Senior Geography

The Preliminary course is structured for students to investigate: The characteristics and spatial distribution of environments Social, cultural, political and economic challenges on a global scale Applying geographical methods to understanding natural processes and their management for sustainability.

Course Content

It covers:

  • Biophysical Interactions

  • Global Challenges

  • Personalised Senior Geography Project


The HSC course is structured for students to investigate:

  • The global and local forces which impact people, ecosystems, urban places and economic activity.

  • Geographical patterns, processes and future trends through appropriate case studies and inquired based examples

  • Ecosystems at Risk Urban Places

  • People and Economic Activity

How is the work assessed

Assessment tasks will include:

researching, organising, and analysing information, geographical skills, geographical inquiry, essays, written and oral presentations and examinations.

What should I be able to do at the end of the course

  • Think critically

  • Collect, analyse and organise information including geographical fieldwork

  • Carry out a personalised geographical investigation of their choice

  • Communicate ideas and information clearly in written, visual and oral forms

  • Plan and organise activities and fieldwork

  • Understand the influence of a changing world on the present and future

  • Understand, value and respect different perspectives including intercultural, socioeconomic, religious, Indigenous viewpoints

  • Frame questions to guide geographical inquiry

  • Analyse and synthesise statistical information evidence from different types of geographical media to develop reasoned interpretations.

How will this subject help me in the future?

Geography provides students with knowledge, skills, practical experience and understanding that are a valuable foundation for a range of university courses, practical workplaces and other tertiary institutions. Some future career links include:

demographer, urban planner, environmentalist, environmental risk management and sustainability, cartographer and map making, international aid worker, social worker, meteorologist, geographic information system (GIS) worker, education, teaching, project manager, landscape architect, disaster response and management, volcanologist, transport planner, natural resource management, climatology, geomorphologist, travel agent

What does this course cost?

No subject fees, but excursions where relevant, including city based and any interstate excursions to Queensland (Great Barrier Reef), Tasmania or the Northern Territory.