2023 Senior School Handbook

Principal's Welcome

Support for Students Student Assemblies - Student Participation , Extra Curricular Activities, Managed Individual Pathways

Who Can Help? The Unit/Subject Teacher, The Learning Area Leader, The Wellbeing Centre, Your Wellbeing Teacher, Year Level Leaders, The Careers Leader

Year 10

Year 10 Information The Year 10 Program, Wellbeing, Pathway Planning, Guidelines for Year 10 Students Who Wish To Undertake VCE/VET Units

Year 10 Science Science at Year 10, Biology (Single Semester), Chemistry (Single Semester), Physics (Single Semester), Psychology (Single Semester), Environmental Issues and Actions (Single Semester)

Year 10 Arts Dance (Single Semester), Drama (Single Semester), Music (Single Semester), Media (Single Semester), Visual Communication & Design (Single Semester), Event Management (Single Semester), Visual Art (Single Semester)

Year 10 English Semester 1, Students choose one elective for Semester 1:, Murder Mystery, Literary Classics, Talking Back, True Stories, English Language, Dangerous Women, Semester 2, Core English, Semesters 1 and 2, English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Year 10 Mathematics Mathematics Pathway Options, Advanced Mathematics 1 & 2 - Semester 1 & 2, Mainstream Mathematics 1 & 2 - Semester 1 & 2, Practical Mathematics 1 & 2 - Semester 1 & 2, Consumer Mathematics 1 - Semester 1 or 2

Year 10 Technology Costume Design (Single Semester), Jewellery Design (Single Semester), Year 10 Textile Design (Single Semester) , Food For Life (Single Semester)

Year 10 Humanities Myths and Legends (Single Semester), Economics (Single Semester), Refugees, Rights & Radical Regimes (Single Semester), Explosive Decades (Single Semester), International Studies (Single Semester), Misdemeanours & Retributions (Single Semester), Philosophy: The Meaning of Life (Single Semester)

Year 10 Health & PE IEP: Introduction to Exercise Physiology (Single Semester), SAMS: Sports Action Management (Single Semester), YLYC: Your Life, Your Choice (Single Semester), OE: Outdoor Education (Single Semester)

Year 10 Languages French (Semester 1 & 2), Chinese (Semester 1 & 2)

Year 10 Cross Disciplinary Digital Worlds (Single Semester), Extended Investigation (Single Semester)

VCE Studies Curriculum Structure, VCE Subjects available, Unit 3 & 4 Acceleration

VCE/VET/VM Programs What do I have to do to get my VCE?, VET Programs, VCE – Vocational Major ( for Yr 11 2023 students only and Yr 12 students 2024) , Attendance Requirements, How Do I Gain Tertiary Entry?

External Subjects Victorian School of Languages, Virtual School Victoria and College of Adult Education, CHES: Centre for Higher Education Studies

Language and VCE Do I qualify for English as an Additional Language (EAL)?, Language Studies and the ATAR, Enrolment in Study of Language - Second Language

VCE Assessment How do I satisfactorily complete a unit?, Assessment of Units 1 and 2, Assessment of Units 3 and 4, School Assessment, VCE Assessment Protocols: School Assessed Coursework & Tasks, Approved Absences , Dictionaries, Absences , Late Work, Study Scores, Special Provision for Unit 3 and 4 Studies

VCE Subject Selection VCE Program at MGC

Glossary of Terms Appeal, Assessment, ATAR, Attendance, Authentication, Breach of Rules, Candidate Numbers, Change of Name and/or Address, Deadlines, Delay of Decision on Satisfactory Completion of a Unit, Derived Examination Score, GAT, Grades, Learning Outcome, Lost or Damaged Work, Reports, Results, SAC, SAT, Special Provision, VCAA, VCE, VCE – VM , VET, VTAC, Key Dates

VCE English Studies English, English as an Additional Language, English Language, Literature , 7th Period English Studies at VCE, VCE Vocational Major English

VCE Mathematics Year 11, Year 12, Options for Year 12, General Mathematics, General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods , Specialist Mathematics , VCE Vocational Major Mathematics, Unit 1 , Unit 2

VCE Arts Dance, Drama, Media, Music Performance, VCE MUSIC , Art: Making and Exhibiting (PREVIOUSLY STUDIO ARTS), Visual Communication Design

VCE Science Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Environmental Science

VCE Technology Studies Design Technology, Product Design & Technology, Food Studies, Digital Technology, Applied Computing

VCE Humanities Australian and Global Politics, Twentieth Century History and History Revolutions, Sociology, Philosophy, Business Economic Studies, Accounting, Business Management, Legal Studies

VCE Languages French, Chinese (Second Language), Chinese (First Language)

VCE Health & PE Health & Human Development, Outdoor & Environmental Studies, Physical Education

VCE Vocational Major As well as VM English and Maths, VM students study these two specific VM subjects:, Work Related Skills Units 1-2, Personal Development Skills Units 1-2

VET What is VET?, Why Choose a VET Program?, VCE VET Studies, Program Delivery and Costs, Year 10/11 VET Programs

Career Opportunities VCE Study Designs, Important Careers Notes, What is a VCE Pathway?, Why Do We Have Pathways?, How Do I Keep "My Options" Open?

VCE Pathways Engineering/Computing, Science, Environmental Science, Accounting/Business/Commerce, Human Services, Travel/Tourism, Visual & Performing Arts, Humanities, Catering/Food, Design Based Courses, Any Other Pathways

Links and Resources Universities, Tafe Colleges, Resources

2023 Senior School Handbook

2023 · 04 Jun 2018

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