Year 10 Program

Selecting learning fields for Year 10 can be an exciting time as it provides you with the opportunity to select learning areas that are of interest to you and eases your pathway into Years 11 and 12. With the range of learning fields on offer, you need to ensure that you align your choices with:

- Your interests

- The learning fields you know you can do well in

- Knowing how the chosen learning fields support your chosen pathway

- Providing the ability to open the door to university or TAFE

How do I pick the right subjects?

Talk to People - A good way of finding out what jobs are most likely to appeal to you is by talking to as many people as possible about the work they do. By finding out about what careers interest you, you will be able to start to identify the subjects that relate to these careers.

Work Experience - This can give you an insight into the world of work and an awareness of whether a particular job is right for you. Year 10 students do work experience across the year so you need to start thinking about where you might like to go to participate in work experience.

Vocational Guidance - There are people who can offer you specialised help in the careers area. Begin by visiting the Careers Practitioner, Belinda.

Check out the following web pages:

The subject information pages of this site

VTAC Course Link (free service): An interactive web-based program aimed to assist students in Years 10-12 and their parents to investigate course options based on arrange of criteria, including interests, studies undertaken and results. www.vtac.edu.au - Select ‘Explore Options’.

Complete a Career Action Plan. Career Action Plan templates are available on the Victorian DET website at: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/careers/carframe/Pages/cap.aspx.

Engage your Parents/Guardians/Carers in Career Conversations. Research indicates that parents/guardians/carers are the single greatest influence on their child’s education and career decisions. High parental engagement in subject selection, work experience and structured workplace learning can have a major impact on your learning; as such, it is important that your parents/carers engage in the subject selection conversations and processes.

Fast-tracking Opportunities

VCE Fast Track Opportunities offers students the opportunity to accelerate a VCE/VET subject in year 10. The availability of this

option will be based on your demonstrated readiness to participate in VCE subjects through your results and work ethic in Year 9. You

will be required to participate in an interview with the Subject Teachers and your Careers Practitioner.

The Year 10 exam timetable will be published in SIMON. Arrive at school early and ensure that you know the correct location of your exam room. The doors of the exam room will be opened 10 minutes before the starting time for the exam. You will not be allowed to leave the exam room until the end of the scheduled finishing time for each exam. Students must bring to the exams their own writing equipment, erasers, ruler, dictionary, correct calculator, etc. These must be carried and stored in a clear plastic pocket. Pencil cases and bags are not to be brought to the exam room. Students must not bring to the exams mobile phones or other types of music or electronic communication devices. Students may bring bottled water into an examination room with the following conditions:

- The water is in a clear plastic bottle (no label).

- The bottle has a secure lid.

- The capacity of the bottle is no more than 1500 ml.

- The water bottle must not be placed on the desk at any time.

- Water bottles must not be refilled during the examination.

- Water bottles must not be shared between students.

Please take particular note of the following rules:

During any exam you must not have in your possession any book or notes or blank paper (apart from the materials distributed for that exam) or any other resources that would improperly help you in your work. An exception applies to learning fields which allow the use of bound resources or notes during exams. During any examination you must not:

- talk to or signal to other students;

- have any electronic device (including mobile phones, smart watches and electronic dictionaries) apart from calculators (if permitted);

- directly or indirectly help any other student or permit any other student to copy from or otherwise use your papers;

- directly or indirectly accept help from any other student or use any papers of any other student;

- behave in a manner that disrupts other students.

All students must remain seated until all completed exam papers have been collected by supervisors.

Use of Dictionaries

If you require the use of a dictionary in the exams you must provide your own. The use of dictionaries in exams is subject to the following conditions:

- A dictionary may not contain any additional material that may help you in the exam of the learning field concerned.

- The supervisor at the exam room has the authority to inspect your dictionary.

Use of Calculators

Students must use the school-approved scientific or CAS calculator in their exams, if permitted. Please ensure that you bring your own calculator and that you have a spare set of batteries for your CAS calculator. No batteries will be supplied during the exam.

Booklist

Students in Year 10 will be required to purchase their English texts and any resources required for VCE fast-track and VET programs. A booklist will be distributed in Term 4.