Learning Support

HSC Life Skills Courses

Contact person: Ms Schreiber/Mrs Smith

What are Life Skills Courses?

Life Skills courses are provided for students who have experienced significant difficulty in learning. Students study their HSC through an individual flexible course structure. Each Life Skills course comprises 2 Unit Preliminary and 2 Unit HSC course. Students who study Life Skills courses do not receive an ATAR.

Who is eligible to study a Life Skills course?

Students who access Life Skills courses have been assessed by the School Counsellor and have a Personalised Learning Support Plan negotiated with their teacher and parent or caregiver.

At Wagga Wagga High School 2 Unit Higher School Certificate Life Skills courses are offered in:

• English

• Mathematics

• Science

• HSIE, Business and Economics, Citizenship and Legal Studies, Geography, Society and Culture.

• Work and the Community

• Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

• Creative Arts, Drama, Music, Dance, Visual Arts

• Technology, Agriculture, Design and Technology, Food Technology, Industrial Technology, Information Processes and Technology, and Textiles and Design

Selecting Subjects

Students who are eligible to study Life Skills courses may combine these with Board Developed or Board Endorsed courses to study as part of their HSC. Students are also able to access the Industry Curriculum Framework Access Program Courses (VET Frameworks) that are offered by either TAFE or school. A Life Skills student attempting a VET course, must participate in the compulsory work placement component. As with all HSC programs, students must study a minimum of 12 Units in Preliminary and 10 Units for the HSC.

What do Life Skills students receive on successfully completing the HSC?

• The Higher School Certificate Testamur. This shows the name of the student, the school and a statement that the student has successfully completed the HSC.

• Record of Achievement. This lists all courses satisfactorily completed and the result of each course.

• Profile of Student Achievement. This is a list of the learning outcomes achieved by the individual student in each Life Skills course studied. The profile is a report prepared by the school.

Further information about Life Skills courses contact:

The Special Education Staff at WWHS or log onto the NESA website for more information.