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Welcome to the Glen Waverley Secondary College ARTS subject selection database. At Glen Waverley, we have a proud tradition of excellence in Visual & Performing Arts. Our students have been recognised widely for their talents in The Arts in areas ranging from architecture, design, painting, advertising, media production and performance. The above navigation bar contains quick links to each of the subjects offered within the ARTS and from there you can see more information such as course descriptions, images of student work as well as quick video clips of class in action. The grid below will give you an understanding of the pathways through each level. We hope that the site will help you to make informed decisions about your elective choices in years 9-12. For information about pathways in Music which is also a part of The Arts choices please see the music department's separate site.
Year 9
In Year 9 students can choose from a range of specialised semester length Arts electives to broaden interests and skills;
Design: Architecture & Built Environments
Film, Television & Advertising
At this level students who wish to pursue Art, Media or Design pathways into VCE levels are strongly encouraged to take a range of 2-4 Arts electives.
Year 10
A range of Arts electives can be studied in greater depth in Year 10 to improve skills and prepare for senior levels;
Visual Communication Design [VCD]
At this level students who have achieved good results in Years 7-9 Arts have the option to study an accelerated VCE study;
Media 1/2 (by invitation)
Year 11
The following VCE subjects may be studied in Year 11;
Visual Communication Design (VCD) 1/2
Follow the links to view more detailed course descriptions or go to the VCAA website for full study design details.
At this level students who have completed Accellerated studies in Year 10 may select;
Your teacher will help you select the option which is right for you.
Year 12
The following VCE subjects may be studied in Year 12;
Visual Communication Design (VCD) 3/4
Follow the links to view more detailed course despcriptios or go to the VCAA website for full study design details.
At this level students who have completed Units 3/4 Art in Year 11 are encouraged to pickup VCD 3/4 to extend their skills moving towards tertiary levels.
It is recommended that the maximum number of SAT studies (3/4 Art CP, 3/4 Media, 3/4 VCD) taken during year 12 is 2 due to the significant SAT workload.
In 2023, GWSC we were so pleased to see the work of Chloe Chen (class of 2022) exhibited in the annual Top Arts exhibition. Pictured above, Chloe is at NGV with her digital artwork. Chloe excelled in the Arts during her time at GWSC completed electives in a range of areas from Art, Digital Art, Photography and VCD.
In VCE she completed both VCD and Studio Arts.
In VCE she completed both VCD and Studio Arts.
In 2022, Jiarui Liao was the dux of the cohort scoring an incredible 99.8 ATAR During his VCE, Jiarui combined a range of subjects across humanities, maths and sciences, and continued his passion for digital art, design and architecture by including Visual Communication Design in his 6 VCE studies. Jiarui also achieved the top study score in VCD in 2022 proving that the highest ATARs come from studying subjects you are passionate about and in which you have a high aptitude.
GWSC Arts students receive consistently high results in VCE studies. In 2023, results in VCD were exceptionally high with 35% of students achieving ATARs in the top 10%. In addition, we were so happy for our Visual Arts Captain Swathi Tharmaseelan (centre) achieving the coveted 50RAW for Visual Communication.
In 2022, GWSC students were included in both Top Shots & Top Arts exhibitions, a celebration of high achieving students. Pictured above is Mikayla Crossett (class of 2021) at Top Shots with her photographic work '1830' and below is Jane Siew (class of 2022) at Top Arts with her gouache work 'Exploring the Night Market'
The Arts is on Instagram... follow our feed to stay in the loop on all the latest student work and cool activities and exhibitions run by the GWSC Arts Staff.
Still confused? Please see any of the following staff for more information.
Visual Communication: Mrs Crossett/ Mr Kuang/Ms D
Visual Arts: Mrs Crossett/ Ms Trask/ Ms Culling
Media: Mr Wiltshire/ Ms Elliott/Mr Christiano
Photography: Mr Wiltshire/ Ms Chalmers/ Ms Trask/ Mrs Crossett
Drama: Ms Elliott/ Ms Chalmers
Dance: Ms Barling
For more information on Arts elective choices please contact Mrs Crossett (ngr@gwsc.vic.edu.au)
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