History

Ancient History

HOD Ms Peta Holmes Course No 15020

2 units for each of Year 11 and HSC NESA Developed Course

Course Requirements: The Historical Investigation and choice of topics in Parts I, II and III must not overlap or duplicate significantly any topic attempted for the HSC Ancient History or History Extension courses

Exclusions: Nil

Course Description

The Year 11 course is structured to provide students with opportunities to investigate past people, groups, events, institutions, societies and historical sites from the sources available, by applying the methods used by historians and archaeologists.

The HSC Course is structured to provide students with opportunities to apply their understanding of archaeological and written sources and relevant historiographical issues in the investigation of the ancient past.

Year 11 Course:

The course has three parts:

Part I: Investigating Ancient History

• The Nature of Ancient History: Representations of the Ancient Past (Cleopatra case study + Gladiator film study)

• Case Studies: European Case Study (The Celts) + Non-European Case Study (Masada)

Part II: Features of Ancient Societies

• Power and Image in New Kingdom Egypt

• Death and Burial in Celtic Europe

Part III: Historical Investigation (Ancient Sites)

• The investigation can be either integrated into any aspect of the Year 11 Course or attempted as one individual research project.

HSC Course:

The course has four parts:

• Part I: Core Study: Cities of Vesuvius –Pompeii and Herculaneum (25%)

• Part II: ONE Ancient Society (25%)Greece/Sparta

• Part III: ONE Personality in their Times (25%) – Agrippina the Younger

• Part IV: ONE Historical Period (25%)Rome-Julio-Claudian Emperors

Modern History

HOD Ms Peta Holmes Course No 15270

2 units for each of Year 11 and HSC NESA Developed Course Course Requirements: The Historical Investigation and choice of Case Study must not overlap or duplicate significantly any topic attempted for the HSC Modern History or History Extension courses.

Exclusions: Nil

Course Description

The Year 11 course is structured to provide students with opportunities to develop and apply their understanding of methods and issues involved in the investigation of modern history. Students investigate various aspects of the modern world, including people, ideas, movements, events and developments.

The HSC Course is structured to provide students with the opportunities to apply their understanding of sources and relevant historiographical issues in the investigation of the modern world.

Year 11 Course: The course has four parts:

Part I: Investigating Modern History

• This part of the course will not be taught as an explicit unit of work. Concepts and skills will be integrated into units of work from Case Studies, Historical Investigation and The Shaping of the Modern World.

Part II: Historical Investigation

• School-Developed Unit: Decolonisation. Integrated skills include- The Contestability of the Past.

Part III: Case Studies

• List A: The Decline and Fall of the Romanov Dynasty

• List B: The Cuban Revolution

Part IV: The Shaping of the Modern World

Topic: World War I.

• Integrated skills include- History and Memory, The Representation and Commemoration of the Past (includes a case study of the film, Suffragette) and the Investigation of Historic Sites and Sources..

HSC Course:

HSC Course – The course has four parts:

• Part I: Core Study: Power and Authority in the Modern World (19191946)

• Part II: National Study: Russia and the Soviet Union (1917-1941)

• Part III: Peace and Conflict: Conflict in Indochina (1954-1979)

• Part IV: Change in the Modern World: Civil Rights in the USA (1945-1968)

HOD Ms Peta Holmes

Extension History

Course No 15280

1 unit HSC NESA Developed Course

Course Requirements: The Year 11 course in Modern or Ancient History is a prerequisite for the HSC course.

Exclusions: Nil

Course Description

HSC History Extension involves the study and evaluation of the ideas and processes used by historians to construct history. In Part 1 of the course, students investigate the question ‘What is history?’ through studying a wide array of schools of historical thought from ancient times to the modern period. Students will also undertake a study of the historiography surrounding the presidency of John F. Kennedy OR Rome in the Provinces. In Part II, students design, undertake and communicate their own personal historical inquiry

HSC Course:

The course has two parts:

Part I: What is History (60% of course time)

Key questions:

• Who are the historians?

• What are the aims and purposes of history?

• How has history been constructed and recorded over time?

• Why have the approaches to history changed over time?

• Students will investigate one case study from a selection of ancient, medieval and early modern, modern and Australian options.

Part II: History Project (40% of course time)

• An original piece of historical investigation by the student which includes a Proposal, Essay, Bibliography and Process Log.

Chinese Beginners

HOD Ms Clara Marsh (Acting) Course No 15540

2 units for each of Year 11 and HSC NESA Developed Course Course Requirements: Nil

Exclusions: Chinese Continuers, Chinese Extension, Chinese and Literature (current Background Speaker), Chinese in Context (current Heritage Chinese) Strict eligibility rules apply to the study of this subject. Check with your teacher or refer to Section 8.2.2.3 of the NESA’s ACE Manual. Students who have no experience of Chinese or whose experience is derived solely from 100 hours or less of the language in Stage 4 or 5 (Years 7 to 10) are eligible to undertake the Chinese Beginners course. No other student is eligible.

Course Description

In the Year 11 and HSC courses, students will develop the linguistic and intercultural knowledge and understanding, and the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills to communicate in Chinese. Topics studied through two interdependent perspectives, the personal world and the Chinese-speaking communities, provide contexts in which students develop their communication skills in Chinese and their knowledge and understanding of language and culture.

Students’ skills in, and knowledge of Chinese will be developed through tasks associated with a range of texts and text types, which reflect the topics. Students will also gain an insight into the culture and language of Chinese-speaking communities through the study of a range of texts

Main topics covered

• Family life, home and neighbourhood

• People, places and communities

• Education and work

• Friends, recreation and pastimes

• Holidays, travel and tourism

• Future plans and aspirations

French Beginners

HOD Ms Clara Marsh (Acting) Course No 15670

2 units for each of Year 11 and HSC NESA Developed Course

Course Requirements: Nil

Exclusions: French Continuers and French Extension Strict eligibility rules apply to the study of this subject. Check with your teacher or refer to Section 8.2.2.3 of the NESA’s ACE Manual. Students who have no experience of French or whose experience is derived solely from 100 hours or less of the language in Stage 4 or 5 (Years 7 to 10) are eligible to undertake the French Beginners course. No other student is eligible.

Course Description

In the Year 11 and HSC courses, students will develop the linguistic and intercultural knowledge and understanding, and the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills to communicate in French. Topics studied through two interdependent perspectives, the personal world and the French-speaking communities; provide contexts in which students develop their communication skills in French and their knowledge and understanding of language and culture.

Students’ skills in, and knowledge of French will be developed through tasks associated with a range of texts and text types, which reflect the topics. Students will also gain an insight into the culture and language of French-speaking communities through the study of a range of texts.

Main topics covered

• Family life, home and neighbourhood

• People, places and communities

• Education and work

• Friends, recreation and pastimes

• Holidays, travel and tourism

• Future plans and aspirations

Italian Beginners

HOD Ms Clara Marsh (Acting)

Course No 15790

2 units for each of Year 11 and HSC NESA Developed Course

Course Requirements: Nil

Exclusions: Italian Continuers and Italian Extension

Strict eligibility rules apply to the study of this subject. Check with your teacher or refer to Section 8.2.2.3 of the NESA’s ACE Manual. Students who have no experience of Italian or whose experience is derived solely from 100 hours or less of the language in Stage 4 or 5 (Years 7 to 10) are eligible to undertake the Italian Beginners course. No other student is eligible.

Course Description

In the Year 11 and HSC courses, students will develop the linguistic and intercultural knowledge and understanding, and the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills to communicate in Italian. Topics studied through two interdependent perspectives, the personal world and the Italian-speaking communities; provide contexts in which students develop their communication skills in Italian and their knowledge and understanding of language and culture.

Students’ skills in, and knowledge of Italian will be developed through tasks associated with a range of texts and text types, which reflect the topics. Students will also gain an insight into the culture and language of Italian-speaking communities through the study of a range of texts.

Main topics covered

• Family life, home and neighbourhood

• People, places and communities

• Education and work

• Friends, recreation and pastimes

• Holidays, travel and tourism

• Future plans and aspirations

Chinese Continuers

HOD Ms Clara Marsh (Acting) Course No 15550

2 units for each of Year 11 and HSC, with the option of a 1 unit Extension course for the HSC NESA Developed Course

Course Requirements: Year 10 Chinese or equivalent knowledge is assumed.

Exclusions: Chinese Beginners

Course Description

The Year 11 and HSC courses have, as their organisational focuses, prescribed themes and related mandatory topics. Students’ skills in, and knowledge of Chinese will be developed through tasks associated with a range of texts and text types, which reflect the themes and topics. Students will also gain an insight into the culture and language of Chinese-speaking communities through the study of a range of texts.

Students’ language skills are developed through tasks such as:

• Conversation

• Responding to an aural stimulus

• Responding to a variety of written material

• Writing for a variety of purposes

• Studying the culture of the Chinese-speaking communities through texts.

Prescribed Themes

• The Individual

• The Chinese-speaking communities

• The changing world

Mandatory Topics

• Personal Identity

• Education and aspirations

• Recreation and Leisure

• Travel experiences

• History and culture

• Lifestyles

• Youth Issues

• The world of work

• Tourism and hospitality

French Continuers

HOD Ms Clara Marsh (Acting) Course No 15680

2 units for each of Year 11 and HSC, with the option of a 1 unit Extension course for the HSC NESA Developed Course

Course Requirements: Year 10 French or equivalent knowledge is assumed.

Exclusions: French Beginners

Course Description

The Year 11 and HSC courses have, as their organisational focuses, prescribed themes and related mandatory topics. Students’ skills in, and knowledge of French will be developed through tasks associated with a range of texts and text types, which reflect the themes and topics. Students will also gain an insight into the culture and language of French-speaking communities through the study of a range of texts.

Students’ language skills are developed through tasks such as:

• Conversation

• Responding to an aural stimulus

• Responding to a variety of written material

• Writing for a variety of purposes

• Studying the culture of the French-speaking communities through texts

Prescribed Themes

• The Individual

• The French-speaking communities

• The changing world

Mandatory Topics

• Personal Identity

• Relationships

• School ife and aspirations

• Leisure and interests

• Daily life and lifestyles

• Arts and entertainment

• Travel and tourism

• The world of work

• Current issues

• The young people’s world

Italian Continuers

HOD Ms Clara Marsh (Acting) Course No 15800

2 units for each of Year 11 and HSC, with the option of a 1 unit Extension course for the HSC NESA Developed Course

Course Requirements: Year 10 Italian or equivalent knowledge is assumed.

Exclusions: Italian Beginners

Course Description

The Year 11 and HSC courses have, as their organisational focuses, prescribed themes and related mandatory topics. Students’ skills in, and knowledge of Italian will be developed through tasks associated with a range of texts and text types, which reflect the themes and topics. Students will also gain an insight into the culture and language of Italian-speaking communities through the study of a range of texts.

Students’ language skills are developed through tasks such as:

• Conversation

• Responding to an aural stimulus

• Responding to a variety of written material

• Writing for a variety of purposes

• Studying the culture of the Italian -speaking communities through texts.

Prescribed Themes

• The Individual

• The French-speaking communities

• The changing world

Mandatory Topics

• Personal Identity

• Relationships

• School ife and aspirations

• Leisure and interests

• Daily life and lifestyles

• Arts and entertainment

• Travel and tourism

• The world of work

• Current issues

• The young people’s world

French Extension

HOD Ms Clara Marsh (Acting) Course No 15690

1 unit for for the HSC NESA Developed Course

Prerequisites: The French Continuers Year 11 course

Co-requisites: The French Continuers HSC course

Exclusions: French Beginners

Course Description

The Extension course has a prescribed theme and related issues as its organisational focus. Students’ knowledge and understanding of French language and culture will be enhanced through accessing a variety of texts (some of which are prescribed) related to the theme and issues. Students will extend their ability to use and appreciate French as a medium for communication and creative thought and expression.

Students’ knowledge and understanding of the issues are developed through tasks such as:

• discussing issues in prescribed and related texts

• presenting points of view on issues

• analysing aural and written texts

Theme

• The Individual and contemporary society

• Prescribed text - Film “Les Intouchables”

Prescribed Issues

• Acceptance

• Resilience

• Identity

Italian Extension

HOD Ms Clara Marsh (Acting) Course No 15810

1 unit for for the HSC NESA Developed Course

Prerequisites: The Italian Continuers Year 11 course

Co-requisites: The Italian Continuers HSC course

Exclusions: Italian Beginners

Course Description

The Extension course has a prescribed theme and related issues as its organisational focus. Students’ knowledge and understanding of Italian language and culture will be enhanced through accessing a variety of texts (some of which are prescribed) related to the theme and issues. Students will extend their ability to use and appreciate Italian as a medium for communication and creative thought and expression.

Students’ knowledge and understanding of the issues are developed through tasks such as:

• discussing issues in prescribed and related texts

• presenting points of view on issues

• analysing aural and written texts

Theme

• The Individual and contemporary society

• Prescribed text - Novel: Bianca come il latte, rossa come il sangue (White like milk, red like blood)

Prescribed Issues

• The role of education

• The evolving nature of relationships

• The quest for identity

Mathematics Standard 2

HOD Mrs Sally Brimfield Course No 11236

2 units for each of Year 11 and HSC NESA Developed Course

Prerequisites: The course is constructed on the assumption that students have achieved the outcomes in Stage 5.1 and some, if not all, of the outcomes in Stage 5.2 of the Mathematics course in Years 9 and 10.

Exclusions: Students may not study any other Stage 6 Mathematics course in conjunction with Mathematics Standard

Course Description

Mathematics Standard 2 promotes the development of knowledge, skills and understanding in areas of mathematics that have direct application to a broad range of human activity, including a range of post- school pathways requiring a variety of mathematical and statistical techniques. Students will learn to use a range of techniques and tools, including relevant technologies, in order to develop solutions to a wide variety of problems relating to their present and future needs and aspirations. The Mathematics Standard 2 course provides a strong foundation for a broad range of vocational pathways, as well as for a range of university courses, including those in the areas of business, humanities, nursing and paramedical sciences.

Year 11 Course:

• Algebra

• Measurements

• Financial Mathematics

• Statistical Analysis

HSC Course:

• Algebra

• Measurements

• Financial Mathematics

• Networks

Mathematics Advanced

HOD Mrs Sally Brimfield Course No 11255

2 units for each of Year 11 and HSC NESA Developed Course

Prerequisites: The course is constructed on the assumption that students have achieved the outcomes in Stage 5.2 and selected Stage 5.3 outcomes in the Geometry, Measurement and Algebra strands from the Mathematics course in Years 9 and 10.

Exclusions: Mathematics Standard 1 and 2

Course Description

The course is intended to give students who have demonstrated general competence in the skills of Stage 5 Mathematics an understanding of and competence in some further aspects of mathematics which are applicable to the real world. It has general educational merit and is also useful for concurrent studies in science and commerce. The course is a sufficient basis for further studies in mathematics as a minor discipline at tertiary level in support of courses such as the life sciences or commerce. Students who require substantial mathematics at a tertiary level, supporting the physical sciences, computer science or engineering, should undertake the Mathematics Extension 1 course or both the Mathematics Extension 1 and Mathematics Extension 2 courses.

Year 11 Course:

• Functions

• Trigonometric Functions

• Calculus

• Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

• Statistical Analysis

HSC Course:

• Functions

• Trigonometric Functions

• Calculus

• Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

• Statistical Analysis

Mathematics Extension 1

HOD Mrs Sally Brimfield Course No 11250

1 unit for each of Year 11 and 12 HSC NESA Developed Course

Prerequisites: The course is constructed on the assumption that students have achieved the outcomes in Stage 5.3 of the Mathematics course in Years 9 and 10.

Exclusions: Mathematics Standard 1 and 2

Course Description

The content of this course and its depth of treatment indicate that it is intended for students who have demonstrated a mastery of the skills of Stage 5 Mathematics and are interested in the study of further skills and ideas in mathematics. The course is intended to give these students a thorough understanding of and competence in aspects of mathematics, including many which are applicable to the real world. It has general educational merit and is also useful for concurrent studies of science, industrial arts and commerce. The course is a recommended minimum basis for further studies in mathematics as a major discipline at a tertiary level and for the study of mathematics in support of the physical and engineering sciences. Although the course is sufficient for these purposes, students of outstanding mathematical ability should consider undertaking the Mathematics Extension 2 course. The Mathematics Extension 1 Course is studied in addition to the Mathematics Advanced course.

Year 11 Course:

• Functions

• Trigonometric Functions

• Calculus

• Combinatorics

HSC Course:

• Proof

• Trigonometric Functions

• Calculus

• Vectors

• Statistical Analysis

Mathematics Extension 2

HOD Mrs Sally Brimfield Course No 11260

1 unit for Year 12 only (not Year 11) HSC NESA Developed Course

Prerequisites: The course is designed for students with a special interest in mathematics who have shown that they possess special aptitude for the subject in the Year 11 Extension 1 course.

Exclusions: Mathematics Standard 1 and 2

Course Description

The course offers a suitable preparation for study of mathematics at tertiary level, as well as a deeper and more extensive treatment of certain topics than is offered in other mathematics courses. It represents a distinctly high level in school mathematics involving the development of considerable manipulative skill and a high degree of understanding of the fundamental ideas of algebra and calculus. These topics are treated in some depth. Thus, the course provides a sufficient basis for a wide range of useful applications of mathematics as well as an adequate foundation for the further study of the subject.

HSC Course:

• Proof

• Vectors

• Complex Numbers

• Calculus

• Further Integration

• Mechanics