Year 10 at The Lakes South Morang College

Year 10

The Lakes South Morang College begins its Senior School Program from Year 10.  The Year 10 curriculum program is aligned with VCE subject blocking – six sub­jects per semester, and classes run for 5 sessions per week for each subject.

English and Mathematics are compulsory for all Year 10 students for the whole year. Other Year 10 Subjects are Semester based subjects. All students are required to select one Science subject, but may select more if they wish. In Year 10 and in Year 11 students fill all six subject blocks, and in Year 12 a mini­mum of five subject blocks are filled.

While Year 10 is timetabled in a similar fashion to VCE subjects, its primary func­tion is to stand as the first year of a 3 year senior school program. No student is disadvantaged from attaining any qualification because they completed Year 10 subjects only during their Year 10 year. Outcomes for Year 10 are awarded as S or N, but are graded as A - E, as a per­centage, or as per rubric assessment. Year 10 subjects have an exam / formal assessment, and the required attendance is 90% to satisfactorily pass the subject. This is in line with VCE requirements.

Year 10 Student Course Counselling is essential, and is run on a one on one basis with the student by a senior member of staff from The Lakes South Morang College. Year 10 subjects are described in the “Senior School Hand­book” on the following pages.