Year 12 Course

In both Year 11 and Year 12 students are required to:

• read, view, listen to and compose a wide range of texts including print and multimodal texts

• study at least one substantial print text (for example a novel, biography or drama)

• study at least one substantial multimodal text (for example film or a television series).

In Year 12 students will also be required to:

• study ONE text from the prescribed text list and one related text for the Common Module – Texts and Human Experiences.

In Year 12 students are required to:

• be involved in planning, research and presentation activities as part of one individual and/or collaborative project

• develop a portfolio of texts they have planned, drafted, edited and presented in written, graphic and/or electronic forms across all the modules undertaken during the year

• engage with the community through avenues for example visits, surveys, interviews, work experience, listening to guest speakers and/or excursions.

For the English Studies Year 12 course:

• students complete the Year 11 course as a prerequisite 

• students complete 120 indicative hours

• complete the mandatory common module – Texts and Human Experiences as the first unit of work.

• students complete an additional 2–4 modules from the elective modules provided considering factors such as students’ needs, interests, abilities, choices of other Year 11 and Year 12 courses, career aspirations and personal circumstances