YEAR 10 COURSE SELECTION
Colac Secondary College aims to give Year 10 students choice by offering electives for each Key Learning Area. Like all elective systems, there will be choice but that does not mean all subjects will run or that students will always get their first preference.
Our intention is to motivate and prepare Year 10 students for the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) by offering some choices at Year 10. Furthermore, there are careers advice strategies in place to help students develop a Year 10 course leading to a VCE pathway that is relevant to the student’s interests and strengths, but still has some flexibility.
The full Handbook can be found from the Information Handbooks page.
LANGUAGES
All Year 10s must study English.
Additional English pathways include:
Essential English
(Teacher Recommendation Semester 2)
and
Journalism (Additional English Elective)
Student must choose one of the following HUMANITIES subjects for ONE Semester
Economics & Business: Dollars and Sense
Geography: It’s Your World
History: Blood Sweat and Tears
History: Rights and Freedoms
History: Women in History
DESIGN
Students are encouraged to choose at least one of the following subjects for ONE Semester:
Product Design and Construction
Textiles
Global Goodies
Magic Meals
Art
Photo Film Media
Visual Communication and Design
STEM
Student must choose one of the following subjects:
Advanced Mathematics
OR
Mathematics
Student must choose at least TWO of the following SCIENCE subjects for ONE Semester each:
Biology and Chemistry
Physics and STEM
The Human Body and Psychology
Applied Science
Agriculture and Horticulture
Digital Technologies
PERFORMANCE
Student must choose one of the following HAPE subjects for ONE Semester:
Health
Fitness for Sport
Sport Performance and Games
Outdoor Recreation
Students are encouraged to choose at least one of the following subjects for ONE Semester:
Music Performance
Music Technology
Theatre Studies