English
English
The study of English contributes to the development of literate individuals capable of critical and creative thinking, aesthetic appreciation and creativity. This study also develops students’ ability to create and analyse texts, moving from interpretation to reflection and critical analysis. Through engagement with texts from the contemporary world and from the past, and using texts from Australia and from other cultures, students studying English become confident, articulate and critically aware communicators and further develop a sense of themselves, their world and their place within it.
English helps equip students for participation in a democratic society and the global community. This study will build on the learning established through 7-10 English in the key discipline concepts of language, literature and literacy, and the language modes of listening, speaking, reading, viewing and writing.
Literature
VCE Literature provides opportunities for students to develop their awareness of other people, places and cultures and explore the way texts represent the complexity of human experience. Students examine the evolving and dialogic nature of texts, the changing contexts in which they were produced and notions of value. They develop an understanding and appreciation of literature, and an ability to reflect critically on the aesthetic and intellectual aspects of texts.
The study of Literature enables students to consider the power and complexity of language, the ways literary features and techniques contribute to meaning and the significance of form and structure. They develop their capacity to read and interpret texts and reflect on their interpretations and those of others, and in turn reflect on their personal experience and the experiences of others, cultivating an awareness that there are multiple readings of texts and that the nature of language and text is dynamic. They are encouraged to be independent, innovative and creative, developing the ability to read deeply and widely and to establish and articulate their views through creative and analytical responses.
Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of function and pattern in number, logic, space and structure. It provides both a framework for thinking and a means of symbolic communication that is powerful, logical, concise and precise. It also provides a means by which people can understand and manage their environment. Essential mathematical activities include calculating and computing, abstracting, conjecturing, proving, applying, investigating, modelling, and problem posing and solving.
This study is designed to provide access to worthwhile and challenging mathematical learning in a way which takes into account the needs and aspirations of a wide range of students. It is also designed to promote students’ awareness of the importance of mathematics in everyday life in a technological society, and confidence in making effective use of mathematical ideas, techniques and processes.
Foundation Mathematics Units 1 and 2
Foundation Mathematics provides for the continuing mathematical development of students entering VCE and who do not necessarily intend to undertake Unit 3 and 4 studies in VCE Mathematics in the following year.
In Foundation Mathematics there is a strong emphasis on the use of mathematics in practical contexts encountered in everyday life in the community, at work and at study. The areas of study for Units 1 and 2 of Foundation mathematics are ‘Space, shape and design’, ‘Patterns and number’, ‘Data’ and ‘Measurement’. All four areas of study are to be completed over the two units.
Pre-requisite –Students choosing Year 11 Foundation Mathematics, need to have completed any Year 10 Mathematics subject (including Consolidating mathematics). For students who studied 10 Maths – Consolidating (MAMC10) Foundation Mathematics is the only VCE Mathematics that can be studied in Year 11.
In the current Study Design, studying Year 11 Foundation Mathematics does not lead to any Year 12 Mathematics subject. See flowchart for details.
General Mathematics Units 1 and 2
General Mathematics provides for different combinations of student interests and preparation for study of VCE Mathematics at the Unit 3 and 4 level. The areas of study for General Mathematics unit 1 and unit 2 are ‘Algebra and structure’, ‘Arithmetic and number’, ‘Discrete mathematics’, ‘Geometry, measurement and trigonometry’, ‘Graphs of linear and non-linear relations’ and ‘Statistics’. Topics studied include computation and practical arithmetic, matrices, shape and measurement, data analysis, bivariate data, linear relations and equations, trigonometry, financial arithmetic, linear graphs and modelling, number patterns and recursion, networks. All students are required to have their own TI-Nspire CX II CAS calculator.
Pre-requisite –Students choosing Year 11 General Mathematics, need to have achieved satisfactory results in Year 10 Mathematics (MAAM10 or MAMM10). Students who studied 10 Mathematics – Consolidating (MAMC10) cannot select Year 11 General Mathematics.
Studying Year 11 General Mathematics leads to Year 12 Further Mathematics. See flowchart for details.
Mathematical Methods Units 1 and 2
Mathematical Methods Units 1 and 2 are designed as preparation for Mathematical Methods units 3 and 4 and contain assumed knowledge and skills for these units. The areas of study are ‘Functions and graphs’, ‘Algebra’, ‘Calculus’ and ‘Probability and statistics’. Topics studied include linear functions, quadratic functions, functions and relations, cubic and quartic functions, matrices, probability, counting techniques, exponential and logarithmic functions, circular functions and calculus. All students are required to have their own TI-Nspire CX II CAS calculator.
Pre-requisite –Students choosing Year 11 Mathematical Methods, need to have a good understanding of Year 10 Mathematics (MAAM10 or MAMM10).
Studying Year 11 Mathematical Methods leads to Year 12 Mathematical Methods or Year 12 Further Mathematics (or both). See flowchart for details.
Specialist Mathematics Units 1 and 2
Specialist Mathematics Units 1 and 2, taken in conjunction with Mathematical Methods units 1 and 2, provide a comprehensive preparation for Specialist Mathematics units 3 and 4. Specialist Mathematics units 1 and 2 cannot be studied on its own. The areas of study for Units 1 and 2 of Specialist Mathematics are ‘Algebra and structure’, ‘Arithmetic and number’, ‘Discrete mathematics’, ‘Geometry, measurement and trigonometry’, ‘Graphs of linear and non-linear relations’ and ‘Statistics’. Topics studied include geometry in plane and proof, number systems and recursion, applications of trigonometry, kinematics, inequalities and linear programming, graphs of non-linear relations, vectors, data distributions, sampling and sampling distributions, linear transformations, principles of counting. All students are required to have their own TI-Nspire CX II CAS calculator.
Pre-requisite –Students choosing Year 11 Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathematics, need to have a very good understanding of Year 10 Mathematics (MAAM10 or MAMM10).
Studying Year 11 Specialist Mathematics (taken in conjunction with Year 11 Mathematical Methods) leads to Year 12 Specialist Mathematics (taken in conjunction with Year 12 Mathematical Methods) or Year 12 Mathematical Methods only or Year 12 Mathematical Methods and Year 12 Further Mathematics or Year 12 Further Mathematics only. See flowchart for details.
Further Mathematics Units 3 and 4
Further Mathematics consists of two areas of study, a compulsory core area of study to be completed in Unit 3 and an applications area of study to be completed in Unit 4. The core comprises ‘Data analysis’ and ‘Recursion and financial modelling’. The applications comprises two modules to be completed in their entirety, from a selection of four possible modules: ‘Matrices’, ‘Networks and decision mathematics’, ‘Geometry and measurement’ and ‘Graphs and relations’. ‘Data analysis’ comprises 40 per cent of the content to be covered, ‘Recursion and financial modelling’ comprises 20 per cent of the content to be covered, and each selected module comprises 20 per cent of the content to be covered. All students are required to have their own TI-Nspire CX II CAS calculator.
Pre-requisite- Students choosing Year 12 Further Mathematics need to have completed Year 11 General Mathematics or Year 11 Mathematical Methods.
Mathematical Methods Units 3 and 4
Mathematical Methods units 3 and 4 consist of the areas of study ‘Functions and graphs’, ‘Calculus’, ‘Algebra’ and ‘Probability and statistics’. Each area of study is covered in progression from unit 3 to unit 4. There is development in the complexity and sophistication of problem types and mathematical processes used in the applications from these areas of study. Appropriate use of technology to support and develop the teaching and learning of mathematics is incorporated into the course. Assumed knowledge and skills for Mathematical Methods units 3 and 4 are contained in Mathematical Methods units 1 and 2. All students are required to have their own TI-Nspire CX II CAS calculator.
Pre-requisite- Students choosing Year 12 Mathematical Methods need to have completed Year 11 Mathematical Methods.
Specialist Mathematics Units 3 and 4
Specialist Mathematics Units 3 and 4 consist of the areas of study: ‘Functions and graphs’, ‘Algebra’, ‘Calculus’, ‘Vectors’, ‘Mechanics’ and ‘Probability and statistics’. The content for Unit 3 and Unit 4 provides a balanced and progressive development of knowledge and skills with connections among the areas of study developed as appropriate across Unit 3 and Unit 4.
Assumed knowledge and skills for Specialist Mathematics Units 3 and 4 are contained in Specialist Mathematics Units 1 and 2 and Mathematical Methods Units 1 and 2. All students are required to have their own TI-Nspire CX II CAS calculator.
Pre-requisite- Students choosing Year 12 Specialist Mathematics (taken in conjunction with Year 12 Mathematical Methods) need to have completed Year 11 Specialist Mathematics and Year 11 Mathematical Methods.
Science
Biology
Biology enables students to investigate the processes involved in sustaining life at cellular, system, species and ecosystem levels. In undertaking this study, students examine how life has evolved over time and understand that in the dynamic and interconnected system of life all change has a consequence that may affect an individual, a species or the collective biodiversity of Earth. The study gives students insights into how knowledge of molecular and evolutionary concepts underpin much of contemporary biology, and the applications used by society to resolve problems and make advancements.
In Biology, students develop a range of inquiry skills involving practical experimentation and research, analytical skills including critical and creative thinking, and communication skills. Students use scientific and cognitive skills and understanding to analyse contemporary biology-related issues, and communicate their views from an informed position.
Biology provides for continuing study pathways within the discipline and leads to a broad range of careers, including: biotechnology, dentistry, ecology, education, food science, forestry, health care, horticulture, medicine, optometry, physiotherapy and veterinary science. Biologists also work in cross-disciplinary areas such as bushfire research, environmental management and conservation, forensic science, geology, medical research and sports science.
Chemistry
Chemistry enables students to examine a range of chemical, biochemical and geophysical phenomena through the exploration of the nature of chemicals and chemical processes. In undertaking this study, students apply chemical principles to explain and quantify the behaviour of matter, as well as undertake practical activities that involve the analysis and synthesis of a variety of materials.
In Chemistry, students develop a range of inquiry skills involving practical experimentation and research specific to the knowledge of the discipline, analytical skills including critical and creative thinking, and communication skills. Students use scientific and cognitive skills and understanding to analyse contemporary chemistry-related issues, and communicate their views from an informed position.
Chemistry provides for continuing study pathways within the discipline and leads to a range of careers. Chemistry is applied in many fields of endeavour including agriculture, bushfire research, dentistry, dietetics, education, engineering, environmental sciences, forensic science, forestry, horticulture, medicine, metallurgy, meteorology, pharmacy, sports science, toxicology, veterinary science and viticulture.
Physics
Physics is a natural science based on observations, experiments, measurements and mathematical analysis with the purpose of finding quantitative explanations for phenomena occurring from the subatomic scale through to the planets, stellar systems and galaxies in the Universe. In undertaking this study, students develop their understanding of the roles of careful and systematic experimentation and modelling in the development of theories and laws.
They undertake practical activities and apply physics principles to explain and quantify both natural and constructed phenomena. In Physics students develop a range of inquiry skills involving practical experimentation and research, analytical skills including critical and creative thinking, and communication skills. Students use scientific and cognitive skills and understanding to analyse contemporary physics-related issues and to communicate their views from an informed position.
Physics provides for continuing study pathways within the discipline and leads to a range of careers. Physicists may undertake research and development in specialist areas including acoustics, astrophysics and cosmology, atmospheric physics, computational physics, education, energy research, engineering, instrumentation, lasers and photonics, medical physics, nuclear science, optics, pyrotechnics and radiography. Physicists also work in cross-disciplinary areas such as bushfire research, climate science, forensic science, geology, materials science, neuroscience and sports science.
Psychology
Psychology provides students with a framework for exploring the complex interactions between biological, psychological and social factors that influence human thought, emotions and behaviour. In undertaking this study, students apply their learning to everyday situations including workplace and social relations. They gain insights into a range of psychological health issues in society.
In Psychology, students develop a range of inquiry skills involving practical experimentation and research, analytical skills including critical and creative thinking, and communication skills. Students use scientific and cognitive skills and understanding to analyse contemporary psychology-related issues, and communicate their views from an informed position.
Psychology provides for continuing study pathways within the discipline and leads to a range of careers. Opportunities may involve working with children, adults, families and communities in a variety of settings such as academic and research institutions, management and human resources, and government, corporate and private enterprises. Fields of applied psychology include educational, environmental, forensic, health, sport and organisational psychology. Specialist fields of psychology include counselling and clinical contexts, as well as neuropsychology, social psychology and developmental psychology. Psychologists also work in cross-disciplinary areas such as medical research or as part of on-going or emergency support services in educational, institutional and industrial settings.
Environmental Science
In Environmental Science, Earth is understood as a set of four interrelated systems: the atmosphere, the biosphere, the hydrosphere and the lithosphere. Exploring how the relationships between these systems produce natural environmental change over a variety of time scales and how these systems respond to change and disruption. Students investigate the extent to which humans modify their environments and the consequences of these changes in local and global contexts with a focus on biodiversity, pollution, food and water security, climate change and energy use.
Environmental Science students engage in a range of scientific investigation methodologies, to develop key science skills, and to interrogate the links between theory, knowledge and practice. Students work collaboratively as well as independently on a range of tasks involving controlled experiments, fieldwork, case studies, correlational studies, classification and identification.
Environmental Science provides direct pathways to a range of careers related to atmospheric sciences, ecology, environmental chemistry and geosciences. The interdisciplinary nature of the study leads to pathways including, but not limited to, architecture, environmental law, engineering, environmental consultancy, environmental advocacy, government policy development, industrial management, landscape design, regional and urban planning, and teaching and research. Environmental scientists also work in cross-disciplinary solutions-oriented areas such as coastal management, climate risk management and disaster risk management.
Humanities
Accounting
Accounting involves modelling, forecasting and providing advice to stakeholders through the process of collecting, recording, reporting, analysing and interpreting financial and non-financial data and accounting information. This data and information is communicated to internal and external stakeholders and is used to inform decision-making within the business with a view to improving business performance. Accounting plays an integral role in the successful operation and management of businesses.
Accounting prepares students for a university or TAFE vocational study pathway to commerce, management and accounting, leading to careers in areas such as financial accounting, management accounting, forensic/ investigative accounting, taxation, environmental accounting, management and corporate or personal financial planning.
Business management
In contemporary Australian society, there are a range of businesses managed by people who establish systems and processes to achieve a variety of objectives. These systems and processes are often drawn from historical experience and management theories designed to optimise the likelihood of achieving success.
In studying Business Management, students develop knowledge and skills that enhance their confidence and ability to participate effectively as socially responsible and ethical members, managers and leaders of the business community, and as informed citizens, consumers and investors.
The study of Business Management leads to opportunities across all facets of the business and management field such as small business owner, project manager, human resource manager, operations manager or executive manager. Further study can lead to specialisation in areas such as marketing, public relations and event management.
Geography
Geography enables students to examine natural and human phenomena, how and why they change, their interconnections and the patterns they form across the Earth’s surface. In doing so, they develop a better understanding of their own place and its spaces and those in other parts of the world. These spatial perspectives, when integrated with historical, economic, ecological and cultural perspectives, deepen understanding of places, environments and human interactions with these.
In Geography students develop a range of skills, many of which employ spatial and digital technologies. Investigative skills develop students’ ability to conduct geographic study and inquiry including the collection of primary data through observation, surveys, fieldwork, and the collection of data and information from relevant secondary sources. Interpretative and analytical skills enable students to interpret information presented in a variety of formats including maps, graphs, diagrams and images.
History
The study of History assists students to understand themselves, others and their world, and broadens their perspective by examining people, groups, events, ideas and movements. Through studying History, students develop social, political, economic and cultural understanding.
They also explore continuity and change: the world is not as it has always been, and it will be subject to change in the future. In this sense, history is relevant to contemporary issues. It fosters an understanding of human agency and informs decision making in the present. The study of history fosters the ability to ask searching questions, to engage in independent research, and to construct arguments about the past based on evidence. Historical comprehension enables a source to be understood in relation to its context; that is, students make links between the source and the world in which it was produced.
Legal studies
In contemporary Australian society, there is a range of complex laws that exist to protect the rights of individuals and to achieve social stability. These laws are made by bodies such as parliament and the courts and are upheld by a number of institutions and processes within the legal system. Members of society interact with the laws and the legal system in many aspects of their lives and can in influence law makers.
The study of Legal Studies enables students to become active and informed citizens by providing them with valuable insights into their relationship with the law and the legal system. They develop knowledge and skills that enhance their confidence and ability to access and participate in the legal system. Students come to appreciate how legal systems and processes aim to achieve social stability, and how they themselves can create positive changes to laws and the legal system. Legal Studies equips students with the ability to research and analyse legal information and apply legal reasoning and decision-making skills, and fosters critical thinking to solve legal problems.
Health and PE
Health and human development
Health and human development provides students with broad understandings of health and wellbeing that reach far beyond the individual. Students learn how important health and wellbeing is to themselves and to families, communities, nations and global society. Students explore the complex interplay of biological, sociocultural and environmental factors that support and improve health and wellbeing and those that put it at risk. The study provides opportunities for students to view health and wellbeing, and development, holistically – across the lifespan and the globe, and through a lens of social equity and justice.
Health and human development is designed to foster health literacy. As individuals and as citizens, students develop their ability to navigate information, to recognise and enact supportive behaviours, and to evaluate healthcare initiatives and interventions. Students take this capacity with them as they leave school and apply their learning in positive and resilient ways through future changes and challenges.
Health and human development offers students a range of pathways including further formal study in areas such as health promotion, community health research and policy development, humanitarian aid work, allied health practices, education, and the health profession.
Outdoor and environmental studies
Outdoor and environmental studies is concerned with the ways humans interact with and relate to outdoor environments. ‘Outdoor environments’ covers environments that have minimum influence from humans, as well as those environments that have been subject to different levels of human intervention. The study enables students to make critically informed comment on questions of environmental sustainability and to understand the importance of environmental health, particularly in local contexts.
In this study both passive and active outdoor activities provide the means for students to develop experiential knowledge of outdoor environments. Such knowledge is then enhanced through the theoretical study of outdoor environments from perspectives of environmental history, ecology and the social studies of human relationships with nature. The study also examines the complex interplay between outdoor environments and humans.
Outdoor experiences suited to this study are: a range of guided activities in areas such as farms, mining/logging sites, interpretation centres, coastal areas, rivers, mountains, bushland, forests, urban parks, and state or national parks. Activities undertaken could include bushwalking, cross-country skiing, canoe touring, cycle touring, conservation and restoration activities, marine exploration, and participation in community projects. Outdoor experiences that use weapons or motorised devices to replace human effort are not suitable for this study.
Physical education
The study of Physical education enables students to integrate a contemporary understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of performance and participation in physical activity with practical application. Through engagement in physical activities, Physical education enables students to develop the knowledge and skills required to critically evaluate influences that affect their own and others performance and participation in physical activity.
This study equips students with the appropriate knowledge and skills to plan, develop and maintain their involvement in physical activity, sport and exercise across their lifespan and to understand the physical, social, emotional and cognitive health benefits associated with being active. The study also prepares students for employment and/or further study at the tertiary level or in vocational education and training settings in fields such as exercise and sport science, health science, education, recreation, sport development and coaching, health promotion and related careers.
Religion
Religion and society
VCE Religion and society enables students to understand the complex interactions between religion and society over time. Religion has played and continues to play a significant role in the development and maintenance of society. Students come to appreciate that religion can be a positive force of power, authority and justice. However, religious institutions have not always interacted positively with society at large and have at times supported the unethical behaviour of other power structures in society and of individuals.
The study of religion and society can assist students in reaching a deeper, balanced understanding of societies and cultures in which multiple worldviews coexist. Students explore how such societies and their religious traditions negotiate significant ethical issues. Religious traditions offer value systems that guide their interactions with society and influence society’s decision making. This study offers an insight into the religious beliefs and other aspects of religion that express these value systems. Students study the role of religions in supporting adherents to grapple with the big questions of human existence and to respond to significant life experiences.
Arts
Drama
In Drama, students tell stories, explore ideas, make sense of their worlds and communicate meaning through the practice of performance-making. The study of drama enables students’ individual and collective identities to be explored, expressed and validated. Students develop an ability to empathise through understanding and accepting diversity. Students draw from, and respond to, contexts and stories that reflect different cultures, genders, sexualities and abilities.
Drama connects students to multiple traditions of drama practice across a range of social, historical and cultural contexts. Through the processes of devising and performing drama, students investigate self and others by exploring and responding to the contexts, the narratives and the stories that shape their worlds. The study of drama introduces students to theories and processes for the creative development of new work and allows them to develop skills as creative and critical thinkers. Students develop an appreciation of drama as an art form through their work as solo and ensemble performers, and engagement with professional contemporary drama practice. They develop skills of communication, criticism, aesthetic understanding and aesthetic control.
Drama equips students with knowledge, skills and confidence to communicate as individuals and collaboratively in a broad range of social, cultural and work-related contexts. The study of drama may provide pathways to training and tertiary study in acting, dramaturgy, theatre-making, script writing, communication and drama criticism.
Media study
This study provides students with the opportunity to examine the media in both historical and contemporary contexts while developing skills in media design and production in a range of media forms.
Media study provides students with the opportunity to analyse media concepts, forms and products in an informed and critical way. Students consider narratives, technologies and processes from various perspectives including an analysis of structure and features. They examine debates about the media’s role in contributing to and influencing society. Students integrate these aspects of the study through the individual design and production of their media representations, narratives and products.
Media study supports students to develop and refine their planning and analytical skills, critical and creative thinking and expression, and to strengthen their communication skills and technical knowledge. Students gain knowledge and skills in planning and expression valuable for participation in and contribution to contemporary society. This study leads to pathways for further theoretical and/or practical study at tertiary level or in vocational education and training settings; including screen and media, marketing and advertising, games and interactive media, communication and writing, graphic and communication design, photography and animation.
Music performance
Music performance units 1 to 4 aims to broaden and enrich students’ musical experience, to assist students to develop personal awareness of the expressive and aesthetic qualities of music and to encourage a life-long engagement with music and music making. Music performance involves synthesis of knowledge of the music work/s being performed including their structure, style and context and their expressive qualities. Performance also requires the use of an instrument to interpret and realise the work, and knowledge and understanding of how to use an instrument/s to produce and manipulate sound. Performers use musicianship skills along with instrumental techniques to present musically engaging performances.
Through research and analysis of performances by leading practitioners, students become aware of ways that performance conventions, musical nuance and effective communication between performers and audience can facilitate engaging, exciting and meaningful performances. Students expand their musical vocabulary and develop language to articulate their awareness and understanding of the impact that interpretative decisions have on the music they perform, listen to and analyse.
Studio arts
The creative nature of the visual arts provides individuals with the opportunity for personal growth, the expression of ideas and a process for examining identity. Exhibitions of artworks offer an insight into the diverse interpretations of life and experiences of artists. Engagement with artworks facilitates creative thinking and the development of new ideas; it also supports connection and exchange within local, national and global communities. Studio Arts encourages and supports students to recognise their individual potential as artists and develop their understanding and development of art making.
Studio Arts broadens students’ understanding of, and ability to engage with, artworks. It equips students with the knowledge and skills to pursue an art studio practice and follow tertiary and industry pathways in fine art, research and education. The study also offers students opportunities for personal development and encourages them to make an ongoing contribution to society and the culture of their community through lifelong participation in the making and viewing of artworks.
Visual communication design
Visual communication design can inform people’s decisions about where and how they live and what they buy and consume. The visual presentation of information influences people’s choices about what they think, what they need or want. The study provides students with the opportunity to develop informed, critical and discriminating approaches to understanding and using visual communications, and nurtures their ability to think creatively about design solutions. Design thinking, which involves the application of creative, critical and reflective techniques, supports skill development in areas beyond design, including science, business, marketing and management.
The rapid acceleration of the capabilities and accessibility of digital design technologies has brought new challenges to visual communication design practices. Through the consideration of ethical and environmental sustainability issues, students are able to make informed choices that affect current and future practices. The study of Visual communication design can provide pathways to training and tertiary study in design and design-related studies, including communication, industrial and fashion design, architecture and media.
Technology
Food studies
Australia has a varied and abundant food supply, and food and cooking have become prominent in digital media and publishing. Globally, many people do not have access to a secure and varied food supply and many Australians, amid a variety of influences, consume food and beverage products that may harm their health. This study examines the background to this abundance and explores reasons for our food choices.
Food studies is designed to build the capacities of students to make informed food choices. Students develop their understanding of food while acquiring skills that enable them to take greater ownership of their food decisions and eating patterns. This study complements and supports further training and employment opportunities in the fields of home economics, food technology, food manufacturing and hospitality.
Product design and technology: Wood, metal and textiles
Designers play an important part in our daily lives. They determine the form and function of the products we use and transform ideas into drawings and plans for the creation of products that fulfil human needs and wants. Students also consider sustainability issues. Students consider the consequences of product design choices, and develop skills to critically analyse existing products and develop their own creative solutions.
Product design and technology offers students a range of career pathways in design in fields such as industrial, transport, service, interior and exhibition, engineering, fashion, furniture, jewellery, textile and ceramics, at both professional and vocational levels. Moreover, Product design and technology informs sustainable behaviours and develops technical skills enabling students to present multiple solutions to everyday life situations. It contributes to developing creative problem solvers and project managers well-equipped to deal with the multidisciplinary nature of modern workplaces.
Indonesian
Indonesian as a second language
The study of Indonesian contributes to student personal development in a range of areas including communication skills, intercultural understanding, cognitive development, literacy and general knowledge. Learning and using an additional language encourages students to examine the influences on their perspectives and society, and to consider issues important for effective personal, social and international communication. It enables students to examine the nature of language, including their own, and the role of culture in language, communication and identity. By understanding the process of language learning, students can apply skills and knowledge to other contexts and languages. Learning a language engages analytical and reflective capabilities and enhances critical and creative thinking.
The study of Indonesian provides students with the ability to understand and use a language that is spoken in a country that is one of Australia’s closest neighbours, and is one of the most populous countries in the world. The study of a specific language exposes students to different experiences and perspectives at a personal level. It encourages students to be open to different ways of thinking, acting and interacting in the world, even beyond the language being studied and their own language. A broad range of social, economic and vocational opportunities result from study in a second language. Students are able to engage with Indonesian speaking communities in Australia and internationally in a variety of endeavours, including business, tourism and education.
Cadets
Cadets has a long-standing history at Monivae and has seen many students grow in self-confidence and further their leaderships skills during their time in cadets. From Year 9 – 12, students may remain in the unit to continue their training as well as form part of the leadership group. For more information click here
VCAL
VCAL is a recognised senior secondary qualification that has been designed to increase the pathways for young people in Years 11 and 12. It is a vocational alternative to the VCE that prepares students for further studies at TAFE and some university courses or training through apprenticeships and traineeships, and for employment.
VCAL provides hands-on learning, where students learn theory and gain knowledge and understanding through the practical application of skills. VCAL gives practical work related experience as well as literacy and numeracy and the opportunity to build personal skills that are important for life and work. This project based applied learning is meaningful, relevant, has a purpose and develops thinking and conceptual skills.
VCAL has four compulsory strands:
- Literacy and numeracy: units VCAL Literacy and numeracy units
- Industry specific strand: a VET course or a School based apprenticeship,
- Work related skills: units which develop employability through work preparation modules,
- Personal development skills: structured activities that help develop self-confidence, teamwork and others skills important for life and work.
VET Courses
Monivae may offer the following programs (pending student interest):
- Agriculture
- Automotive (For more information click here)
- Building and construction (For more information click here)
- Community services*
- Early childhood education and care
- Engineering *
- Hospitality or kitchen operations * (For more information click here)
- Salon and retail cosmetics
- Screen and media (no score or increment as HDSC does NOT do the scored assessment) (For more information click here)
- Sport and recreation *
* Scored assessment (i.e. can contribute towards an ATAR). The other courses can provide a 10% increment towards an ATAR, with the exception of Screen and media
It is possible that through discussion with the VET Coordinator, other VET courses may be available.
Click to download the 2022 VCE/VCAL Handbook here