Subject Selection

What do I want to be when I grow up? Which subjects should I select? What are the pre-requisites for my course? Have I done my career profiling?

It is challenging for our young students to already have their career mapped out before they begin their Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or Victorian Certificate of Education – Vocational Major (VCE-VM) pathway, however, these choices are very important as they will help to shape their learning journey ahead. This may shift and change over the next two to three years of their academic journey based on their experiences or change of mind in their career, which is perfectly understandable, particularly given the jobs our young people will most likely enter into don’t exist yet.

Therefore, the importance of seeking advice, asking the right questions, and challenging their thinking surrounding the choices they make is more important now than ever! Please make sure, as parents and guardians of our future generation, that you are engaging in these types of conversations with your children and re-assuring them there is guidance throughout the process. It is advised that they should choose subjects that suit their academic ability and interests, and most importantly, always strive to achieve their best.

Students and families can refer to the Subject Selection Handbooks for Years 10 and 11 and the following site has a number of videos produced by our talented staff outlining the curriculum offerings in their respective areas.

https://sites.google.com/mmcrc.vic.edu.au/subjectselectionvcevetvcal/home

Students and parents with questions about curriculum are welcome to email the relevant Curriculum Leader.

Religious Education – Mr John Ryan jryan@mmcrc.catholic.edu.au

English – Mr Richard Muranty rmuranty@mmcrc.catholic.edu.au

Mathematics – Mr Daniel Sheahan dsheahan@mmcrc.catholic.edu.au

Science – Mrs Dianna Malloy dmalloy@mmcrc.catholic.edu.au

Humanities – Mr Lloyd Pendergast lpendergast@mmcrc.catholic.edu.au

Arts/Technology – Ms Laura Higgins lhiggins@mmcrc.catholic.edu.au

Health & PE – Mr Scott Blencowe sblencowe@mmcrc.catholic.edu.au

VCE – Mr Peter Charles pcharles@mmcrc.catholic.edu.au

VCE-VM/VET – Mrs Joanne Knox jknox@mmcrc.catholic.edu.au

VCE Acceleration – Mr Patrick McCarthy pmccarthy@mmcrc.catholic.edu.au or

General Curriculum Enquiries – Mr Zac Cox zcox@mmcrc.catholic.edu.au

Students will make their subject selections via the Web Preferences website. We

are all in this journey together and want to make the experience as enjoyable and seamless as possible.

Subject selections for Year 9 (2023) close on Friday 19th August

Subject selections for Year 10 (2023) close on Friday 12th August

Subject selections for Year 11 (2023) close on Friday 19th August

Subject selections for Year 12 (2023) have closed.

Year 10 Subject Selection Interviews

Just a reminder to all Year 10 families that there are subject selection interviews taking place on Tuesday 9th August (3.30 – 5.30pm) and Wednesday 11th August (9.00 – 3.30pm). Bookings are currently open on PAM and will close Monday 8th August. There are no Year 10 classes on Wednesday 11th August. Students who normally attend AGA or TAFE Gippsland on a Wednesday are still required to attend their VET class.

Year 12 Careers Interviews

Just a reminder to all Year 12 families that there are career interviews taking place on Thursday 12th August (9.00 – 7.00pm). Bookings are currently open on PAM and will close Wednesday 8th August. There are no Year 12 classes on Thursday 12th August.

Elevate Education Parent Webinar Seminars

Elevate Education are continuing to provide parents of Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional Student College exclusive access to their Parent Webinar Series for Term 3, 2022.

To reserve your spot, you can register for free below.

You can register by clicking here.

Wednesday 10th August Essay Writing Masterclass

✅ The importance of goal-setting in essay writing;

✅ How you can provide real-time support & feedback to speed up the process of improvement;

✅ How students can begin to self-assess their work so they can become independent writers;

Wednesday 24th August Note Making

Wednesday 7th September Exam Room Skills

Wednesday 21st September Memory

The webinars are run live online from 6.30pm – 7.30pm (AEST) where the presenter will share Elevate’s key research and skills, and will conduct a live Q&A so you can ask them questions directly. If you are unable to make the webinar, don't worry! If you sign up to attend, you'll receive the webinar recording on Thursday morning.

Should you have questions or would like to contact Elevate directly, their details are listed below.📞 1300 667 945

✉️ auscoaching@elevateeducation.com

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