Curriculum at Mac.Rob.
This page contains information about the curriculum and subjects taught in each Year level at Mac.Rob, including links to handbooks, study guides, and information session videos. To learn more about courses of study or particular subjects, contact the Heads of School listed below, or our Careers Coordinator, Tarsha Mautone.
Workshops, webinars & seminars.
Subject Selections for 2025
"Subject Selections | Year 9 into Year 10 in 2025"
Virtual Information Session (June, 2024)
This information session was presented in June, 2024, regarding subject selections for Year 9 students entering Year 10 in 2025. During the information session, current students were presented with information from subject and faculty leaders to help inform their choices of subject selection for Year 10 in 2025.
Introduction | Josie Phillips (Middle School Leader)
Selecting Subjects | Samuel Crocker (Assistant Principal)
IB Overview | Shungo Sawaki (IB Leader)
CE Overview | Daniel Crowe (Senior School Leader)
Acceleration Philosophy | Samuel Crocker (Assistant Principal)
Year 10 Program + Selecting Subjects | Robert Corr (Teaching & Learning Leader)
Careers and Pathways Planning Support | Amber Monro (Careers Coordinator)
Final Words of Advice | Sue Harrap (Principal)
Farewell | Josie Phillips (Middle School Leader)
"Subject Selection Info Session | Year 10 into Year 11 in 2025"
Virtual Information Session (June, 2024)
This information session was presented in June, 2024, regarding subject selections for Year 10 students entering Year 11 in 2025. During the information session, current students were presented with information from subject and faculty leaders to help inform their choices of subject selection for Year 11 in 2025.
Introduction | Josie Phillips (Middle School Leader)
Selecting Subjects | Samuel Crocker (Assistant Principal)
IB Overview | Shungo Sawaki (IB Leader)
CE Overview | Daniel Crowe (Senior School Leader)
Acceleration Philosophy | Samuel Crocker (Assistant Principal)
Year 10 Program + Selecting Subjects | Robert Corr (Teaching & Learning Leader)
Careers and Pathways Planning Support | Amber Monro (Careers Coordinator)
Final Words of Advice | Sue Harrap (Principal)
Farewell | Josie Phillips (Middle School Leader)
Information Sessions from 2024
"Supporting Year 9s through Subject Selections"
Online Information Night | Year 10 Subjects for 2024
This information session was presented on Tuesday, June 6th, 2023, regarding subject selections for 2024. During the information session, members of the school leadership team provided students and families with information to assist 2023 Year 9 students in making informed decisions regarding their subject selection for 2024, talking through the curriculum structures, support and resources available, and key dates. Presenters and topics that were covered include:
The Foundations for Success | Samuel Crocker (Assistant Principal)
VCE Overview | Daniel Crowe (Senior School Leader)
IB Overview | Shungo Sawaki (IB Leader)
The Year 10 Program + Selecting Subjects | Robert Corr (Teaching and Learning Leader)
Careers and Pathways Planning Support | Tarsha Mautone (Careers Coordinator)
Subject Selection Timeline | Josie Phillips (Middle School Leader)
"Supporting Year 10s through Subject Selection"
Online Information Night | Tuesday 6th June
This information session was presented on Tuesday 6th June regarding subject selections for 2024. During the information session, members of the school leadership team provided students and families with information to assist 2023 Year 10 students in making informed decisions regarding their subject selection for 2024, talking through the curriculum structures, support and resources available, and key dates. Below is an overview of the presenters and topics that were covered:
The Foundations for Success | Samuel Crocker (Assistant Principal)
IB Next Steps | Shungo Sawaki (IB Leader)
VCE Overview | Daniel Crowe (Senior School Leader)
Selecting Subjects | Robert Corr (Teaching and Learning Leader)
Careers and Pathways Planning Support | Tarsha Mautone (Careers Coordinator)
Subject Selection Timeline | Josie Phillips (Middle School Leader)
"Year 11 Information Webinar"
Online Information Night | 2024
Ms. Talia Hobbs, Year 11 Coordinator, and Mr. Daniel Crowe, the Senior School Leader, host the 2024 Year 11 Information Webinar for students and families. Pathway information is provided by Ms. Tarsha Mautone, Careers Coordinator.
Topics include: Introductions to the Senior School Team; key events; strategies for maximising success in the Senior Years; ways families can provide support to students; an overview of the attendance policy; how to apply for special consideration; and careers support available at Mac.Rob.
"Year 12 Information Webinar"
Online Information Night | 2024
Ms. Steph Ruth, Year 12 Coordinator, and Mr. Daniel Crowe, the Senior School Leader, host the 2024 Year 12 Information Webinar for students and families. Pathway information is provided by Ms. Tarsha Mautone, Careers Coordinator.
Topics include: Introductions to the Senior School Team; key events; strategies for maximising success in the Senior Years; ways families can provide support to students; an overview of the attendance policy; how to apply for special consideration; and careers support available at Mac.Rob.
Staff answer a range of frequently asked questions about subject selections here:
"Success in the Senior Pathways"
During the information session, members of the school leadership team share their knowledge of what it takes to have a successful final two years of school, and provide information regarding the pathway options available at Mac.Rob.
Online Information Session | Presented February, 2024
"Guide to VCE Scores and ATAR Results."
During the information session, Maddie Witter (Assistant Principal), Daniel Crowe (Senior School Leader), and Robert Corr (Leader of Teaching & Learning) take students and families through the process of VCE scoring and ATAR process.
Online Information Session | Presented November, 2022
Learning Well: Student & Parent Handbook
This document has been created by Mac.Rob’s Learning Specialists, Heads of Domain, teaching staff, and counselling staff, to provide students and parents/carers with information about how students can learn well in their specific subject areas.
We encourage students and families to read the sections for each relevant subject in preparation for 2024, and to revisit this document throughout 2024.
Year 9 Curriculum.
Mac.Rob is a vibrant learning community where students are supported and guided in making autonomous decisions about their study choices. A central aim of the school curriculum is to provide students with relevant and challenging educational opportunities enhanced by the incorporation of learning technologies and rigorous teaching.
In Year 9, a combination of core studies and elective studies enable students to both consolidate learning in key areas and investigate new areas of study. Students are encouraged to explore their interests and to start thinking about subjects and areas of study they may wish to pursue in later Years.
Year 9 Core Studies
All students must undertake the core studies:
English
Geography (a semester study)
Health & Physical Education
History (a semester study)
Languages
Mathematics
School Singing
Science
Year 10 Curriculum.
A central aim of the school curriculum is to ensure every student achieves success through a rigorous, innovative and broad curriculum. At Year 10, a combination of subject choices enables students to consolidate learning and investigate new subjects in a range of learning areas.
The Year 10 curriculum for 2023 is designed to provide students with a broad range of subjects that support breadth of knowledge, essential skills and deep learning opportunities. Students are encouraged to pursue their interests and passions in Year 10 while still considering their VCE or IB pathway for 2024.
For Year 10 subject information, please consult the Subject Guide below.
Year 10 Core Studies
All students must undertake a full year of studies within each of these domains:
Arts & Technology
English
Health & Physical Education
Humanities
Languages
Mathematics
Science
There are a combination of full-year and semester units to choose from across each Domain, including opportunities for acceleration.
VCE Curriculum.
The Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) is mostly studied over two years (Year 11 and Year 12), however there are a number of opportunities to study VCE units in Year 10. For information about those opportunities, please refer to the Year 10 Subject Guide (linked above).
Below are some frequently asked questions about undertaking VCE study.
How do students submit their course, and when?
Students will submit their course selection online. Due dates are provided by Year level staff and are available on the VTAC website.
What can students do if they change their mind?
Students can request limited changes for their Year 11 course at these times:
Before the VCE Orientation Program
At the end of the VCE Orientation Program
Day 1 of Term 1, 2023
In late May 2023, for Semester 2
In each case, there will be limitations caused by timetable, staffing and availability of space in classes. Not all requested changes may be possible; in such cases, students will be expected to study the course they previously selected. It is very important that students consider their course very carefully before submitting subject selections.
How is the VCE organised?
VCE study is made up of units, each unit lasting one semester. Most studies offer four units, but students don’t have to take all four units.
There are two levels of units within the VCE:
Units 1 and 2, which are usually taken in the first year of VCE. Most students take both units in a study, but it is possible in Year 11 (if the timetable allows) to take only one unit of a particular study. All units which are part of the Mac.Rob Year 10 course are either Units 1 or 2 level.
Units 3 and 4, which are more advanced, are mostly taken in the final year of VCE. Units 3 and 4 must be studied as a sequence - that is, if a student undertakes Unit 3 of any study, they must also take Unit 4.
Students at Mac.Rob will normally be expected to take 20 or 22 units in their Year 11 and 12 program at this campus. This is in addition to any units studied while in Year 10. This means students must undertake:
12 units (usually 6 subjects) while in Year 11; and
Either 8 or 10 units (either 4, or 5, subjects) while in Year 12.
IB Diploma.
The I.B. Diploma Programme (DP) is offered at Mac.Rob as an alternate course of study to the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE). Students who elect to enrol in the I.B. Diploma at Mac.Rob complete the I.B. programme in Years 11 and 12 instead of the VCE.
Co-Curricular Program.
Being involved in the co-curricular program at Mac.Rob will bring you many things: friendships, leadership skills, laughter, confidence, the chance to meet people and do things you haven’t done before, opportunities to think and act creatively, and the reward and satisfaction of having taken a risk and faced a challenge.
Doing just one thing – taking part in a debate, joining a sporting team, dressing up in a ridiculous outfit for Swimming Sports, being part of a club, becoming an SRC representative, volunteering through our GIV program, all of these will show you how welcoming and inclusive our school community is. It will help you to make friends and feel settled and connected, and may set you on a path to doing and being more than you ever imagined.
Check out the Co-Curricular Handbook for a full list of activities available in 2024.