Information Technology

Information Technology Faculty

MR CHAU CHUC, HEAD OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

Fairholme’s first cohort of Year 12 Information and Communication Technology students graduated at the end of 2020, under the new QCE system using the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) mechanism for tertiary admissions. Congratulations to all graduating girls and remember, 'worthwhile education never ends and is never complete without the skills and knowledge to master the technology of the day.'

The Year 7 Digital Technologies course encouraged students to explore electronics and coding. The Year 8 Digital Technologies course extended these experiences.

The Year 10 Information Technology Studies course further extended the Year 7 and 8 IT skills with more coding, mechatronics, Operating Systems, Graphic Design, Animation, Multimedia Production, 3D Modelling and Cyber Safety.

The Year 11/12 ICT course was designed to allow students to develop general IT skills and to prepare them for their initial year of tertiary studies. To achieve this, the subject includes core knowledge, understanding and skills relating to: • hardware • software • ICT in society.

The core knowledge is explored through elective contexts that provide the flexibility needed to accommodate new technology and the wide range of interests and abilities of the students who study it. The elective in 2019/2020 included: • Graphic Design • Managing Data • Multimedia Production • 3D Modelling • The Science of Animation • Mechatronics.

The 2020 cohort of Year 12 Information Technology Systems achieved excellent results. Of the six students completing the course, five students received an A, and one received a B. Congratulations to all students who completed an IT course this year. Your efforts and results were outstanding.

ITS Award Recipient: 2020 Year 12 ICT Natalie Kehoe

Academic Results Digital Technologies

(End Semester 2 Results) SA 48.5 Year 7 HA 45.5% VHA 48.5% 5.8% 100 Year 8 VHA 100%

Academic Results Information Technologies

VHA 100 83.3 Year 10 Year 12 100% 40 Year 11 HA 60% VHA 40% HA 16.7% VHA (End Semester 2 Results) (Result for Whole Year) (Result for Whole Year) 83.3%