St Peter’s College Cranbourne Year 9 2018 Subject Selection Faith, Education & Service

The Year 9 Program Key considerations in the design of our Year 9 Program: Year 9 students must be enabled to take responsibility for tailoring their course of study within clear and reasonable guidelines. Some choice of electives enables students to explore which studies are most relevant to their educational and vocational needs. A series of minimal requirements must be established to ensure that students do not deny themselves access to future learning opportunities. When students are selecting their Year 9 elective subjects they need to think about the following: Which units are most relevant to my interests and intended career path? Which units will help me to build my skills and talents? Faith, Education & Service

Year 9 Program Overview Semester One Semester Two Religion English Mathematics Science Humanities Health & PE LOTE Elective 1 Elective 3 Elective 2 Elective 4 Faith, Education & Service

Year 9 Program in detail Page 5 Curriculum handbook Core Units These run for the full year Religious Education English Mathematics Humanities Health & Physical Education LOTE French or Japanese Science Pastoral Period Elective Units These run for one semester only, with four electives completed per year Elective 1 Elective 2 Periods per cycle 5 7 1

Year 9 Electives Page 6 Curriculum Handbook Technology At least one of these must be chosen: Basic Construction Electro-technology Basics Food Around the World Food by Design Game On Product Design Textiles Web Publishing The Arts At least one of these must be chosen: Arts Escape Dance* Drama Music Visual Explore * These subjects are not available to Cranbourne East students for 2018 due to resourcing issues

Year 10 Overview Core Units Elective Units Periods per cycle These run for the full year: Religious Education or CSYMA English Mathematics Pastoral Period These run for one semester: Humanities Science (Life Science or Physical Science) Elective Units These run for one semester only, with four electives completed per year Elective 1 Elective 2 Note: these electives could include a VCE or VET unit. Periods per cycle 4 9 1

Pathways – Year 10 and Beyond VCE – Victorian Certificate of Education VCAL – Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning VET – Vocational Education & Training Sessions are running today which explain how each of these pathways operate. Information is also available in your Curriculum Handbook. Faith, Education & Service

Descriptions of Year 9 Core and Elective Subjects These can be found in the Curriculum Handbook: Core Subjects – pages 47 - 58 Elective Subjects – pages 59 – 68 It is important you read the descriptions of the elective subjects carefully to make the best choices for next year. If you are unsure about electives talk to your current subject teachers in that area or talk to your Learning Advisor.

Other details: Students who completed Literacy Development instead of LOTE in Year 8 will not be required to do LOTE in Year 9. These students will continue to receive Literacy Support instead of LOTE studies. This will take the form of a Foundation English class which will supplement their Core English studies. Mathematics enhancement and support will be available to students through their classroom teacher and also through the Mathematics Help classes running each Monday after school. At both campuses the eventual elective units which run in 2018 will be dependent on the number of enrolments in each subject. Faith, Education & Service

How to select your subjects Subject selection will be done on-line using the “Web preferences” website. You will receive a personalised printed sheet which will have your individual student access code and password and instructions for how to complete your subject selection on-line. PLEASE DO NOT LOSE THIS SHEET

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Subject Selection Process Timeline: 26th June – Curriculum Handbook distributed to students in Tutor Group 25th July – Futures Expo 26th July – Web Preferences Access Guide distributed to students in Tutor Group. On-line Web Preferences opens. 8th August – On-line Web Preferences closes – subjects must be entered by this date. This is also the final deadline for submitting signed “Print Receipts”. They are to be signed by student, parent and learning advisor. Late Term Four – Students notified of subjects they will be studying for Head Start/2018 Faith, Education & Service