CHOOSING COURSES

Some guidelines for choosing courses are:

Is the course: -

• Within a student’s capability

• Interesting or enjoyable

• Helpful for a career e.g. satisfying University course prerequisites, recommendations and/or assumed knowledge

In awarding a tertiary entrance ranking, UAC re-scales HSC marks. Some students believe that by choosing certain subjects their results will automatically be scaled up. Students who choose courses not suited to their needs, interest or abilities, in the mistaken belief that they will maximise their ATAR, may very well disadvantage themselves by performing relatively poorly, achieving a lower mark than expected.

Students need to focus their endeavours on the HSC so that they work consistently and diligently throughout both the Preliminary and HSC years, so as to achieve to the level of their capability. This may involve some hard decisions being made about priorities with regard to work, leisure time and other extracurricular activities. Students are encouraged to set clear goals before they commence their course and write them down as a reminder reflecting on their progress in such areas from time to time.

Note that if students are wanting to choose more than two subjects that require a major work, they must receive permission from the Head of Secondary School.

At Green Point Christian College, students in Year 11 are expected to study 12 Units unless there are exceptional circumstances which will need to be discussed with the Head of Secondary School and/or the Curriculum Coordinator/ Student Advisor.

A variety of information sources are available to help with career ideas and choices of Year 11 and 12 subjects. Some of these include:

UAC Uni requirements booklet...

UAC site…

My Big Tomorrow…

Bullseye posters… year-10-booklet-2026.pdf (uac.edu.au) www.uac.edu.au www.mybigtomorrow.com.au www.dese.gov.au/collections/a4-colour-bullseye-posters

Job Jump (College has software licence) www.jobjump.com.au

University websites… e.g. www.newcastle.edu.au

Apprenticeships…

Good Universities Guide…

Good Careers Guide

My Career Match… www.aapathways.com.au www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au

The Good Careers Guide | Good Universities Guide www.mycareermatch.com.au

(The College has an account for students)

Some thoughts to keep in mind in choosing subjects….

• Abilities/Strengths – what are you good at?

• Interests/Motivation – what do you like doing?

• Career aspirations – what do you want to do?

• Subject requirements - Practical/Major works

E.g. Drama, Music, Society and Culture, Industrial Technology, Aboriginal Studies, Textiles and Design, Visual Art, Extension 2 English, Extension Science, Extension History.

• Subject combinations – subjects that go well together

E g. Music and Drama reinforce creative skills (e g. for some Acting/Entertainment careers)

E g. Chemistry and Biology reinforce Science skills (e g. for some Science careers)

E g. Business Studies and Economics reinforce business skills (e g. for some Business-related careers)