WELCOME

Dear Parents/Carers

Congratulations on successfully arriving at this point in your child’s education. The next two years of study are exciting and challenging as students move into their final years of High School. A wonderful feature of these years is the opportunity for students to choose the majority of their subjects. This allows them to follow their strengths and interests, to begin thinking about what they might like to do after school and to grow in maturity as they control their own pattern of study.

We at Green Point Christian College see that decisions about the future need to be made through our relationship with Jesus Christ. Our future opens opportunities to be used in His service and all decisions need to be made in and for Him. Year 11 will see the beginning of a new level of responsibility at Green Point and students will be expected to take this responsibility seriously.

Together with a prayerful attitude, students need to look at those subjects in which they excel, find interesting and stimulating and can see that a two years’ course will meet their academic needs as well as be fulfilling. Few careers these days have definite prerequisites and mostly bridging courses can overcome these, but it is wise to check with our Careers Advisor if a student has strong career directions already. If a student has a career interest it will translate into interest for a subject related to that career.

It is daunting to make such big decisions and we have a strong team of student Advisors which includes the Year Advisor, the Curriculum Coordinator/Student Advisor (Mr David Russell) and myself. Our aim will be to encourage each student to undertake a sensible, well-chosen set of subjects to meet NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) requirements.

Some subjects are familiar to students. They have spent four years studying subjects such as English, Mathematics, History and PDHPE. Entering Year 11 there are a set of new subjects including Economics, Aboriginal Studies and Hospitality. This booklet will give students an overview of possible choices to supplement conversations with staff at school about the requirements and content of different subjects.

Above all we are most concerned that all our students leave the College with a clear understanding of what God has done for us in Christ. We pray that they enter into a real relationship with Jesus Christ, “...the author and perfecter of our faith”. Hebrews 12:1-2

We will be praying for you and your child in this time of decision making for the future.

With warm regards

Steve Lobsey Head of Secondary