Core Learning Fields

Overview

Participation in many aspects of Australian life depends on effective communication in Standard Australian English and English is invaluable globally. The study of English helps create confident communicators, imaginative thinkers and informed citizens and helps young people develop the knowledge and skills needed for education, training and the workplace.

Contents/Skills

Students will engage with a variety of texts for enjoyment. They will interpret, create, evaluate, discuss and participate in a wide range of literary texts as well as texts designed to inform and persuade. These include various types of media texts, including newspapers, film and digital texts, fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Students develop critical understanding of the contemporary media, and the difference between media texts.

Links to Further Study

• Year 10 English is essential preparation for VCE English Units 1-4.

• English is a compulsory core subject. Students must complete all units of English at Year 10.

Overview

Religious Education is a lifelong process to which Catholic schooling contributes. Its aims are to:

- foster an encounter with the risen Christ;

- create opportunities for each individual to grow in understanding of, and relationship with, Christ who reveals God;

- assist individuals to know and celebrate the Catholic faith tradition, to appreciate the faith traditions of others, and to grow in literacy in faith;

- provide opportunities for individuals to search, experience, participate, question, critique and dialogue on matters of faith and meaning with the view of growing in the art of discernment;

- provide opportunities for individuals to participate in the life and rituals of the Catholic community, where faith is celebrated, proclaimed, nourished and communicated to others;

- guide individuals to interpret the contemporary culture in the light of Catholic tradition and become transforming agents in the world;

- encounter, learn from, share and engage with Aboriginal spirituality, diverse histories and cultures.

Contents/Skills

Students will participate in exploring the origins of religions and the role of religions in the development of society, identifying the nature and purpose of religion over time. They will investigate the contribution of religion generally to the development of human society through the example of Jesus. They will also focus on the role of religious traditions over time in shaping personal and group identity. They will examine Ministry and Mission within the Catholic faith and learn about creating and maintaining positive powerful relationships.

Links to Further Study:

VCE Religion and Society Units 1-4

VCE Texts and Traditions Units 1-4

Overview:

Mathematics provides students with access to important mathematical ideas, knowledge and skills that they will draw on in their personal and work lives. The curriculum also provides students, as lifelong learners, with the basis on which further study and research in mathematics and applications in many other fields are built. Students will develop understanding, fluency, problem-solving and reasoning when working mathematically.

Students will choose from three Maths offerings:

Application and Interpretation of Mathematics: The focus of this course is building students’ ability to apply mathematical skills within a real-world context. Students will explore areas of the curriculum including Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry and Statistics and Probability. They will develop skills relating to financial literacy and confidence when working with number operations. They will learn how to interpret mathematical information to be an informed citizen. This prepares students for the mathematics associated with VET courses and VCE Foundation Maths.

General Mathematics: This course will prepare students for the study of General Mathematics in VCE, but is suitable for all students wanting to extend their mathematics knowledge. The course will build on students’ ability to apply their mathematics learning to new situations. Students will select and apply mathematical facts, concepts, models and techniques from a range of topics to investigate and analyse extended application problems in a range of contexts, with and without the use of technology.

Analysis and Approaches in Mathematics: This course provides a solid basis of understanding for students wishing to pursue Mathematical Methods or Specialist Maths in VCE. This course explores in more depth abstract concepts such as algebra, probability and statistics and their applications in a variety of practical and theoretical contexts. Students apply techniques, routines and processes involving rational and real arithmetic, sets, lists and tables, diagrams and geometric constructions, algebraic manipulation, equations, and graphs with and without the use of technology.

Contents/Skills:

Students will learn content from the following strands:

Number and Algebra

Measurement and Geometry

Statistics and Probability

The flow chart above describes the pathway of each mathematics course into VCE and VCE Vocational Major (VCE VM) in Years 11 and 12.

Notes for consideration:

While a pathway is provided to Mathematical Methods from General Mathematics, Analysis and Approaches in Mathematics is the recommended pathway for students who are considering following any Methods pathway. If you choose General Mathematics and wish to pursue a Methods pathway, there will be extra work requirements for algebra across the year.

If you are unsure which mathematics subjects may be prerequisites for university courses, visit the VTAC site

https://www.vtac.edu.au/before/entry-req/meeting-prerequisites.html On this site you will have access to a list of prerequisite subjects for a range of university courses. You may notice that mathematics is a prerequisite for courses in engineering, education, IT and science.