KINGSCLIFF HIGH SCHOOL STAGE 6 COURSE SELECTION GUIDE 2016 - 2017 and A DEC Community of Schools – Working together to improve Student outcomes REACH FOR THE STARS TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS ................................................................................................................ 4 SELECTING COURSES ......................................................................................................................................... 5 T5 SHARED CURRICULUM PROGRAM ................................................................................................................ 6 PATHWAYS TO THE HSC .................................................................................................................................... 7 RECORD of SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT (RoSA) ....................................................................................................... 7 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE “HSC” ............................................................................................... 8 WHAT ARE “UNITS”? ......................................................................................................................................... 8 TYPES OF COURSES ........................................................................................................................................... 9 SCHOOL BASED APPRENTICESHIPS & TRAINEESHIPS ......................................................................................... 12 PATHWAYS FLOW CHART ‐ FROM YEAR 10 to a HSC ........................................................................................ 13 ASSESSMENT & REPORTING ............................................................................................................................. 14 AUSTRALIAN TERTIARY ADMISSIONS RANK ‐ ATAR ...................................................................................... 15 CAREER PLANNING ................................................................................................................................................. 16 HSC COURSE SELECTION – Relevance to Career Planning ............................................................................... 17 COMPLETE YEAR 12 ...................................................................................................................................... 17 DIRECT ......................................................................................................................................................... 17 TAFE ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 UNIVERSITY .................................................................................................................................................. 17 Going to a University .................................................................................................................................... 17 Going to a TAFE College ................................................................................................................................ 18 HSC/TAFE advanced standing & credit transfer ............................................................................................. 18 Going to TAFE then a University ................................................................................................................... 18 Going to study with Private Providers ........................................................................................................... 19 Going to Direct Employment ........................................................................................................................ 19 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ‐ LINKS ........................................................................................................... 19 CHOOSE YOUR COURSES ...................................................................................................................................... 20 COURSE RESTRICTIONS ................................................................................................................................. 21 BOARD DEVELOPED COURSES ...................................................................................................................... 22 English (Standard) ....................................................................................................................................... 23 English (Advanced) ...................................................................................................................................... 24 English as a Second Language ..................................................................................................................... 25 Fundamentals of English ............................................................................................................................. 27 Preliminary Mathematics General (Splits to 2 strands for the HSC Year) ........................................................ 28 Mathematics ............................................................................................................................................... 29 Mathematics Extension 1 ............................................................................................................................ 30 Mathematics Extension 2 (HSC) .................................................................................................................. 31 Biology ........................................................................................................................................................ 32 Chemistry .................................................................................................................................................... 33 Earth and Environmental Science ................................................................................................................ 34 Note: Information correct at 1 June, 2015 --- 1 --- Physics ......................................................................................................................................................... 35 Senior Science ............................................................................................................................................. 36 Aboriginal Studies ....................................................................................................................................... 37 Ancient History ............................................................................................................................................ 38 Business Studies .......................................................................................................................................... 39 Economics ................................................................................................................................................... 40 Geography ................................................................................................................................................... 41 Legal Studies ............................................................................................................................................... 42 Modern History ........................................................................................................................................... 43 Society and Culture ..................................................................................................................................... 44 Studies of Religion I ..................................................................................................................................... 45 Studies of Religion II .................................................................................................................................... 46 History Extension ........................................................................................................................................ 47 German Beginners ........................................................................................................................................ 48 Indonesian Beginners ................................................................................................................................... 49 Japanese Beginners ...................................................................................................................................... 50 Japanese Continuers .................................................................................................................................... 51 Korean Continuers ....................................................................................................................................... 52 Music 1 ........................................................................................................................................................ 53 Music 2 ........................................................................................................................................................ 54 Music Extension Course 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