We welcome you to our Year 10 program for 2024. This handbook has been designed to provide both parents/guardians and students with all the necessary information about the programs and opportunities that the school has to offer.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Use the “Table of Contents” page to easily locate the subjects you are most interested in.
Read the descriptions for each unit carefully.
Go over the information and discuss subjects with your family
Ask teachers questions about subjects; for example: I would like to choose History, but I am unsure. Ask the Humanities teachers the types of tasks/ what I will learn in History.
Choose subjects that align with your pathway
Search prerequisites for your chosen pathway (slide 19)
Write the subjects that you would like to do in the subject selection form, from most important. Remember you will need to choose reserve subjects
2.0: Year 10 Important Information
2.1: Promotion Policy
2.2: Careers
2.3: Important Questions
2.4: Subject Selection Guide
2.4: VCE Access Form
3.0: Year 10 Curriculum: Course Structure
4.0: English
4.1: English/ EAL
4.2: Language: Spanish
5.0 Mathematics
5.1: Maths
5.2: Advanced Maths
6.0: Health & PE
6.1: Fitness & Nutrition
6.2: Health & Human Development
6.3: Outdoor and Environmental Education
6.4: Physical Education
7.0: The Arts
7.1: Art Making & Exhibiting
7.2: Dance
7.3: Drama
7.4: Music
7.5: Media
7.6: Visual Communication Deign
8.0: Science
8.1: Biology
8.2: Chemistry
8.3: Forensics
8.4: Physics
8.5: Psychology
9.0: Humanities
9.1: Ancient history
9.2: Business Management
9.3: Geography
9.4: Legal Studies
9.5: Modern History
10.0: Technology
10.1: Digital Technology
10.2: Food Studies
10.3: Product Design & Technology: Wood
Contact
Homestead Senior Secondary College
E-mail: homestead.senior.sc@education.vic.gov.au
Phone: (03) 7379 9600
Website: https://www.homesteadssc.vic.edu.au/
Rebecca Collins: Assistant Principal
rebecca.collins@education.vic.gov.au
Victoria Turner Craig: Assistant Principal
victoria.turner-craig@education.vic.gov.au
Brenton O'Callaghan: Transitions and Pathways
brenton.ocallaghan@education.vic.gov.au