Introduction #
Years 11-12 are a new, exciting phase of schooling for our students. They create the pathways to further learning beyond Rehoboth Christian College.
The Senior Secondary years are characterised by increased responsibility and privileges for students as they emerge into young adults. Students choose what they will study and consider how they will direct their lives in line with God’s plans for them.
Our Rehoboth students are encouraged to strive for excellence. Excellence is not about achieving an award or a particular score; it is about being the best that you can be. Students are investing in their future. The greater the investment, the better the return they can expect. At Rehoboth, we believe in having a positive and proactive approach by encouraging each student to achieve their personal best; to find their purpose and destiny in God; and to make a difference in the world in which they live.
The transition from Year 10 to Year 11 is a major step in a student’s Secondary education. Students can specialise in the course that interests them most and aim towards their future destination. It is important that informed decisions are made, where students’ aptitudes, achievements and interests are considered. Other things like the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) requirements for Secondary graduation, and the selection criteria for universities and other providers also need to be considered.
It is important that students are realistically aware of their own capabilities and the career options they might consider before selecting their courses.
To be successful in Years 11-12, students need to have a healthy balance between time with God, schoolwork, fitness, sleep, and other interests. Being committed to doing their best and setting attainable goals is important in line with completing assessments, set homework, and study. Coming up with a plan – and following it – are two key ingredients for success.
For specific assistance in careers, please see our VET Coordinator Mr Blennerhassett, or Mr Vasquez (Head of Students, Years 10-12). They are available to assist students with goal setting, understanding university entrance requirements, WACE requirements, and graduation along with Year 12 references, examinations, accreditation, scholarships, disseminating Year 11-12 information, and coordination with SCSA.
Other reliable sources of information can be accessed through the internet, by attending Open Days, and by speaking to teachers.
Mrs Louwen
Principal (Kenwick 7-12)
We’ve designed this manual to enable parents to talk to their children about their work on a regular basis. It will help parents to know what subjects their child is studying.
There will be an opportunity to discuss the teaching curriculum at a ‘Meet the Teachers’ evening for Year 7-12 in Term 1, Week 3.
If you have any questions as you go through this manual, please contact the Head of Students for Years 10-12 Students, Mr J Vasquez, or the Year 11-12 Form teachers straight away. We are more than happy to talk through any of the questions or concerns that you may have.
Area | Teacher | |
Head of Christian Studies and VET | Mr Murray | |
Head of English | Mrs Erispe | |
Head of Health and Physical Education | Mr de Bruyn | |
Head of Humanities | Mr Carter | |
Head of Mathematics | Mr Vasquez | |
Head of Science | Mr Taylor | |
Head of Technology and the Arts | Mr Kuipers |
Students wishing to enrol at Rehoboth for Year 11 must be enrolled in and studying six courses (or equivalent) in each semester. All students must study one of the following:
- English, English as an Additional Language/Dialect, or Literature
- at least one List A course and List B course. If you wish to compete for special SCSA awards at the end of Year 12 you will need to study at least two courses form each list
- if you wish to gain an ATAR, you must study a minimum of four ATAR courses in which you intend to sit the external assessment or exam at the end of 2022.
- if you are uncertain about your tertiary aspirations or your academic performance in Year 10 indicates that you may find the ATAR pathway particularly challenging should consider enrolling in a Certificate II (or higher) course (or a General course for 2022 graduates) in addition to your ATAR courses. Note that several Certificates are two-year courses.
Other Course-Specific Criteria
If you wish to enrol in Language courses, you will need to be interviewed by Mrs Kurniawan.
If you wish to enrol in Background and Second Language courses you must meet strict entry requirements. Applications for these courses need to be completed and endorsed by the College before being lodged with SCSA. Your enrolment in these courses will only be confirmed when written advice is provided by SCSA. The application form, stating the deadlines for submission, is available from SCSA.
Ideally, students who select Chemistry ATAR and/or Physics ATAR will also need to select a Mathematics ATAR subject.
If you wish to enrol in the VET program you will need to be interviewed by the VET Coordinator.
Many subjects offered at Rehoboth have a specific prerequisite. This is usually expressed as a grade or percentage achieved on your Year 10 Semester 1 Report.
Prerequisites are designed to assist you in the process of selecting appropriate subjects for Years 11-12. They are a minimum level required for entry into subjects and attempt to ensure that you have a sufficient background knowledge for a particular subject.
Prerequisites are based on the degree of difficulty of the Year 11 course and the kind of background that you will need to be successful in that course. You should check course descriptions carefully to ensure that you have met the prerequisite.
If you have not met the prerequisites for a course, you are not eligible to enrol in that course. These prerequisites are a good indication of your likelihood of succeeding in a certain course. Students who do not meet prerequisites rarely cope with the course, even if they are prepared to work hard or have extra tutoring. You cannot expect to be able to cope with a subject such as Maths Methods ATAR Unit 1 and 2 if they have only achieved a C grade in Year 10 Maths.
Prerequisites will usually refer to grades achieved in your Semester 1 report. However, if you achieve the prerequisite grades in your Semester 2 (end of year) report, you may be allowed to transfer subjects at this point. Prerequisites also exist in many university and some Training WA courses.
Enrolment in all courses is dependent on you gaining the signature of the HOLA and the subject teacher on your Course Selection Form. You must be signed into your course choices by both to ensure that the course prerequisites have been met.
If you do not meet prerequisites and still wish to be considered for entry into a course, you must arrange an interview with your parents and the HOLA. You should also be aware that if you begin to experience difficulties in the course and cannot continue, the choice of an alternative course will be limited, if at all possible, as other courses may already be full.
If you have achieved just below the prerequisites for one subject, you may be permitted to enrol, if the poor performance was for an identifiable reason (e.g. health). If you did not have the necessary grades in multiple subjects you will not be accepted.
If you wish to make changes to your course selections after the Course Selection Form has been submitted, will need to complete a Course Change Form, which can be obtained from the Administration Office, and discuss this with the Head of Students. All requests must be accompanied by a letter from the parent.
Note that there are cut-off dates after which a new subject cannot be commenced. In 2022 this date will be on Friday 4 March, Week 5 of Term 1. After this date, students cannot pick up a new course.
Students who do need to change courses should only do so for urgent reasons and will need to catch up on all course requirements and missed assessments to be eligible to receive a grade in the new course at the end of the year.
If you have not demonstrated the minimum standard in the OLNA literacy component you are eligible to enrol in the List A English Foundation course.
If you who have not demonstrated the minimum standard in the OLNA numeracy component you are eligible to enrol in the List B Mathematics Foundation course.
Once you have successfully met the literacy and numeracy standards, you will be transferred into the General English and Maths courses.
All Year 11 students must choose one subject on each of the six grid lines.
You are not required to study the same subjects in Year 11 and Year 12, as these are separate courses; however, to study most Year 12 level courses, you will need to complete the relevant Year 11 course – especially in the case of Unit 3 Unit 4 ATAR courses.
When completing the Course Selection Form you should only select courses for which you are eligible.
All courses are offered with the understanding that courses that do not attract a reasonable number of students will not run. Similarly, in some courses, there may be more students wanting to do the courses than the number of places available.
As with all schools, facilities (e.g. in Food Science and Technology) may also limit the number of available places. Preference will be given to students who meet the prerequisites and submit their Course Selection Form by the due date.
Students who do not meet prerequisites are not guaranteed a place in a course if they successfully meet prerequisites at a later date.
Enrolling in Year 12 #
A minimum C grade at the end of Year 11 is the prerequisite for continuing that subject at Year 12 level.
If you are at risk of not achieving the WACE, you will be advised to reassess your course pathway. This may mean transferring from an ATAR course to a General course or VET qualification.
Year 12 students on an ATAR pathway and seeking university entrance must study at least four courses at Unit 3 and Unit 4 level and are typically advised to select five.
In Year 12, it may be possible for students enrolled in at least four ATAR courses (i.e. a university entrance course) to select a total of five subjects, after approval by the Principal. This allows one subject line to be used for scheduled private study.
All Year 11 students must choose one subject on each of the six grid lines.
You are not required to study the same subjects in Year 11 and Year 12, as these are separate courses; however, to study most Year 12 level courses, you will need to complete the relevant Year 11 course – especially in the case of Unit 3 Unit 4 ATAR courses.
When completing the Course Selection Form you should only select courses for which you are eligible.
All courses are offered with the understanding that courses that do not attract a reasonable number of students will not run. Similarly, in some courses, there may be more students wanting to do the courses than the number of places available.
As with all schools, facilities (e.g. in Food Science and Technology) may also limit the number of available places. Preference will be given to students who meet the prerequisites and submit their Course Selection Form by the due date.
Students who do not meet prerequisites are not guaranteed a place in a course if they successfully meet prerequisites at a later date.
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The Senior Secondary Program #
Students will be experiencing transition this year as they move into the Secondary School.
With change can come uncertainty and anxiety. Whenever we are in a new situation, there is a period where we are learning and adapting.
Adapting is about making choices and developing a set of new routines that will help you to cope with the new demands.
Some tips are:
Ask Questions
Ask lots and lots of questions. If you are unsure about something, don’t sit in silence – ask a question.
If you feel uncomfortable asking the teacher directly, ask a friend or ask the teacher after class.
Be aware, there are probably many other students with the same question, and they will probably be thankful that someone asked the question they also had.
Find a Buddy
It is much easier if you have someone to talk to about what you are both experiencing.
A buddy is someone you can check things with, even just someone to listen to you when you want to moan and groan or celebrate.
You don’t have to specifically say ‘Let’s be buddies’, but look out for a like-minded person so that you can help each other along the way.
Consolidate
When you are learning new things, or have lots of new information heading your way, it’s important to take time to consolidate.
This could be explaining what you are learning to someone like your parents or buddy, or it could be writing a short list or summary of what you have been told so you don’t forget it.
Have a Positive Attitude
Your attitude can make a world of difference to the type of experiences you have during any transition.
Reflect on your thoughts. Are they negative or positive?
You can start to take control and direct the way you think about a situation and this in turn will change how you feel.
For example, if something goes wrong and you notice you’re thinking something like, ‘What an idiot, I can’t believe I did that,’ catch yourself and say, ‘Everyone makes mistakes. At least now I know what I need to do for the next time’.
Develop the habit of positive self-talk, rather than running yourself down.
Aim for Your Personal Best
Don’t compare yourself to other people. Aim for your own personal best.
Strive to do the best you can, to learn, to grow, and develop. We all have different skills and strengths and sometimes these aren’t always evident in the school situation.
Focus on being the best student you can be and celebrate your strengths and gifts,in whatever arena you have them.
Chaplain
You should always talk to someone and tell them how you feel.
The Year 11-12 Form teachers, Pastoral Care Group Mentors, and Mr Blennerhassett (Chaplain) are here to help.
A Christian education acknowledges that all of life is part of God’s creation and, as such, all subject areas will be studied from a Christian perspective.
The following diagram shows the framework which forms the basis of our curriculum planning:
Our teachers are Christians who build the curriculum on Biblical foundations while still fulfilling State and National curriculum requirements.
As we teach from a Biblical perspective, we believe that we present God’s world in a coherent and connected whole – created by our one creator God.
Students will be encouraged to respond to their learning in the way in which they treat others, in the way they encourage and respect others, their focus on sharing Christ, and by doing their personal best in all things.
Students will be encouraged to develop honesty and integrity in order to be ‘salt and light’ in the world.
Students will be encouraged to respond to what they learn. Just as the Bible describes that faith without action is dead (James 2:17), so too knowledge, without a response or change in attitude, is incomplete.
As Christian teachers, we aim to fulfil the Biblical commands to go and make disciples and to train children in the way in which they should go (Matthew 28:19 and Proverbs 22:6).
Our goal is to develop four essential skills sets that student can expect to develop in a 21st century learning environment. These are:
- Communication: The ability to effectively share thoughts, questions, ideas and solutions
- Collaboration: The ability to recognise the God-given talents of others and be able to work together to achieve shared goals.
- Critical Thinking: Looking at problems, tasks, and issues in fresh ways by linking ideas and concepts across disciplines to find solutions.
- Creativity: Trying new approaches to achieve solution (innovation and invention).
Classrooms in the 21st century are flexible, interactive learning environments. They are rich in learning materials and resources.
In this sort of environment, there are different spaces set aside to meet a variety of learning needs, including areas for group work and discussions, areas creating, places to study and think alone, and outdoor spaces to use. Our Library Resource Centre (LRC) has been refurbished to take this into account.
The classroom is also filled with all kinds of learning tools: mobile devices, art supplies, low- and high-tech materials for do-it-yourself projects, equipment for tinkering, and other materials as determined by the unique needs of the learners.
Education in the 21st century offers a huge variety of learning options: direct instruction via a teacher; face-to-face or virtual peer collaborations; and through local or virtual access to experts and professionals.
Students are not dependent on the teacher alone for content-specific knowledge and can be the primary agents of their education with access to an almost limitless number of online resources.
Learning should not be thought of only as memorising subject-specific facts and concepts in a vacuum, but rather as cross-disciplinary and in real-world contexts.
In a 21st-century learning environment, students are not just consumers of content, but should be given opportunities to have a voice and to contribute to the real world by creating content as part of their learning processes.
Below are the minimum requirements that students are expected to follow so that they can work with their teachers in an environment that helps support learning and the development of good working habits. Students should also be familiar with Code of Conduct (Students).
Christian Attitude, Values, and Character Behaviour Expectations
We respect God, others and ourselves: This means:
- Every student has the right to feel safe and to be safe
- We treat all things with care
- We respect the role of students to learn and of teachers to teach
- We listen and use positive words to solve problems
- Students represent the College appropriately by wearing the uniform correctly.
Classroom Rules
- Students will bring to class at the start of each lesson everything which is needed for the lesson.
- Students will not distract other students from completing work and other tasks.
- Students will give total focus to the teacher when the teacher is speaking.
- Students will always show courtesy and respect to the teacher and to each other.
- Everyone has the right to work in a peaceful, courteous learning environment.
- Students will take responsibility to keep up with class work and to keep their books and files in an organised manner.
- Students will submit homework on the due date unless an extension has been requested and granted before the due date.
Outdoor Rules
- Students are not to be in the classroom without the teacher’s permission or presence.
- All rubbish is to be deposited in the bins provided.
- Students are not permitted to leave the campus grounds.
- If you have achieved your driver’s license, you need to submit a Permission to Drive in the College Form. You will also need to hand your car keys in to the Administration Office at the beginning of the school day, to be collected at the end of the day.
However you define success in Senior Secondary, it will depend on a number of principles that need to be practiced consistently. These are:
Approach
How you approach your studies will make a big difference. This would mean:
- Being clear about the subjects you want to study and understand the structure of how ATAR works
- Understand the requirements for achievement of the WACE
- Have an end goal written out (such as a grade or target score), but also have daily goals that you are consistently practising
- Know the syllabus and the assessment outline of your subjects
- Expect an increase in workload
- Revise early for exams
- Textbooks and other materials for your courses are always available for use
- Hand in your work on time
Attendance
Your attendance at school has a big effect on your learning. It provides opportunity for participation and learning.
Without a doubt, your likelihood to do well in Senior Secondary increases with your regular attendance. You should aim for 100% attendance.
Study, Home, and Work Commitments
Your time commitments need to be balanced and prioritised.
You will need to practice self-direction in your organisation of notes, revision, exam preparation, and study.
A student studying five or six university pathway courses typically will need a minimum of 15 hours per week for homework and study. This commitment needs to be viewed in the bigger context of rest and personal commitments.
The last two years of Secondary School is a good challenge to learn how to practice practical time management. Ask your teachers for advise on how to do this.
Choosing Your Courses
When choosing your courses please take note of the following:
- Course prerequisites: These are the marks that determine your likelihood of success in each subject in Years 11-12, based on historical evidence of students doing the subjects. Past success is an important factor to consider.
- Prerequisites for further study: If you have a particular career, university, or TAFE course in mind, please check any prerequisitie requirements carefully. Ask for assistance from the VET Coordinator or Head of Students.
- Choose wisely: It is unwise to base your decisions for subject choices on factors such as what your friends have chosen or a favourite teacher. Your friend’s aspirations will be different to yours and there is no guarantee you will be placed in a subject taught by a teacher you want.
Most students in Years 11-12 are working towards the achievement of their Western Australian Certificate Education (WACE). The WACE is a certificate that demonstrates significant achievement over Years 11 and 12.
Achievement of the WACE acknowledges that at the end of compulsory schooling, students have achieved or exceeded the required minimum standards in an educational program that has suitable breadth and depth.
A Western Australian Statement of Student Achievement (WASSA) is issued to all Year 12 students who complete any study that contributes towards their WACE. It lists all courses and programs students have completed in Years 11-1
Students graduating in 2022 must:
- demonstrate a minimum standard (OLNA Band 8) of literacy (reading and writing) and a minimum standard of numeracy, and
- complete a minimum of twenty units (or equivalents), and
- complete at least four Year 12 ATAR courses, or
- complete at least five Year 12 General courses and/or ATAR course (or equivalent), or
- complete a Certificate II (or higher) VET qualification in combination with ATAR, General, or Foundation courses
Students may enrol in a mix of ATAR courses, General courses, VET programs, or endorsed programs to achieve a WACE, but there is a limit to the number of VET programs and endorsed programs that students can choose.
In Year 11 all students study six courses (or equivalent) – a total of twelve semester-long course units. Most students will continue with these six courses in Year 12.
Over the two years, students will be able to complete 24 course units or the equivalent. Each course has four units – Unit 1 and Unit 2 (Year 11 units) and Unit 3 and Unit 4 (Year 12 units). At Rehoboth, all courses are paired as the subjects are graded concurrently.
Generally, those students intending to enrol in TAFE may study a mix of General course units, ATAR course units, and VET programs. Those aiming for university entrance directly from school will complete at least four ATAR courses in Year 12.
WACE courses are grouped into List A subjects (Arts, English, Languages, Social Sciences) and List B subjects (Mathematics, Science, Technology) subjects. Students studying for a WACE are required to select at least one Year 12 course from each of List A and List B.
A student who withdraws from a VET course before completing the qualification will not receive a course unit credit for that academic year. Permission for a student to change courses is a school decision; however, for a student to achieve course unit credits, a change can only be made:
- early in Year 12, before the cut-off date set by SCSA, or
- in Year 11 after the completion of Unit 1, or
- at the end of Year 11 after the completion of Unit 2.
To qualify for the WACE in 2022 a student must:
- complete twenty WACE course units over ten subjects, or acceptable alternatives such as Endorsed Programs and Certificate courses
- complete at least one pair of Year 12 course units from both List A and List B (see below)
- achieve a minimum of fourteen ‘C’ grades in Year 11 and Year 12 (seven subjects), with a minimum of six Year 12 ‘C’ grades (three subjects) in Unit 3 and Unit 4 courses (VET courses and Endorsed Programs may count as equivalents)
- achieve a minimum OLNA Band 8 in literacy and numeracy
- complete a minimum of ten Year 12 units (five subjects) or equivalent.
Credit for Completion of VET Qualifications
The table below shows the credit students receive towards their WACE for VET qualifications completed under specific conditions:
Completed Qualification | Total Equivalence | Year 11 Credit Allocation (Unit Equivalents) | Year 12 Credit Allocation (Unit Equivalents) | Satisfies the Minimum VET Requirement for WACE in 2021 |
Certificate I | 2 units | 2 | 0 | No |
Certificate II | 4 units | 2 | 2 | Yes |
Certificate III (Partial) | 4 units | 2 | 2 | Yes |
Certificate III or Higher (Full) | 6 units | 2 | 4 | Yes |
There are two parts to demonstrating competence in literacy and numeracy.
Firstly, you are required to complete two Year 11 English units and a pair of Year 12 English units.
Secondly, you must demonstrate that you have met the minimum standard for literacy and numeracy. This is based on skills regarded as essential for individuals to meet the demands of everyday life and work. You can demonstrate the minimum standard by:
- achieving a minimum Band 8 in Year 9 NAPLAN Reading, Writing, and Numeracy tests, or
- successfully completing the Online Literacy Numeracy Assessment (OLNA)
The OLNA is compulsory for any student who has not already qualified in one or more of the components through Year 9 NAPLAN and want to achieve the WACE.
You will have up to six opportunities (two per year) between Year 10 and Year 12 to demonstrate the literacy and numeracy minimum standard.
There are three OLNA assessment components:
- One 50 minute, 45-item multiple choice Reading test
- One 50 minute, 45-item multiple choice Numeracy test
- One 60 minute, extended Writing response of up to 600 words
If you have a language background other than English and have arrived from overseas in the past year you may be able to delay sitting the OLNA.
Disability provisions are available for students with significant conditions which may severely limit their capacity to participate in the OLNA. These students, after discussions between parents and the school, may choose not to sit the OLNA. However, these students will not be to achieve the WACE.
Students in either category should discuss their options with the Head of Students.
Students must stay in school or training or approved work (or in a combination of approved options) until the end of the year in which they turn 17, or until they satisfy the minimum requirements for graduation.
If students intend to leave full-time schooling, parents/legal guardians must fill in a Notice of Arrangements Form, which is available from the Administration Office, and send it to:
Participation Unit
Department of Education
151 Royal Street
East Perth WA 6004
WACE courses are grouped into two lists:
List A Subjects
- Chemistry
- Food Science and Technology
- Human Biology
- Integrated Science
- Materials Design and technology
- Mathematics (Essential, Applications and Methods)
- Mathematics Specialist
- Physics
- Physical education studies
- Psychology
List B Subjects
- Career and Enterprise
- Economics
- English
- English Literature
- Geography
- Indonesian
- Modern History
- Politics and Law
Course units/programs from the following list contribute to the achievement of a WACE:
- ATAR
- General
- Foundation
- VETfS courses delivered by TAFE (while at school)
- VETiS courses at school and endorsed programs such as ADWPL and ADOEP
If you complete Year 12 and do not complete the course requirements to achieve an ATAR you will need to achieve a minimum of a Certificate II qualification; however, students graduating in 2021 do not have this requirement.
There are four types of courses developed by SCSA offered at Rehoboth:
ATAR Course Units
These are for students who are aiming to enrol in a university course after school. They are designed and examined by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA).
Your results are used in the calculation of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Ranking (ATAR). This ranking is used to determine eligibility for university entrance.
Students will need to study a minimum of four ATAR courses in Year 11 and four ATAR courses in Year 12 to be eligible for an ATAR.
In Year 12 students will study more difficult unit pairs (Units 3 and 4). 50% of a student’s final score in an ATAR course is determined at the school level and 50% is determined by the externally assessed exam. These courses are examined by SCSA and contribute to the achievement of an ATAR.
General Course Units
These are school-based courses with no external exam. Tests and/or examinations may include Externally Set Tasks.
General courses are designed for students who wish to enter further training or the workforce. General courses include Foundation and Preliminary courses.
Foundational Course Units
These courses are designed for students who have not achieved the literacy or numeracy minimum standard.
Vocational Education and Training (VET)
These are nationally accredited programs which are designed for students who wish to enter further training or the workforce.
Students gain unit equivalence towards the WACE if the courses are fully completed. Up to 40% of a student’s overall program can be made up of VET courses.
Students who are enrolled in a General or Foundation course must complete an Externally Set Task (EST). If you do not sit or make a genuine attempt, that pair of units will not contribute to the calculation of the achievement standard.
Endorsed Programs address areas of learning not covered by WACE courses.
Examples of Endorsed Programs include:
- Authority Developed Workplace Learning (ADWPL) for those in the workplace
- Authority Developed Off-campus Enrichment Program (ADOEP) for students who go on mission trips
- Cadets WA
- performance in school productions
- independently administered exams in music, speech, and drama.
Endorsed Programs can be delivered in a variety of settings by schools, community organisations, training organisations, and workplaces. Endorsed Programs may replace up to a maximum of two Year 11 and two Year 12 course units needed to achieve the WACE.
Students should discuss any of these potential Endorsed Programs with the VET Coordinator.
Certificate of Excellence
Certificates of Excellence (ATAR courses) are awarded to eligible candidates who are in the top 0.5% of candidates in each ATAR course examination, based on the examination mark.
Certificates of Merit and Distinction
Certificates of Merit and Certificates of Distinction recognise student achievement in the WACE and are dependent on the degree of difficulty of the courses and programs undertaken, together with your level of achievement.
These awards are based solely on the grades awarded to students by their schools. A Certificate of Merit or a Certificate of Distinction is based on the number of points accrued using your best twenty Year 11 and 12 units.
Each A grade in an ATAR course gains 20 points, while an ATAR B gains 18 points. An A grade in a General course gains 18 points.
To achieve these awards you must gain:
- Certificate of Merit = 150-189 points
- Certificate of Distinction = 190-200 points.
Names of award-winning students are acknowledged in The West Australian.
School Assessments #
To be assigned a grade in a WACE course, you must have had the opportunity to complete the education and assessment programs for the unit (unless there are exceptional circumstances that are acceptable to the College).
Teachers of Year 11 and Year 12 students submit results to SCSA at the end of the year based on assessments such as classroom tests, in-class work, assignments, practical work, and exams.
Students will receive a letter grade A, B, C, D or E for each course they have completed, except for Preliminary (P) units, which are not graded. The notation of U can be used for non-final year students who do not complete the assessment program. Only students who will be returning the following year to complete the assessment program can be awarded a U notation.
Students will also receive a school mark from 0 to 100 for each unit pair of an ATAR or General course (except Preliminary) that they complete.
Students will receive a Completed status instead of a grade for VET courses. The notation Completed is equivalent to a C grade. If you do not complete the requirements of a VET qualification you will be awarded a U notation (as above) and WACE credit may contribute as VET unit equivalence for the partial completion of a Certificate III or higher, depending on how much of the course you have finished.
Student achievement is recorded as Completed or Not Completed. Completion of a Certificate III or higher is determined by the College according to criteria set by SCSA.
During the school year, SCSA uses several procedures to ensure that the grades awarded by different schools are comparable.
Grades assigned by Rehoboth are based on SCSA’s grade descriptions for each course. The grades you receive are provisional until confirmed by SCSA.
The College is required to advise you in writing if any changes are made to your provisional grades during the approval process. However, SCSA adjusts the grades assigned by a school only in exceptional circumstances.
An Externally Set Task is a common task that all students enrolled in a General course and a Foundation course will do in Semester 1 of Year 12.
The task is set by SCSA, completed by students under test conditions, and is worth 15% of the final mark for that course.
Externally Set Tasks are marked by your teacher using a marking key provided by SCSA. Preliminary courses do not include Externally Set Tasks.
Schools must inform students in writing of their grades by a date specified annually by SCSA (usually in late October).
If you believe that your grade or school mark is incorrect, you should make a request in writing to the Head of Students for a review of your result.
It is imperative that all work you submit for school assessment is your own.
Any material that is included in your work that is not your own must be acknowledged and cited appropriately.
Our Assessment Policy outlines the penalties for submitting another’s work as your own. This is available to all students via SEQTA Learn. All the work you submit as part of the WACE practical component (ATAR and General Units 3 and 4), must also be your own work. Any material included in your work that is not your own must be acknowledged and cited appropriately.
Two great lies have been promoted in our culture: 'If you work hard enough, you can be anything you want to be,' and 'You can be the best in the world'. Success, defined as being the master of one's own destiny, has become an idol [....] As Christians, we have a mission that our Lord expects us to accomplish right now. We are called to steward all we have been given while we wait for our Saviour's return.
Hugh Whelchel - The Biblical Meaning of Success
Tertiary Entrance #
The ATAR is a rank used by universities as a selection mechanism. It takes into account the number of students who sit WACE examinations in a given year and the number of people of Year 12 school leaving age in the total population.
The Tertiary Entrance Aggregate (TEA) is used to derive your ATAR. The TEA is the sum of your best four scaled marks, taking into account any unacceptable subject combinations, and must include a List A and List B subject.
The TEA is scored out of 430 (400 for the best four subjects, plus the potential bonuses of 10% of the scaled score in LOTE, Maths Specialist, and Maths Methods which are added to the aggregate of your best four scaled scores).
Once your TEA score been calculated, it is converted into your Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR). The ATAR ranges between 0 and 99.95 – it is not a percentage. It reports your rank relative to all other students.
The ATAR takes into account the number of students who sit the WACE exams in a given year. For example, if a student has an ATAR of 96.00 it indicates that the student is in the top 4% of Year 12 school leavers for that year. An ATAR of 96 equates to a scaled average of approximately 75%. TISC then offers university places based on this ranking.
All students who are enrolled in ATAR courses are required to sit the external exam in Year 12. All ATAR exams have written papers and some also include practical, oral, performance, or portfolio exams, depending on the subject.
If you do not sit, or do not make a genuine attempt in the WACE examination, that pair of units will not contribute to the calculation of the achievement standard.
SCSA sets, administers, and marks ATAR examinations for ATAR Units 3 and 4 in all courses.
Each ATAR examination assesses the specific content, understandings, knowledge, and skills described in the syllabus for the course (a pair of units). Each syllabus is available from SCSA. These are copied and issued to students in the first week of each unit.
The practical ATAR examinations are held in the first week of the Term 3 school holidays, on weekends, the Queen’s Birthday public holiday and during the second and third weeks of Term 4.
The written examinations start on the first Monday in November. When you enrol in a Year 12 ATAR course, you will be automatically enrolled to sit the ATAR examination in that course.
If you are applying for university admission, you should check that your course selections meet the entry requirements. University admission information is available from TISC.
Special examination arrangements may be made if you have permanent or temporary disabilities that may disadvantage you in an examination situation. If you believe you may be entitled to this provision, you should discuss this with the Head of Students at the start of each year, so that these arrangements can also be applied to your Rehoboth Semester 1 and 2 exams.
To calculate the ATAR, the school assessment and WACE exam results are combined.
The ATAR is based on the best four subject average (the TEA), taking scaling into account, and including a List A and List B subject. It can be estimated by using the TISC ATAR Calculator.
ATAR | Average of four subjects | TEA Score (2018) | Minimum Entries |
65.10 | 52 | 208 | |
70.40 | 54.75 | 219 | Curtin, Murdoch, ECU |
75.45 | 57.5 | 230 | |
80.45 | 60.75 | 243 | UWA |
85.30 | 64.5 | 258 | |
89.90 | 69 | 276 | |
94.55 | 75 | 300 | |
95.55 | 76.75 | 307 | Curtin Scholarship |
Students wishing to enter university will normally need to:
- qualify for the WACE
- demonstrate competence in English
- satisfy any course prerequisites
- obtain the ATAR required by the course
A TAFE Certificate IV is also an entry pathway into some university courses. If you think you may struggle to cope, especially with exams, this may be a viable option.
It is worth noting that those with rigorous academic courses at school are often more likely to succeed with their university studies.
All universities offer alternative entry pathways. If you think you may struggle to cope with these entry requirements, especially exams, a Certificate IV may be a viable option. Some universities also offer pre-entry programs from which university can be accessed:
These pathways can usually be completed in six months and may be the best option for a student who may struggle with an ATAR university entry. You may also be able to apply for Semester 2 intake for some courses. Each university’s website has full details, and TISC regularly updates its website with tertiary entry information.
WACE
Universities require students to demonstrate breadth of study. You are best able to address this requirement by qualifying for the WACE.
Competence in English
You must achieve your preferred university’s requirement for English Language Competence by:
- achieving a scaled mark of at least 50 in ATAR English, Literature or EALD, or
- meeting university-specific concessions where a scaled mark of 50 has not been achieved (see below), or
- demonstrating competence through the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT).
You can find out more information about university concessions and alternative admission pathways by visiting the websites of each university or via TISC and SCSA.
Course Prerequisites
Many university courses specify that certain subjects must be undertaken in Year 12 as background knowledge is needed to be able to apply. Normally, a scaled mark of at least 50 in the specified ATAR courses is required.
It is worth noting that the courses offered at Rehoboth will fulfil the prerequisites of virtually all university courses, and highly specialised courses are not often required for university entrance.
Sufficiently High ATAR
TISC is responsible for the ranking of students for university entrance.
Each course result is based on 50% school assessment and 50% examinations. Statistical adjustments are made to these results through moderation and scaling.
For more details and a list of the prerequisites for university courses, visit TISC or individual university website, or get a copy of the university handbooks.
If you are applying to an interstate university, check out Universities Australia for university courses and university websites.
Most states have a similar tertiary admissions centre to TISC but work out their entrance scores differently and have differing deadlines for application. It is essential that you check out the following:
State | Website |
NSW or ACT | |
Queensland | |
South Australia or Northern Territory | |
Tasmania | |
Victoria |
Vocational Education #
Vocational Education and Training (VET) is a separate category that aims to train you in skills and competencies related to occupations. In some cases, you are able to complete industry training through workplace learning. The focus is on transferable work skills that will help you when you join the workforce after your schooling.
Rehoboth offers VET options to Year 11-12 students who would benefit from this program.
VET programs can give you the opportunity to gain core skills for work and, in some cases, complete training in industry through workplace learning.
You can begin training for your career while still at school by undertaking a VET qualification. You should discuss the available VET opportunities with the VET Coordinator.
A VET qualification can contribute up to eight of the twenty units (two subjects in Year 11 and two in Year 12) that you need to achieve your WACE. If your educational program does not include four ATAR courses in Year 12 in 2020, you will need to complete a Certificate II qualification or higher to achieve your WACE (this will not be a requirement for those in Year 12 in 2021).
At Rehoboth in 2021, we will offer the Certificate II Community Services (CHC22015) and Certificate II/III in Music Industry (CUA20615). These are nationally accredited courses delivered at the College under a private provider (RTO). These certificate courses incur separate fees as listed in the subject details section below.
Rehoboth also offers the endorsed unit Authority Developed Workplace Learning (ADWPL), which usually involves doing 110 hours in the workplace.
The Vocational Education and Training delivered to School Students (VETdSS) program involves certificate courses, typically one day a week (Friday), in a program provided by a number of external providers. External providers include WA-government run TAFE and private institutions.
Tuition charges vary between providers. Generally, government TAFE courses are free or low fee-paying. Course costs from private institutions are paid by parents.
Catching up on schoolwork missed when you are offsite is strictly your responsibility if you decide to participate in the VETdSS program. This information is discussed with Year 10 and Year 11 students at the start of Term 3 and applications are due to the VET Coordinator by Wednesday 26 August. Online applications are to be submitted by the student by Monday 31 of August 2020.
You need to attach your resume, school reports from Semester 1 2020, a teacher’s reference, and any other relevant documents to support your applications.
All VET applications require a Unique Student Identifier (USI) number in order to be processed. You can create a USI here.
External providers that Rehoboth currently has ongoing Memorandums of Agreement (MOA) with include:
Study with other providers will be assessed on a case by case basis.
The VETdSS program is offered to current Year 11 and Year 12 students.
Several factors need to be taken into consideration when deciding who will benefit from these courses, and still be able to graduate. An interview with the VET Coordinator is required to make this assessment.
Students enrolled in VETdSS will have some periods available to catch up on their other subjects once TAFE commences where VETdSS appears on their timetable.
Extension Programs #
Rehoboth invites students to become part of its expanding Instrumental Music Program (IMP). Learning an instrument enhances commitment, critical assessment, and time management, and also improves musical and creative skills.
Creating music gives enjoyment, a sense of achievement, and a boost to your confidence. Lessons are provided for the following instruments:
- Clarinet
- Drums
- Flute
- Guitar
- Piano
- Saxophone
- Violin
- Voice
You are strongly encouraged to join a music ensemble to further your skills on your instruments, to learn about playing in a group environment, and to engage in performances.
There is a Year 7-8 Worship Band, a Year 9-10 Worship Band, and a Year 11-12 Worship Band, in addition to our Secondary Choir.
For further details, please contact the music teacher, regarding the music ensembles, or the IMP Administration Officer, Mrs Jenn Keatings, regarding the program.
Rehoboth’s Emergency Services Cadet Unit meets in the Gym on Thursday afternoons form 3:15pm.
The Cadets program enables young people to develop practical life skills, leadership, teamwork, and initiative. Cadets learn about the diverse nature of WA’s emergency services and develop qualities of community responsibility and service.
Rehoboth Cadets is made up of many Year 7-10 students, with Year 11-12 students taking on roles as Cadet leaders. A variety of Secondary School teachers act as Instructors.
There is no cost involved to join Cadets. Cadets are issued with a Cadet Polo Shirt and Jumper that will be worn with their Rehoboth PE shorts and sneakers. The Cadet program includes an annual camp for Cadets that regularly attend the weekly meetings.
[Excellence] is the stuff of which greatness is made. It is the difference between just getting by and soaring [....] Those who pursue it do so because of what pulsates within them, not because of what others think or say or do [....] Those who impact and reshape the world are the ones committed to living above the level of mediocrity.
Charles R. Swindoll - Living Above the Level of Mediocrity (1989 p276)
Course Index #
In Years 11-12, you will be required to purchase most of your own textbooks. Booklists for the following year are usually made available during November.
You may change your course selection at any time prior to the start of the next school year. This is done by completing a new Course Selection Form and getting all the signatures required for any change – including teacher signatures of the subjects changed, the HOLA, your parents, and the Principal’s signature.
Course Change Forms can be obtained from the Administration Office. Some course changes will take place after the Semester 2 reports are issued at the end of the year, as you meet the prerequisites which were not originally met at the time the form was due.
Changes are also possible at the start of Year 11 and Year 12, but there is a SCSA cut-off date by which changes must be finalised, if picking up an entirely new course. This needs careful consideration, as catching up new course material and assignments may be required for a new course, and exams cover all the material covered.
Course fees are charged as part of the school fees and are included in the family’s account.
Please take careful note of the different course fees as they vary considerably from subject to subject, especially if a Registered Training Provider (RTO) is involved.
Summary
More information: Mr Kuipers (HOLA), Mr Murray
This is a compulsory two periods per week course. This is a course in Christian ethics and thinking. Teachers draw on a range of resources including materials produced by Christian Education Publications. It does not count towards graduation but is a part of the Year 11 and Year 12 course requirements at Rehoboth.
Course Overview
Year 11 topics include:
- Bible studies
- Historical Christianity
- Apologetics
- A Biblical response to gender and sexuality
Year 12 topics include:
- Bible studies
- Living in a self-centred world
- A Christian view of sex
- Historical Christianity
The course aims to help you understand the complexity of life around you, the truth of Scripture as a guide, and the necessity for Christians to think Biblically about all of life. You will be encouraged to develop Biblical perspectives on ethical and philosophical issues.
You will examine a Christian worldview which sees God as central to all things. This occurs mainly through class discussion, small group work, short reading exercises, short responses to motivating-stimulus questions, study of Bible teaching, etc.
The course is not seen as an academic one (i.e. it is not based on assignments or assessments, etc.). It is a stimulating course, and you will be challenged to think more deeply about many issues and how being a Christian means being transformed.
The allocated time may also be used for presentations from speakers from different Christian organisations. During Term 4, Year 11 students will also undertake a course in leadership development.
Seminars in Christian Perspectives is a course that is not reported on.
Summary
More information: Mr de Bruyn (HOLA)
This is a compulsory two periods per week course. This is not an assessable course and feedback in Semester Reports is limited to participation, cooperation and attitude. The course does not count towards graduation but is a part of the Year 11 and Year 12 course requirements at Rehoboth.
Course Overview
You will be expected to participate fully in order to meet the College’s general requirements for satisfactory student performance. When you are using venues outside the College, your behaviour and dress should be impeccable.
While the program followed in Senior Sport is only a limited contribution to overall fitness, it helps you find other avenues for physical activity which you can then pursue independently. After leaving school, many students continue with the sports they were first introduced to in school.
As a Christian school, we believe that it is important for you to continue to look after your physical wellbeing as well as to pursue your formal studies. The pursuit of a reasonable level of fitness is also a God-honouring responsibility of each Christian in regard to our view of the body as God’s creation and being the temple of the Holy Spirit.
You will be able to choose one Senior Sport option during Term 2. You are expected to stay with that choice for the full rotation and the entire term paid in full, as outside providers and buses will have been booked and paid for. Refunds will not be possible for days when you are absent.
Generally, a choice of sports options will be available, some with a cost involved, and some at no cost. All Year 11-12 students are expected to attend and be involved with the College’s Sports Carnivals.
Most of the sports in which you will be involved are not team sports but are sports which may be played individually or in small groups and are mainly of a recreational nature. This is for a number of reasons: the smaller student numbers in Senior Secondary years make it difficult to organise team sports, and the final years of schooling are a great opportunity to explore a range of possibilities for future recreational sports in which young people may take part.
The program may include activities such as self-defence, archery, squash, Bounce, crossfit, or bowling, but this will vary from year to year.
You will be expected to wear the full regular sports uniform as described in the Year 7-12 Uniform Manual (including proper blue sports shorts). There will occasionally be sports in which you may participate at outside venues where you may not need your sports uniform – crossfit and bowling are examples of this; however, you should assume that you should wear the sports uniform unless the teacher specifically gives other instructions.
Some of the choices of activities will take place at other venues. This will necessitate the hiring of buses for transport (which does add to the cost). You may not use your own vehicles for transport, as this is a duty of care and safety issue.
The course fee pays for compulsory whole-group activities, like ballroom dancing. There is a cost associated with many of the other optional activities, and parents will need to sign a form to allow students to join these activities. These will then be invoiced on the family’s accounts each term. There will be one school-based choice offered free of charge each term.
Summary
More information: Mr Blennerhassett (VET Coordinator)
Prerequisites: Interview with the VET Coordinator and approval by the Head of Students
Course Overview
The purpose of ADWPL is to prepare you to go out into the workplace, often in a secular environment. This is the part of your Christian walk where you learn to be ‘salt and light’ in sometimes challenging circumstances.
You are required to find a workplace learning placement before the commencement of the 2021 school year, as you will begin your work placement by Week 3 of Term 1.
ADWPL involves participating in the workplace for a minimum of 110 hours (this may be paid or unpaid work). It provides an opportunity for you to demonstrate and develop increasing knowledge, understandings, and competence in the core skills for work, often referred to as generic, transferable, or employability skills. These skills play a key role in lifelong learning. Developing competence in workplace skills assists you in gaining employment and, in the longer term, to progress within the organisation or industry area in which you are employed, and to contribute successfully to the organisation’s objectives and to the wider community.
ADWPL is an SCSA-developed endorsed program that is open to students in Year 11 and 12 in 2021. You will need to record the number of hours completed and the tasks undertaken in the workplace in a Workplace Learning Logbook. You also provide evidence of your knowledge and understanding of the workplace skills by completing a Workplace Learning Skills Journal.
The total number of hours completed in the workplace is reported on your WASSA. Completion of all requirements and at least 110 hours in the workplace is equivalent to a subject pass for graduation.
These conditions for ADWPL also apply to students studying their Pre-Apprenticeship or their School-Based Apprenticeship (SBT). You are required to complete the official logbook for apprentices. This workplace component of the SBT or SBA also counts as a subject equivalent towards graduation.
This course is suitable for students seeking Training WA or vocational entrance.
Summary
More information: Mr Carter
Prerequisites: A minimum C grade in Year 10 Humanities.
Course Overview
The Career and Enterprise General course engages students in learning about developing their careers in a constantly changing digital and globalised world. Careers are now considered to be about work, learning, and life. Individuals need to be proactive, enterprising career managers who engage in lifelong learning. The Career and Enterprise General course aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and understanding to enable them to be enterprising and to proactively manage their own careers.
The course reflects the importance of career development knowledge, understanding, and skills in securing, creating, and sustaining work. Work, including unpaid voluntary work, is fundamentally important in defining the way we live, relate to others, and determining the opportunities we have throughout life. The world of work is complex and constantly changing. The course recognises that work both reflects and shapes the culture and values of our society.
Workplaces have different structures which impact their practices and processes and how they operate. Each workplace is unique and its organisation governs workplace settings and patterns of work.
The Career and Enterprise General course has been constructed using, and is strongly aligned to, the knowledge, skills, and understandings from the Core Skills for Work Development Framework (2013) and the Australian Blueprint for Career Development (the Blueprint).
When developing a teaching and learning programme, teachers should consider students’ formal and informal work experiences, cultural backgrounds and values.
Unit 1
This unit enables students to increase their knowledge of work and career choices and identify a network of people and organisations that can help with school-to-work transitions.
Unit 2
Unit 2 explores the attributes and skills necessary for employment and provides students with the opportunity to identify their personal strengths and interests and their impact on career development opportunities and decisions.
Summary
More information: Mr Carter
Prerequisites: A minimum C grade in Career and Enterprise General Units 1-2. Students who have not completed Units 1-2 must be well-motivated and demonstrate a strong interest in career development studies.
Course Overview
This course immerses students in the exploration of their career pathways in an ever-changing digital and interconnected world. The course is designed to establish and reinforce individuals to become proactive and enterprising career managers who are committed to lifelong learning.
Unit 3
This unit is about adopting a proactive approach to securing and maintaining work. It involves self-management, using work search tools and techniques, developing career competencies, and accessing learning opportunities. Students learn important job skills and how to find and keep work. Students will create a professional portfolio that summarises their career goals and outlines the preparatory steps they are taking to accomplish those goals.
Unit 4
This unit explores issues associated with career management, workplaces, and influences and trends in times of change. Change can be analysed and the information used to inform strategies associated with self-management, career building, and personal and professional learning experiences. Work, training, and learning experiences provide opportunities to extend students’ knowledge and skills in anticipation of responding to change and maintaining an edge. These experiences are documented in career portfolios, using an increasing range of information technology skills.
Summary
More information: Mr Blennerhassett
Certificate Overview
The Certificate II in Community Services is an entry level vocational qualification that allows you to develop skills and knowledge to undertake work such as providing support and assistance to a variety of clients.
The community services sector may include caring for clients in childcare, aged care, disability services, and more.
The program is designed for students looking to move into a caring career and is a good building block for developing a sound educational base for employment or further study in a fast-growing sector in Australia.
Key learning areas include:
- Introduction to the community services industry
- Working with diverse people
- Communication in the workplace
- Workplace health and safety
- Working with clients and providing first point of contact
- Understanding industry areas (childcare, aged care, disability services focus)
Career opportunities may include:
- Community services worker
- assistant child-care worker
- aged-care assistant
- assistant disability services worker
- customer service worker
Further study pathways may include:
- Certificate III-IV up to Diploma in Community Services
- VET studies in a focussed area of interest (e.g. Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, Certificate III in Assistant in Nursing Care, etc.)
- university studies in Health Sciences, Social Sciences, etc. (subject to university entry requirements)
This certificate is conducted over 2 years.
This course is suitable for students seeking Training WA or vocational entrance.
Summary
More information: Mr Kuipers (HOLA), Mr Thomson
Certificate Overview
The goal of our music program is to encourage and equip you to delight in God and serve others through a life-long enjoyment of and engagement in music.
The Certificate III in Music Industry is offered to students under the auspices of the College of Sound and Music Production (RTO #41549). This qualification is for those students who have an interest in music and are keen to develop skills as a musician or producer with the aim to perform, use music technology, and be involved with live music events.
Core units of competency in the program include developing and updating industry knowledge, participating in work, health, and safety processes, and working effectively with others.
The elective units in the program allow you to develop skills in an area of interest, including preparing for performances, developing audio skills and knowledge, or repairing and maintaining audio equipment.
The Certificate III is taken over two years.
This course is suitable for students seeking Training WA or vocational entrance.
Summary
List: B
More information: Mr Yu, Mr Taylor (HOLA)
Prerequisites: A minimum of B grade in Year 10 Science overall and minimum C grade in Mathematics 10.1, Semester 1.
Senior School Science Pathways
To assist you in your Science subject choice, please refer to the following diagram:
Course Overview
Chemistry can be defined as the study and classification of matter and the changes it undergoes. Not a day goes by without us encountering chemical changes. Such activities as lighting a match, digesting food, cooking food, metals corroding, running a car – all involve chemical changes. Every day we use chemicals – detergents, plastics, glass, air, clothing.
We have some knowledge about the behaviour of chemicals together, such as the fact that oil and water don’t mix, but why don’t they?
Chemistry explores the properties of substances that constitute creation, and their interactions. Chemistry is much more than symbols, formulae, and tables. It is about understanding matter, the environment, and industrial processes.
You will take this chemical knowledge, learned by combining facts, theories, equations, and laws and by your own observations through experimentation, see how Chemical Science is used in our society for domestic and industrial applications.
Unit 2: Chemical Fundamentals – Structure, Properties, and Reactions
This unit includes the study of models of atomic structure and bonding to explain the macroscopic properties of materials and properties of nanomaterials.
The energy changes associated with chemical reactions and the use of chemical equations to calculate the masses of substances involved in chemical reactions are also covered.
Unit 2: Molecular Interactions and Reactions
This unit includes the study of bonding models and the relationship between structure, properties, and reactions, including the consideration of the factors that affect the rate of chemical reactions.
The unique properties of water and the properties of acids and bases; use of chemical equations to calculate the concentrations and volumes of solutions involved in chemical reactions; and the identification of ions in aqueous solutions with flame tests are also covered.
Senior School Chemistry is essential for tertiary-level which involve Chemistry units, such as Pharmacy, Health, or Medical Sciences, Engineering, Biological Science, Food Science, Environmental Science, or Geo-science careers. You need to study at least one of Maths Methods or Maths Applications, and Maths Specialist concurrently with Chemistry.
These ATAR Units lead on to Chemistry Units 3 and 4 in Year 12, and are suitable for students seeking an ATAR score for university entrance.
Summary
List: B
More information: Mr Yu, Mr Taylor (HOLA)
Prerequisites: A C grade in Chemistry ATAR Units 1-2 and C grade in Maths Methods or Maths Applications
Course Overview
Chemistry is the study of matter and its interactions. It is an indispensable human activity that has contributed to essential knowledge and understanding of God’s creation.
Chemical knowledge has enabled us to understand matter and devise processes for activities such as cooking and preserving food; purifying air and water; recycling plastics; creating and building computers; anaesthetising patients; and communicating with others around the world about Chemistry.
It has also allowed people to design and produce materials for purposes that include transport and fuels; cosmetic and beauty products; building products; medical treatments and pharmaceuticals; and cleaning agents.
The significant achievements of Chemistry stretch across every facet of our lives; however, some may come at a price if they are not used with the greatest of care. God has given us this world and we must take care of it. Chemical monitoring tells us that some materials that may pose a threat to ourselves and other life forms have entered the environment. Ongoing developments and improved understanding of Chemistry can also be used to solve these problems.
Unit 3: Equilibrium, Acids and Bases, and Redox Reactions
The idea of reversibility of reaction is vital in a variety of chemical systems at different scales, ranging from the processes that release carbon dioxide into our atmosphere to the reactions of ions within individual cells in our bodies. Processes that are reversible will respond to a range of factors and can achieve a state of dynamic equilibrium.
In this unit, you will investigate acid-base equilibrium systems and their applications. You will use contemporary models to explain the nature of acids and bases, and their properties and uses. This understanding enables further exploration of the varying strengths of acids and bases. You will investigate the principles of oxidation, reduction reactions, and the production of electricity from electrochemical cells.
Unit 4: Organic Chemistry and Chemical Synthesis
This unit focuses on organic chemistry and the processes of chemical synthesis by which useful substances are produced for the benefit of society.
You will investigate the relationship between the structure, properties, and chemical reactions of different organic functional groups and the vast diversity of organic compounds. You will also develop your understanding of the process of chemical synthesis to form useful substances and products and the need to consider a range of factors in the design of these processes.
This ATAR course is suitable for students seeking university entrance.
Summary
List: A
More information: Mr Dougherty, Mr Kuipers (HOLA)
Prerequisites: A minimum C grade in Year 10 Drama and a strong interest in the performing arts.
Course Overview
Drama is a vibrant and varied art form found in play, storytelling, street theatre, festivals, film, television, interactive games, performance art, and theatres. It is one of the oldest art forms and part of our everyday life. Through taking on roles and enacting real and imagined events, performers engage audiences who suspend their disbelief to enter the world of the drama. Through drama, human experience is shared. Drama entertains, informs, communicates, and challenges.
Students achieve outcomes through the key activities of creation, performance, and reflection. They explore and communicate ideas and learn particular processes and skills to enable them to work with drama forms, styles, conventions, and technologies. They will reflect, respond, and evaluate drama and become critical, informed audiences, understanding drama in the context of their own society and culture, drawing on a diverse range of drama from other cultures, places, and times to enrich their intercultural understanding.
The Drama General course focuses on aesthetic understanding and drama in practice as students integrate their knowledge and skills. They will use the elements and conventions of drama to develop and present ideas and explore personal and cultural issues.
Students will engage in drama processes such as improvisation, play building, text interpretation, playwriting, and dramaturgy, allowing them to create original work and interpret a range of texts written or devised by others. Their work in this course includes production and design aspects involving sets, costumes, makeup, props, promotional materials, stage management, front-of-house activities, and sound and lighting. Increasingly, students will use technologies such as digital sound and multimedia. They will present drama to a range of audiences and work in different performance settings.
Students will work independently and collaboratively, learning time management skills, showing initiative, and demonstrating leadership and interpersonal skills. The Drama General course requires them to develop and practise problem-solving skills through creative and analytical thinking processes. They will develop their capacity to respond to, reflect on, and make informed judgements, using appropriate terminology and language to describe, analyse, interpret, and evaluate drama, drawing on their understanding of relevant aspects of other art forms.
In this course, students will engage in both Australian and world drama practice. They will come to understand how drama has changed over time and will continue to change according to its cultural context. Through the course, they will understand the experience of other times, places, and cultures in an accessible, meaningful, and enjoyable way. They will understand the economic factors that affect drama practise and explore the vocational opportunities that drama offers.
While some students intend to make a career in drama and related fields, they also participate in drama for enjoyment and satisfaction. They experience the pleasure that comes from developing personal skills, knowledge, and understandings that can be transferred to a range of careers and situations. The Drama General course builds confidence, empathy, understanding about human experience, and a sense of identity and belonging. These are invaluable qualities for contemporary living.
Unit 1: Dramatic Storytelling
This unit will engage students with the skills, techniques, and conventions of dramatic storytelling.
Unit 2: Drama Performance Events
This unit will focus on drama performance events for an audience other than their class members.
Summary
List:
More information: Mr Carter
Prerequisites: A C grade in Maths 10.1 and C grade in Humanities
Course Overview
Economics investigates the choices that all people, groups, and societies face as they confront the ongoing problem of satisfying their unlimited wants with limited resources. Economics aims to understand and analyse the allocation, utilisation, and distribution of scarce resources that determine our wealth and wellbeing. Economics develops the knowledge, reasoning, and interpretation skills that form an important component of understanding individual, business and government behaviour at the local, national and global levels.
The Economics ATAR course encompasses the key features which characterise an economist’s approach to a contemporary economic event or issue:
- the ability to simplify the essence of a problem;
- to collect economic information and data to assist analysis and reasoning;
- to think critically about the limits of analysis in a social context; and
- to draw inferences that assist decision-making, the development of public policy and improvement in economic wellbeing.
The Economics ATAR course develops reasoning, logical thinking, and interpretation skills demanded by the world of work, business, and government. These skills relate to various vocational, technical, and university education qualifications. The learning experiences available through studying this course explore the knowledge, values, and opinions surrounding the complex range of economic events and issues facing our community, such as unemployment, income distribution, business strategy, and international relations.
Economic literacy developed through this course will enable students to actively participate in economic and financial decision-making that promotes individual and societal wealth and wellbeing.
The Year 11 syllabus is divided into two units, each of one semester duration, which are typically delivered as a pair. The notional time for each unit is 55 hours class contact hours.
Unit 1: Microeconomics
This unit is an introduction to microeconomics and explores the role of the market in determining the wellbeing of individuals and society. Students explore the workings of real-world markets with an emphasis on the Australian economy.
Unit 2: Macroeconomics
This unit is an introduction to macroeconomics and explores economic growth, inflation, and unemployment with an emphasis on the Australian economy. Students learn it is important to measure and monitor changes in these macroeconomic indicators as changes in the level of economic activity affect the wellbeing of individuals and society.
This ATAR course is suitable for students seeking university entrance.
Summary
List:
More information: Mr Carter
Prerequisites: A C grade in Chemistry ATAR Units 1-2 and C grade Maths Methods or Maths Applications
Course Overview
This course encourages students to think deeply and develop the reasoning and interpretation skills essential for understanding global challenges facing individuals, businesses, and governments, including allocating and distributing scarce resources to maximise wellbeing.
The Economics ATAR course encompasses the key features which characterise an economist’s approach to a contemporary economic event or issue:
- the ability to simplify the essence of a problem
- to collect economic information and data to assist analysis and reasoning
- to think critically about the limits of analysis in a social context, and
- to draw inferences that assist decision-making, the development of public policy and improvement in economic wellbeing.
The Economics ATAR course develops the reasoning, logical thinking, and interpretation skills demanded by the world of work, business, and government. These skills relate to various vocational, technical, and university education qualifications. The learning experiences available through studying this course explore the knowledge, values, and opinions surrounding the complex range of economic events and issues facing our community, such as unemployment, income distribution, business strategy, and international relations.
Economic literacy developed through this course will enable students to actively participate in economic and financial decision-making that promotes individual and societal wealth and wellbeing.
The Year 12 syllabus is divided into two units, each of one semester duration, which are typically delivered as a pair.
Unit 3: Australia and the Global Economy
This unit focuses on Australia’s links with the global economy. It analyses the gains from free trade and the effects of trade protection using relevant economic models. It includes topics on the balance of payments, the terms of trade, and foreign investment. Students are required to use recent economic data to describe and explain trends in Australia’s economic transactions with the rest of the world.
Unit 4: Macroeconomic Theory and Economic Policies
This unit focuses on understanding the business cycle using the aggregate expenditure model and the aggregate demand-aggregate supply model. Students examine recent macroeconomic data to analyse the performance of the economy. This unit also explores how economic policies, including fiscal policy, monetary policy, and policies that promote productivity operate in the pursuit of the Australian Government’s economic objectives. Students apply the language, theories, and tools of economics to analyse the effectiveness of these policies.
This ATAR course is suitable for students seeking university entrance.
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Prerequisites: Students who have not demonstrated the minimum standard in the OLNA literacy component are eligible to enrol.
Course Overview
The course includes language development for different situations through the study of a range of texts and assists you in using the English language in different social contexts.
Acquisition of vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling, grammar and developing written and oral presentations that flow, as well a range of related skills are incorporated in the course. These are assessed in three outcomes:
- Reading – comprehending, analysing, etc.
- Producing – constructing or creating written and multimodal fiction and non-fiction texts
- Speaking and Listening – discussions, roleplays, interviews, etc.
Literacy is taught in contexts appropriate for work, for community participation, and for everyday personal contexts.
As with all the English courses, you will be encouraged to develop a Christian perspective on what you read, discuss, and write about.
Following the achievement of the minimum standard in the literacy component of the OLNA students will enter the English General course.
The English Foundation course enables you to continue learning, prepares you for entry into further study or employment, and develops a sense of community and self-worth. You will develop increasing confidence in interpreting texts in your lives and articulating your ideas about the lives, societies, and cultures they desire.
This is a course suitable for students seeking Training WA or Vocational entrance.
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Prerequisites: Students who have not demonstrated the minimum standard in the OLNA literacy component are eligible to enrol in the English Foundation Course.
Course Overview
The course includes language development for different situations through the study of a range of texts and assists you in using the English language in different social contexts.
Acquisition of vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling, grammar, developing written and oral presentations that flow, as well as a range of related skills are incorporated in the course. These are assessed in three outcomes:
- Reading – comprehending, analysing, etc.
- Producing – constructing or creating written and multimodal fiction and non-fiction texts
- Speaking and Listening – discussions, roleplays, interviews, etc.
Literacy is taught in contexts appropriate for work, for community participation, and for everyday personal contexts.
As with all the English courses, you will be encouraged to develop a Christian perspective on what you read, discuss, and write about.
Following the achievement of the minimum standard in the OLNA literacy component, you will enter the English General course.
The English Foundation course enables you to continue learning, prepares you for entry into further study or employment, and develops a sense of community and self-worth. You will develop increasing confidence in interpreting texts in your lives and articulating your ideas about the lives, societies, and cultures you desire.
This course includes an Externally Set Task, which is worth 15% of the final mark.
This course is suitable for students seeking Training WA or vocational entrance.
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Prerequisites: Band 8 in NAPLAN or Level 2 in the OLNA Test, and a minimum C grade in English 10, Semester 1. If you do not qualify for the Year 11 English General Course you will study the Year 11 English Foundation Course.
Course Overview
The English General course focuses on consolidating and refining the skills and knowledge you need to become a competent, confident, and engaged user of English in everyday community, social, further education, training, and workplace contexts. It is designed to provide you with the skills that will empower you to succeed in a wide range of post-secondary pathways.
The course develops your language, literacy, and literary skills to enable you to communicate successfully both orally and in writing and to enjoy using language for both imaginative and practical purposes.
You will comprehend, analyse, interpret, and evaluate the content, structure, and style of a wide variety of texts. You will learn how the interaction of structure, language, audience, and context helps to shape meaning. Both independently and collaboratively, you will apply your knowledge to create analytical, imaginative, interpretive, and persuasive texts in different modes and media.
Unit 1 focuses on your ability to comprehend and respond to the ideas and information presented in texts.
Unit 2 focuses on interpreting ideas and arguments in a range of texts and contexts. The processes of listening, speaking, reading, viewing, and writing (language modes) will support your effective learning. Texts include fiction, non-fiction, media, everyday texts, and workplace texts.
General English requires you to be willing to learn, be self-motivated, and to extend yourself fully. The course builds on the work done in the Year 10 English. You will be expected to read and view widely, engage with multimodal texts, and respond to these in both speaking and writing tasks.
As with all English courses, you will be encouraged to develop a Christian perspective on what you view, read, discuss, and write about.
This course leads to English General Units 3-4 in Year 12 and is suitable for students seeking Training WA or vocational entrance.
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Prerequisites: A minimum C grade in English General Units 1-2. A C grade or higher in Year 12 English adequately satisfies the English Language Competence Requirement for Secondary Graduation and the WACE.
Course Overview
In Unit 3, you will explore representations of themes, issues, ideas, and concepts through comparison of texts. You will analyse and compare the relationships between language, genre, and contexts, comparing texts within and/or across different genres and modes.
You will learn to recognise and analyse the conventions of genre in texts and consider how those conventions assist interpretation. You will compare and evaluate the effect of different media, forms and modes, and how audiences respond to them. An understanding of these concepts is demonstrated through the creation of a range of responses.
In Unit 4, you will examine different interpretations and perspectives to further develop your knowledge and analysis of purpose and style. You will challenge perspectives, values, and attitudes in texts, developing and testing your own interpretations. You will explore relationships between content and structure, voice and perspectives and the text and context. Yu will extend your experience of language and texts and explore your ideas through your own reading and viewing. You will demonstrate understanding of the texts studied through the creation of a range of responses.
The course builds on the work done in Year 11 English General. You will be expected to read and view widely and to respond in both speaking and writing to what you read. As with all the English courses, you will be encouraged to develop a Christian perspective on what you read, discuss, and write about.
This course includes an Externally Set Task, which is worth 15% of the final mark.
This course is suitable for students seeking Training WA or vocational entrance.
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Prerequisites: A minimum high C grade in English 10(1) or English 10(1 Extension) in Semester 1 is required, along with a recommendation from the Year 10 English teacher. If you have achieved at this level you should be able to confidently choose Year 11 ATAR English. If you are not achieving a high level across all areas of English you are highly unlikely to cope with the demands of this subject. It is assumed that you already possess a very broad and solid grounding in vocabulary, spelling, written expression, syntax, and reading skills upon entering this course. The course is very demanding, and students with high achievement in Year 10 have a significantly better chance of success in this course.
Course Overview
You will explore how meaning is communicated through the relationships between language, text, purpose, context, and audience. You will analyse the representation of ideas, attitudes, and voices in texts to consider how texts represent the world and human experience. The organising framework for these units consists of texts in contexts, language and textual analysis, engaging and responding, creating texts and reflecting.
The processes of listening, speaking, reading, viewing, and writing (language modes) will be drawn on to support your effective learning. You will consider how you communicate and aim to develop improved modes of language. You will examine the various levels of language usage in literature, media, and everyday texts.
Texts are drawn from increasingly complex and unfamiliar settings, ranging from everyday language of personal experience to more abstract, specialised, and technical language drawn from a range of contexts. Texts provide important opportunities for learning about aspects of human experience and aesthetic appeal.
You should realise that, to do well in this course, you will need to read widely (e.g. novels, short stories, poems, newspapers, news magazines, non-fiction, reviews, etc.). A selection of literature, non-fiction texts, and ‘non-print media’ are dealt with in class, but this must be supplemented by extensive reading in your own time.
The College may organise outside excursions to suitable films and/or theatre productions as part of the course; however, the course assumes you have a reasonable exposure to television, films etc., apart from formal class activities.
To be successful with the course, you should be prepared to develop informed opinions regarding current affairs and issues and be able to discuss these intelligently in speech and writing. You are encouraged and helped to develop a discriminating Christian perspective on the many issues and means of communication in this course.
This course leads to English Units 3-4 in Year 12 and is suitable for students seeking an ATAR score for university entrance.
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Prerequisites: A minimum C grade in English ATAR Units 1-2.
Course Overview
English ATAR Units 3-4 continue to strengthen the reading, writing, and critiquing skills you have developed in Year 11.
Unit 3 develops your knowledge and understanding of the relationship between language, culture, and identity in literary texts. You will inquire into the power of language to represent ideas, events, and people, comparing these across a range of texts, contexts, modes and forms. Through critical analysis and evaluation, the values and attitudes represented in and through texts and their impact on the reader are examined.
Throughout the unit, you will create analytical responses that are characterised by a confident, engaging style and informed observation. In creating imaginative texts, you will be able to experiment with language, adapt forms, and challenge conventions and ideas.
In Unit 4, you will examine different interpretations and perspectives to develop further your knowledge and analysis of purpose and style. You will challenge perspectives, values, and attitudes in texts, developing and testing your own interpretations through debate and argument.
Through close study of texts, you will explore the relationships between content and structure, voice and perspectives, and the text and context. This provides the opportunity for you to extend your experience of language and of texts and explore your ideas through your own reading and viewing.
You will demonstrate your understanding of the texts studied through creating imaginative, interpretive, persuasive, and analytical responses. The course will challenge you to think more deeply and analytically from a Christian perspective with regards to texts and social issues and will prepare you for a range of university courses.
This ATAR course is suitable for students seeking university entrance.