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NSC Senior School Subject Selection Handbook
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Page 3 of 26
Cover Page
Introduction
Promotions Policy, Year 9 and 10 Career Research
Subject Offerings 2026
Timelines
Timeline for Year 9 into 10 Subject Selection, Timeline for Year 10 into 11 Subject Selection, Timeline for Year 11 into 12 Subject Selection
Year 10 Course Selection
General Information and Subject Contributions
VCE in Year 10
Possible Advantages, Possible Disadvantages, Selection Criteria, Selection Process
VET
Vocational Education and Training in Schools, Full Day VET Courses
Sample Year 10 Courses
Compulsory Subjects
Year 10 Subjects: The Arts
Art Creative Practice, Media, Music Performance, Theatre Studies, Visual Communication Design
Year 10 Subjects: English
English (Core English - a whole year study), Literature (One Semester Only)
Year 10 Subjects: Health/PE
Healthy Communities (Core), Sport and Physical Performance, Health Matters
Year 10 Subjects: Humanities
Courts, Parliaments and Markets, Finance and Enterprise, Geography, History: Australia & the World (Core)
Year 10 Subjects: Mathematics
Foundation Mathematics, General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods
Year 10 Subjects: Science
Year 10 Science Electives, Biochemical Science, Physical Science, Biological Psychology, Earth and Space Science
Year 10 Subjects: Technologies
Applied Computing, Food Studies, Product Design and Technologies (Fabrics), Product Design and Technologies (Wood)
VCE Vocational Major
VCE Vocational Major Subjects, VCE VM Literacy, VCE VM Numeracy, VCE VM Personal Development Skills, VCE VM Work Related Skills, Industry Related Skills: Units 1 & 2, VCE Subject
VCE Structure at Norwood Secondary College
VSV and VSL
Virtual Schools Victoria and Victorian School of Languages
VCE: The Arts
Art Creative Practice, Drama, Media, Visual Communication Design (VCD)
VCE: English
English and English as an Additional Language, Literature
VCE: Health & PE
Health and Human Development, Physical Education, Sport and Recreation
VCE: Humanities
Accounting, Business Management, Geography, History, Unit 1 & 2: Modern History, Unit 3 & 4: Revolutions, Legal Studies
VCE: Mathematics
Foundation Mathematics, General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics
VCE: Science
Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, Psychology
VCE: Technologies
Applied Computing, Food Studies, Production Design and Technologies: Fabric or Wood
Selecting A New Unit 3 & 4 Subject
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Cover Page
Introduction
Promotions Policy, Year 9 and 10 Career Research
Subject Offerings 2026
Timelines
Timeline for Year 9 into 10 Subject Selection, Timeline for Year 10 into 11 Subject Selection, Timeline for Year 11 into 12 Subject Selection
Year 10 Course Selection
General Information and Subject Contributions
VCE in Year 10
Possible Advantages, Possible Disadvantages, Selection Criteria, Selection Process
VET
Vocational Education and Training in Schools, Full Day VET Courses
Sample Year 10 Courses
Compulsory Subjects
Year 10 Subjects: The Arts
Art Creative Practice, Media, Music Performance, Theatre Studies, Visual Communication Design
Year 10 Subjects: English
English (Core English - a whole year study), Literature (One Semester Only)
Year 10 Subjects: Health/PE
Healthy Communities (Core), Sport and Physical Performance, Health Matters
Year 10 Subjects: Humanities
Courts, Parliaments and Markets, Finance and Enterprise, Geography, History: Australia & the World (Core)
Year 10 Subjects: Mathematics
Foundation Mathematics, General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods
Year 10 Subjects: Science
Year 10 Science Electives, Biochemical Science, Physical Science, Biological Psychology, Earth and Space Science
Year 10 Subjects: Technologies
Applied Computing, Food Studies, Product Design and Technologies (Fabrics), Product Design and Technologies (Wood)
VCE Vocational Major
VCE Vocational Major Subjects, VCE VM Literacy, VCE VM Numeracy, VCE VM Personal Development Skills, VCE VM Work Related Skills, Industry Related Skills: Units 1 & 2, VCE Subject
VCE Structure at Norwood Secondary College
VSV and VSL
Virtual Schools Victoria and Victorian School of Languages
VCE: The Arts
Art Creative Practice, Drama, Media, Visual Communication Design (VCD)
VCE: English
English and English as an Additional Language, Literature
VCE: Health & PE
Health and Human Development, Physical Education, Sport and Recreation
VCE: Humanities
Accounting, Business Management, Geography, History, Unit 1 & 2: Modern History, Unit 3 & 4: Revolutions, Legal Studies
VCE: Mathematics
Foundation Mathematics, General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics
VCE: Science
Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, Psychology
VCE: Technologies
Applied Computing, Food Studies, Production Design and Technologies: Fabric or Wood
Selecting A New Unit 3 & 4 Subject
Timelines
