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Subjects Offered at St Brigid's College St Brigid’s College Year Eleven and Twelve 2020 Curriculum Handbook Dear Parents and Students, I am delighted to present our Years Eleven and Twelve Curriculum Handbook for 2020. As our young women continue their journey towards Graduation, the fruit of their work over the years is now closer to emerging. In their time at St Brigid’s College, students have striven to grow individually as members for our community and of society. To grow in all areas is to integrate faith with both life and culture. As our students work towards achieving their WACE results, we remind them to follow in the footsteps of Catherine McAuley. Catherine wrote to Frances Warde in 1840 and in her practical way said: “While we place all our confidence in God - we must act as if all depended on our exertion”. We encourage our girls to develop their skills and motivation in preparation for taking their place as future leaders of our society. God Bless Carmen Cox June 2019 Table of Contents Section 1 - General Information ............................................................................................ 1 1.1 Glossary of Key Terms ............................................................................................ 1 1.2 Key Reference Websites ........................................................................................... 1 1.3 Choosing Subjects 2020 ............................................................................................ 2 1.4 Course Types Available ........................................................................................... 3 1.5 The Course Selection Process ................................................................................. 5 1.6 Where Do Subjects Lead? ...................................................................................... 11 Section 2 – Attainment ......................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Western Australian Certificate of Education ..................................................... 12 2.2 Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment ...................................................... 14 Section 3 – Post School Options .......................................................................................... 15 3.1 University Admission ............................................................................................ 15 3.2 Broadening Entrance Pathways............................................................................ 16 3.3 TAFE Entrance ........................................................................................................ 18 Section 4 - Subjects Offered at St Brigid’s College ........................................................... 21 4.1 Religious Education ............................................................................................... 21 4.2 English...................................................................................................................... 22 4.3 Mathematics ............................................................................................................ 24 4.4 Science ...................................................................................................................... 27 4.5 Humanities and Social Sciences ........................................................................... 34 4.6 Languages ................................................................................................................ 38 4.7 Health and Physical Education ............................................................................ 41 4.8 Design ...................................................................................................................... 44 4.9 The Arts ................................................................................................................... 48 Appendix ................................................................................................................................ 58 5.1 Contact Staff ............................................................................................................ 58 Section 1 - General Information 1.1 Glossary of Key Terms – Abbreviations Used in The Curriculum Handbook ACSF Australian Core Skills Framework AQF Australian Qualifications Framework ATAR Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank IBO International Baccalaureate Organisation MYP Middle Years Programme OLNA Online Literacy and Numeracy SCSA Schools Curriculum and Standards Authority TAFE Technical and Further Education TEA Tertiary Entrance Aggregate TISC Tertiary Institutions Service Centre VET Vocational Education and Training WACE Western Australian Certificate of Education 1.2 Key Reference Websites General SCSA https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/ TISC https://www.tisc.edu.au/static/home.tisc WACE Checker https://wacechecker.scsa.wa.edu.au/ SCSA Facebook https://facebook.com/SCSAWA SCSA Community Page https://parent.scsa.wa.edu.au/ Higher Education Institutes Curtin University https://www.curtin.edu.au/ Edith Cowan University https://www.ecu.edu.au/ Murdoch University https://www.murdoch.edu.au/ Notre Dame University https://www.notredame.edu.au/ TAFE https://www.fulltimecourses.tafe.wa.edu.au/ University of Western Australia https://www.uwa.edu.au/ 2020 St Brigid’s College Year 11 and 12 Curriculum Handbook Page 1 Return to Table of Contents 1.3 Choosing Subjects 2020 The selection of courses should be made on the basis of a student’s academic achievements, interests and possible future directions. Students who do not qualify for certain courses are strongly discouraged from enrolling in such courses in Years Eleven and Twelve in 2020, as it is essential that students have demonstrated key knowledge and understandings in order to experience success in the coming two years. Detailed information is provided throughout this Handbook (and previous years’ Handbooks) to guide your decision making. Each year the College does review its offerings to meet the changing post-schooling pathways. Contained in this Handbook are our courses for consideration for 2020 and 2021. Parents and students are advised that sometimes available resources limit the possibility of timetabling various classes. Courses have minimum numbers required to be reached prior to confirming selections for 2020 and there are occasions when a course will no longer run in the following year. Please be assured this is a carefully considered process and is at the discretion of the College. Students and families will be contacted when courses do not gain sufficient interest. Please note that upon classes being finalized, there are often limited places available and changes can be difficult to make, hence the correct first decision is important. It is recommended that the following should be considered when selecting courses: Academic Ability In order to achieve success in many senior school courses, students need to have demonstrated a high degree of academic ability and achievement in Year Ten courses. Without this background, students will invariably experience difficulties studying the Year Eleven course content. It is essential to take careful note of College Entry Requirements (i.e. MYP Interim Grades or Criteria Results) and any entry assessments undertaken. Students entering Year Twelve must consider their degree of success in their chosen pathway in Year Eleven. Generally, students will progress from the Year Eleven ATAR or General Courses to the respective Year Twelve courses. Future Intentions Students, whether planning to seek employment attaining secondary graduation or to continue with further studies (TAFE or university), should choose courses that will maximise their options for the future. Students should also be aware that many AQF qualifications can lead to university entry with advanced standing. Please remember that ATAR courses are not the only pathway for university entrance. 2020 St Brigid’s College Year 11 and 12 Curriculum Handbook Page 2 Return to Table of Contents Broadly, there are four options for course selections available to students. • ATAR courses • General courses • Vocational Education and Training Certificates • Endorsed programmes It is also possible to ‘mix and match’ these options to provide yourself with the best platform to meet the requirements to attain the WACE and prepare yourself for life beyond school 1.4 Course Types Available ATAR Courses These courses are typically for students aiming to achieve entry to an Australian university directly from school. ATAR courses are examined by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority. Each course has four units: • Units One and Two (Year Eleven units) • Units Three and Four (Year Twelve units). Units Three and Four must be studied as a pair, as the ATAR examination covers both units. If you intend to enrol in university study after school, you must study at least four ATAR courses at Year Twelve in order to be eligible for an ATAR. The rank is used by universities around Australia as a selection device. More information about the ATAR is available from TISC – see http://www.tisc.edu.au/static/guide/atar-about.tisccid=12862 The Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) The ATAR is a percentile rank, in which students are ranked from 99.95 downwards. A student achieving an ATAR of 96.0, means that they have achieved better than 96% of the State in Year Twelve (or are in the top 4%). Generally, the minimum ATAR which universities accept for entrance is an ATAR of 70.0, though this does change
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