YEAR 9 - 2016
SUBJECT SELECTION
INFORMATION
FOR PARENTS & STUDENTS
LEARN · ACHIEVE · CELEBRATE
1. Welcome
2. Years 9 & 10
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Stage 5 - content learned over two
years
Record of School Achievement (RoSA)
Years 9 & 10
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Mandatory subjects (over 2 years):
English
Mathematics
Science
Australian History
Australian Geography
Personal Development, Health and
Physical Education (PDHPE)
Years 9 & 10
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At Kogarah High School, each
student chooses TWO Board
Developed electives and ONE
interest elective.
Choose 2 Board Developed elective subjects:
The choices in 2016 are…..
Child Studies
Information and Software Technology
Chinese
Japanese
Commerce
Music
Drama
Indonesian
Physical Activity & Sport Studies
Food Technology
Photographic and Digital Media
Geography Elective
*Science of the Chemical World
Graphics Technology
Textiles and Design
History Elective
Visual Arts
Industrial Technology - Ceramics
Visual Design
Industrial Technology –Timber
Work Education
These elective subjects are 2-YEAR COURSES. Students will NOT BE ABLE TO
CHANGE these courses at the end of Year 9. These courses are graded and will
appear on the Record of School Achievement (RoSA)
Choose 1 activity based elective subject:
The choices in 2016 are…..
Media Studies (Journalism/School newspaper
Dig That Garden
production/ Media studies)
Multimedia Production (Graphics/ Video
Book Club
editing/ Webpage Design/ Pod-Vod casting)
Public Speaking & Debating
Audio Recording
Performance (Classical, Pop, Vocal)
Maths Busters (Mathematical challenges and
2D Studies (Cartooning/ Drawing/ Painting/
extension activities)
Printmaking)
Multicultural & Aboriginal Studies
3D Studies
Grime Science
Application Development
Soccer Excellence
Girl Power
Rugby League Excellence
Making Board Games
Basketball Excellence
Bullseye for Boys
English Language Proficiency
Sew Easy
These elective subjects are 1-YEAR COURSES. Students will choose a new elective
for study in Year 10. These courses courses are not graded and will appear on the
Record of School Achievement (RoSA) as extra-curricular activities.
• For an elective to run on the timetable there
needs to be a substantial number of students
wishing to do that course
• Where only a few students pick a particular
course it may not be possible to run that
course.
• Students who miss out on a course for this
reason will receive their reserve preference
Important Note:
• Elective subjects are offered as part of the Stage 5
curriculum to enable students to choose an area of
study that is of interest to them
• It is not necessary to choose electives on the basis
of the career path you wish to follow
• Do NOT choose electives on the basis of:
What your friends are doing
Because you think you’ll need it for your career
Because you think it will be easy
How to choose an elective
• Check your school email account to
retrieve your password
• Logon to the subject selection website
www.edval.com.au/login.html
your username: school email address
your password: sent to you at your
email address
Subject selection process
• Year Advisor – Mrs Sleiman
• Head Teachers
• Your current teachers
• Year 9 and 10 students
• Parents
People to talk to!
• is a cumulative credential in that it
allows students to accumulate their
academic results until they leave school.
• records completed Stage 5 and
Preliminary Stage 6 courses and grades,
and participation in any uncompleted
Preliminary Stage 6 courses.
• is of specific use to students leaving
school prior to the HSC.
The RoSA
• Any time a student wants an up-to-date
snapshot of their academic progress, a
transcript called a Student eRecord
can be accessed via Students Online
and printed or emailed.
• Students who go on to complete the
HSC will see all their Stage 6 (Year 11
and 12) courses and results on their
HSC.
The RoSA
Please see our Head
Teachers and Teachers
with any questions
LEARN · ACHIEVE · CELEBRATE