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2020 Year 10 Parent Information Evening St Patrick’s College

Learn about the Year 10 curriculum, pathways, and structure at St. Patrick's College from the Principal and Senior School Director. Discover core subjects, electives, and important contacts for student support.

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2020 Year 10 Parent Information Evening St Patrick’s College

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  1. 2020 Year 10Parent Information EveningSt Patrick’s College

  2. Welcome Mr Stephen Hill Co Headmaster – Teaching and Learning

  3. Prayer

  4. Leader: Hear us, O God as we gather in prayer. With one voice we praise you for your love and compassion which reaches through all time and blesses each of us everyday.

  5. Reader: A reading from St Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. There are many different gifts, but it is always the same Spirit; there are many different ways of serving, but it is always the same Lord. There are many different forms of work, but in everybody it is the same God who is at work in them all. The particular manifestation of the Spirit granted to each one is to be used for the general good.

  6. Leader: Your Spirit, Lord, is truth: May it set us free. All: Come to us, Spirit of the Lord! Leader: Your Spirit, Lord, is fire: May it enkindle us with love. All: Come to us, Spirit of the Lord! Leader: Your Spirit, Lord, is gentleness: May it bring us peace. All: Come to us, Spirit of the Lord!

  7. Leader: Your Spirit, Lord, is prayer: May it open our hearts to give praise. All: Come to us, Spirit of the Lord! Leader: Your Spirit, Lord, renews the face of the earth: May it renew the depths of our hearts. All: Come to us, Spirit of the Lord! Leader: Your Spirit, Lord, is life: May it raise us to newness of life. All: Come to us, Spirit of the Lord!

  8. Leader: God of Mystery, reveal to us your loving presence, that we may live in hope, proclaiming before all people the faith we carry in the depths of our hearts. We ask this in Jesus’ name. All: Amen

  9. Senior School Mr Hamish McCrum Director of Senior School

  10. Format of the evening • Senior School structures • Year 10 courses and curriculum • Summary and timelines

  11. Year 10 classes are blocked with Years 11 and 12 This allows Year 10 students to study a Year 11 class with Year 11 students e.g. VET Sport and Recreation Senior School Structures

  12. Pastoral Care • Each student belongs to a Pastoral Group made up of Year 10 students exclusively • Each year level in the Senior School has two Year Level Coordinators who are assist Pastoral Care Tutors with student wellbeing

  13. Important Points of Contact • Year 10 Pastoral Tutors (Homeroom Teachers) • Year 10 Co-ordinators • Director of Senior School

  14. Curriculum Mrs Julia Petrov Acting Deputy Headmaster – Teaching & Learning

  15. 2020 Year 10 - Two courses of study • Year 10 Program • based on the Victorian Curriculum • leads to the VCE in Years 11 and 12 • Year 10 Applied Learning - ‘hands–on’ learning - vocationally orientated - leads to the VCAL in Years 11 and 12

  16. Year 10 Program Core and elective subjects • build and extend Year 9 skills and knowledge • Opportunity to study VCE Unit 1/2 subjects • Opportunity to study Vocational Education and Training (VET) certificates

  17. Year 10 core subjects • Religious Education (3 periods p/wk) • English (5 periods p/wk) • Mathematics (5 periods p/wk) • Sport (2 periods p/wk) • Humanities (5 periods p/wk) for at least one semester • Science (5 periods p/wk) for at least one semester

  18. Religious Education • Common course for all Year 10 • Religious Education is compulsory for all Years 10, 11 and 12 students

  19. English pathways • (Refer to page 16) Senior School English has Three pathways: - A pathway to VCE English - A pathway to VCE English Language - A pathway to VCE Literature

  20. English pathways Must choose one: - English - English and English Support - English Language and Literature Note: students can choose to study additional English studies as part of the elective offerings.

  21. Mathematics pathways Refer to page 21 Three pathways for different levels of mathematical ability: - To VCE Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathematics - To VCE General and Further Maths - To VCE General Maths (Foundation)

  22. Senior School Mathematics Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Foundation Maths GeneralMaths (Foundation) VCE Units 1/2

  23. Senior School Mathematics Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 GeneralMaths (Foundation) VCE Units 1/2 General Maths VCE Units 1/2 Further Maths VCE Units 3/4 General Maths

  24. Senior School Mathematics Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 General Maths VCE Units 1/2 Further Maths Units 3/4 Maths Methods VCE Units 1/2 Maths Methods VCE Units 3/4 Maths Methods   Specialist Maths VCE Units 1/2 Specialist Maths VCE Units 3/4

  25. Senior School Mathematics Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Maths Methods VCE Units 1/2 Maths Methods VCE Units 3/4 Maths Methods   Specialist Maths VCE Units 1/2 Specialist Maths VCE Units 3/4

  26. Sport Refer to page 35 Compulsory for all Years 10 students • Students studying external VET may miss Sport

  27. Humanities Refer to page 34 Compulsory study for one semester • Choose from: - 20th Century - Revolutions - Legal and Political Studies - Commerce Note: You can choose to study an additional Humanities subject as part of the elective offerings.

  28. Science Refer to page 29 Compulsory study for one semester. • Choose from: - Biology - Physics - Chemistry - VCE Environmental Science - Science and Society Note: You are encouraged to study more than one Science

  29. Science • VCE Units 1-4 preparation: - Biology - Chemistry - Physics - Psychology - VCE 3/4 Environmental Science • Science and Society is a generalist program based on the Victorian Curriculum

  30. Electives • Choose three elective subjects per semester • Elective subject = 5 sessions per week • Two groups of electives: A - Arts/Eng/Human/HaPE/Lang/RE B - Computing/Maths/Science/Technology

  31. Electives – Year 10 Program Must do: • at least one semester of a Group A subject and • one semester of a Group B subject during the year.

  32. Electives – Year 10 Program (R) • Most electives are one semester long (R). You can only pick these electives once during the year. (S) • A few run for the whole year (S). You can do just one semester or study the subject for the whole year.

  33. Electives – Year 10 Program Whole year electives: - Music Performance - VCE Units 1/2 subjects - Vocational Education and Training (VET) certificates

  34. Electives – VET in Year 10 • Certificate II Building and Construction can only be partially completed • Pathways in Trade is a good way to explore the VET ‘learning mode’ before committing to this VET Building and Construction or Engineering.

  35. Electives – VET in Year 10 • Students studying a VET Certificate will typically not be permitted to study a VCE Unit 1/2 subject.

  36. Demand - Technology Subjects • If a large number of students select these subjects, a student may only be able to study one of these subjects in the year.

  37. Demand for Technology • It may not always be possible to give a student all his preferred elective choices. Student numbers, staffing, timetabling and facilities will all impact on the subjects which will run in 2020.

  38. Year 10 Program Pathways • The Senior School is based on a pathways model. • Year 10 subjects introduce students to the skills and knowledge they will need when doing VCE Units 1/2 in Year 11.

  39. VCE Units 1/2 studies • VCE Units 1/2 build on these skills and knowledge and prepare students for VCE Units 3/4 in Year 12.

  40. VCE Units 1/2 studies • All Year 10 subjects have a direct pathway to their VCE Units 1-4 or VET equivalent subjects • Most students will achieve their best academic result by studying the Year 10 equivalent of any VCE/VET subject before undertaking VCE Units 1/2 and then VCE Units 3/4

  41. VCE Units 1/2 studies Few Year 9 students are ready to complete studies at the VCE Units 1/2 level!

  42. VCE Units 1/2 studies • Certain boys may benefit from studying VCE 1/2 subjects • Contact Mrs Petrov, Acting Deputy Headmaster – Teaching and Learning • Complete the Application to Study Other VCE Units 1/2 Subjects form

  43. VCE Units 1/2 studies • Will need to: - complete Section 5 of the Guide - show a high level of academic success in relevant Year 9 subjects - display excellent work habits • Meet the Deputy Headmaster or Director of Senior School (as required) • Follow-up interview may be required for some

  44. Applied Learning Pathway

  45. Applied Learning Refer to page 65 • Designed for students whose preferred learning style is more ‘hands–on’. VCAL: Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning

  46. Applied Learning • Emphasis on project-based learning • VCAL gives students the necessary skills to equip them well for employment, training at the TAFE level and to support students seeking an apprenticeship or traineeship.

  47. VCAL Students will complete studies in the following strands: • Literacy • Numeracy • Personal Development Skills • Work Related Skills and, • Industry Specific Skills (which might include a VET certificate, a SBAT, or another recognised certificate).

  48. VCAL Three levels of the certificate: • Foundation • Intermediate and, • Senior The decision as to which level a student will study at will be determined as part of the application process

  49. VCAL • Students will be required to complete individual and group projects as part of their VCAL program. • As for all other Year 10 students, boys participating in the VCAL program will be required to study Religious Education, Sport, a Mathematics and attend all Pastoral Care sessions.

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