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Guiding Statement ____________________________________ 4

ACKNOWLEDGING the Gimuy Walubarra Yidinji people _____ 5

Foreword by the Executive Principal _____________________ 5

Principal’s Advice _____________________________________ 5

Start now: Here are EIGHT tips to help you ........................................................ 5

Procrastination: Putting things off ............................................................................... 5

Set a goal..................................................................................................................... 6

Stay motivated ............................................................................................................. 6

Stay balanced .............................................................................................................. 6

Use a planner .............................................................................................................. 6

Don’t try hard, work hard ............................................................................................. 6

Attend school every day .............................................................................................. 7

Year 11 DOES count ................................................................................................... 7

Turning achievement around is tough: You can do it! ............................................... 7

Talk Soon!.................................................................................................................... 7

Student Responsibilities in Senior _______________________ 8

Course eligibility chart _________________________________ 9

Senior pathways _____________________________________ 10

Vocational Education _________________________________ 11

Introduction ....................................................................................................... 11

School Based Apprentices/Traineeships (SATs) .............................................. 11

Subject Information ........................................................................................... 11

Flexible Timetable for Year 11 and 12 .............................................................. 11

Work Experience ............................................................................................... 11

Planning your pathway: Making decisions _______________ 12

Guidelines __________________________________________ 12

Factors to consider __________________________________ 13

Careers Counselling and information ____________________ 13

Senior Education Profile ______________________________ 14

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Statement of results .......................................................................................... 14

Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement (QCIA) ................................ 14

QCE: Queensland certificate of education ________________ 14

Senior subjects ______________________________________ 16

General syllabuses ........................................................................................... 17

Applied syllabuses ............................................................................................ 17

Senior External Examination ............................................................................. 17

Underpinning factors ......................................................................................... 17

General syllabuses .................................................................................................... 17

Applied syllabuses ..................................................................................................... 17

Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) eligibility ______ 17

English requirement .......................................................................................... 17

General syllabuses ___________________________________ 18

Structure ........................................................................................................... 18

General syllabuses course overview ......................................................................... 18

Extension syllabuses course overview...................................................................... 18

Assessment ...................................................................................................... 18

Units 1 and 2 assessments ....................................................................................... 18

Units 3 and 4 assessments ....................................................................................... 18

Instrument-specific marking guides ........................................................................... 18

External assessment ................................................................................................. 19

Applied syllabuses ___________________________________ 19

Structure ........................................................................................................... 19

Applied syllabuses course overview ......................................................................... 19

Assessment ...................................................................................................... 19

Instrument-specific standards matrixes..................................................................... 19

Essential English and Essential Mathematics — Common internal assessment ..... 19

Summative internal assessment — instrument-specific standards .......................... 20

Senior External Examinations ........................................................................... 20

Senior External Examinations course overview ........................................................ 20

Assessment ...................................................................................................... 20

Senior Course Options _______________________________ 21

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General Mathematics ........................................................................................ 22

Mathematical Methods ...................................................................................... 23

Specialist Mathematics ..................................................................................... 25

Essential Mathematics ...................................................................................... 27

English .............................................................................................................. 28

English as an Additional Language ................................................................... 30

Essential English ............................................................................................... 32

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies .................................................... 34

Accounting ........................................................................................................ 36

Ancient History .................................................................................................. 38

Business ........................................................................................................... 40

Economics ........................................................................................................ 42

Geography ........................................................................................................ 44

Legal Studies .................................................................................................... 46

Modern History .................................................................................................. 48

Tourism ............................................................................................................. 50

Digital Solutions ................................................................................................ 52

Engineering ....................................................................................................... 54

Food & Nutrition ................................................................................................ 56

Fashion ............................................................................................................. 58

Industrial Graphics Skills ................................................................................... 60

Health................................................................................................................ 62

Physical Education ............................................................................................ 64

Sport & Recreation ............................................................................................ 66

Aerospace Systems .......................................................................................... 68

Biology .............................................................................................................. 70

Chemistry .......................................................................................................... 72

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