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Year 10

Year 10

Year 10

Nathan Wood

Students who enter Year 10 will be asked to choose from a list of elective subjects to provide breadth of study. All students will undertake a course in English, Health and Physical Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics, Science and Wellbeing. They will then choose three more courses, one from the Arts, one from Design and Technology and one from Languages. In addition, a Philosophy course is available to be selected in place of either an Arts or Design and Technology course. It is a semester long course and although offered in both semesters, it can only be taken once.

In choosing these courses, each student should carefully consider their potential subject choices for Year 11, as each Year 10 course helps prepare students for specific Year 11 ATAR, General and IB Diploma courses.

Language courses

Students must choose one of the five language pathways on offer:

  • Indonesian Acquisition (full year)
  • Indonesian Acquisition & Beginners Spanish
  • French Acquisition (full year)
  • French Acquisition & Beginners Spanish
  • French/Indonesian Culture and Beginners Spanish

Arts and Design Technology Courses

Students must choose two courses, one Arts and one Design and Technology course from the list below. The Broadening course, Philosophy, can be taken in place of an Arts or Design and Technology course in one semester.

The only exception is the Music Specialist Course, which will run for one academic year.

Example:

A student could choose Food Design and Visual Art

A student could choose Drama and STEM

A student could choose Media and Philosophy

A student could choose Materials Design and Philosophy

A student could choose Music Specialist (year-long course)

Contact

Shirin Reyhani
Dean of Teaching and Learning - Senior School
Shirin.Reyhani@scotch.wa.edu.au
Shirin is the Dean of Teaching and Learning in the Senior School. She has significant knowledge of the Year 9 and 10, WACE and Diploma programmes and has experience in curriculum design. She works collaboratively with the Curriculum Leadership team to ensure that all aspects of curriculum, assessment and reporting are delivered to the highest standards possible in each subject area. She also works closely with the Academic and Pathways Advisor in the careful tracking and monitoring of students' academic progress. Shirin holds degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics. As such, she is a strong advocate for STEM education as well as critical and creative thinking processes. Shirin is also an Apple Distinguished Educator.

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