GEELONG HIGH SCHOOL 2021 CURRICULUM HANDBOOK Hannah Lachlan Glenn Jasmine Xavier Poulton Davis Davey King Curtis Vice Captain Captain Principal Captain Vice Captain Ken Stewart Steven Brown Julianna Garcia David Board Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Business Manager Our Vision: Geelong High School is a positive and creative learning community that embraces its history and prepares students for life. We are committed to: Developing caring and respectful relationships; Empowering people to realise their potential through effort, responsibility and teamwork; Building healthy, resilient and productive global citizens. Our values: Creativity, Positivity, Respect, Responsibility, Teamwork, Effort and Excellence. 1 WELCOME ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM ........................................................................................................................ 6 2021 COURSE CONFIRMATION ...................................................................................................................... 8 CHOOSE YOUR LEARNING PROGRAM ......................................................................................................... 8 GLOSSARY OF TERMS.................................................................................................................................. 10 TEACHERS WITH RELEVANT LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................. 10 SUBJECT PATHWAYS YEAR 8 – VCE .......................................................................................................... 11 YEAR 7 ............................................................................................................................................................ 19 GHS Resources/Material Levy ........................................................................................................................ 19 YEAR 7 SUBJECTS ........................................................................................................................................ 21 YEAR 8 ............................................................................................................................................................ 24 GHS Resources/Material Levy ........................................................................................................................ 24 YEAR 8 – SUBJECTS ..................................................................................................................................... 26 YEAR 9 ............................................................................................................................................................ 29 GHS Resources/Material Levy ........................................................................................................................ 29 YEAR 9 SUBJECTS ........................................................................................................................................ 32 YEAR 9 ARTS ELECTIVES ............................................................................................................................. 32 YEAR 9 ENGLISH - COMPULSORY .............................................................................................................. 34 YEAR 9 HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION - COMPULSORY .............................................................. 35 YEAR 9 HAPE ELECTIVES ............................................................................................................................ 35 YEAR 9 HUMANITIES – ELECTIVES ............................................................................................................. 38 YEAR 9 LANGUAGES - ELECTIVES .............................................................................................................. 39 YEAR 9 MATHEMATICS - COMPULSORY .................................................................................................... 40 YEAR 9 SCIENCE - COMPULSORY .............................................................................................................. 41 YEAR 9 SCIENCE - ELECTIVE ...................................................................................................................... 41 YEAR 9 TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVES ............................................................................................................. 42 YEAR 9 GPEP - GEELONG POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM ............................................................ 44 YEAR 10 .......................................................................................................................................................... 45 GHS Resources/Material Levy ........................................................................................................................ 45 YEAR 10 SUBJECTS ...................................................................................................................................... 48 YEAR 10 ARTS - ELECTIVES ........................................................................................................................ 48 YEAR 10 ENGLISH - COMPULSORY ............................................................................................................ 50 YEAR 10 ADVANCED ENGLISH ELECTIVE .................................................................................................. 50 YEAR 10 HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION .............................................................................................. 51 YEAR 10 HUMANITIES ................................................................................................................................... 52 YEAR 10 LANGUAGES ................................................................................................................................... 53 YEAR 10 MATHEMATICS ............................................................................................................................... 54 YEAR 10 SCIENCE ......................................................................................................................................... 55 YEAR 10 TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................................................................ 57 PROCESS OF PATHWAY SELECTION ......................................................................................................... 59 VCE AT GEELONG HIGH SCHOOL ............................................................................................................... 60 VCE IN 2021 .................................................................................................................................................... 61 2 ATAR - AUSTRALIAN TERTIARY ADMISSION RANK .................................................................................. 62 VCE VET STUDIES ......................................................................................................................................... 62 GEELONG HIGH SCHOOL VCE ATTENDANCE PROCESSES ................................................................... 64 POST COMPULSORY SCHOOLING PATHWAYS ........................................................................................ 66 VCAL - VICTORIAN CERTIFICATE OF APPLIED LEARNING ...................................................................... 67 VET - VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN SCHOOLS ............................................................. 70 SBAT - SCHOOL BASED APPRENTICESHIPS AND TRAINEESHIPS ......................................................... 70 VCE - YEAR 11 & 12 ....................................................................................................................................... 71 GHS Resources/Material Levy ........................................................................................................................ 71 VCE ARTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 75 VET DANCE .................................................................................................................................................... 75 VCE MEDIA ..................................................................................................................................................... 76 VCE MUSIC PERFORMANCE ........................................................................................................................ 77 VCE MUSIC INVESTIGATION ........................................................................................................................ 77 VET MUSIC INDUSTRY – SOUND PRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 78 VCE STUDIO ARTS ........................................................................................................................................ 79 VCE THEATRE STUDIES ............................................................................................................................... 80 VCE VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN..................................................................................................... 81 VCE ENGLISH ................................................................................................................................................