Senior school handbook 2005
Contents
Subjects are arranged by faculty groupings
Subject
Units
Page
Art
1-4
7
Media
1-4
8
Studio arts- printmaking/ drawing
1-4
9
Studio arts- glass
1 -4
10
Studio arts-fashion/ costume design
1-4
11
Studio arts-photography
1-4
12
Visual Communications
1-4
13
Accounting
1-4
14
Business Management
1-4
15
Legal Studies
1-4
16
English
1-4
17
English as a Second Language (ESL)
1-4
18
Literature
1-4
19
Health & Human Development
1-4
20
Outdoor & Environmental Studies
1-4
21
Physical Education
1-4
22
1-4
23
History- Applied history in the local community
1
24
History- Power and people
2
24
History- Australian
3&4
25
History- Revolutions
3&4
25
History- 20th Century
1&2
26
International Studies
1&2
26
ART
BUSINESS STUDIES
ENGLISH
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMANITIES
Classical Societies and Cultures
Politics
3&4
27
1 -4
28
Information Technology
1&2
29
Information Processing and Management
3&4
29
Information Systems
3&4
30
French
1-4
31
Italian
1-4
31
Philosophy
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH (LOTE)
MATHEMATICS
Deciding which Maths to do
32
Foundation Mathematics
1&2
33
General Mathematics
1&2
33
Mathematical Methods
1-4
34
Specialist Mathematics
3&4
35
Further Mathematics
3&4
35
Drama
1-4
36
Theatre Studies
1-4
38
Music Performance
1&2
39
Music Performance- Group
3&4
40
Music Performance- Solo
3&4
40
Biology
1-4
41
Chemistry
1-4
42
Physics
1-4
43
Psychology
1-4
45
Design and Technology
1-4
46
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (VET)/VCE
1-4
48
School Based New Apprenticeships
1-4
48
PERFORMING ARTS
SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY STUDIES
MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE V.C.E. & VCAL
VCE: Victorian Certificate of Education
VCAL: Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning
What is the difference between VCE and VCAL?
VCE is a valuable pathway to further study at university, TAFE and the world at work. It is possible
to complete a school based apprenticeship or traineeship within your VCE. A VCE program will
usually consist of 20 –24 semester units taken over two years.
VCAL gives practical hands on experience, as well as literacy and numeracy skills and the
opportunity to build personal skills that are important for life and work. Like the VCE, it is a
recognised qualification.
Students who do VCAL are likely to be interested in going on to training at TAFE (Technical and
Further Education), doing an apprenticeship, or getting a job after completing school, rather than
attending university.
However, if you start your VCAL and then decide VCE is the right option for you, you can change
your mind. In fact, any VCE units you complete as part of VCAL will count towards your VCE, just
as VCAL units will count towards VCE.
Structure of the VCE Certificate
The Victorian Certificate of Education is a two-year certificate for Years 11 and 12. It is made up of
units of study that run for one semester. The studies available come from English, Arts/Humanities
and Mathematics/Science/Technology.
Students must select
 4 units of English
To obtain the VCE, students must satisfactorily complete 16 units including:


at least 3 units of English (to receive an ENTER score, students must satisfactorily complete
English, ESL or Literature, Units 3 & 4)
at least 3 sequences at Units 3/4 level (ie. 6 units) in studies other than English, of which 2 may
be VCE VET sequences.
All students must study English/ English as a Second language and/or English Literature at
Year 11 and Year 12 levels.
Sequence of Units
It is usual for units at the 1/2 level to be taken in Year 11 and Units at the 3/4 level in Year 12.
However, some students may take one unit 3/4 sequence in Year 11 (after consultation with
coordinators). Some students may choose to study VCE over 3 years, mixing units 1/2 and units
3/4.
In Year 11, subjects may be taken for one unit only (ie. changes in subjects can be made for Unit
2). In Year 12 subjects must be taken for the whole year.
Assessment
At Years 11 and 12 the award of satisfactory completion for a unit is based on a decision that the
student has demonstrated the set of outcomes specified for that unit. In making this decision, the
teacher will use a selection of designated assessment tasks and course work.
For units 3 and 4, levels of performance are assessed by school-assessed coursework (set and
marked by the teachers), according to guidelines from VCAA (Victorian Curriculum & Assessment
Authority) as well as exams (set and marked by VCAA).
For Units 1 and 2, levels of performance are assessed by the designated assessment tasks (set
and marked by the teachers)
VET (Vocational Education & Training)/VCE
VET/ VCE subjects are offered to years 10, 11 and 12. These are usually run by TAFE and are
usually held at a campus outside Princes Hill Secondary College on Wednesdays. These units
give Nationally Accredited Training Certificates as well as VCE units
Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER)
A mark out of 99.95 is given to all students who complete the VCE and who apply through VTAC
(Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre) for tertiary admission. This is calculated from the student’s
scores in Units 3 and 4 of English, Literature or ESL, the student’s next best three scores and 10%
of the student’s next two best scores.
Further Mathematics and Specialist Mathematics cannot be done in the same year. If they are
done studied in separate years, only one can be counted in the primary four and the other would
count as an increment.
Only one of the following combinations can be used in the best six (that is, in the calculation of the
ENTER):
 English or ESL
 Chinese (FL) or Chinese (SL)
 Indonesian (FL)or Indonesian (SL)
 Japanese (FL) or Japanese (SL)
 Korean (FL) or Korean (SL)
 No more than two Mathematics studies, no more than two Music studies, no more than two
History studies, no more than two English studies and no more than two LOTEs
(Languages Other Than English) can be included in the “primary four”. (Other
mathematics, musics, histories, English studies and/or LOTEs can be used as a 10%
increment.)
 A maximum of one sequence of Units 3 & 4 (with a study score) of a VET program may be
counted in the primary four, and a total of 2 VET VCE in the program.
 Units 3 & 4 (with study score) of any VET programs may be used for 5th & 6th study
increments for the ENTER.
 Units 3 & 4 of a VET program where no study scores are available may be used for 5 th and
6th study increments. It will be 10% of the average of the primary 4 score
The Relevance of a Study to a Career
Some tertiary courses require that students have taken certain units while other units may be
recommended.
The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) has published details of tertiary entrance
requirements for 2006 and 2007.
All students are advised to obtain a copy of these requirements. Full details are available from the
Careers Adviser and at www.vtac.edu.au
Students and parents are advised to consider carefully the tertiary prerequisites for the various
courses and to consult the VCE Coordinators or the Careers Adviser if there are any doubts about
these.
VCAL (The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning)
At Princes Hill it is possible to complete a VCAL certificate at Foundation, Intermediate or Senior
level – the levels roughly correspond to years 11 and 12. Students complete three compulsory
VCAL studies, a VET study and 2 VCE studies. VCE, VET and VCAL are offered to all year 11 and
12 students in the one subject selection grid. The three compulsory VCAL units are indicated on the
selection sheet with an asterisk.
VCAL units
1. English – Literacy – Foundation, Intermediate or Senior level.
The aim of these units is to develop students’ knowledge, skills and understanding in literacy in the
contexts of family and social life, workplace and further education settings and in the wider
community. The overall purpose is to provide an applied real-life approach to literacy development.
This consists of two units, including a reading and writing unit and an oral unit, studied over two
semesters.
Work Related Skills – Foundation, Intermediate or Senior level.
The aims of this unit are: to develop key competencies and employability skills through a workrelated context, to develop and apply critical thinking skills, to develop planning and organisational
skills, to provide experiences that prepare students for a vocational context and to develop particular
interests and abilities that may link to employment-related goals.
This is one unit, studied in conjunction with Literacy.
2. Maths – Numeracy – Foundation, Intermediate or Senior level.
The aim of this study is to apply Maths skills to tasks which are part of students’ everyday life, the
workplace and the community. Students are asked to develop everyday numeracy to make sense of
their personal and public lives.
This study is made up of one unit. It will be decided at a later date whether the one unit will be done
over a whole year, or whether another unit will be taken.
3. Personal Development – Foundation, Intermediate or Senior level
The aim of this study is to develop students’ self esteem and personal growth. Students are asked
to develop their skills and abilities in leadership, teamwork, goal setting, time management,
accepting responsibility, decision making, problem solving and reflection. This is largely met through
the design, implementation and evaluation of individual, group or community-based projects.
This study is made up of two units, one undertaken each semester.
Industry Specific Skills – Foundation, Intermediate or Senior level
Through a VET (Vocational Education and Training) study students develop knowledge and skills in
a vocational context, undertake vocational experience in relation to their interests and abilities, and
establish pathways to further studies through credits gained that articulate into a VCE or VET
course.
A VET study is made up of two units, one undertaken each semester.
VET may be done as part of the VCE rather than VCAL.
These units can also be done through SBNAs (School Based New Apprenticeships). See p. 49 for
more details.
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VCE studies as part of the VCAL qualification
Students select two additional VCE studies from the course selection grid. At year 11, these would
normally be at Unit 1 & 2 level. At senior level this would normally be Units 3 & 4.
Completion
To complete a VCAL certificate a student must successfully complete 10 units including:
 One unit of English – Literacy
 One unit of Maths – Numeracy
 One VET study
 One unit of Work Related Skills
 One unit in Personal Development
Student VCE Handbook 2005
At the start of Term 1, all VCE students will be given a handbook outlining the procedures for
assessment and rules for the implementation of the VCE at Princes Hill Secondary College.
Subjects offered in 2005
The following pages describe the subjects offered by Princes Hill Secondary College for 2005.
These are merely outlines: for further information, you should see the current teacher of the
subjects, Subject area coordinators, year level coordinators and the careers coordinator.
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Visual Arts
Unit 1
Art
Units 1- 4
Unit 3
Areas Of Study
1. Art Production – Developing
ideas and skills
This focuses on visual solutions
developed through an exploration
of techniques and working
methods. It explores the
characteristics of selected art
forms and media.
2. Art Appreciation – Art and
Society
This focuses on the ways in which
art reflects the values, beliefs and
traditions of the society for which it
was created.
Assessment
Areas of Study
1. Art Production Investigation and Interpretation
This focuses on making personal
art responses through a broad
investigation, which includes
exploration and experimentation in
one or more media to prepare and
develop a sustained body of work.
2. Art Appreciation –
Interpreting Art
This focuses on using interpretive
frameworks to respond critically to
art works from two periods of art:
pre 1970 and post 1970
(contemporary).
Folio, extended written responses,
annotated visual reports and
contribution to class discussions.
Assessment
Students are expected to supply
their own materials
Art
Unit 2
Areas of Study
1. Art Production – Exploring
ideas and issues
This involves the development of
areas of personal interest in visual
explorations and the
communication of ideas and
directions.
2. Art Appreciation – Art and
the Individual
This area of study focuses on the
ongoing interest in artists and
their distinctive approaches to
creativity and individuality.
Assessment
Folio of three major art works,
analysis of three major works,
written reports, short answers and
contribution to class discussions.
Students are expected to supply
their own materials
Assessment is based on both
practical and analytical work,
demonstrating the development of
the student’s thinking and work
practices.
Students are expected to supply
their own materials
Art
Unit 4
1. Art Production – Realisation
and resolution
the preparation of a final
presentation of concepts, ideas
and/ or observations developed
and refined from the visual
directions explored in unit 3.
2. Art Appreciation –
Discussing and debating art
Exploring the meanings and
messages of art through
interpretation of selected art works
Assessment
Assessment is based on
exploratory or finished folio,
personal substantiated
interpretations in selected artworks
and an end of year exam. This
course is also assessed by School
Assessed Tasks and School
Assessed Coursework
Students are expected to supply
their own materials
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Visual Arts
Media
Units 1 - 4
Media Unit 1
Presentation and
technologies of
representation
Areas of Study
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
Representation
Technology
New media
Assessment

Print layouts / posters

Photographs / audiovisual
multi-media display

Tests.

Short written reports.

Oral report.
At least one of the assessment
tasks in Unit 1 must be in written
form.
Media Unit 2
Media Production & The
Media Industry
1.
2.
Narrative
Media Production Design
Assessment

Written analyses (Outcome 1)

Two technical exercises
relevant to the specifications
identified in the production
design plan.
School assessed coursework for
Unit 3 (Outcomes 1 and 2)
contribute 8% to the final
assessment. Outcomes 2 & 3 in
Unit 3 and Outcome 1 in Unit 4 will
be assessed through a 35%
school-assessed task.
Media Unit 4
Media processes, social
values and media
influence
Areas of Study
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
Media Production
Media industry production
Australian media
organisations
Assessment


Print layouts / posters
Photographs / audiovisual
multi-media display

Tests.

Short written reports.

Oral report.
At least one of the assessment
tasks in Unit 2 must be in written
form.
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Media Unit 3
Narrative and media
production design
Media Process
Social Values
3. Media Influence
Assessment


School assessed coursework
for Outcomes 2 and 3 will
contribute 12% to final
assessment.
Written analyses and texts.
A two hour exam contributes 45%
to final assessment.
Studio Arts
Print/
Drawing
Unit 1
Artistic Inspiration &
Techniques
Areas of Study
Units 1- 4
1 Developing Art Ideas
Investigating sources of
inspiration and various methods
used to record, interpret and
translate observations into visual
images.
2. Materials and Techniques
Develop skills in printmaking and
drawing, using a variety of
materials and techniques in the
production of art works .
3.Interpretation of art ideas and
use of materials and techniques
The way artists from different
times and locations have
interpreted ideas and sources of
inspiration and use materials and
techniques in the production of art
works.
Assessment
Assessment is based on a folio of
printmaking/ drawing work, a folio
that documents the development
of these pieces and a series of
written works investigating the
ways in which artists from different
cultures have gained inspiration
and explored materials and
techniques.
Unit 2
Design exploration and
concepts
Areas of Study
1. Design Exploration
Developing artworks through a
design process of visual research
and inquiry.
2.Ideas and styles in artworks
Development of skills in the visual
analysis of artworks.
Assessment
Assessment is based on a folio of
design explorations and written
presentations that analyse
artworks from different times and
locations and discuss the
aesthetic qualities used to
communicate the artist’s intention
Unit 3
Studio production and
Professional practices
Areas of Study
1. Work brief – this area of study
focuses on the development of
a work brief that creates a
framework for the design
process.
2. Design process – this area of
study focuses on the
exploration and development
of the design process as
documented in the work brief.
3. Professional practice – this
area of study focuses on
professional art practices in
relation to particular art forms
and the development of
distinctive styles in art works.
Assessment
A written work brief, a
developmental folio and two written
assignments that research the
ways in which artists from different
times and locations have
developed aesthetic qualities and
distinctive styles when making
artworks.
Outcomes 1 and 2 are subject to
external review. (33%) SAT 1
Outcome 3 will form part of the
end of year exam.
Unit 4
Studio production and art
industry contexts
Areas of study
1. Focus statement – this area
of study focuses on the
preparation of visual and
written documentation that
explains the artwork to be
completed for the folio.
2. Folio – this area of study
focuses on the production of a
cohesive folio of finished
artworks developed from
potential solutions.
3. Art Industry contexts – this
area of study focuses on the
presentation of artworks and
current art industry issues.
Assessment
1. Present a visual and written
focus statement, a folio that
consists of no less that two
finished artworks
2. A 1 ½ hour examination based
on work done in Outcome 3
from Units 3 and 4. (34%)
Outcomes 1 and 2 are subject to
external review. (33%) SAT 2
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Studio Arts
Glass
Units 1 - 4
Note:
Students are
expected to
contribute to the
cost of materials
they use in these
units
Unit 1 Glass
Artistic Inspiration and
techniques
Areas of study
1. Developing Art Ideas
Investigating sources of
inspiration and various methods
used to record, interpret and
translate observations into visual
images.
2. Materials and Techniques
Developing skills in using
materials and techniques in the
production of art works .
3.Interpretation of art ideas and
use of materials and techniques
The way artists from different
times and locations have
interpreted ideas and sources of
inspiration and use materials and
techniques in the production of art
works.
Assessment
A folio, the presentation of 2
pieces of glass work and a series
of written works
Unit 3
Studio production and
professional practices
Areas of study
1. Work brief
Development of a work brief that
creates a framework for the design
process.
2. Design process
Exploration and development of
the design process as documented
in the work brief.
3. Professional practice
Research the work and art practice
of a traditional and contemporary
designer / artist.
Assessment
A written work brief detailing how
you will structure you design
process, a developmental folio
that explores the aims and ideas
as set out in the work brief and
produces a range of potential
solutions and two written research
assignments.
Outcomes 1 and 2 are subject to
external review. (33%) SAT 1
Outcome 3 will form part of the
end of year exam.
Unit 2
Unit 4
Design exploration and
concepts
Studio production and art
industry contexts
Areas of Study
Areas of study
1. Focus statement
Preparation of visual and
written documentation that
explains the artwork to be
completed for the folio.
2. Folio
The production of a cohesive
folio of two finished artworks
developed from potential
solutions.
3. Art Industry contexts
The presentation of artworks
and current art industry issues.
1. Design
Developing artworks through a
design process of visual research
and inquiry.
2. Ideas and styles in artworks
Development of skills in the visual
analysis of artworks.
Assessment
A folio of design explorations and
the production of a number of
related art works and written
presentations that analyse
artworks.
1.
2.
Assessment
Present a visual and written
focus statement, a folio that
consists of no less that two
finished artworks
A 1 ½ hour examination based
on work done in Outcome 3
from Units 3 and 4. (34%)
Outcomes 1 and 2 are subject to
external review. (33%) SAT 2
Students are expected to supply
their own materials
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Studio Arts
Fashion/
Costume
Design
Unit 1
Artistic Inspiration and
techniques
Areas of study
1.
Units 1- 4
Note:
Students will
provide the
majority of their
material needs.
Developing art ideas
Investigating sources of
inspiration and various methods
used to record, interpret and
translate observations into textile
forms.
2. Materials and techniques
The exploration of a range of
fibres and fabric treatments used
in the development of materials
and their construction.
3. Interpretation of art idea
and use of materials and
techniques
The work of artists from different
locations and times is studied in
order to gain an understanding of
how artworks are conceived and
produced.
Assessment
Workbook, a folio of completed
artworks and a series of
investigative written tasks
analysing designers’ work.
Unit 3
Studio production and
professional practices
Areas of study
1. Work brief
Development of a work brief that
creates a framework for the design
process.
2. Design process
Exploration and development of
the design process as documented
in the work brief.
3. Professional practice
Research the work and art practice
of a traditional and contemporary
designer / artist.
Assessment
A written work brief detailing how
you will structure you design
process, a developmental folio
that explores the aims and ideas
as set out in the work brief and
produces a range of potential
solutions and two written research
assignments.
Outcomes 1 and 2 are subject to
external review. (33%) SAT 1
Outcome 3 will form part of the
end of year exam.
Unit 4
Unit 2
Design exploration and
concepts
Areas of study
1. Design
Developing artworks through a
design process of visual research
and inquiry.
2. Ideas and styles in artworks
Development of skills in the visual
analysis of artworks.
Assessment
A folio of design explorations and
the production of a number of
related art works and written
presentations that analyse
designers’ work.
Studio production and art
industry contexts
Areas of study
1. Focus statement
Preparation of visual and written
documentation that explains the
artwork to be completed for the
folio.
2. Folio
The production of a cohesive folio
of two finished artworks developed
from potential solutions.
3. Art Industry contexts
The presentation of artworks and
current art industry issues.
1.
2.
Assessment
Present a visual and written
focus statement, a folio that
consists of no less that two
finished artworks
A 1 ½ hour examination based
on work done in Outcome 3
from Units 3 and 4. (34%)
Outcomes 1 and 2 are subject to
external review. (33%) SAT 2
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Studio Arts
Photography
Unit 1
Photography
Artistic Inspiration and
techniques
Units 1-4
Note:
Students will be
required to pay a
paper levy for
these units
Areas of study
1. Developing art ideas
Investigating sources of
inspiration and various
methods used to record,
interpret and translate
observations into visual
images.
2. Materials and techniques –
The use of lens based media
(analogue and digital
photography and video) used
in the production of artworks.
3. Interpretation of art ideas
and use of materials and
techniques
The work of artists from
different locations and times
is studied in order to gain an
understanding of how
artworks are conceived and
produced.
Assessment
Workbook, folio, and a series of
written works analysing artists’
work
Unit 2
Design Exploration and
Concepts
Areas of study
1.
2.
Design exploration
Developing artworks through
a design process of visual
research and inquiry.
Ideas and styles in artworks
The development of skills in
the visual analysis of
artworks.
Assessment
Workbook, folio, and a series of
written works analysing artists
work
Unit 3
Studio production and
professional practice
Areas of study
1.
2.
3.
Work brief
The development of a work
brief that creates a framework
for the design process.
Design process
exploration and development
of the design process as
documented in the work brief.
Professional practice
research the work and art
practice of a traditional and
contemporary photographers /
artists.
Assessment
A written work brief, a
developmental folio and two written
assignments that research the
ways in which artists from different
times and locations have
developed aesthetic qualities and
distinctive styles when making
artworks.
Outcomes 1 and 2 are subject to
external review. (33%) SAT 1
Outcome 3 will form part of the
end of year exam.
Unit 4
Studio production and art
industry contexts
Areas of study
1. Focus statement
Preparation of visual and
written documentation that
explains the artwork to be
completed for the folio.
2. Folio
The production of a cohesive
folio of finished artworks
developed from potential
solutions.
3. Art Industry contexts
The presentation of artworks
and current art industry issues.
Assessment
1. Present a visual and written
focus statement, a folio that
consists of no less that two
finished artworks
2. A 1 ½ hour examination based
on work done in Outcome 3
from Units 3 and 4. (34%)
Outcomes 1 and 2 are subject to
external review. (33%) SAT 2
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Studio Arts
Unit 1
Visual Representation
Visual
Communication
Units 1- 4
Note:
Students are to
supply their own
folio and special
materials such as
mountboard,
photopaper and
computer printing
Areas of study
1.
2.
3.
3.
Instrumental Drawing
Freehand Drawing
Visual communication
production process
Design process
Assessment
Three folios that demonstrate the
range of drawing styles, including
technical, rendering, freehand and
three dimensional, and a series of
report describing the design
process.
Unit 3
Visual communication
practices
Areas of study
1.
2.
3.
Visual Communications
Design
Visual Communications
Analysis
Investigating Professional
Practice
Assessment
A folio and two written reports
(33% of final assessment)
Unit 4
Unit 2
Communications in context
Areas of study
1. Representing and
communicating form through
freehand and instrumental
drawing
2. Developing imagery
3. Developing visual
communication solutions
4. Visual communications in
context
Designing to a brief
Areas of study
1.
2.
3.
Developing a Brief
Solutions to the Brief
Final presentations
Assessment
Preparation of a brief and a folio
that fulfils that brief. Two final
presentations will be developed to
satisfy the brief. (33% of final
assessment)
End of year exam is worth 34 % of
final assessment.
Assessment
Three folios showing competency
in instrumental drawing to
Australian Standards and the
visual communication of form,
space and surface through the use
of perspective drawing, rendering,
a range of media design elements
and design principles. A design
exercise. A written and visual
presentation that investigates and
analyses a design movement or a
prominent designer
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Business
Studies
Accounting
Units 1-4
Accounting
Unit 1
Going into business
This unit focuses on accounting
and financial management of a
small business.
Areas of study
1.
2.
Recording, reporting and
understanding accounting
information.
Decision making.
Assessment
Assessment tasks for this unit may
include:





Use of computer software
and/or applications such as
spreadsheets, to record and
analyse data.
Test(s).
Assignments.
Folio of exercises.
Classroom presentations.
Unit 2
Operating a business
This unit focuses on the
accounting and financial
operations of a sole proprietor
trading business.
Areas of study
1.
2.
Recording, reporting and
understanding accounting
information.
Decision making.
Assessment

Use of computer software
and/or applications such as
spreadsheets, to record and
analyse data.

Test(s).

Assignments.

Folio of exercises.

Classroom presentations.

Case Studies.

Classroom presentations.
Unit 3
Double entry for trading
businesses
This unit focuses on accounting
and financial issues of a small
trading business, operating a sole
proprietor.
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Areas of Study
1.
2.
Recording, reporting and
understanding accounting
information.
Decision making.
Assessment
Assessment tasks for this unit may
include:

Establishing a chart of
accounts for a business and
recording and reporting a
transactions using a double
entry computer package

Exercises involving manual
recording and reporting.

Structured questions.

Research report.

Folio of exercises.

Case study.
School-assessed coursework for
Unit 3 will contribute 17% to the
study score.
Exams: Mid year exam of 1 ½
hours duration will contribute 33%
to the study score.
Unit 4
Planning, control and
decision making
This unit develops the role of
accounting in providing
information, with the main focus on
accounting information for
management.
Areas of Study
1.
2.
Recording, reporting and
understanding accounting
information.
Decision making.
Assessment
Assessment tasks for this unit may
include:

Exercises involving manual
recording

Preparation of budgets using
information and
communications technology
methods.

Evaluation of a business
School-assessed coursework for
Unit 4 will contribute 17% to the
study score.
Exams: End-of-year exam of 1 ½
hours duration will contribute 33%
to the study score.
Business
Studies
Business
Management
Units 1- 4
Business Management
Unit 1
Small business
management
Areas of study
1. Business Concepts
2. Small business decision
making planning and
operation.
Assessment
1. Business Plan
2. Small school-based
business activity.
3. Folio of analytical
exercises.
Unit 3
Corporate management
Areas of study
1. Large scale organisations in
context.
2. Organisational elements and
the role of management.
3. Management styles and skills.
4. The management of change.
Assessment
Two written analyses selected from
a portfolio.
Test – open book analysis of a
case study.
Essay
These tasks will account for 75%
Semester exam 25%
Unit 2
Management in action
Areas of study
1. Management, change and
innovation
2. Management and
communication
3. Managing the marketing
process.
Assessment
1. Business research (print and
online)
2. Essay
3. Business communications
project
These tasks will account for 75%
Semester exam 25%
Unit 4
Human resource and
operations management
Areas of Study
1.
2.
Human resource
management.
Operations management.
Assessment
Two written analyses selected from
a portfolio.
Essay.
Test – open-book analysis of a
case study.
The level of achievement for Units
3 and 4 is also assessed by an end
of year examination, which will
contribute 50 per cent to the final
assessment.
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Business
Studies
Unit 1
Unit 3
The individual and the law
Making and changing the
law
Legal
Studies
This unit introduces sources of
law, the need for laws, the nature
of criminal and civil law, and the
role of law enforcement agencies.
Units 1- 4
Areas of study
1.
2.
The need for and the nature
of law.
Criminal law, its enforcement
and the individual.
3. Civil law and the individual
This unit focuses on the institutions
which determine laws and
processes by which laws are
made.
Areas of study
1. Role of Parliament and the
courts
2. Relationship between lawmaking bodies.
3. Changing the law.
Assessment

Structural assignment essay

Mock court or role play, folio
and report

Case study

Test

Annotated visual display
Assessment

Folio of three analytical
exercises

Assignment or essay or report
in multimedia format.

Essay or written report of
research or analysis of legal
commentary. (25% of final
assessment).
Unit 2
Unit 4
The law in operation
Evaluation of the legal
system
This unit explores legal issues
relating to the law in society.
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
Access to the law
The role of the law
Change and the law
Assessment

Structural assignment essay.

Action plan and report. Mock
court or scripted role-play.

Folio and report

Case study

Test

Audio or visual presentation

Interview and report.

Annotated visual display.
This unit focuses on the courts,
tribunals, and alternative avenues
of dispute resolution and
processes and procedures which
operate within the legal system.
Areas of study
1. Criminal cases and civil
disputes.
2. Court processes and
procedures
3. Evaluation of the legal system.
Assessment

Assignment or short-answer
test or annotated visual
display or report in multi-media
format.

Test(s) – extended responses
to questions.

Analysis of contemporary legal
commentary or report of an
analysis of a case study.
(25% of final assessment).
Exam: 2 hour examination is worth
50% of final assessment.
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English
English
Units 1- 4
Note that all
students must do
English Units 1 &
2. (or ESL 1 & 2)
For units 3 & 4,
they can do
English Units 3 &
4, (or ESL)and/or
Literature units 3
&4
It is strongly
recommended
that students take
English 3 & 4 (or
ESL)
Units 1-4 encompass a study of a
variety of texts, including written,
film and media.
Students also develop their writing
skills in a variety of styles.
Units 1 & 2
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
Reading and the study of
texts.
The craft of writing.
Effective oral communication.
Assessment
There are three outcomes. Text
responses will be assessed
through a range of written and oral
means. Writing will be assessed
by the development of a folio of
writing pieces. Oral work will be
assessed by the student’s
participation and leadership in
discussions and/ or by role plays
or other oral presentations.
Unit 4
Areas of Study
1. Reading and the study of
texts.
2. The craft of writing.
Assessment
There are two outcomes. Text
responses will be assessed
through an analytical response.
Students will also develop a writing
folio. The final version will contain
two pieces of writing written for
different specified purposes and
audiences.
The exam is three hours in length
and is worth 50% of the overall
assessment.
Unit 3
Areas of study
1. Reading and the study of
texts.
2. The craft of writing
3. Effective oral communication.
Assessment
There are two outcomes. Text
responses will be assessed
through an analytical response.
Students will also analyse the way
an issue is presented in the media
and construct their own point of
view. Oral skills will be assessed
by the delivery of complex
information in an oral presentation.
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English
English as a
Second
Language
Units 1- 4
Students need to meet certain
guidelines to be able to study
English as a second language.
The structure of the units is similar
to English, but the assessment
guidelines are modified.
Units 1-4 encompass a study of a
variety of texts, including written,
film and media.
Students also develop their writing
skills in a variety of styles.
Units 1 & 2
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
Reading and the study of
texts.
The craft of writing.
Effective oral communication.
Assessment
There are three outcomes. Text
responses will be assessed
through a range of written and oral
means. Writing will be assessed
by the development of a folio of
writing pieces. Oral work will be
assessed by the student’s
participation and leadership in
discussions and/ or by role plays
or other oral presentations.
Unit 3
Areas of study
1.
2.
3.
Reading and the study of
texts.
The craft of writing.
Effective oral communication.
Assessment
There are two outcomes. Text
responses will be assessed
through an analytical response.
Students will also construct their
own point of view in response to a
current media issue. Oral skills will
be assessed by the delivery of
complex information in an oral
presentation.
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Unit 4
Areas of study
1.
2.
Reading and the study of
texts.
The craft of writing.
Assessment
There are two outcomes. Text
responses will be assessed
through an analytical or creative
response. Students will also
develop a writing folio. The final
version will contain two pieces of
writing written for different specified
purposes and audiences.
The exam is three hours in length
and is worth 50% of the overall
assessment.
English
Unit 1
Literature
Areas of Study
Units 1- 4
1.
2.
Reading Strategies
Themes and ideas in texts
Assessment
There are three outcomes.
Students will construct a range of
analytical, creative and oral
responses to a variety of literary
texts.
Unit 4
Areas of study
1.
Literature in the making
2.
Views, values and contexts in
literature
Assessment
There are three outcomes.
Students will analyse selected
texts, discuss the merits of various
readings and construct an original
piece of writing in the style of a
particular text or recreate texts.
Unit 2
Areas of study
1.
2.
Reading Strategies
Themes and ideas in texts
Assessment
There are three outcomes. These
outcomes are assessed in a
variety of ways, that may include
evidence of participation in on line
forums, oral or written reviews,
close analysis of selected
passages, essay responses
and/or dramatic interpretation of
texts.
Unit 3
Areas Of Study
1.
2.
Literature in the making
Views, values and contexts in
literature
Assessment
There are three outcomes.
Students will be able to express
their understandings of the set
literature through essays,
comparisons, reflection, evaluation
and a review of a text of the
student’s own choosing.
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Human
development
Health and
human
development
Units 1- 4
Unit 1
Unit 3
Youth health and
development
Nutrition, health and
development
A study of the transition and
challenges from childhood to
adulthood which includes physical,
social, emotional and intellectual
development.
A study of the changes in public
health that have occurred as a
result of changes in understanding
about health and health needs.
Government and non government
initiatives designed to promote
health and development will be
explored.
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
Understanding health and
development.
Transition to adulthood
Challenges for youth
Assessment






A close study analysis
A data analysis
A multi media presentation
An oral presentation
A test
A written test
Unit 2
Individual and community
health and development
A study of the organisation and
delivery of health care in Australia,
inequitable health and
development outcomes affected
by social and environmental
factors and optimal health and
development throughout childhood
and adulthood.
Areas of study
1. Health and development of
young Australians
2. Adult health and development
3. Health care in Australia
Assessment
As unit 1, including a written
response..
Areas of study
1. Understanding Australia’s
health.
2. Promoting health in Australia
Assessment

A response in one of the
following forms: a written
report, a case study analysis,
a data analysis or a test

A response in written, visual or
multimedia format focussing
on a diet related issue

A rsponse in a written, visual
or multimedia format focussing
on a non diet related health
issue
(25% of total mark for the year).
.
Unit 4
Global health and
development
A study of health through the
lifespan in both industrialised and
developing countries. Health care
initiatives developed by
governments and international
agencies to optimise health and
development globally.
Areas of study
1. Development across the
lifespan.
2. Promoting health and
development globally
Assessment

A response in one of the
following forms: a written
report, a case study analysis,
data analysis or a test

Two short responses from the
following forms: written report,
case study analysis, data
study analysis or a test.
(25% of total mark for the year).
Exam: Held in November. 2
hours duration. 50% of final mark
for the year.
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Human
development
Unit 1
Outdoor &
environmental
studies
Areas of study
1. Humans and nature
Humans relate to nature in a
variety of ways. The relationships
between humans and nature are
explored through direct
experiences of different outdoor
environments.
2.
Natural environments
This area of study provides an
introduction to the characteristics
of natural environments and the
ways in which they function. It
investigates different types of
natural
environments
and
interrelationships within them, and
how changes to nature affect
people.
Units 1 – 4
Note: There is a
cost of
approximately
$150 for each
unit to cover the
costs of camps
and excursions
Understanding nature
Assessment

oral presentations

practical reports in non-text
format such as multimedia,
annotated visual display;

short reports of outdoor
experiences;

tests, written responses
Unit 2
Areas of study
1. Impact on people
Through an understanding of
environments, this area of study
focuses on the ways in which
social humans relate to nature
2. Impact on nature
This area of study focuses on
identifying human activities and
their environmental impacts at
local/regional/statewide levels.
Assessment

oral presentations

practical reports in non-text
format such as multimedia,
annotated visual display

short reports of outdoor
experiences

tests

written responses.
Unit 3
Relationships with outdoor
environments
Areas of study
1. Changing perceptions of outdoor
environments
This area of study focuses on how
Australians have understood and
interacted with the outdoors over
time.
2. Contemporary views of outdoor
environments
This area of study focuses on the
current state of the environment
and interrelationships between
humans and the environment.
Assessment
The student's level of achievement
in Unit 3 will be determined by
school-assessed coursework and
an end-of-year examination.
School-assessed coursework for
Unit 3 will contribute 25 per cent to
the final assessment.
The level of achievement for Units
3 and 4 is also assessed by an
end-of-year examination, which will
contribute 50 per cent to the final
assessment
Unit 4
The future of natural
environments
Areas of study
1. Interacting with outdoor
environments
This area of study focuses on
approaches to developing
interactive practices that maintain
natural environments.
2. Sustaining outdoor
environments
This area of study focuses on the
sustainability
of
natural
environments in order to support
the future needs of the world's
human population.
Assessment
School-assessed coursework for
Unit 4 will contribute 25 per cent to
the final assessment.
The level of achievement for Units
3 and 4 is also assessed by an
end-of-year examination.
Assessment tasks consist of any
two of the following tasks for both
Outcome 1 and 2:
a written report or an analysis of
data or a short essay or a test.
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Physical
education
Units 1- 4
.
Unit 1
Unit 3
The nature
activity
of
physical
Areas of study
1. Body Systems
2. Involvement in Physical
Activity
Assessment






Written Reports
Tests
Laboratory Reports
Oral reports
Video/media analysis
Structured questions and
participation in practical
activity.
Areas of study
1. Understanding fitness
2. Physiology needs and
responses to activity
Assessment
School assessed course work for
Unit 3 will contribute 25% to the
final assessment.
End of year examination which will
contribute 50% to the final
assessment.
Unit 4
Unit 2
Analysing physical activity
Participation and
performance
Areas of study
Areas of study
1.
2.
Skill Acquisition
Biomechanics
Assessment

Written Reports

Tests

Laboratory reports

Oral reports

Video/media analysis

Structured questions and
participation in practical
activity
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The physiology of fitness
1.
Participation in physical
activity.
2. Physical activity for
performance.
Assessment
School assessed course work for
Unit 4 will contribute 25% to the
final assessment.
End of year examination which will
contribute 50% to the final
assessment.
Humanities
Classical
societies and
cultures
Units 1- 4
Unit 1
Unit 3
Myths and legends
Classical culture
This unit explores the nature of
myths and legends focusing on
Ancient Greece.
Areas of study
Areas of Study
1.
2.
Communication of Myths and
Legends, their historical
basis, form and content.
Representation of Myths and
Legends in art and literature,
their context and influence on
Western society.
5th C. BCE Greece, specifically
Athens
1.
2.
Society and Culture – the
environment, major events
and cultural achievements of
5th C BCE Greece.
Ideas, issues and values – the
values of the society as
expressed in at least three
works selected from epic
poetry (Homer), tragedy,
comedy, history and
philosophy, sculpture and
ceramics.
Assessment

Mapping, genealogy and
timeline exercises.

Oral and written reports and
debates.

Short analyses of artefacts

Essays.

Mid year Exam as an
assessment task.
Assessment
School assessed coursework
(25%) including written reports or
tests, written analyses, open book
essays.
Unit 2
Unit 4
Emerging societies
The classical heritage
This unit explores the emergence
of Ancient Greek Society from
mythological to historical
explanations of their world.
Areas of study
1. Catalysts of Change – how
change came about in
Classical Greece.
2. Continuity and the classical
heritage – selected works
which demonstrate the
ongoing significance of
Classical Culture.
Areas of Study
1.
2.
The emergence of a society,
from palace to polis, from
aristocracy to democracy.
Cultural expressions and art
forms, festivals ideas.
Assessment

Timelines and mapping
exercises

Oral reports and debates

Short analyses of
artistic/literary works.

Essays.

End of year exam as an
assessment task.
Assessment
School assessed coursework
(25%) including written analyses
and a catalogue.
End of year exam on Units 3 and 4
(50% of final assessment).
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Humanities
Applied history
Unit 1
Power and the people
Unit 2
Melbourne’s past contains many
struggles over the nature of its
future. While the sleazy
entrepreneurs who led white
settlement imagined Port Phillip
merely as a source of rich pasture,
others dreamed a different
dream. Those choosing this unit
will traverse the city’s alleys and
lanes to uncover stories of secret
police and secret armies, guerrilla
artists and underground cells,
militant unionists and intransigent
peaceniks. Along the way they will
ask questions about the kinds of
history that we celebrate, and
reflect upon what our vision of the
important and preservable past
says about us in the present day.
This unit explores the ways in
which struggles, challenges and
change are fundamental processes
in human history. Conflict between
opposing groups in a society
actively alters that society with new
ideas replacing old. Various
concepts such as ‘liberty’,
‘authority’, ‘freedom’, ‘equality’,
‘right’, and ‘truth’ will be analysed
both in terms of their modern-day
usage and their historical basis.
Areas of study
1. People and place
2. Investigating community
history
3. The community historian at
work
2.
History
Applied
history in the
local
community.
Unit 1
Power and
the people
Unit 2
It is expected
that students
will take both of
these units
Assessment:
A range of tasks will be given, that
will assess the student’s ability to
locate evidence in the local
community, analyse written, oral
and visual evidence, interpret and
research sources and
acknowledge sources.
Areas of Study:
1.
3.
Analyses established political,
religious, intellectual and
patriarchal authority and the
ways in which these have
maintained and legitimised
themselves over time.
Focuses on the reasons why
some people and groups
challenge established
authority.
Explores the notion of change
and its short and long term
impacts.
Assessment






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Short reports
Essays
Oral presentations
Responses to films and
texts
Multimedia presentations
Hypothetical debates
Humanities
Australian history
Revolutions
Unit 3
Unit 3
French Revolution
History
Australian
Units 3 & 4
Revolutions
Units 3 & 4
This unit focuses on the European
experience in Australia from the
early years of the Port Phillip
District (later Victoria) through the
nineteenth century and up to the
eve of World War 1.
Areas of study
1. A new land: Port Phillip
District 1830-1860
2. Nation, race and citizen 18881914
Assessment:
Each of the following four
assessment tasks must be taken
over Units 3 & 4.

Research report

Analysis of visual and/or
written documents

Historiographical exercise

Essay
School assessed coursework for
Unit 3 contributes 25 % of the
study score.
Unit 4
This unit continue the exploration
of the ideas and visions
underpinning Australian society by
offering students the opportunity to
examine a time when these
visions were under threat. They
may choose to focus on World
War I, The Depression or World
War II.The study concludes with
an examination of changing
Australian attitudes.
Areas of study:
1. Testing the new nation 19141950
2. Debating Australia’s future
1960-2000
Unit 4
Russian Revolution
These units look separately at why
the French and the Russian
revolutions occurred. This will
include looking at rising social
tensions and conflict and the
eroding confidence in the old order.
Leaders and ideas are also
important in the process of
revolution, and students will study
the role of leaders and the debate
among historians about their
importance. Once the new society
is established, it has to be
maintained and sometimes
extreme measures are employed.
To what extent are these measures
justified?
Areas of study
(the same for both units)
1. Revolutionary ideas, leaders,
movements and events
France, 1781-1789
Russia, 1905-1917
2. Creating a new society
France 1789-1795
Russia 1917-1924
Assessment:
Each of the following four
assessment tasks must be taken
over Units 3 & 4.

Research report

Analysis of visual and/or
written documents

Historiographical exercise

Essay
School assessed coursework for
Unit 3 & 4 contributes 50 % of the
study score.
Assessment:
See unit 3.
School assessed coursework for
Unit 4 contributes 25 % of the
study score.
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Humanities
History
20th Century
Units 1 & 2
International
Studies
20th Century History
Unit 1
1900- 1945
Patterns of daily life were changed
as a result of political and social
developments in the first half of
the 20th century. This unit
considers the way that society
responded to these changes and
how they affected people’s lives.
Areas of study
1. Crisis and conflict
2. Social life
3. Cultural expression
Assessment
A variety of tasks will be used. At
least one of the tasks must be in
written form and one must include
an analysis of visual evidence.
Unit 2
1945-2000
This unit considers some of the
major themes and principal events
of post World War II history, and
the ways in which individuals and
communities responded to the
political, economic, social and
technological developments in
domestic, regional and
international settings.
Areas of study
1. Ideas and political power
2. Movements of the people
3. Issues for the millennium
Assessment
A variety of tasks will be used. At
least one of the tasks must be in
written form and one must include
an analysis of visual evidence.
International Studies
Unit 1
International perspective
This unit investigates differences
between nations and the causes of
such differences
Areas of Study
1.
An International Profile: global
inequality, third world debt.
2.
Globalisation: migration,
multinationals, tourism, aid
Assessment
Assessment tasks for this unit may
range from:

Annotated records of texts,
articles, radio and television
programs, class discussions.

Mapping exercises with
commentary.

Design of an index of well
being with a written analysis.

Graphic representation of the
links which exist across
national boundaries with
commentary.

Analytical profiles.

Oral reports.
Unit 2
Internationalism
This unit examines the history and
workings of international
organisations such as the UN and
Amnesty. It includes studying
current issues of international
concern such as terrorism.
Areas of Study
1.
International organisations
and the ideals of
internationalism.
2. International issues and the
conflict between International
organisations and Nation
States.
Assessment
As for unit 1
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Humanities
Political
Studies
Units 3 & 4
Unit 3
The Australian Political
System
Investigates the operation and
effectiveness of the Australian
political system.
Areas of Study
1. The Structure of the Australian
Political system
2. The Australian Constitution
3. Parliament and the Executive
4. Voting and Elections
Assessment

Two of the following: a short
report, a test or short answer
questions.

An essay.

A short report, a test or short
answer questions
(25% of final assessment)
Unit 4
The Australian Political
Process
Investigates the Australian political
process
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
Political parties and pressure
groups.
Australian foreign policy.
Politics, issues and the media
(compulsory).
Assessment

A short report or a test or
short answer questions .

A short essay for and a short
report or a test or short
answer questions.

A case study for Politics,
issues and the media.
(25% of final assessment)
End of year exam 50% of final
assessment.
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Humanities
Philosophy
Units 1-4
Unit 1
Introduction to
philosophical enquiry
This unit engages students in
philosophical enquiry through
active, guided investigation and
discussion of three key areas of
philosophy:
1. Judgements about what is
right and wrong (ethics)
2. The ways in which we
analyse knowledge
(epistemology)
3. The connections between
theories of human nature and
the ways we behave.
(metaphysics)
The emphasis in the exploration of
these three fields is philosophical
enquiry.
Areas of study
1. Fields of philosophical enquiry
2. Methods of philosophical
enquiry
Assessment
Assessment tasks may include a
short written analysis, a written
reflection, an oral analysis, an
essay, an oral reflection/
response, short written exercises
Unit 2
Philosophical issues in
practice
This unit explores a range of
problems in applied philosophy
and involves formulating and
defending philosophical positions
in relation to practical issues. The
examination of examples of
philosophical thought, both
contemporary and historical, is
also undertaken.
Areas of study
1. Problems in applied
philosophical thought
2. Positions in applied
philosophical thought
Assessment
As for unit 1.
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Unit 3
The good life
In this unit students explore ideas
concerning the nature of the good
life as developed by ancient and
modern philosophers. Students
compare these with notions found
in familiar traditions, such as
Buddhism, Christianity and
Confucianism.
Areas of study
1. Ancient Greek conceptions of
the good life
2. Nineteenth and twentieth
century discussions of the
good life
Assessment
Assessment tasks may include
short answer responses, an essay,
a written exercise, a test.
Unit 4
Mind and knowledge
In this unit students look at two
areas of contemporary
philosophical debate, mind and
knowledge, and their historical
development. It involves the study
and evaluation of contemporary
arguments in these debates and
their relationship to historical
arguments.
Areas of study
1. Mind, body and soul
2. Science, knowledge and
dogma
Assessment
Assessment tasks may include
short answer responses, a test, an
essay, a written essay.
Information
technology
Information technology
Unit 1
Information
technology
The basis of this unit is how
individuals use, and be affected
by, information technology in their
daily lives
Units 1 & 2
Information
processing
and
management
Units 3 & 4
Areas of Study
1. IT Techniques: solutions and
outputs
2. IT: possibilities and
consequences
3. IT: components of computer
systems
Assessment

Designing and developing a
solution in response into a
design brief, using information
technology tools and
techniques

Tests (short answer, open
book, practical)

Short written reports oral
reports supported by visual
presentation
Unit 2
The basis of this unit is the study
of how individuals and
organizations use and can be
affected by information systems.
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
IT: techniques processes and
management.
IT: applications and
implications
IT: information systems.
Assessment

Designing and
developing solutions in
response to a design
brief, using information
technology tools and
techniques.

Visual presentations.

Short written reports.

Oral reports supported by
visual presentation.

Tests (short answer,
open book, practical)
Information processing
and management
Unit 3
The focus of this unit is why
information is used in
organisations and d the ways in
which it is processed and
managed.
Areas of Study
1. IT techniques: solving
information problems
2. Organisations and information
3. Information systems
Assessment
 A short, practical test, including
a written response.
 An information technology
solution in response to a
design brief and a report as
either a written report or a
visual presentation.
 Written report or test (open
book, short answer .
(25% of final assessment).
Unit 4
The focus of this unit is on a range
of techniques, procedures and
strategies to solve information
problems efficiently and effectively,
and to manage the development,
implementation and evaluation of a
new or modified information
system
Areas Of Study
1.
2.
3.
Problem solving
Managing change
Information systems
(networks)
Assessment


Information technology
solution in response to
design brief. Students
annotate the solution to
indicate how it meets the
decision-making needs of
the organisation.
Written report or test (open
book, short answer.)
( 25% of final assessment).
Examination of two hours duration
worth 50% of final assessment.
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Information
technology
Information
systems
Units 3 & 4
Information systems
Unit 3
This unit focuses on techniques
and procedures to analyse and
design information systems and to
partially develop a software design
specification through the use of a
programming language.
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
Information systems and
networks
Information systems
engineering (analysis and
design)
Software development
Assessment

Visual presentation

Written report

An information technology
solution in response to a
system design, including a
written report
(25% of total assessment)
Unit 4
This unit focuses on techniques,
procedures and strategies to
develop, implement and evaluate
a proposed networked information
system.
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
Software engineering
Information systems
engineering
Information systems:
networks
Assessment

An information technology
solution

A written report or test
(25% of total assessment)
Exam: 2 hour exam worth 50% of
final assessment
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LOTE
(Languages
other than
English)
French
Units 1- 4
Italian Units
1- 4
French
Units 1 & 2
Italian
Units 1 & 2
Areas of Study
Areas of Study
1. Themes
There are three prescribed themes
in the VCE French course:

The individual

The French-speaking
communities
1. Themes
There are three prescribed themes
in the VCE French course:

The individual

The Italian-speaking
communities
 The changing world
2.Text types and kinds of writing
Students are expected to be
familiar with a variety of text types
3.Vocabulary and Grammar
Students are expected to be
familiar with a range of vocabulary
and idioms relevant to the topics
and to develop the necessary
skills to use dictionaries
effectively. Students are expected
to recognise and use a wide range
of grammatical items.
 The changing world
2.Text types and kinds of writing
Students are expected to be
familiar with a variety of text types
3.Vocabulary and Grammar
Students are expected to be
familiar with a range of vocabulary
and idioms relevant to the topics
and to develop the necessary skills
to use dictionaries effectively.
Students are expected to
recognise and use a wide range of
grammatical items.
Assessment
Four assessment tasks will be
undertaken, which will include
conversation, understanding of
information in written texts and
oral presentations.
Assessment
Four assessment tasks will be
undertaken, which will include
conversation, understanding of
information in written texts and oral
presentations.
French
Units 3 & 4
Areas of study
As for units 1 & 2
Assessment
School assessed coursework
50%
Unit 3

250-word personal or
imaginative written piece.

Response to spoken texts.

Three to four minute role-play.
Unit 4

Response to written texts.

250-300 word informative,
persuasive or evaluative
written piece.

Three to four minute
interview.
End of Year Examinations
Oral Examination: 12.5%
Written Examination
Listening & Responding
Part A: Response in English 10%
Part B: Response in French
Reading & Responding
Part A: Response in English 10%
Part B: Response in French 5%
Writing
7.5%
Italian
Units 3 & 4
Areas of study
As for units 1 & 2
Assessment
School assessed coursework
50%
Unit 3

250-word personal or
imaginative written piece.

Response to spoken texts.

Three to four minute role-play.
Unit 4

Response to written texts.

250-300 word informative,
persuasive or evaluative
written piece.

Three to four minute interview.
End of Year Examinations
Oral Examination: 12.5%
Written Examination
Listening & Responding
Part A: Response in English 10%
Part B: Response in Italian 5%
Reading & Responding
Part A: Response in English 10%
Part B: Response in Italian 5%
Writing
7.5%
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Mathematics: Deciding which subject(s) to do.
In selecting their Mathematics Units students should first:
1. Decide how many units of Mathematics they wish to do (usually 2 or 4 Mathematics units per year).
2. Check that the units they select will allow them to do the Units 3 and 4 at Year 12 that they need to proceed
to their preferred courses at tertiary colleges and universities.
VCE Mathematics units are arranged in seven blocks: four blocks in Units 1 and 2 and three blocks in Units 3
and 4.
YEAR 11
VCAL
Numeracy
Intermediate
(1)
Foundation
Maths
(1 and 2)
YEAR 12
General
Mathematics
(1 and 2)
Mathematical
Methods
(1 and 2)
Further
Mathematics
(3 and 4)
Mathematical
Methods
(3 and 4)
Specialist
Mathematics
(3 and 4)
The following table shows your possible options for Units 3 and 4 considering the Units 1 and 2 completed:


UNITS 1 AND 2
General Mathematics 1 and 2 only
Foundation Maths
leads on to

leads on to


Mathematical Methods 1 and 2 only
leads on to one
of



General Mathematics 1 and 2 and
Mathematical Methods 1 and 2
leads on to one
of




Units 3 & 4
UNITS 3 AND 4
Further Mathematics 3 and 4 only
NO MATHS POSSIBLE
(except in very special cases)
Mathematical Methods 3 and 4 only
Further Mathematics 3 and 4 only
Mathematical Methods 3 and 4 and
Specialist Mathematics 3 and 4
Mathematical Methods 3 and 4 and
Further Mathematics 3 and 4
Mathematical Methods 3 and 4 only
Further Mathematics 3 and 4 only
Further
Maths 3 &
4
Maths
Methods 3
&4
Unit 2
Unit 1
VCAL
Numeracy
(Intermediate)
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Foundation
Maths 2
General
Maths 2
Foundation
Maths 1
General
Maths 1
+
Maths
Methods 2
Maths
Methods 1
+
Specialist
Maths 3 &4
Mathematics
Foundation
Mathematics
Units 1 & 2
General
Mathematics
Units 1 & 2
Foundation Mathematics
Units 1 & 2
The Foundation Mathematics
course does not usually lead to
any Units 3 and 4 in VCE
Mathematics. It may not fulfil the
requirement for “any Maths”
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
4.
Space and shape
Patterns in number
Handling data
Measurement and design.
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for each unit have been
met through completion of schoolassessed coursework. This work
will mostly be assignments and
will include:
1. Tests
2. Projects
3. Problem –solving tasks
General Mathematics
Unit 1
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
4.
Statistics
Algebra – linear
Functions and graphs
Variation
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for each unit have been
met through completion of schoolassessed coursework. This work
will include:
1. Exercises
2. Tests
3. Exam
4. Project or problem-solving
task
Unit 2
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
4.
Trigonometry
Measurement
Coordinate geometry
Linear programming
Assessment
Same as for Unit 1.
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Mathematics
Mathematical
Methods
Units 1- 4
Mathematical Methods
Unit 1
Unit 3
Areas of Study
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
4.
Functions and graphs
Polynomials
Exponential and logarithmic
functions
Circular functions
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for each unit have been
met through completion of schoolassessed coursework. This work
will include:
1. Tests
2. Exam
3. Project or problem solving
task.
Mathematical Methods
Unit 2
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Relations and functions
Rates of change
Calculus
Probability
Combinatorics
Assessment
As for unit 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
Coordinate geometry
Circular (trigonometric)
functions
Calculus
Algebra
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for each unit have been
met through completion of schoolassessed coursework. This work
makes up 60% of the internal
assessment and contributes 20%
to the final assessment. It consists
of:
1. Project
40 marks
2. Tests - two 10 marks each
Unit 4
Areas of Study
1.
2.
Calculus
Statistics and probability
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for each unit have been
met through completion of schoolassessed coursework. This work
makes up 40% of the internal
assessment and contributes 14%
to the final assessment. It consists
of:

Analysis tasks – two
20 marks each

The external assessment
consists of the following tasks
under examination conditions,
each contributing 33% of the
final assessment:
Examination 1 – Facts, skills and
application task (multiple choice
and short answer questions)
Examination 2 – Analysis task
(extended-answer questions)
Final Assessment:
Exams
66%
School-assessed coursework 34%
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Mathematics
Specialist Mathematics
Further Mathematics
Specialist
Mathematics
Not to be done with Further
Mathematics in the same year
Not to be done with Specialist
Mathematics in the same year
Unit 3
Unit 3
Units 3 & 4
Areas of Study
Areas of Study
1.
1.
1.
Further
Mathematics
Units 3 & 4
2.
3.
4.
5.
Coordinate geometry
Circular (trigonometric)
functions
Algebra
Calculus
Vectors in two and three
dimensions
Mechanics
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for each unit have been
met through completion of schoolassessed coursework. This work
makes up 40% of the internal
assessment and contributes 14%
to the final assessment. It consists
of:
Analysis tasks – two: 20 marks
each
Data analysis (Core)
2. Networks and decision
mathematics (Applications)
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for each unit have been
met through completion of schoolassessed coursework. This work
makes up 60% of the internal
assessment and contributes 20%
to the final assessment. It consists
of:
1. Application task: 40 marks
2. Analysis task – test or
assignment of 2-4 hours
duration: 20 Marks
Unit 4
Areas of Study
Unit 4
1.
Areas of study
As for unit 3
2.
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for each unit have been
met through completion of schoolassessed coursework. This work
makes up 60% of the internal
assessment and contributes 20%
to the final assessment. It consists
of:
1. Problem-solving or modelling
application task
40
marks
2. Tests – two: 10 marks each
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for each unit have been
met through completion of schoolassessed coursework. This work
makes up 40% of the internal
assessment and contributes 14%
to the final assessment. It consists
of:
1. Analysis Task 1- test or
assignment of 2-4 hours duration:
20 marks.
2. Analysis Task 2 – test or
assignment of 2-4 hours duration:
20 Marks
The external assessment consists
of the following tasks under
examination conditions, each
contributing 33% of the final
assessment:
Examination 1 – Facts, skills and
application task (multiple choice
questions)
Examination 2 – Analysis task
(extended-answer questions)
Final Assessment:
Exams
66%
School-assessed coursework :34%
The external assessment consists
of the following tasks under
examination conditions, each
contributing 33% of the final
assessment:
Examination 1 – Facts, skills and
application task (multiple choice
and short answer questions)
Examination 2 – Analysis task
(extended-answer questions)
Final Assessment:
Exams 66 %
School-assessed coursework 34%
Geometry and trigonometry
(Applications)
Graphs and relations
(Applications)
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Performing
arts
Drama
Unit 1
Unit 3
Ensemble performance
Character development
Drama
Units 1- 4
This unit focuses on the art of
transforming into imagined
characters, examining the place of
role and status in characterisation,
and using performance structures
such as solo or ensemble
performance. The origins of
performance from a range of
cultures and their significance in a
variety of social, political and
historical contexts are examined.
This unit also involves analysis of
student performances and of
professional performance work.
Areas of Study
1. Creating characters
2. Analysing characters
Assessment
1. Character-based
performances to an audience.
2. & 3. Student's performance
on a selection of the following
assessment tasks
Assessment tasks for this unit are:

analytical exercises;

short reports;

essays;

oral presentations;

multimedia presentations;

tests
One of the assessment tasks must
be completed in writing.
Unit 2
Interpreting drama
This unit focuses on the differing
perspectives and interpretations
that drama can give to play scripts
and stimulus material selected
from a range of cultures. The
application of dramatic elements
and stagecraft and the
development of expressive skills
to create and communicate
dramatic form will be explored in
the student's own work and in a
professional performance work.
Areas of Study
1. Creating dramatic performance
2. Analysing dramatic
performances
Assessment
1.
An ensemble performance
2 & 3 As for unit 1
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This unit focuses on the nonnaturalistic drama from a diverse
range of traditions. Nonnaturalistic performance styles and
associated theatrical conventions
are explored in the development of
ensemble performance. A nonnaturalistic work selected from the
prescribed play list will also be
analysed.
Areas of Study
1.
2.
Creating ensemble
performance
Analysing non-naturalisitc
performance
Assessment
The student's level of achievement
in Unit 3 will be determined by
school-assessed coursework and
an end-of-year examination.
Contributions to final assessment
School-assessed course work for
Unit 3 will contribute 35 per cent to
the final assessment.
The level of achievement for Units
3 and 4 is also assessed by two
end-of-year examinations, which
will contribute 60 per cent to the
final assessment
Unit 4+
Solo performance
This unit focuses on the
performance styles, theatrical
conventions and stimulus materials
from a variety of cultural sources in
the development of a solo
performance. The processes
involved in the development of solo
work are also analysed and
evaluated.
Students will select one solo
performance from a list published
annually in the VCE Bulletin.
Areas of Study
1.
2.
Creating a solo performance
Analysing a solo performance
Assessment
School-assessed course work for
Unit 4 will contribute 5 per cent to
the final assessment.
Performing
Arts
Drama
Unit 4
(continued)
Theatre
Studies
Units 1 & 4
The level of achievement for Units
3 and 4 is also assessed by two
end-of-year examinations, which
will contribute 60 per cent to the
final assessment. Units 3 and 4
written examination contributes 25
percent and Unit 4 performance
examination contributes 35 per
cent.
Theatre studies
Unit 1
Theatrical form
This Unit focuses on studying
theatrical form and working with
plays in both their written form
and
in
performance,
with
emphasis
on
the
use of
stagecraft. This Unit provides the
opportunity to enhance acting
skills, apply other aspects of
stagecraft and develop knowledge
of
the
nature
of
specific
performance styles.
Theatre
history is introduced through text
realisation, focusing on works
prior to the 1880s.
Stagecraft
includes:
acting,
direction,
dramaturgy,
state
management,
set
design,
costume,
lighting,
properties,
make-up and sound.
Unit 2
Text interpretation
This unit focuses on the study of
works of the modern era, from the
1880s to the present. Acting and
use of other aspects of stagecraft
focus on naturalistic and nonnaturalistic
forms
which
characterise the times and which
make meaning for contemporary
audiences.
Theatre history is
explored through selected texts,
emphasising the works’ placement
within their historical contexts.
Students also learn about theatre
as
industry
and
develop
knowledge of the workings of
modern
theatre
companies.
Analytical and evaluate skills are
developed to enable students to
demonstrate their knowledge of
performance processes.
Areas of Study
1.
2.
The Modern Era and
performance
Theatre Companies
Assessment
As for unit 1
Areas of Study
1.
2.
Text interpretation
Analysing a play in
performance.
Assessment







Performance interpretation
through the use of stagecraft.
Analytical exercises
Theatre history reports
Essays
Oral presentations
Multimedia presentations
Tests.
One of these assessment tasks
must be completed in writing.
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Performing
arts
Theatre studies
Unit 3
Theatre
studies
Play production
Units 3 & 4
This unit focuses on the
interpretation and production of a
play(s). It involves all aspects of
production processes.
Specialised areas in stagecraft are
developed. Acting skills focus on
specific styles used in the
interpretation of the play and
enable students to demonstrate
knowledge of particular
performance styles and theatrical
conventions. Theatre history is
studied in the context of the
selected play(s) with a focus on
the playwright, traditional
performance styles and
conventions, interpreted
performance styles and
conventions and the use of a
range of stagecraft. Analysis of
the play from the prescribed play
list is enhanced through the
evaluation of the production.
Stagecraft includes: acting,
direction, dramaturgy, stage
management, set design,
costume, lighting, properties,
make-up and sound. Students
should specialise in two areas of
stagecraft in Unit 3.
Unit 4
The actor in performance
This unit focuses on a prescribed
play that involves individual
students working in the areas of
text research, interpretation and
performance. Each student selects
a scene containing a prescribed
monologue from a play and , using
acting skills and other stagecraft,
develops the scene. The scene
interpretation involves ensemble
work
and
dialogues,
as
appropriate, and is accompanied
by contextual analysis, which
comprises
the
stages
of
development
of
a
student’s
interpretation of the scene. Acting
skills focus on rehearsal of the
scene
with
other
students,
culminating in the student’s
performance of a monologue from
that scene. Students investigate
the context of the play.
This
research informs their work. The
performance of actors in the play
selected from the prescribed play
list is also analysed.
Areas of study
1.
2.
3.
Scene Interpretation
Context Investigation
The actor
Assessment
Areas of Study
1.
2.
Production and Performance
Theatre Criticism
Assessment
Assessment of levels of
achievement
The student’s level of achievement
in Unit 3 will be determined by
school-assessed coursework and
an end-of-year examination.
Contributions to final assessment
School-assessed coursework for
Unit 3 will contribute 30 percent to
the final assessment.
The level of achievement for Units
3 and 4 is also assessed by two
end-of-year examinations, which
will contribute 55 per cent to the
final assessment.
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Assessment of levels of
achievement
The student’s level of achievement
for Unit 4 will be determined by
school-assessed coursework and
two end-of-year examinations.
Contributions to final assessment
School-assessed coursework for
Unit 4 will contribute 15 percent to
the final assessment.
The level of achievement for Units
3 and 4 is also assessed by two
end-of-year examinations, which
will contribute 55 percent to the
final assessment.
Performing
arts
Music
performance
Units 1 & 2
Music performance
Unit 1

This unit focuses on developing
skills in practical music and
performance in solo and group
contexts, studying performance
and performing, and developing
skills in aural comprehension and
organisation of sound. Students
will present a solo and a group
performance, demonstrate
prepared technical work and
perform previously unseen music.

A written report or an oral
presentation or a multimedia
presentation.
A test that includes written,
aural and practical
components.
Areas of Study
1. Performance Skill Development
2. Music Craft
3. Organisation of sound
Assessment






A solo performance recital, a
group performance, technical
work and unprepared
performance test
A written report, or
An oral presentation, or
A multimedia presentation
Aural written and practical test
Composition and/or
improvisation exercises.
Unit 2
The Unit further develops skills in
practical music and performance
in solo and group contexts.
Students present a prepared
program(s) of solo and group
works, demonstrate prepared
technical work, perform previously
unseen music and develop skills in
aural comprehension.
Selected works are analysed to
enhance performance
interpretation and to understand
their context, influences,
characteristics and styles. This
unit also focuses on music theory
relevant to performance and used
in the analysis of music.
Areas of Study
1. Performance skill development
2. Background of music works
3. Music craft
Assessment

A solo performance recital; a
group performance; technical
work and unprepared
performance test(s).
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Performing
arts
Unit 3
Group performance
Units 3 & 4
Solo performance
Music
performance
group
This unit focuses on developing
skills in an ensemble context. It
includes developing skills in either
part-writing or improvising and
knowledge of the processes
involved. Aural comprehension
and critical listening skills used by
ensemble performers are also
developed.
These units focus on the
preparation and presentation of
solo works. Students use
performance techniques to develop
understanding of interpretation of a
range of styles. Ensemble
performance, solo technical work
and unprepared performance,
broaden music performance skills,
Aural comprehension skills and
understanding of the structure and
characteristics of a group work are
also developed.
Units 3 & 4
Music
performance
solo
Units 3 & 4
Areas of Study
1. Performance skill
development
2. Part-writing or improvisation
3. Aural comprehension
Assessment
Unit 4
Group performance
This unit focuses on developing
performance skills in interpreting
styles and applying a range of
technical and artistic techniques to
present a program of works in an
ensemble context. It involves
analysis of strategies and
techniques for preparing and
presenting ensemble
performances. This unit further
develops aural comprehension
and critical listening skills used by
ensemble performers to prepare
and present performances of
music in a range of styles.
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
Performance skill
development
Aspects of performance
Aural comprehension
Assessment
School Assessed Coursework
(SAC) includes Harmony SAC,
Performance Style SAC and two
Aural SACs.
There are also Performance and
Aural/ Written exams
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Areas of Study
1. Performance skill development
This area of study involves the
development of skills in performing
on an instrument or singing in solo
and ensemble contexts.
2. Interpretation
This area of study involves
differentiating structures of works
and styles represented, and
exploring with interpretation
through performance.
3. Aural comprehension
This area of study focuses on aural
comprehension of music.
Development of knowledge and
skills in this area of study should
be undertaken in a systematic
manner across Units 3 and 4.
4. Analysis of ensemble work
This area of study focuses on
analysis of music through
identifying and describing musical
characteristics in an ensemble
work that are relevant to
performance of the work.
Assessment
Two Technical SACs
Performance Exam
Aural Written exam
Science
Unit 1
Unit 3
Organisms in their
environments
Challenge to survival
Biology
Areas Of Study
1.
2.
Units 1 – 4
1.
2.
The nature of ecosystems
Changes in ecosystems
Areas Of Study
3.
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for the unit have been
met through completion of
assessment tasks, which are:
Cells in their environment
Surviving under changing
conditions
Surviving challenges from
organisms that cause disease
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for the unit has been met
through completion of school
assessed coursework. This
contributes 17% to the study score
and includes at least five practical
activities, at least one of which
should be the student's own
design.

Practical activities

Questions and problems

Tests

Design and implementation of
field-based investigations

Short reports of ecological
investigations

Outcome 1: At least three
practical activities (45 marks)

Presentation of a structured
written report of field studies

Outcome 2: At least two
practical activities (30 marks)

Presentation of practical
reports in non-text formats
such as poster, multimedia

Functioning Organisms
Outcome 3: A short
presentation (eg poster,
webpage, report in multimedia
format) or a short research
report (25 marks)
The mid-year examination (1 1/2
hours) contributes 33% to the
study score.
Areas Of Study
Unit 4
1.
2.
Biological continuity and
change

Oral presentations
Unit 2
Requirements for life
Reproduction and
development
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for the unit have been
met through completion of
assessment tasks, which are:
Areas Of Study
1.
2.
Genetic inheritance
Variation, natural selection
and evolution
Assessment

Practical activities

Questions and problems

Tests

Presentation of a structured
written practical reports
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for the unit have been
met through completion of school
assessed coursework. This
contributes 17% to the study score
and is:

Oral presentations


Presentation of practical
reports in non-text formats
such as poster, multimedia
Outcome 1: At least two
practical activities (30 marks)
and a short presentation or
research report (25 marks)

Outcome 2: At least two
practical activities (30 marks)
and a short presentation or
research report (15 marks)
The end-of-year examination (1 1/2
hours) contributes 33% to the
study score.
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Science
Unit 1
Unit 3
Chemistry
Areas Of Study
Units 1- 4
1.
2.
3.
Units 1 and 2 are not prerequisites
for Unit 3; however,
students who enter Chemistry at
Unit 3 may need to undertake
preparatory work in view of the
sequenced nature of the study.
Introduction to materials
Water
Chemistry of surfaces
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for the unit have been
met through completion of
assessment tasks, which are:

Experimental reports

Homework sheets

End-of-topic tests

Assignments

End-of-unit examination
Unit 2
Unit 1 is not a prerequisite for Unit
2; however, students who
enter Chemistry at Unit 2 may
need to undertake preparatory
work in view of the sequenced
nature of the study.
Areas Of Study
1.
2.
3.
Analytical Chemistry
Equilibrium
Industrial Chemistry
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for the unit have been
met through completion of school
assessed coursework, which is the
completion of practical activities
and reports:
Outcome 1 – 40 marks
Outcome 2 – 30 marks
Outcome 3 – 30 marks
School assessed coursework
contributes 17% to the study score
and the mid-year examination (1
1/2 hours) contributes 33%.
Areas Of Study
1.
2.
3.
Acids in the environment
The atmosphere
Corrosion of metals
Assessment
As for Unit 1.
Unit 4
Students must undertake Unit 3
prior to undertaking Unit 4. In
view of the sequenced nature of
the study, it is advisable that
students undertake Units 1 to 4.
Areas Of Study
1.
2.
3.
Supplying & using energy
Food Chemistry
The periodic table: an
overview of Chemistry
Assessment
As for Unit 3.
The end-of-year examination (1 1/2
hours) contributes 33% to the
study score.
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Science
Unit 1
Unit 2
Physics
Areas of study
Areas of study
1.
2.
Wave–like properties of light
Nuclear and radioactivity
physics
3. Detailed study
Three detailed studies are
available in Unit 1. One detailed
study is to be selected from:
1. Movement
2. Electricity
3. Detailed study
Three detailed studies are
available in Unit 2. One detailed
study is to be selected from:


Astrophysics
Astronomy


Investigations: Aerospace
Medical Physics


Energy from the nucleus
Investigations: Alternative
energy sources
Units 1 & 2
Assessment
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for the unit have been
met through completion of
assessment tasks, which are:
Practical investigation (studentdesigned or adapted)
and
A selection from the following:
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for the unit have been
met through completion of
assessment tasks, which are:
Practical investigation (studentdesigned, adapted or extended)
and
A selection from the following:

An annotated folio of practical
activities

An annotated folio of practical
activities

A data analysis

A data analysis

A multimedia or webpage
presentation

A multimedia or webpage
presentation

A response to a media article

A response to a media article

A summary report of selected
practical investigations
including maintenance of a
logbook

A summary report of selected
practical investigations
including maintenance of a
logbook

A written report

A written report

A test (short answer and
extended response)

A test (short answer and
extended response)
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Science
Physics
Units 3 & 4
Unit 3
Unit 4
Areas of study
Areas of study
1.
Motion in one and two
dimensions
2. Electronics and photonics
3. Detailed study
Three detailed studies are
available in Unit 3. One detailed
study is to be selected from:
1. Interactions of light and matter
2. Electric power
3. Detailed study
Three detailed studies are
available in Unit 4. One detailed
study is to be selected from:


Synchrotron and applications
Einstein's relativity


Photonics
Investigating structures and
materials


Recording and reproducing
sound
Further electronics
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for the unit have been
met through completion of school
assessed coursework, which is:
A student-designed extended
practical investigation
and
At least two different tasks
selected from the following:
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for the unit have been
met through completion of school
assessed coursework, which is:
A summary report of selected
practical activities from the
student's log book
and
At least two different tasks
selected from the following:

A multimedia presentation

A multimedia presentation

An annotated folio of practical
activities

An annotated folio of practical
activities

A summary report of selected
practical activities from the
student's log book

A student-designed extended
practical investigation


A data analysis
A data analysis


A report (written, oral,
annotated visual)
A report (written, oral,
annotated visual)


A test (short answer and
extended response)
A test (short answer and
extended response)

A response to a media article
School assessed coursework for
Unit 3 contributes 17% to the
study score and the marks
allocation is:
Outcome 1 – 40 marks
Outcome 2 – 30 marks
Detailed study – 30 marks
The mid-year examination (1 1/2
hours) contributes 33% to the
study score.
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Assessment

A response to a media article
School assessed coursework for
Unit 4 contributes 17% to the study
score and the marks allocation is:
Outcome 1 – 30 marks
Outcome 2 – 40 marks
Detailed study – 30 marks
The end-of-year examination (1
1/2 hours) contributes 33% to the
study score.
Science
Unit 1
Unit 3
Psychology
Areas of Study
Areas of Study
Units 1- 4
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
Introduction to Psychology
Social relationships
Development of individual
behaviour
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for the unit have been
met through completion of school
assessed coursework, which is
assessment tasks selected from
the following:
Brain and nervous system
Visual perception
States of consciousness
Assessment
Satisfactory completion is based
on demonstrating that the learning
outcomes for the unit have been
met through completion of school
assessed coursework, which is at
least three different tasks selected
from the following:


Essay
Essay


Empirical research activity
Annotated poster


Annotated poster
Multimedia presentation


Multimedia presentation
Empirical research activity


Test - short answer and
extended response
Summary and evaluation of
data and methods from two or
more related studies

Summary of research findings
in at least two related studies
Unit 2
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
Introduction to neurons and
nervous system
Individual differences
Social attitudes
Assessment
As for Unit 1.

Test (multiple choice, shortanswer and extended
response)
School assessed coursework
contributes 17% to the study score
and the marks allocation is:
Outcome 1 – 40 marks
Outcome 2 – 30 marks
Detailed study – 30 marks
The mid-year examination (1 1/2
hours) contributes 33% to the
study score.
Unit 4
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
Memory
Learning
Research investigation
Assessment
As for Unit 3.
The end-of-year examination (1 1/2
hours) contributes 33% to the
study score.
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Technology
studies
Design and
technology
Units 1-3
Unit 1
Materials, processes and
design
While students in this area will be
encouraged to use a range of
materials, the main materials
areas will be wood and metal.
Areas of Study
Note: Students
are expected to
supply their own
materials.
1.
2.
3.
Properties and uses of
materials
Methods of communicating
ideas
Production processes
Assessment
Assessment will be based on the
demonstration of outcomes
through

design folio

production plans

production task and
evaluation

short written reports
Costs: Students are expected to
supply their own materials
Unit 2
Designers are restricted by
various boundaries and limitations.
These boundaries and limitations
may be set by the consumer,
manufacturer, social conventions
or the law and constrain the
actions of the designer throughout
the
design
and
production
processes. This unit focuses on
the origins of products, the
considerations and constraints
that may be imposed as products
are developed and the impact of
these constraints on product
solutions.
Areas of Study
1.
2.
3.
Design considerations and
constraints.
Materials in design,
development and production.
Design and realization
Assessment
As for unit 1
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Unit 3
Product development
The design and development of a
product for the mass market is
subject to a range of complex
forces. These include client
requirements, social and economic
trends, availability of resources and
technological developments in
industry. Design and production in
industry provides a marked
contrast to that in a ‘one-off
situation’ in a school workshop.
Areas of Study
1.
2.
Designing for others
Product development in
Industry
Assessment
Assessment for Outcomes 1 and 2
will be based on a satisfactory
completion of coursework and two
written reports.
Outcome 3 is a school assessed
task and subject to external review.
Students will produce a design
folio, production plan and
commence production.
Technology
studies
Unit 4
Note: Students
are expected to
supply their own
materials.
Unit 4
Product evaluation and
marketing
This unit focuses on how
judgements of the success of
products can be informed by a
comparison of products in terms of
their quality, usefulness and
appeal. The role and influence of
product promotion and marketing
are also considered.
Areas of Study
1. Product Comparison
2. Marketing Products
Assessment
Outcomes 1 and 2 will be
assessed on the satisfactory
completion of coursework and two
written reports.
Outcome 3 is a school assessed
task and subject to external
review. Students will produce a
design brief for a client, a design
folio, production work and an
evaluation report.
End of year Examination
Description of task
Students will answer questions set
by an examination panel about
product development in industry
and the marketing of products. In
addition, students will respond to
design briefs.
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VET VCE Units of study.
(Vocational Education and Training)
These are VCE units that also give students a TAFE (Technical and Further Education) qualification. They are
usually studied at another host school or a TAFE for a half day on Wednesdays and usually involve some work
placement during the year.
ET VCE units 3 and 4 contribute to the ENTER score and students can graduate with their VCE and a TAFE
Certificate. The Department of Education subsidises the TAFE delivery costs, but students must pay the rest.
In 2005 Princes Hill will be asking for the full estimated cost of a year of VET training before the end of 2004 as
places in classes cannot be held without payment.
Please note VCAL students MUST do a VET VCE subject as part of their VCAL.
Of course if students drop out before a date set in February 2005 this money will be refunded. Below is a list of
VET VCE subjects offered at PHSC in 2005 and the approximate cost to students for one year.
Certificate II in Broadcasting
$200
Certificate III in Clothing/ Concept Development
$490
Certificate III in Community Services
$200
Certificate I in Engineering
$600
Certificate II in Fitness and Recreation
$200
Certificate II in Furnishings
$250
Certificate II in Horticulture
$440
Certificate II in Hospitality
$310
Certificate II in Information Technology
$240
Certificate III in Multimedia
$150
Certificate III in Music Industry (Technical Production ) $250
IMPORTANT:
These subjects are offered to our cluster of schools so there can be lots of competition. To enrol students
MUST

fill in a VET enrolment form or they will not be included in the class.

They must also attend a compulsory Orientation evening in Term 3

and pay fully by December 10, 2004.
Details of all these courses are in the VET handbook available from the Careers Office.
SBNAs (School Based New Apprenticeships).
Theses are part time apprenticeships. Students are paid as they train. The SBNAs also contribute units to the
VCE or the VCAL. Students spend 1 to 2 days per week at the work place or in training.
Students must apply as soon as possible on a particular application form to register their interest.
(Available from the Careers Room). In this case they might not get the SBNA, and must choose subjects this
year as if they don’t have an SBNA.
The SBNAs offered are
Certificate II in Agriculture (Access to a rural property in the holidays is mandatory.)
Certificate II in Automotive
Certificate II in Business
Certificate II in Hospitality
Certificate II in Retail
Certificate II in Retail (Hungry Jack’s)
Certificate II in Sport and Recreation
Details of all these courses are also in the VET handbook available from the Careers Office.
There is also a themed VCAL course available in Hospitality (chef)
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