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SENIOR STUDIES PROGRAM 2020
DANDENONG HIGH SCHOOL
2020
Senior Studies
Information Handbook
Contents
Message from the Principal Page 2
Year 10 Outline for 2020 Page 3
Year 10 Subject Offerings Page 7
Year 10 Connect Program Page 22
Pathways and Careers Advice Page 24
VCE Structure and Assessment Page 30
VCE Subject Index (Alphabetical List) Page 36
VCE Subject Outlines Page 37
VCAL Outline Page 75
VET Outline Page 78
VET at DHS Subject Outlines Page 84
VCAA Terminology Page 88
1
Message from the Principal
The Dandenong High School learning community prides itself on providing an environment where all students
can achieve success and are prepared to meet the challenges of life beyond school. The school has a strong
learning culture and is recognised within the community for its excellent student outcomes.
Dandenong High School offers its students a wide range of senior studies including the Victorian Certificate
of Education [VCE], the Victorian Certified of Applied Learning [VCAL] and Vocational Education and Training
[VET]. Students also have the opportunity to combine these and may complete one or more VCE subjects while
completing a VCAL certificate. The Trade Training Centre on the Chisholm TAFE site offers students with even
greater opportunities to pursue a range of pathways including; Industry tasters, Trade Circles and Vet in state
of the art Industry standard facilities.
Year 10 learning aligns with Senior Studies, providing a three-year Senior Studies program for all students.
This provides our Year 10 students with an opportunity to undertake a wide variety of subjects that offer
greater depth in learning and targeted preparation for their selected final year of study. Furthermore,
students are able to access Unit 1 and 2 VCE subjects, in addition to VET Training Programs.
Our Students are provided with targeted support to enable them to choose a future career pathway and select
the appropriate senior studies course. This ensures they complete the prerequisites or meet the requirements
of employment or further study. Students and parents can discuss subject options during individual course
selection interviews with both House Leadership and professional Careers staff.
It is critical that students entering their senior years of study seek advice and understand the commitment
required to succeed. Attendance at all scheduled classes, commitment to complete all required work and
participation in the wider school program are essential.
This handbook is a key resource to inform students in Years 9 - 11 and their parents, about their Senior Studies
options at Dandenong High School in 2020. It will provide a useful reference guide but must be used in
conjunction with the other resources outlined in the handbook and with consultation with House Leadership,
Careers advisors and other relevant staff and parents. Parents of Year 9 students will be invited to an
Information Session at the school to introduce them to the Year 10 Program early in Term 3.
Please note the subjects offered in this handbook are provisional only. Courses will only be implemented where
sufficient numbers of students choose subjects and where staff are available to teach the subject.
It is not uncommon for students to suffer stress and difficulty during the course selection process and during
their study. The school has a number of key people who can assist students and help develop their pathway
for success. The school has a dedicated Well Being Team and House Leadership Teams who can offer support
to students and their families.
The school wishes all students entering the Senior School the best of luck and encourages them to work hard,
be well informed and select an appropriate course so that they can successfully achieve their desired pathway
beyond the school gates.
Susan Ogden
Principal
2
Year 10 Program
2020
3Dandenong High School
Year 10 Program 2020
Preamble
The vision for Dandenong High School is one in which all students are empowered and achieve success, through
ensuring the diverse needs, achievements and strengths of every individual are recognised, nurtured and celebrated.
In order to provide a genuinely personalised learning program that allows all students to explore and identify the most
relevant learning and careers pathway the Year 10 learning program aligns with Senior Studies. Students at
Dandenong High School will therefore undertake a three-year Senior Studies program, which will provide our Year 10
students with an opportunity to undertake a wide variety of Year 10 subjects that provide greater depth in learning
and targeted preparation for VCE and VCAL. Furthermore, students will be able to access Unit 1 and 2 VCE subjects
and VET Training Programs at the DREAM Centre at Chisholm TAFE. The Year 10 Program will ensure our students are
able to make informed pathway choices, supported through a personalised Careers Counselling process, which will
empower all students to achieve ultimate success.
Structure of the Program
• Every Year 10 student will study seven subjects
• All subjects are whole year – there are no semester based subjects in Year 10
• Every student must select from five core areas - English/EAL, Humanities, Mathematics, Science and
Health/Physical Education. These are called Domain Requirements
• Every student will then be able to select from a wide range of options for their remaining subjects, including
Arts/DCT subjects. These are called Pathways Options
• Mainstream Year 10 students can choose to select a Unit 1 & 2 subject, with a possible maximum of two Unit
1 & 2 subjects. However, students will be required to satisfy the selection criteria in order to undertake a Unit
1 and 2 VCE subject
• Year 10 Accelerated and Enhanced Learning Program (AELP) students can select up to three Unit 1 and 2
subjects, however, two Unit 1 and 2 subjects are recommended -
Can choose to study Units 1 and 2 English, a Units 1 and 2 Humanities subject and Units 1 and 2
Mathematics, either Maths Methods or General Further Maths (on advisement from their Year 10
Maths teacher), without following the Unit 1 and 2 Approval Selection Process
However, a Year 10 AELP student may select to repeat a Year 10 subject if they require further
consolidation before progressing to the Unit 1 & 2 in Year 11
Year 10 AELP students will be required to go through the Approval Selection Process if they choose
to select a Unit 1 and 2 subject in Science, Health/PE and Arts/DCT, as they have not been
accelerated in these subjects.
• English and EAL units. Student who are identified as needing access to the EAL program, usually those who
will be meet the Unit 3&4 EAL requirements, are suggested to take the EAL course and their English Option.
Students can also choose to select English Support as one of their Pathway Options for further EAL support.
• Maths and Science Subjects –
Integrated Maths/Science:
The Year 10 Program includes an Integrated Maths/ Science subject. The design of the subject is
authentic project-based learning, and is intended for students whose interests and abilities are
focused in other subject areas and who do not wish to continue with Maths and Science in their
Senior Years, nor in further tertiary study.
4 Essential Maths:
This subject has been designed for students who do not intend to undertake Unit 3 and 4 studies in
VCE Mathematics in the following year but wish to undertake Units 1 & 2 Foundation Maths,
Intermediate VCAL or VET studies.
VCE Preparation Maths:
Non-AELP students who are approved to select Unit 1 & 2 General Maths, or Unit 1&2 Maths
Methods must also select VCE Preparation Maths. This course will cover a range of subjects not
covered in General Maths and will provide these students with the option of selecting Maths
Methods Units 1 & 2 only or both Specialist Maths and Maths Methods Units 1 & 2 in Year 11
VCE Preparation Science -
Any Year 10 student who is approved to select a Unit 1 & 2 Science subject (Biology, Chemistry or
Physics) must also select VCE Preparation Science. This course will cover a range of Science topics
not covered in their selected Unit 1 & 2 Science and will provide these students with the option of
selecting another Unit 1 & 2 Science in Year 11.
If approved, students may select Units 1 & 2 in Environmental Science or Psychology without doing
VCE Preparation Science. However, these Unit 1 and 2 subjects do not meet the minimum Year 10
Domain Requirements for Science and can be studied in addition to Year 10 Science
• Students will also have the opportunity to select a VET Course as part of their Year 10 Program. This can
be as an Advanced Studies Unit, or Certificate 2/3 level, or as part of the Trade Training Centre. The
Dandenong Regional Education Alliance Model (DREAM Centre) will be offering the following VET
Training Programs at Chisholm TAFE’s Dandenong Campus in 2015 –
o Hairdressing Trades
o Beauty Trades
o Building Trades
o Plumbing
o Electro-Technology
o Engineering, Integrated Technology
These programs will be available to Year 10 students and be integrated into the Year 10 program.
• The Year 10 Connect Program (Y10CO) is a program for students who have recently begun learning
English in Australia. This program provides a more individualised approach to their language and wider
learning in order to prepare them for mainstream 10, 11 and 12. Building on their strengths, Year 10
Connect Program provides more time and support to learn the English language, as well as allowing
students to learn important language, content and skills in Mathematics, Humanities, Science and Health.
The Year 10 Connect Program also helps students to develop an Individual Pathways Plan and teaches
more about the world of Australian study and work, so that recently-arrived students can have the right
information to make good decisions about their own learning and career opportunities in future years.
Students may move into Year 10 during the year if and when it is deemed the best learning environment
for them, according to their skills and aspirations and in consultation with their teachers.
5Year 10 Structure for each Domain
Domain Requirements
DOMAIN
(Must choose at least ONE from each Domain)
• Year 10 Mainstream English/EAL
• Unit 1&2 English
ENGLISH &
LOTE
• Year 10 Humanities (History/Geography/Commerce)
• Year 10 History
• Year 10 Geography
HUMANITIES • Year 10 Commerce
• Unit 1 & 2 History
• Unit 1 & 2 Geography
• Year 10 Science
• Year 10 Integrated Maths/Science (No further Science Study)
• Unit 1 & 2 Biology + Year 10 VCE Preparation Science
SCIENCE • Unit 1 & 2 Chemistry + Year 10 VCE Preparation Science
• Unit 1 & 2 Physics + Year 10 VCE Preparation Science
• Leading to any maths pathway Year 11 and 12
o Year 10 General Maths
o Unit 1 & 2 General Maths + Year 10 General Maths
o Unit 1 & 2 General Maths + Year 10 VCE Preparation
Maths
o Unit 1 & 2 Maths Methods + Year 10 VCE Preparation
Maths
MATHS
o Unit 1 & 2 Maths Methods (AELP only)
• General Further ONLY pathway in Year 11 and 12
o Unit 1 & 2 General Maths
• No VCE maths pathway or Foundation Maths only
o Year 10 Essential Maths
o Year 10 Integrated Maths/Science
• Year 10 Physical Education/Health
• Unit 1 & 2 Physical Education
• Unit 1 & 2 Health and Human Development
PE/HEALTH
•
6Year 10 Subject
Offerings
2020
7Advanced Health teaching/instruction strategies. Students will
also comprehend the impact that issues in
sports and the impact that these may have
Who is this subject for? on a person’s performance.
Advanced Health will give you with the skills How are you assessed?
and knowledge to understand yourself and Participation in all practical activities.
others better, the choices people make Practical instruction and demonstration.
around eating and exercise, where to locate This class attracts a materials fee of $80.00
reliable sources of information, how to
manage the changes as you transition from
youth to Adulthood, and the Australian Art
Health Care System.
Who is this subject for?
What do you learn in this subject? Art is a creative, fun subject, which offers
Students in this subject will learn about a students a variety of skills, techniques and
variety of aspects of a person Health. These processes geared towards a more
include, Individual choices and nutrition and independent way of exploring, experimenting
exercise, changes to a person’s health due to and thinking.
maturing, the Health care system, and
various Health conditions. What do you learn in this subject?
Students will be experiencing a fun
How are you assessed? environment and will be further exploring
Students will be assessed over several painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media,
projects. These include the collection and sculpture, clay work, digital art and
analysis of Health Data, persuasive writing, photography. This subject is also designed to
and a reflective journal. develop student skills and knowledge to
prepare student for further study in the Arts
This class attracts a materials fee of $50.00 field. Excursions will be directly linked to folio
and theory units covered in class.
Advanced Physical Education
How are you assessed?
Assessment for this subject will be based on
Who is this subject for? making and presenting artworks that explore
Do you want to know how the human body themes and ideas, which have been planned,
works? Do you like to challenge yourself in to experimented, annotated and developed
learning about various sports and activities independently.
outside of the usual Physical Education
program? Do you want to develop This class attracts a materials fee of $60.00
leadership, team work and personal self-
esteem? Then you should choose Advanced
PE!
Commerce
What do you learn in this subject?
Advanced PE will provide you with the Who is this subject for?
opportunity to learn about the systems of the Commerce enhances skills learnt in Year 9
human body and its functions. Students will Humanities, with a dedicated focus on
participate in a variety of practical activities Business, Economics, and Finance.
including creating and implementing training What do you learn in this subject?
programs to refine motor skills, coaching and In this course, students will learn:
peer teaching and subsequently reviewing
8• The performance of an economy and What do you learn in this subject?
how we measure it
• Consumerism Students learn computational thinking and
• Conducting business in a global programming skills. They do this by learning how
economy to decompose problems, recognise patterns, and
• The nature of work in a global create algorithms to solve problems using flow
charts and pseudocode. Students also learn how
economy
to program games, working collaboratively to
• Entrepreneurs and society design, create, and evaluate a solution.
Networking is also covered, where students look
How are you assessed? at the role of networks and how they manage,
Student will be asked to complete Case control and secure the movement of and access
studies, presentations, tests and to data.
examinations.
How are you assessed?
Dance
Students will be assessed on their ability to use
the software programs and a variety of
Who is this subject for? assessment types including Folio, Skills and
Are you interested in movement, exploring Application Tasks, Project and Examinations.
different dance styles/genres and analysing
dance works? Then do Year 10 Dance!
Drama
What do you learn in this subject? Who is this subject for?
In Dance, you will develop your physical skills You should choose Year 10 Drama if you are
and your own movement vocabulary. This is
interested in acting, the history of theatre
achieved through practical lessons in
and analysing these conventions in order to
Contemporary, Hip Hop and Cultural Dance
create innovative, dramatic works to perform
genres. You will create and perform your own
dance works as well as studying the dance
to your peers.
works of others through performance and What do you learn in this subject?
analysis. In Drama, you will develop an understanding of
the history of theatre and how this has shaped
How are you assessed? contemporary culture. You will use these
Throughout the course, you are assessed in conventions to devise your own innovative
practical lessons and you will be asked to dramatic works. You will transform your ideas
complete reflective Journal tasks to evaluate into practical performances using your
your progress each Term. You also complete expressive skills such as voice, movement,
Written Exams in Semester 1 and 2, as well as a gesture and facial expression as well as
Performance Exam in Semester 2. production areas to bring your work to life,
This class attracts a materials fee of $30.00 which you will perform to large audiences of your
peers.
How are you assessed?
Digital Technologies Throughout the course you will be assessed in
practical lessons, workbook folio that contains
Who is this subject for? script work and production design, major
Digital Technologies involves students creating practical performances and journal tasks. You
digital solutions through the use of information will also complete Written Exams in Semester 1
systems and specific ways of thinking about and 2, as well as a Performance Exam in
problem solving. Semester 2.
9EAL develop their listening and speaking
skills.
Who is this subject for? Analysing and Presenting Argument:
All students in Year 10 must do English or • Students will analyse persuasive
EAL. If you speak English as an additional techniques used in a range of print,
language and have been instructed by non-print, and multi-modal texts to
teachers in English for fewer than 7 years, explore how points-of-view are
you qualify for EAL. constructed.
Reading and Comparing Texts:
What do you learn in this subject? • Students explore how comparing texts
Students will improve their skills in can provide a deeper understanding of
reading/viewing, writing, speaking and ideas, issues and themes. Students
listening. produce a written comparison of
3 areas of study: selected texts, discussing important
1. Reading and Creating similarities and differences.
2. Analysing and Presenting Argument
3. Listening to Texts How are you assessed?
Students will be asked to complete a variety
of Essays, Reading, Speaking and Listening
How are you assessed? ,and Writing Tasks.
Students will be asked to complete a variety
of assessment tasks throughout the year, an
analytical essay, a creative response, an oral
English Support
presentation, a comparative essay, and a Who is this subject for?
language analysis task. Students will also EAL Support is a targeted program for
complete a mid-year exam and an end-of- student who have had less than 5 years
year exam. English instruction.
What do you learn in this subject?
The subject is designed to assist EAL students
English in developing their English language skills in
reading, writing speaking and listening, so
Who is this subject for?
that they are able to better manage more
This is a core domain requirement, preparing
confidently in their Year 10 mainstream
students skills in listening, speaking, reading
studies and any future pathways they may
and writing to prepare them for further
wish to undertake. Often the teacher will
study.
cover the same skills and knowledge you are
What do you learn in this subject? learning in EAL mainstream classroom.
Reading and Creating Texts:
• Students will read a range of texts to How are you assessed?
examine different perspectives on
Students can expect to complete analytical
complex themes and issues. They will
essays, creative responses, listening tasks,
demonstrate their critical
and oral presentations.
understanding of the texts through
short and extended responses.
Speaking and Listening: Essential Maths
• Students will deliver a variety of oral Who is this subject for?
presentations to both the class and to This unit is a prerequisite for students
smaller groups. Further, they will wishing to do Foundation Maths in Year 11,
participate in class discussions to
10or VCAL Maths. It is NOT suitable for students General Mathematics
wishing to study any other VCE unit.
Who is this subject for?
What do you learn in this subject? This unit is the continuation of Year 9
• Numeracy Mathematics studies. This option allows
• Measurement students to continue into any mathematics
• Financial Mathematics study in Year 11 and 12.
• Other real world applications
What do you learn in this subject?
How are you assessed? • Measurement
• School Assessed Tasks (Assignments)
• Algebra and its applications including
• On line assessment Indices and Equation Solving
• Topic Tests • Graphing
• End of Semester Examinations • Further Trigonometry and Geometry
• Statistics
Food Technology
Who is this subject for? How are you assessed?
Food Technology is offered to introduce and • School Assessed Tasks (Assignments)
extend student’s interest and ability in • Topic Tests
numerous food related skills, practical
• End of Semester Examinations
experiences and to promote furthering their
knowledge about Food today.
General Science
What do you learn in this subject? Who is this subject for?
This subject will prepare students for VCE
This unit will give you an insight into the
Food Studies, in a fun and challenging
various field of science, and will enable you
environment, where students are provided to decide what area of science you would like
with choices in the direction of their learning. to study in VCE.
Students will explore Food Design, Food
Preparation and packaging, Properties of
What do you learn in this subject?
Foods and the impact of Multicultural • How the universe came to be, and
aspects in Foods preparation. Students will how it is still evolving
also explore the preparation of foods using • Why the periodic table looks the way
different methods, tools and equipment, and it does, and how each of the elements
will then compare and evaluate the written on it react
and production results in order to improve • Reasons why everyone is unique as
their skills in preparing a diverse range of you explore genetics
foods. • Understand how forces are acting all
around you
How are you assessed?
Assessment for this unit of work will be
based on the Theoretical Research and How are you assessed?
Investigation of Food Properties and Planning • Completion of laboratory work and
Tasks in readiness for Food Practical Sessions. practical reports
The assessments will also include Practical • Research projects
Application in Food Sessions in skills used, • Topic tests
organizational ability and Evaluation of food
Sessions based on Criteria developed.
This class attracts a materials fee of $130.00
11Geography forms, this assessment will include a primary
source analysis and a research-based task.
Who is this subject for?
This subject is perfect for those who found an
interest in Year 9 Humanities units in
geography Humanities
What do you learn in this subject? Who is this subject for?
Student will build a variety of Geographical This subject extend the work of Year 9
Skills. Including, observing, questioning and Humanities, in the areas of Economics,
planning, collecting, recording, evaluating Geography, and History. This unit allows the
and representing, Interpreting, analysing and domain requirement to be met, and give a
concluding, communicating, reflecting and wide breadth of study.
responding. What do you learn in this subject?
Students will experience a variety of topics
How are you assessed? across the three main areas.
Students will be assess in a variety of • History: the Jazz Age, the Great
formats, including Field Work, Case Studies, Depression, World War II, Rights and
Topic Tests, Presentations and Examinations. Freedoms and Migration Experiences
Health & Human Development Year 10 in a globalising world
• Geography: Environmental Issues in
Australia and the World, Resources
and Sustainability, Population,
History Patterns of Development and Global
Development Issues
Who is this subject for?
• Economics: My Finances, the
The study of History helps students to
Performance of an Economy, How we
understand themselves, others and the world
Measure it and Conducting Business
by developing social, political, economic and
in a Global Economy
cultural understanding. Year 10 History builds
upon the foundation laid in Year 9
Humanities and covers several broad topics How are you assessed?
of twentieth-century history. Students will be assess in a variety of
formats, including Field Work, Case Studies,
Topic Tests, Presentations and Examinations.
What do you learn in this subject?
Students will study the years between WWI
and WWII, the Second World War, human Integrated Maths/Science
rights in the post-war era, and migration in a Who is this subject for?
globalising world. Students will learn how to This unit takes maths and science studies and
ask searching questions, engage in research applies it to real world projects. This student
and construct arguments based on historical is not planning on Year 11 or 12 Maths or
evidence. Students will also learn how to science units, beyond VCAL or Foundation
critically evaluate sources and further Maths.
develop their understanding of continuity
and change. What do you learn in this subject?
• What makes up an environment
• How we can make our homes more
How are you assessed? eco-friendly
Students are assessed on a particular depth • How maths help us move around,
study relevant to each area of study and two
looking at cars and what it costs to
exams throughout the year. Among others
run one
12• That science is part of our day to day • Dialogues/ scenarios
life • Writing tasks, including Workbook
activities
• Tests
How are you assessed?
• Dandenong Environment Project
• Sustainable homes project Language Study - French
• Transport project, looking at how Who is this subject for?
people in Dandenong move around Student who have an interest in the study of
• Practical investigation Project languages, and a focus on study in French.
• Topic tests
What do you learn in this subject?
Introduction to Classics In this course, students will consolidate their
Who is this subject for? skills in listening, reading and responding to
Students who have a desire to explore the texts to interpret meaning and use the target
literature, history, philosophy, art and language in new contexts. They will collect,
architecture of Greece and Rome, and analyse and organise information, and share
through them gain an increased their findings with others, such as in
understanding of their own place in the presentations, or scenarios.
world.
What do you learn in this subject? How are you assessed?
Students will use skill in discussion and • Listening, reading and responding
research to examine the various religious and verbally or in writing
mythical beliefs of these ancient cultures. • Dialogues/ scenarios
Students will delve into social, literary, • Writing tasks, including Workbook
artistic, and historical legacies of these activities
civilisations. • Tests
How are you assessed?
Students will complete Mapping and Language Study - Latin
Research tasks, Presentations, and analysis of
text and artworks. Who is this subject for?
Student who have an interest in the study of
languages, and a focus on study in Latin.
Language Study - Japanese What do you learn in this subject?
Who is this subject for? Student will further develop their grasp of
Student who have an interest in the study of the Latin language, and extend their
languages, and a focus on study in Japanese. knowledge of Roman civilisation and its
culture, and its influence on Western
What do you learn in this subject? Civilisation. Students will also develop their
Students will participate in listening, understanding of English by exploring the
speaking, reading, viewing, writing and links between Latin and English
excursion activities designed to build their
confidence in communicating both orally and How are you assessed?
in writing, about topics that compare their • Listening, reading and responding
world and lifestyles to that of a typical verbally or in writing
Japanese youth. • Dialogues/ scenarios
How are you assessed? • Writing tasks, including Workbook
• Listening, reading and responding activities
verbally or in writing • Tests
13Literature You will also complete two Examinations,
which focus on testing your theoretical and
Who is this subject for?
aural knowledge and skills.
The study of literature focuses on the
enjoyment and appreciation of reading that
arises from discussion, debate and the Outdoor & Environmental
challenge of exploring the meanings of Education
literary texts. Who is this subject for?
What do you learn in this subject? Outdoor Education will allow students to
• Ways texts represent human experience different outdoor environments
experience and challenge themselves in adventurous
• Reading practices which contribute to outdoor activities. The skills, experiences and
the development of interpretation relationships developed during these
such as prediction expeditions provide students with the
• The significance of characters, confidence to face future challenges both
settings and events in shaping a during and beyond school.
student’s response What do you learn in this subject?
• The structures, linguistic and literary Students will develop personal and social
features of particular forms of text skills such as communication, resilience, self-
• Strategies for developing an informed confidence, leadership, teamwork, goal
response setting, self-sufficiency and initiative. These
will be built through a series of outdoor
How are you assessed? activities, such as caving, rock climbing,
• Film and Book comparative analysis abseiling, snorkelling, camping, canoeing,
• Film text analysis cycling and orienteering.
• Major text analysis How are you assessed?
Student will be assessed by observation of
Music their participation in activities, reflective
journals, and safety skill tasks.
Who is this subject for?
This class attracts a materials fee of $250.00
If you have a passion for Music, want to
improve your performance skills, enjoy
singing or playing an instrument, or have an Philosophy
interest in working in the music industry, Who is this subject for?
then Year 10 Music is for you! Philosophy is a subject that introduces
What do you learn in this subject? students to a powerful way of learning:
Year 10 Music explores four areas of the Community of Inquiry. The Essential
music industry: musical interpretation, Questions of life are asked and explored by
creating music, performing music and the whole group through structured
promoting yourself as a musician. You will dialogue.
learn technical and aural skills important to What do you learn in this subject?
life as a musician as well as analytical In this course, students will:
listening and writing skills that will support • Gain knowledge of the views of
you in VCE music. You will also write, famous philosophers from many
rehearse, perform and record music from a countries and cultures throughout
variety of periods and styles. history.
How are you assessed? • Learn how the philosophers of
Throughout the course, you will be assessed ancient civilizations influenced
on your practical work (performances) as well modern education and thought.
as your aural training and written analyses.
14• Understand the basis for cross relationships, mental health, wellbeing,
cultural understanding as they identity and sexuality.
discover the common links between Students also learn the benefits of being
philosophies. physically active, and participate in a range of
• Learn how to construct a logical physical activities, working in teams to
argument. organise tournaments, providing feedback to
other students, and learn how to manage
How are you assessed? their own fitness.
Student will be assessed by their How are you assessed?
participation in the Community of Inquiry, Students are assessed based on their
Research Project, and Written feedback. participation and feedback in a variety of
physical activities, and research, written and
presentation tasks.
Photo & Digital Design
Who is this subject for?
Photography and Digital Design is a
Practical & Creative Foods
photography unit which includes theory and Who is this subject for?
practice of contemporary photography. This subject is designed for the student with
Students will engage in up to date an interest in practical and vocational Food
applications which will allow them to create studies. It has an emphasis on the practical
unique and creative images. development of skills in food handling,
production and presentation
What do you learn in this subject? What do you learn in this subject?
Students will develop skills in composition, Students will acquire food terminology
depth of field, portraiture and landscape and knowledge relating to key food groups and
will have the opportunity to work with production processes. Students will develop
lighting in a professional studio setting. confidence in their ability to plan, prepare,
Various hardware and software applications serve and evaluate dishes in a menu, which
options will be applied to edit and will assist them to cultivate sensory and
manipulate images which will allow students aesthetic appreciation of food. Students will
to gain knowledge to effectively use also plan for food events in the wider school
technology in the preparation images and community.
digital artwork.
How are you assessed?
How are you assessed? Students will develop a foods folio,
Assessment will consist final folio work and containing recipes, research, competencies,
final images which include displaying to an and develop design briefs. They will also be
audience and understanding the processes assessed on their production skills in class.
required to edit images in Photoshop. This class attracts a materials fee of $130.00
This class attracts a materials fee of $80.00
Physical Education and Health
Who is this for?
This core subject is for everyone who wants
to be healthy, safe and active!
What do you learn in this subject?
Students learn how to manage the health of
themselves and others in areas such as
15Product Design Metal
Who is this subject for? Product Design Textiles
Students interested in developing their skills Who is this subject for?
and abilities over a range of design and Are you interested in creating and making
production skills for creative metalworking fabric items for yourself?
What do you learn in this subject? Would you like to learn skills [including using
Students will develop design briefs, which a sewing machine] that will be useful
build on the application of Metal and other throughout your life?
hard material properties, and complete
extended design projects. Such design What do you learn in this subject?
projects include the making of Jewellery Students will learn the fundamentals of a
(rings, bracelets, chains, brooches), a commercial pattern as well as drafting your
decorative metal object on a larger scale such own patterns for items of your choice. You
as a Serving Bowl and, sculptural metalwork. will learn to use the sewing machine and
through Master Class activities you will
How are you assessed? produce samples of techniques such as
Assessment for this unit of work will be inserting zips, preparing button holes, darts,
based on Research and Investigation of the pleats etc. In semester 2 you will investigate
Design Brief Processes and Planning Tasks in ways to use cloth sustainably and through
readiness for the Creative Metalwork the Design Process, give fabrics a new use.
Practical Projects.
This class attracts a materials fee of $60.00 How are you assessed?
You will be assessed throughout the year on
Product Design-Wood practical work completed, written activities
and folio work. Each semester will
incorporate a written examination.
Who is this subject for?
This class attracts a materials fee of $80.00
Product Design Wood is a practical subject
where students learn and apply practical skills
and techniques to designed sustainable and Psychology
functional items. This subject gives students an
Who is this subject for?
understanding of materials and design thinking
Students who are curious about human
in our physical world.
behaviour, the way the mind works, and the
What do you learn in this subject? effect that mental health can have on a
Students in this subject experience the
person.
satisfaction of designing and making real wood
and multimedia objects, with meaning and What do you learn in this subject?
function. They learn about sustainable • How the brain functions as part of the
materials and the skills required in their nervous system
production. The subject develops and equips • Have an understanding of how
students with a range of skills and knowledge psychology is used in forensics and
in preparation for further studies in the sporting fields
product design area, building/construction and
• Understand how to write detailed
makers spaces. Students learn to plan and
complete their projects, which they take home. research reports using scientific
How are you assessed? language
The assessment for this subject is on the • How to use statistics to support your
planning, making of projects, which are research
exhibited during and at the end of the year.
This class attracts a materials fee of $60.00
16How are you assessed? What do you learn in this subject?
• Research activities In this subject students will develop skills in
• Analysing the media assignment critical thinking, and apply these skills to
• Oral presentations examining basic sociological concepts;
socialisation, social structure, total
• Working through case studies
institutions, social change and personal
differentiation through gender, class, race,
Robotics ethnicity or region (urban/rural) and how
they apply in daily life.
How are you assessed?
Who is this subject for?
Students will be asked to complete
multimedia presentations and projects, Oral
Students interested in learning about the Presentations, and participate in a
core concepts and to get hands on community based investigation.
application of skills required in robotics and
engineering.
Sports Coaching, Fitness &
What do you learn in this subject? Recreation
Who is this subject for?
Students will learn about the engineering Sports Coaching, Fitness and Recreation is a
design process. They will learn about the subject that is perfect for the student who
core concepts of static and dynamic loves both the practical and theoretical
mechanics, and apply these principles when aspects of Sport and Recreation, and is
developing strategies to build robots that interested in working in a sporting industry.
complete specific tasks. Students will also
learn about programming of embedded What do you learn in this subject?
systems, through programming the robot Students learn how to be an effective coach
microcontroller. The robots will then be used and to get the best out of athletes through
in game challenges. training programs, and fitness
plans. Students also learn how to effectively
How are you assessed? run sporting programs and how to assess,
monitor and evaluate risks in a sporting
Students will be assessed in their ability to context. Students also learn about the
design and apply solutions that draw on their variety of ways that people can participate in
knowledge of mechanics, as well as their physical recreation and try a range of
ability to show knowledge of programming. different activities.
They will also be assessed on their ability to
work in teams to achieve a common goal. How are you assessed?
• Practical Assessment through
participation in activities – both
physical and related to class activities
Sociology • Peer coaching and assessment.
Who is this subject for? • Risk assessments and risk
Student who have an interest in psychology, minimisation of sporting programs.
and study of social behaviour and human
groups, particularly the influence of culture, This class attracts a materials fee of $80.00
socialisation, social structure, differentiation
by region, race, ethnicity, gender, age and
socio/cultural change upon people’s
attitudes and behaviours.
17STEM Innovators Sample course are Building and Construction,
Engineering, Electronics, Hair & Beauty, and
Hospitality
Who is this subject for?
How are you assessed?
Students will be assessed by their ability to
Students who are interested in exploring a demonstrate key skills in their courses,
career in the fields of STEM and gaining gaining credit towards their chosen VET
industry experience. As students will be pathway.
representing the school in external
organisations, students will require approval
from their House Leadership Team to enrol. VCE Preparation Maths
Who is this subject for?
What do you learn in this subject? Student who are completing a VCE
Mathematics Unit 1&2 are required to
Students will work in teams with industry supplement their studies with VCE
partners to engineer solutions to authentic Preparation maths. Students in the AELP
problems. Utilising design thinking, students program can forego this requirement.
will work with partners to understand the
problem, research, prototype, manufacture What do you learn in this subject?
and create. Students will be supported by • Algebra and its applications including
teachers, industry mentors and tertiary Indices and Equation Solving
partners. • Graphing including non linear
functions and relations
How are you assessed? • Further Trigonometry and Geometry
• Statistics and probability
Students will be assessed on their ability to • Technological applications using the
define and investigate problems, prototype CAS calculator
and model options and develop, present and
evaluate a preferred solution. This will be
demonstrated through the creation of a How are you assessed?
detailed design portfolio. Students will also School Assessed tasks, Topic Tests and
be assessed on their development of Examinations.
enterprise skills such as collaboration and
critical thinking. VCE Preparation Science
Who is this subject for?
Trade Circle This unit will be most useful if you have
chosen to complete a Unit 1 & 2 Science
Who is this subject for? subject in year 10, as you will develop
excellent scientific skills to succeed in further
This is an accredited VET course which allows
science studies.
students to experiences a TAFE environment,
and clarify their possible pathway choices
What do you learn in this subject? What do you learn in this subject?
Students will develop an understanding of • How each cell is formed and how it
what VET (Vocational Education & Training) is functions
really like, and they will be able to engage in • Body systems all work together to
a very different hands-on learning enable us to live healthy lives
environment. • That species have changed over long
periods of time
18• Elements are grouped due to certain • visual communication design
characteristics and can form different practices, processes and technologies
types of bonds • creative, critical and reflective
• Forces are acting all around you and thinking, using visual design thinking
can affect the motion of objects skills
• Respect for and acknowledgement of
the diverse roles and practices of
designers, and the cultural context of
visual communication design.
How are you assessed? How are you assessed?
• Completion of laboratory work and This subject will be assessed by the
practical reports development of a folio of design concepts
• Research projects and skills.
• Topic tests This class attracts a materials fee of $20.00
Visual Communication Design
Who is this subject for?
Students that are interested in drawing,
designing and communicating and are willing
to solve design problems will be interested in
Visual Communication Design.
Students will have an interest and a
willingness to search for their own unique
and original solutions to design problems.
What do you learn in this subject?
The three fields of design practice will be
explored; this includes Communication
Design, Environmental Design and Industrial
Design.
• confidence, curiosity, imagination and
enjoyment through an engagement
with visual communication design
practices
• creative and innovative ways to
communicate ideas and information
• aesthetic knowledge, including the
application of design elements and
principles, as they explore visual
communications
19YEAR 10 MATH OPTIONS YEAR 11 MATH OPTIONS YEAR 12 MATH OPTIONS
1 Year 10 Foundation Maths • Foundation Maths Units 1 & 2 Senior VCAL Numeracy
For students who are NOT intending to do a major maths • Intermediate VCAL Numeracy
subject in Year 11/12 but want to continue with some
basic maths.
2 Year 10 Maths/Science Integrated • Foundation Maths Units 1 & 2 Senior VCAL Numeracy
For students who are NOT intending to do a major Maths • Intermediate VCAL Numeracy
or Science subject in Year 11/12
3 Year 10 General Maths • General Maths Units 1 & 2 Further Maths Units 3 & 4
This is the main Year 10 maths that most capable maths • Maths Methods Units 1 & 2 Maths Methods Units 3 & 4
students should be taking. It will prepare you for any of • Specialist Maths Units 1 & 2 Specialist Maths Units 3 & 4
the Unit 1 & 2 Maths in Year 11 or VCAL Numeracy.
this leads to in the following years.
4 Year 10 General Maths + General Maths Units 1 & 2 • Further Maths Units 3 & 4 Maths Methods 3 & 4 OR
Only for the talented Maths students who are intending to • Maths Methods Units 1 & 2 Methods 3 & 4 AND
study Further Maths Units 3 & 4 in Year 11. • Specialist Maths Units 1 & 2 Specialist Maths Units 3 & 4
5 Year 10 VCE Preparation Maths + General Maths • Further Maths Units 3 & 4 Maths Methods 3 & 4 OR
Units 1 & 2 • Maths Methods Units 1 & 2 Methods 3 & 4 AND
This option allows for Unit 3&4 Further Maths Study, while • Specialist Maths Units 1 & 2 Specialist Maths Units 3 & 4
completing Unit 1&2 Math Methods
6 Year 10 VCE Preparation Maths + Maths Methods • Maths Methods Units 3 & 4 Further Maths Units 3 & 4
Units 1 & 2 • General Maths Units 1 & 2 Specialist Maths Units 3 & 4
Only for the very talented Maths students who are • Specialist Maths Units 1 & 2
intending to study two maths (Methods and Specialist) in
Year 11 and 12.
7 Maths Methods Units 1 & 2 only • Maths Methods Units 3 & 4 Further Maths Units 3 & 4
(for AELP students only) • General Maths Units 1 & 2 Specialist Maths Units 3 & 4
• Specialist Maths Units 1&2
The table below shows the pathway options available in Year 10 Maths and where
20Trade Circle Taster Program 2020
The DREAM Trade Training center, based at Chisholm TAFE, are offering a series of taster programs for Year
10 students to experience a VET program, during their year 10 course.
The aim is for students to develop awareness and understanding of the training to be undertaken in a VETiS
program and to provide vocational experiences that will assist students in future Pathway Planning
decisions.
The “Trade Circle Programs” are aimed at Year 10 students who require a greater understanding of
vocational Education.
Circle programs include:
Construction, Furniture Making, Engineering, Electronics, Kitchen Operations, Hospitality, Hairdressing and
Beauty. Programs run out of our Frankston and Dandenong campuses only.
Each program will attract a pro -rata VET funding to assist with the tuition costs, and assist participants
when choosing a future VET certificate as part of their study program.
The programs provide unit outcomes that are registered by the Home School on the VASS system as a part
of a student’s learning program. They have been structured to offer 90 hours VET credit per semester.
Participants may choose up to four different VET areas, which are designed to provide real skill training
whilst gaining VET credits.
Cost:
The cost for the Trade Circle Program is $200.
21YEAR 10 CONNECT PROGRAM
The Year 10 Connect Program (Y10CO) is a program for students who have recently begun learning English in Australia
and may need a more individualised approach to their language and wider learning in order to prepare them for Year
11. Students may move from the Year 10 Connect Program into the Year 10 Mainstream Program or into Year 11 VCAL
or Year 11 VCE, in keeping with their individual needs and aspirations.
The Year 10 Connect Program acknowledges and builds on students’ strengths, recognises their diverse educational
backgrounds and English experiences and develops an individualised approach to their language and learning
development.
The program provides students with the opportunity to learn basic language skills in the main areas of
reading/viewing, writing, speaking, listening and thinking, as well as specific knowledge and skills in the main Year 10
subject areas. Students will develop Individual Learning Goals with support through reflection on their learning data.
Year 10 Connect Program subjects are described below and include:
• Year 10 Connect Program EAL
• Year 10 Connect Program Maths
• Year 10 Connect Program Humanities
• Year 10 Connect Program Science
• Year 10 Connect Program Pathways Literacy
• Year 10 Connect Program Health
• Year 10 Physical Education
• Year 10 Learning Tutor
Year 10 Connect Program EAL
Students will develop knowledge of academic English, through studies which parallel the Year 10 curriculum and which
prepare them for their Year 11 studies in VCE or VCAL. Students will develop their English language skills in the areas
of reading/viewing, writing, speaking and listening. In keeping with their individual goals and the Year 10 English/EAL
curriculum, students will enjoy and analyse a wide variety of texts. They will also explore themes in their study of texts
and create their own pieces of writing. Students will respond to issues in the media and analyse how language is used
to persuade. Students will also compare texts using effective expression and a variety of forms, for a range of purposes
and audiences.
Year 10 Connect Program Maths
Students will develop key knowledge and skills in the areas of numeracy and Maths, as well as developing their English
language skills. In keeping with the Year 10 curriculum and their individual goals, students will study Number and
Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability. They will also develop skills in Understanding,
Fluency, Problem Solving, and Reasoning and use technology for mathematical activities. The course is designed to give
students a broad knowledge base from which they can make decisions about their future studies in Maths subjects.
Year 10 Connect Program Humanities
Students will develop key knowledge and skills in the areas of History, Geography and Economics as well as developing
their English language skills. In keeping with the Year 10 curriculum and their individual goals, students will study the
history of the modern world and Australia from 1918 to the present, will develop a deeper understanding of their
relationships with and responsibilities for the world and develop an understanding of the economy and related
decision-making. The course is designed to give students a broad knowledge base from which they can make decisions
about their future studies in the Humanities.
22Year 10 Connect Program Science
Students will develop some key knowledge and skills in the areas of Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science and Biology as
well as developing their English language skills. In addition, students will learn and develop their observing, recording,
reporting and analysing data skills. Students will apply their understanding of scientific theories and vocabulary. The
course is designed to give students a broad knowledge base from which they can make decisions about their future
studies in the Sciences.
Year 10 Connect Program Pathways Literacy
Students will develop some key knowledge and skills related to the Australian world of study and work. They will use
this knowledge and these skills to discover how it relates to their pathways planning. Through this study, they will also
develop their English language skills. Students will develop and regularly revise a Personal Pathways Plan, to guide their
pathways learning and inform their decision-making. In keeping with their individual learning goals, student will develop
skills to understand themselves as learners, make pathways decisions, apply for courses and jobs and communicate in
the workplace. Students will also engage in project-based learning to develop their collaboration and communication
skills. They will attend a TAFE Taster Program to sample VET course options for Year 11 and 12. Further, they will
participate in Student-Led Conferences to share their learning journey with their carers. The course is designed to give
students a broad knowledge base, a set of relevant skills and a range of real-world experiences to support their
subsequent pathways decision-making.
Year 10 Connect Program Health
In keeping with their individual goals and the Year 10 English/EAL curriculum, students will learn key skills and
knowledge from the Year 10 curriculum for Health, with a special emphasis on issues affecting adolescent students
who have recently arrived from non-English-speaking countries with a refugee background. That is, students will
develop knowledge and skills in Growth and Development, Nutrition, Drug Education and Party Safe, Mental Health
and Sexual Health. As well as educating students to improve their own health, the course is designed to give students
a broad knowledge base from which they can make decisions about their future studies in Health-related subjects.
Year 10 Connect Program – Pathways Options
Year 10 Connect Program
Year 11 Year 12
VCAL / VCE VCAL / VCE
Year 10
Mainstream
Program
23Pathway and Careers
Advice
Year 11 and 12
24Senior Studies - Years 11 and 12
What options do I have?
Dandenong High School offers a range of program options or Pathways for senior students.
Students can choose from the following:
Pathway 1 Pathway 2 Pathway 3
VCE (Victorian VCE + VET (Vocational VCAL (Victorian Certificate of
Certificate of Education) Education & Training) Applied Learning)
• A qualification • Includes all of the • VCAL offers a Year 12 Certificate as
recognised around features of Pathway an alternative to VCE.
the world 1, plus a nationally • Is accredited and recognised by
• Provides pathways recognised VET industry
Certificate • Gives practical work related
to university, TAFE
experience that you gain whilst at
and independent • VET courses
school
colleges contribute to the • Develops your literacy, numeracy
• You can do ATAR and personal development skills
enhancement • Increases pathways that are important for life and work
studies in your VCE to TAFE, • Includes a VET course aligned to
[university employment and your own interests
subjects] apprenticeships • Increases pathways to TAFE,
employment and apprenticeships
• VCAL’s flexibility enables you to
undertake a study program that
suits your interests and learning
needs
• Each VCAL certificate takes a year to
complete. (Intermediate and
Senior)
Designing your senior studies program
When choosing Senior Studies, it is important that you select a program that inspires and motivates
you and offers the best chance of future success.
Ask yourself these questions:
• What do you enjoy studying?
• What talents do you have?
• What skills would you like to develop/improve?
• What careers do you find interesting?
• Are you choosing a balanced program?
• Are you being realistic in your subject choices?
• How do you learn best?
• Are you planning to go on to tertiary study, or to seek an apprenticeship, traineeship or
employment?
How to choose your VCE subjects
25Do Don’t
• Choose a study program that inspires • Choose subjects because your friends
and motivates you and offers the best are doing them or because you may like
chance for future success the teacher.
• Choose subjects that you like and • Choose subjects that you don’t like
subjects you are good at. because you think it will help you get a
• If you’re a year 10 student, discuss your good ATAR (Australian Tertiary
subject choices in your course selection Admissions Rank).
interview. • Choose subjects based on the scaling
• Visit open days and ask about pre- from previous years – scaling doesn’t
requisite subjects you will need for impact study scores enough to
courses you are interested in. drastically change your ATAR.
• Seek advice from your family and friends • Panic if you have no idea about the exact
to help you make your decision career or job you would like to do.
• Read the descriptions of the studies you Remember to keep your options open.
are considering, talk to subject teachers, • Try and decide by yourself.
parents, careers counsellors and people
in the industry to get a better idea of
where you are heading.
One more thing to consider: Pre-requisite subjects
What is a pre-requisite subject?
A pre-requisite subject is a subject that must be completed in order to be eligible for a
course at University or TAFE.
Examples- Maths is required for some courses, chemistry is required for medicine and a
high score in English is required for journalism
Please note: Pre-requisites are normally Year 12 subjects but this will directly influence your
Year 11 subjects. Please check the VTAC website or the relevant university website for
accurate information on pre-requisite subjects at www.vtac.edu.au. The pre-requisites for
courses can change from year to year, so it is important that you seek out the most recent
information.
If you do not meet the pre-requisite subjects required for a university or TAFE course, you
will not be eligible to receive an offer for a place in that course.
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