Toowoomba Christian College SUBJECT SELECTION FORM Years Eleven and Twelve, 2017 STUDENT’S NAME 2017 YEAR LEVEL (please circle) Year Twelve PARENT OR CARER’S SIGNATURE

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Students are asked to choose one subject from each of the five groups below. Subjects that are offered in more than one group can only be selected once. To maintain equitable class sizes in subjects that are offered in more than one group, the College may change students’ grouping preferences. In the majority of cases, students are expected to remain in these subjects for the remainder of their Senior High years. Please see the College’s Students Changing Subjects Policy for more information. Parents and students are asked to ensure that they have read the relevant subject outline (available, once logged in, from www.tccollege.com.au > Parents > HS Information Evenings) before selecting a subject. Parents of students who want to attend should check that their student's subject selections meet the tertiary prerequisites for entry into intended degrees. Parents are welcome to contact the College's Careers Officer, Mr Glyn Reinbott [email protected] for assistance with this.

COMPULSORY SUBJECTS AND WEEKLY ACTIVITIES All Year Eleven and Twelve students are enrolled in Christian Studies, and participate in the weekly activities of Chapel, Sport, Careers Education and Scholastic Aptitude Test Preparation.

SUBJECT ENGLISH SELECTION Senior English Students choosing Senior English must achieve at least a C+ in English. English Communication English Communication is not appropriate for students intending to study at university upon graduation. MATHEMATICS SELECTION Mathematics B Students selecting Mathematics B must achieve at least a C+ in Year Ten Mathematics. To recognise the complexities of Mathematics B, an increase of a grade of 1 will be added to students’ semester results for Mathematics A the purposes of GPA calculation only. ELECTIVE GROUP 1 SELECTION Biology (this subject is currently full) Drama Hospitality and Kitchen Operations will be run as a combined class. Students will be required to participate Hospitality (this subject is currently full) in after-hours activities. Hospitality students will be working towards a Certificate II in Hospitality SIT20213; Kitchen Operations (this subject is currently full) Kitchen Operations students will be working towards a Certificate II in Hospitality (Kitchen Operations) Mechatronics (this subject is currently full) SIT20312, both of which are offered in conjunction with TAFE Queensland South West. As this is Media Studies competency-based assessment, students’ assessment in Hospitality and Kitchen Operations will not count Music towards their Grade-Point Average. Students are unable to undertake both Hospitality and Kitchen Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation Operations Externally Delivered Elective – see below ELECTIVE GROUP 2 SELECTION Biology (this subject is currently full) Students who select Computer Studies will receive certification from the relevant agency upon successful completion of each course. Because students are assessed by external agencies, and not TCC, their Computer Studies assessment in Computers will not count towards their Grade-Point Average. Furnishing Technology Hospitality and Kitchen Operations will be run as a combined class. Students will be required to participate History in after-hours activities. Hospitality students will be working towards a Certificate II in Hospitality SIT20213; Hospitality (this subject is currently full) Kitchen Operations students will be working towards a Certificate II in Hospitality (Kitchen Operations) SIT20312, both of which are offered in conjunction with TAFE Queensland South West. As this is Kitchen Operations (this subject is currently full) competency-based assessment, students’ assessment in Hospitality and Kitchen Operations will not count Physics towards their Grade-Point Average. Students are unable to undertake both Hospitality and Kitchen Operations Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation Visual Art Students selecting Physics must achieve at least a C+ in Year Ten Science. Physics students must also be studying Mathematics B. To recognise the complexities of Physics, an increase of a grade of 1 will be added Externally Delivered Elective – see below to students’ semester results for the purposes of GPA calculation only. ELECTIVE GROUP 3 SELECTION Baking (Subject is Full) Baking students will be required to participate in after-hours activities. Baking students will be working Chemistry towards a Certificate III in Retail Baking (Combined) FDF30710 which is offered in conjunction with Baking Industry Training Australia. As this is competency-based assessment, students’ assessment in Baking will Computer Studies not count towards their Grade-Point Average. Drama (Subject is Full) Students selecting Chemistry must achieve at least a C+ in Year Ten Science. It is preferable that Chemistry Furnishing Technology students are also studying Mathematics B. To recognise the complexities of Chemistry, an increase of a Graphics grade of 1 will be added to students’ semester results for the purposes of GPA calculation only.

Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation (this subject is currently full) Students who select Computer Studies will receive certification from the relevant agency upon successful Visual Art completion of each course. Because students are assessed by external agencies, and not TCC, their Externally Delivered Elective – see below assessment in Computers will not count towards their Grade-Point Average.

EXTERNALLY DELIVERED ELECTIVES (Please visit www.tccollege.com.au > Curriculum > High > Externally Delivered Electives) Accelerated University Study School-Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship TAFE Queensland South West Courses University of Queensland Gatton Vocational Education and Training Brisbane School of Distance Education Subject Australian Music Examinations Board Subject Other