1. Year 9 Subject Selection Tuesday 16 October
Di Goodison / Matt Petersen / Phuong Truong
6:15
Welcome – Timetable structure, number of electives, transition into the senior school, preparation year for year 11 &12, distribute Subject Selection Expression of interest form on entry. Resources from tonight to be distributed electronically – link to website in SMS.
Phuong Truong/ HODs
6:20 – 7.00
SATE – the new process for Senior Assessment and Tertiary Entrance Subjects on offer and pathways into Year 11 & 12 Subjects
Fran Johnston – Business and Humanities Electives
Steve Smith – Senior Science, Health Pathways, and Textiles and Food Studies
Geoff Palmer – Health and Physical Education
Gordon Collis – Visual Art and Technologies Electives (Ms Barrie, Mr Kirman)
Angela Waugh- Digital Technology
Petrina Zagami – English and Languages (Ms Nguyen)
Ben Habermehl – Mathematics
Adrianne Jones – Performing Arts
Jessica Walker
How to complete subject selection form

2. Self reflection: From True Colours workshop
What am I good at?
Will I get paid?
What do I like?
Be yourself
Set yourself up for success
Do you like to work in a group or by myself?
Do I like to work inside or outside?
Do I like to create?
Do I like to work with my hands?

3. Welcome to the Senior School

4. Senior Assessment and Tertiary Entrance (SATE)
Begins with Year 11 students in 2019.
Key changes:
introduce common external assessment
strengthen the quality and comparability of school-based assessment
replace the Overall Position (OP) with the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).

5. Tertiary Entrance Processes
QTAC will be responsible for tertiary entrance in Queensland.
The ATAR, calculated by QTAC, will be the primary mechanism used for school leavers seeking entrance to tertiary study in Queensland.

6. Preparing for Senior Schooling
Develop good study skills
Place at home to work
School/Life Balance
Year 9s have completed Evaluate Study Skills

7. Humanities Electives Year 10 Year 11 &12 Senior Humanities Geography
Modern History
Ancient History
Legal Studies
Social and Community Studies

8. Business Electives Year 10 Year 11 &12
Advanced Accounting (Year 11 QCAA Accounting and Certificate III in Accounts Administration (Years 10 – 12)
Accounting
Business
Diploma of Business
Certificate II in Retail

9. Science and Health Year 10 Year 11 & 12 Senior Science Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Science in Practice
Health Pathways Preparation
Early Childhood
Textiles and Food Studies
Hospitality Practices

10. Health and Physical Education
Year 10
Year 11 & 12
Health and Physical Education
Physical Education
Sports and Recreation

11. Visual Arts & Media Year 10 Year 11 & 12 Visual Arts 
Certificate II in Visual Arts
Media Arts
Certificate III in Screen and Media

12. Creative Industries Year 10 Year 11 & 12 Design Technology 
Certificate III in Screen and Media

13. Creative Industries Year 10 Year 11 & 12 Metals & Engineering
Certificate II in Automotive Vocational Preparation
Woodwork and Furnishing
Certificate II in Furniture Making Pathways
Landscaping and Construction

14. Information and Communication Technology
Year 10
Year 11 & 12
Digital Technology
Certificate III in Media
Certificate II Information, Digital Media and Technology
Diploma of Information Technology

15. ENGLISH Year 10 Year 11 & 12 English  Essential English
EALD Academic English
English as an Additional Language
EALD Communication English

16. Criteria for ASK entry: B in English ENGLISH EXTENSION PROGRAM
Lots of writing!
Layout Design!
Graphic Design!
Photography!
ENGLISH EXTENSION PROGRAM

17. Other LOTE may be studied through School of Distance Education (SDE)
Year 10
Year 11 & 12
Chinese 
Chinese Extension (Year 12 only)
Certificate II Applied Language (Chinese)
Certificate III Applied Language (Chinese)
Years 10, 11 and 12
Other LOTE may be studied through
School of Distance Education (SDE)
e.g. Vietnamese, Italian, French, Russian, German, Spanish – Must consult with the Distance Education Coordinator

18. Mathematics Year 10 Year 11 &12 Sem1
All students are to complete Core or EALD maths.
Sem2
EALD – Maths 
Essential/General Mathematics
Prep- Essential Maths (PVM)
Essential Mathematics
Prep- General Maths (Maths A)
General Mathematics
Prep- Methods/Specialist Maths (Maths B/C)
Methods or
Methods and Specialist

19. Performing Arts Year 10 Year 11 & 12 Drama 
MADD - Music and Dance/Drama
Music in Practice
Music
Music Performance
Music Extension