Year 10

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YEAR 10 LEARNING


Welcome to the Senior School. As you move from Year 9 Middle School through to the Senior School you will notice that students are offered more freedom to choose a pathway that matches their skills, interests and career aspirations. Students must meet Australian Curriculum requirements in Year 10, and at St Columba College all Year 10 students gain their first credits towards completing their SACE.
 
Counselling support from experienced teachers ensures students select a broad range of experiences in order to maximise their options for the future.

Compulsory Subjects

  • Religious Education
  • Kinship
  • English
  • History / Geography
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Exploring Identities and Futures (EIF)

Elective Subjects

Students will have the option of choosing six semester-based elective subjects.
 
Semester 1 = 3 choices
Semester 2 = 3 choices
 
Please read the subject descriptions to assist with elective choices.

What Is Exploring Identities and Futures (EIF)

The Exploring Identities and Futures (EIF) is a compulsory SACE Stage 1 subject undertaken in Year 10. Students must achieve a C grade or better or they will not be awarded the SACE or be eligible for an Australian Tertiary Admissions Ranking (ATAR). Students will be awarded 10 credits towards SACE for the completion of the EIF.
 
In EIF, students consider their aspirations and research career, training and further study choices to help them map out their future. Students identify goals and plan how to achieve them through school and post-school study options.
Students are encouraged to begin thinking about their pathways in the EIF.

Examinations

Year 10 examinations are offered according to whether the Stage 2 subject includes an exam component. Subjects without an exam component at Stage 2 will not have a Year 10 exam. The exam at Year 10 aims to provide all students with the opportunity to develop skills and become familiar with timed examination conditions. The examination result will be used in the calculation of the school-semester grade and should not exceed 10% of the semester result.