAANM303: Create 3d digital models

• CUASOU304: Prepare audio assets

• ICTICT308: Use advanced features of computer applications

• BSBDES301: Explore use of colour

Commencement Date: February 2020

Length of course: Full Year

Day and Time: Week days

Pre-Requisites: C grade or above in PLP, English and Mathematics

Further Educational Pathways: Successful completion of the course will allow students to continue to develop quality artwork for games and will build a portfolio for potential entry into AIE’s Advanced Diploma level courses

Career Pathway: 3D design, Game and Animation

On completion of the certificate students can either apply for University or further tertiary.

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Dual Course: HEALTH SERVICES

Certificate II - HLT33115 Health Services Assistance (HSA) and Certificate II - HLT33015 Allied Health Assistance (AHA)

Name: Health Services - (HSA) and (AHA) Year 1 (If completing 2 years = Cert. III)

Registered Training Organisation: TafeSA


Qualification Code: HLT33115 and HLT33015

Qualification Title: Certificate III Health Services Assistance and Certificate III Allied Health Assistance

SACE Credits: Year 1 = 40 credits

Student numbers: Minimum of 10, Maximum of 15

Course Fees: approx. $350

This course will be partly subsidised for Plympton International College Students.

Course Description:This course aims to equip you with the skills to provide safe, high-quality care to clients in a range of settings under supervision.

This course also trains workers who provide assistance to allied health professionals such as podiatrist, physiotherapist, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, rehabilitation therapist, medical imaging and nurses.


CHCCOM005

HLTWHS001

HLTINF001

CHCDIV001

BSBWOR301

HLTAID003

CHCCCS026

CHCCCS002

HLTFSE001

CHCCCS012

BSBWOR203

1. Communicate and work in health or community services

2. Participate in workplace health and safety

3. Comply with infection prevention & control policies & procedures

4. Work with diverse people

5. Organise personal work priorities and development

6. Provide First Aid

7. Transport individuals

8. Assist with movement

9. Follow basic food safety practices

10. Prepare and maintain beds

11. Work effectively with others



Day and Time: Fridays

Work Placement: 40 hours

Special Requirements: National Crime Check or/and DCSI Police Check and meet TGSS requirements for Year 2 of the course.

Pre-Requisites: C grade or above in English and Mathematics

Further Educational Pathways: Year 2 of the Health Services Dual Course

Career Pathway: There are many different health pathways that you can continue study and gain employment in as a Health Services Assistance worker including nursing, medical practitioner, physiotherapist, podiatrist.

There are many different health pathways that you can gain employment in as an allied health Assistant, including physiotherapist, podiatrist, speech pathologist, occupational therapist, rehabilitation therapist and medical imaging.

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Dual Course: HEALTH SERVICES

Certificate III - HLT33115 Health Services Assistance (HSA) and Certificate III - HLT33015 Allied Health Assistance (AHA)

Name: Health Services - (HSA) and (AHA) Year 2



Qualification Code: HLT33115 and HLT33015

Qualification Title: Certificate III Health Services Assistance and Certificate III Allied Health Assistance

SACE Credits: Year 2 = 30 credits

Student numbers: Maximum of 15

Course Fees: approx. $200

This course is partly TGSS funded.

This will be partly subsidised for Plympton International College Students.

Course Description:This course aims to equip you with the skills to provide safe, high-quality care to clients in a range of settings under supervision. Skills covered include communication, working with diverse people, healthy body systems, assisting clients with movement, infection prevention and control, workplace safety, medical terminology and organisation.


HLTINF001

CHCDIV001

BSBWOR301

HLTAID003

CHCCCS026

CHCCCS002

1. Recognise healthy body systems

2. Assist with an allied health program

3. Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately

4. Provide individualised support

5. Provide First Aid

6. Assist with movement



Day and Time: Wednesdays

Work Placement: 80 hours

Special Requirements: Meet TGSS requirements and DCSI Police Check or/and National Crime Check

Pre-Requisites: Completion of Year 1 of the dual course

Further Educational Pathways: On completion of the two certificates students can either apply for university or further tertiary pathways or seek emplyment.

Career Pathway: There are many different health pathways that you can continue study and gain employment in as a Health Services Assistance worker including nursing - medical practitioner, physiotherapist, podiatrist.

There are many different health pathways that you can gain employment in as an allied health Assistant, including physiotherapist, podiatrist, speech pathologist, occupational therapist, rehabilitation therapist and medical imaging.

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Certificate II - Information, Digital Media and Technology



Qualification Code: ICT20115

Qualification Title: Certificate II in Information, Digital Media and Technology

SACE Credits: 55 at Stage 1

Course Cost: $100.00

Course Description:This entry level qualification provides the foundation skills and knowledge to use information and communications technology (ICT) in any industry.


BSBWHS201

BSBSUS201

ICTICT201

ICTICT202

ICTICT203

ICTICT204

ICTWEB201

ICTICT206

ICTSAS202

ICTSAS203

ICTSAS206

ICTSAS207

ICTSAS209

ICTICT205

1. Contribute to health and safety of self and others

2. Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

3. Use computer operating systems and hardware

4. Work and communicate effectively in an ICT environment

5. Operate application software packages

6. Operate a digital media technology package

7. Use social media tools for collaboration and engagement

8. Install software applications

9. Apply problem solving techniques to routine ICT malfunctions

10. Connect hardware peripherals

11. Detect and protect from spam and destructive software

12. Protect and secure information assets

13. Connect and use a home based local wireless network

14. Design basic organisational documents using computing packages





Further Educational Pathways: Information Technology, Business Administration

Career Pathway: Data Entry Operator

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Certificate III - Information, Digital Media and Technology

Registered Training Organisation: Thebarton Senior College


Qualification Code: ICT30118

Qualification Title: Certificate III in Information, Digital Media and Technology

SACE Credits: 10 at Stage 1 and 40 at Stage 2

Course Cost: $120.00

Course Description:This qualification provides the skills and knowledge for an individual to be competent in a wide range of general information and communications technology (ICT) technical functions and to achieve a degree of self-sufficiency as an advanced ICT user. Persons working at this level will support information technology activities in the workplace across a wide range of ICT areas, including technical support, network administration, web technologies, software applications and digital media technologies.


ICTICT202

ICTICT206

ICTSAS202

ICTWEB201

BSBSUS401

ICTICT418

ICTICT301

ICTWEB303

ICTWEB301

BSBWHS304

ICTICT303

ICTSAS305

ICTSAS303

ICTICT302

ICTSAS301

ICTSAS306

ICTSAS304

1. Work and communicate effectively in an ICT environment

2. Install software applications

3. Apply problem-solving techniques to routine ICT malfunctions

4. Use social media tools for collaboration and engagement

5. Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

6. Contribute to copyright, ethics and privacy in an ICT environment

7. Create user documentation

8. Produce digital images for the web

9. Create a simple markup language document

10. Participate effectively in WHS communication and consultation processes

11. Connect internal hardware components

12. Provide ICT advice to clients

13. Care for computer hardware

14. Install and optimise operating system software

15. Run standard diagnostic tests

16. Maintain equipment and software

17. Provide basic system administration





Further Educational Pathways: Information Technology, Information Technology Support Services, Education Support

Career Pathway: IT Technician, Customer Service Representative (ICT), Client Support Officer (ICT), User Support Specialist, Help Desk Officer.

On completion of the certificate students can either apply for University or further tertiary

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What are Western Adelaide Regional VET Programs? Regional VET Programs provide students in year 10, 11 and 12 in Western Adelaide with increased vocational pathway options through a broad range of VET course choices. Regional VET Programs are hosted by schools and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). Students remain enrolled at their Home School, and attend the Host School or RTO for their chosen VET course. Further on is information about Regional VET Programs being offered for 2020 (divided into industry areas). More detailed information about each course is also available on our website (www.wats.sa.edu.au), under ‘Regional VET Programs’. Brochures will also be distributed to schools at the beginning of term 3 (for year 9, 10 and 11 students). Please see your VET Leader to get a copy of this brochure. What are the benefits of choosing VET? Some of the benefits are:

• Gaining a nationally-‐recognised qualification while completing your SACE • Getting a ‘head start’ in your chosen career • Making your senior school studies more relevant and interesting • Providing opportunities to learn 'on-‐the-‐job' through workplace learning • Gaining the skills and knowledge that employers seek in their employees • Providing pathways into further education and training opportunities.

What Regional VET Programs can I enrol in for 2020? The table below provides a brief summary of the courses offered for 2020 (grouped in industry areas). To find out more about the courses offered for 2020 please go to www.wats.sa.edu.au. 2020 program information will be available on this website from the beginning of term 3, 2019. How do I apply for a Regional VET Program? Step 1: Read the information about each course in the table following (also available in the brochure distributed to your school). Step 2: Read the detailed course information for the course/s you are interested in and encourage your parents/caregivers to read this too. This information is available for each course on our website (www.wats.sa.edu.au). Step 3: Fill out the Student Application Form and hand it to your VET Leader by Friday week 8, term 3 (13 September, 2019). See your VET Leader for a copy of this form, or download it from www.wats.sa.edu.au. Step 4: You will be provided with more information about the course from the Host School/Organisation, including the particular selection and enrolment procedures, which may include an interview. Selection for entry to courses will be based on the following principles:

• Demonstrated capacity for independent learning and meeting the requirements of the program. • Identified relevant interest and/or experience in the program. • Commitment to a post-‐school pathway in this area.

Step 5: Applicants will be advised of the enrolment outcome early in term 4. Step 6: Applicants may need some further subject counselling at their Home School Unique Student Identifier (USI) Students undertaking nationally recognised VET training will need to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). USI accounts will contain a record of an individual’s nationally recognised training and results. To establish a USI, please go to www.usi.gov.au and follow the steps to create a USI. Please have this number ready when applying for VET courses. For further clarification please contact the VET Manager Lee Copeland. P a g e | 64

What are Western Adelaide Regional VET Programs? Regional VET Programs provide students in year 10, 11 and 12 in Western Adelaide with increased vocational pathway options through a broad range of VET course choices. Regional VET Programs are hosted by schools and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). Students remain enrolled at their Home School, and attend the Host School or RTO for their chosen VET course. Further on is information about Regional VET Programs being offered for 2020 (divided into industry areas). More detailed information about each course is also available on our website (www.wats.sa.edu.au), under ‘Regional VET Programs’. Brochures will also be distributed to schools at the beginning of term 3 (for year 9, 10 and 11 students). Please see your VET Leader to get a copy of this brochure. What are the benefits of choosing VET? Some of the benefits are:

• Gaining a nationally-‐recognised qualification while completing your SACE • Getting a ‘head start’ in your chosen career • Making your senior school studies more relevant and interesting • Providing opportunities to learn 'on-‐the-‐job' through workplace learning • Gaining the skills and knowledge that employers seek in their employees • Providing pathways into further education and training opportunities.

What Regional VET Programs can I enrol in for 2020? The table below provides a brief summary of the courses offered for 2020 (grouped in industry areas). To find out more about the courses offered for 2020 please go to www.wats.sa.edu.au. 2020 program information will be available on this website from the beginning of term 3, 2019. How do I apply for a Regional VET Program? Step 1: Read the information about each course in the table following (also available in the brochure distributed to your school). Step 2: Read the detailed course information for the course/s you are interested in and encourage your parents/caregivers to read this too. This information is available for each course on our website (www.wats.sa.edu.au). Step 3: Fill out the Student Application Form and hand it to your VET Leader by Friday week 8, term 3 (13 September, 2019). See your VET Leader for a copy of this form, or download it from www.wats.sa.edu.au. Step 4: You will be provided with more information about the course from the Host School/Organisation, including the particular selection and enrolment procedures, which may include an interview. Selection for entry to courses will be based on the following principles:

• Demonstrated capacity for independent learning and meeting the requirements of the program. • Identified relevant interest and/or experience in the program. • Commitment to a post-‐school pathway in this area.

Step 5: Applicants will be advised of the enrolment outcome early in term 4. Step 6: Applicants may need some further subject counselling at their Home School Unique Student Identifier (USI) Students undertaking nationally recognised VET training will need to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). USI accounts will contain a record of an individual’s nationally recognised training and results. To establish a USI, please go to www.usi.gov.au and follow the steps to create a USI. Please have this number ready when applying for VET courses. For further clarification please contact the VET Manager Lee Copeland.

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Plympton International College

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