physics

Number of Units: 2

ATAR Category: A 

Course Fee: $60 per annum 

Description: The Year 11 course develops students’ knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to the study of motion, how we describe it and what causes it. The course also examines energy in its different forms, and how we describe and measure electricity and magnetism and their interrelated effects. 

The Year 12 course provides avenues for students to apply the concepts introduced in Year 11 and to motion in two dimensions, electromagnetism, the nature of light, and the atomic properties of matter.  

Students who have shown an achievement in, and/or aptitude for, any of the Stage 6 Science courses in Year 11 may choose to study Science Extension in Year 12. 

Course requirements: 

• Course must be studied with: Nil 

• Course cannot be studied with: 6 other units of Science subjects (Biology, Chemistry and Investigating Science) 

• Major work(s): Nil 

• Other course requirement: 

• 15 indicative course hours depth studies in each year. 

• 35 hours of course times for practical investigations. 

• Course fee will cover: Consumables and equipment for practical investigations. 

• Additional resourcing requirements for the course: NESA approved calculator. 

Link to course webpage: Physics - See for further information on assessment and course requirements.   

Contact: Mr Nigel Kuan – Head Teacher Science.