YEAR 8 - 12 CURRICULUM GUIDE
2021YEAR 8 - 12 CURRICULUM GUIDE
A MESSAGE FROMTHE PRINCIPALCONTENTSThe General Capabilities include Literacy, Numeracy,ICT, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personaland Social Capability, Ethical and InterculturalUnderstandings. The Cross Curriculum Prioritiesfocus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderHistories and Cultures, Asia and Australia’sEngagement with Asia, and Sustainability.The senior secondary curriculum, the SACE (SouthAustralian Certificate of Education), addresses thesame Capabilities. When you undertake the SACE,you are required to select from subject outlines andfamiliarise yourself with the 200-point curriculumstructure and the compulsory aspects of the SACE.The compulsory requirements are achievement inliteracy, numeracy, the Personal Learning Plan (PLP)and the Research Project. The PLP and the ResearchProject provide you with new challenges and learningopportunities.This Guide is divided into year levels from Year 8to Year 12 and includes a section on VocationalEducation and Training (VET).At Adelaide High School we are passionate aboutlearning and assisting students to reach their personalbest. This Curriculum Guide is designed to guide youin your curriculum choices as you move from Year 8to Year 12.It is not uncommon for students at Adelaide HighSchool to study subjects from more than one year levelat any given time, and so we have provided courseoutlines in one book to assist you in planning yourpathway. We have a commitment to tailoring studentlearning to your needs and abilities.It contains information to assist you in makingchoices which broaden and deepen your educationalexperience, and to map your pathway within andbeyond secondary school. We aim to provide youwith important educational stepping stones to lead tosuccess and to a world of choice. The whole purposebehind our curriculum offerings is to ensure yourlearning experience reflects our school motto:not only for school, but for life.If you are in Year 10, 11 and 12 you are strongly advisedto gather information from a range of sources to informfuture choices. Speak to your family, your teachers,student counsellors, staff at tafeSA, the universities,Career Centres and other post school education andtraining providers. Use job and career guides to assistyou in planning your pathway through secondary schooland beyond, and read the SATAC (South AustralianTertiary Admission Centre) guide carefully.You will find course descriptors for each year level,vocational education information and an outline ofhow we cater for individualised learning throughacceleration, enrichment and extension.Finally, I encourage you to be mindful of your personalstrengths, past achievements and successes andbuild upon those. Strike a balance between aiminghigh and being realistic in your choices.The Australian Curriculum is the basis of thecurriculum in Years 8, 9 and 10. All subjects acrossall Learning Areas address the General Capabilitiesand Cross Curriculum Priorities in the AustralianCurriculum.Most importantly, whatever your year level, applyyourself to the best of your ability, as this is the mostcertain way to get you to where you wish to go.Cezanne GreenPrincipal Adelaide High SchoolCURRICULUM STRUCTURE 4General Entry Student 4 Arts: Art / Drama / Dance / Music Special Language Student 6 Cross-Disciplinary 56Cricket or Rowing Entry Student 8 Design and Digital Technologies SUBJECTS1860LEARNING AT ADELAIDE HIGH SCHOOL 10English / EAL 78INDIVIDUALISED LEARNING 14Health and Physical Education 88Pastoral Care 14 Home Economics 104Learner Intervention 14 Humanities and Social Sciences 112Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing 15 Languages 128Extension and Enrichment 15 Mathematics 150SPECIAL INTEREST PROGRAMS 16Special Interest Languages Program 16 Vocational Education Training (VET) Special Interest Cricket Program 16Special Interest Rowing Program 17Science 162MottoPriorities“Non Scholae Sed Vitae” –“Not only for school but for life”We are committed to:Vision1. Wellbeing: A safe and welcoming environmentbased upon mutual respect.Adelaide High school is a dynamic communitywhich is passionate about learning for life.2. Learning: E ngaging and challenging learningexperiences through:Wellbeing: We encourage the social, emotional,intellectual and physical development of all membersof our community. Respect, resilience and optimismhelp us flourish.Learning: We nurture independent, creative andcollaborative learners. Curiosity and innovationmotivate us to excel individually and collectively.Culture: We celebrate diversity, promote interculturalunderstandings and connect with communities hereand across the world. We reflect on our past andlearn in the present to shape our future.176 Reflective, innovative andcontemporary practices Varied curriculum and co-curricularofferings Learning within and beyond theclassroom3. Culture: Developing compassionate, positiveand contributing citizens.
CURRICULUM STRUCTUREGENERAL ENTRY STUDENTYEAR 8YEAR 9YEAR 10YEAR 11 (STAGE 1)Mathematics (Full Year)Mathematics (Full Year)Mathematics (Full Year)Mathematics (1 Semester)English (Full Year)English (Full Year)English (Full Year)Research Project (1 Semester)Science (Full Year)Science (Full Year)Science (Full Year)English (Full Year)Language 1 All Students(Full Year)ORLanguage 2 Optional(Full Year)Language 1 All Students (Full Year)Language 1 All Students (Full Year)Humanities andSocial Sciences(1 Semester)Arts(Drama,Music,Danceor Art)(1 Term)*Arts(Drama,Music,Danceor Art)(1 Term)Adelaide High School Year 8 - 12 Curriculum Guide 2021Arts(Drama,Music,Danceor Art)(1 Term)*IndigenousStudiesHealth and PhysicalEducation(1 Semester)Humanities andSocial Sciences History(1 Semester)Health and PhysicalEducation(1 Semester)Humanities andSocial Sciences History(1 Semester)Health and PhysicalEducation(1 Semester)ELECTIVE SUBJECT 1ELECTIVE SUBJECT 3ELECTIVE SUBJECT 1ELECTIVE SUBJECT 3A choice fromThe ArtsA choice fromArts, Technology,Humanities andSocial Sciences,Health andPhysical EducationElectivesA choice fromThe ArtsA choice fromArts, Technology,Humanities andSocial Sciences,Cross Disciplinary,Health andPhysical EducationElectivesOR Language 2Optional SpecialEntry (Full Year)ELECTIVE SUBJECT 2ELECTIVE SUBJECT 4A choice fromTechnologyA choice fromArts, Technology,Humanities andSocial Sciences,Health andPhysical EducationElectivesTechnology(1 Semester)Home Economics(1 Term)(1 Term)*If students are not studying two languages in Year 8OR Language 2Optional SpecialEntry (Full Year)OR Language 2Optional SpecialEntry (Full Year)OR Language 2Optional SpecialEntry (Full Year)All Year 9 students must study a subject from The Artsand Technology Learning Areas.OR Language 2Optional SpecialEntry (Full Year)YEAR 12 (STAGE 2)Elective 1 (Full Year)Elective 1Elective 2Elective 2 (Full Year)Elective 3Elective 4Elective 3 (Full Year)OR Language 2Optional SpecialEntry (Full Year)ELECTIVE SUBJECT 2ELECTIVE SUBJECT 4Elective 5Elective 6Elective 4 (Full Year)A choice fromTechnologyA choice fromArts, Technology,Humanities andSocial Sciences,Cross Disciplinary,Health andPhysical EducationElectivesElective 7Elective 8Elective 5 (Full Year)OR Language 2Optional SpecialEntry (Full Year)OR Language 2Optional SpecialEntry (Full Year)All Year 10 students must study a subject from The Artsand Technology Learning Areas.Year 9 and 10 Core Subjects5
CURRICULUM STRUCTURESPECIAL LANGUAGE STUDENTAdelaide High School Year 8 - 12 Curriculum Guide 2021YEAR 8YEAR 9YEAR 10Mathematics (Full Year)Mathematics (Full Year)Mathematics (Full Year)English (Full Year)English (Full Year)English (Full Year)YEAR 11 (STAGE 1)YEAR 12 (STAGE 2)Mathematics (1 Semester)Language 1 (Full Year)Research Project (1 Semester)Science (Full Year)Science (Full Year)Science (Full Year)English (Full Year)Language 1 (Full Year)Language 1 (Full Year)Language 1 (Full Year)Language 2 (Full Year)Language 2 (Full Year)Language 2 (Full Year)Humanities andSocial Sciences(1 Semester)Arts(Drama,Music,Danceor Art)(1 Term)Arts(Drama,Music,Danceor Art)(1 Term)Health and PhysicalEducation(1 Semester)Technology(1 Semester)Please note: Special Interest Languagestudents enrolling from 2020 will continuewith one language until the end of Year 12.Humanities andSocial Sciences History(1 Semester)Health and PhysicalEducation(1 Semester)Humanities andSocial Sciences History(1 Semester)Language 1Elective 1Elective 2Elective 2 (Full Year)Elective 3Elective 4Elective 3 (Full Year)Elective 5Elective 6Elective 4 (Full Year)Health and PhysicalEducation(1 Semester)ELECTIVE SUBJECT 1ELECTIVE SUBJECT 2ELECTIVE SUBJECT 1ELECTIVE SUBJECT 2A choice fromThe ArtsA choice fromTechnologyA choice fromThe ArtsA choice fromTechnologyAll Year 9 students must study a subject from The Artsand Technology Learning Areas.Elective 1 (Full Year)All Year 10 students must study a subject from The Artsand Technology Learning Areas.Year 9 and 10 Core Subjects7
CURRICULUM STRUCTURECRICKET OR ROWING ENTRY STUDENTAdelaide High School Year 8 - 12 Curriculum Guide 2021YEAR 8YEAR 9YEAR 10YEAR 11 (STAGE 1)Mathematics (Full Year)Mathematics (Full Year)Mathematics (Full Year)Mathematics (1 Semester)English (Full Year)English (Full Year)English (Full Year)Research Project (1 Semester)YEAR 12 (STAGE 2)Elective 1 (Full Year)English (Full Year)Science (Full Year)Science (Full Year)Science (Full Year)Language 1 (Full Year)Language 1 (Full Year)Language 1 (Full Year)Cricket or Rowing Focus HPE (Full Year)Cricket or Rowing Focus HPE (Full Year)Cricket or Rowing Focus HPE (Full Year)ELECTIVE SUBJECT 1Humanities andSocial Sciences(1 Semester)Arts(Drama, Music,Dance or Art)(1 Term)Technology(1 Semester)Arts(Drama, Music,Dance or Art)(1 Term)Please note: Students who have enteredthe school via the Cricket program take partin Cricket as one of their full year subjectsuntil the end of Year 10.Humanities andSocial Sciences History(1 Semester)Elective 2Elective 2 (Full Year)Elective 3Elective 4Elective 3 (Full Year)Elective 5Elective 6Elective 4 (Full Year)Elective 7Elective 8Elective 5 (Full Year)ELECTIVE SUBJECT 1A choice fromThe ArtsHumanities andSocial Sciences History(1 Semester)A choice fromThe ArtsELECTIVE SUBJECT 2ELECTIVE SUBJECT 3ELECTIVE SUBJECT 2ELECTIVE SUBJECT 3A choice fromTechnologyA choice fromArts, Technology,Humanities andSocial Sciences,Health and PhysicalEducation ElectivesA choice fromTechnologyA choice fromArts, Technology,Humanities andSocial Sciences,Cross Disciplinary,Health and PhysicalEducationPlease note: Students who have enteredthe school via the Rowing program take partin Rowing as one of their full year subjectsuntil the end of Year 10.Elective 1All Year 9 and 10 students must study a subject fromThe Arts and Technology Learning Areas.Year 9 and 10 Core Subjects9
LEARNING AT ADELAIDEHIGH SCHOOLJUMP TOCurriculum Structure 4Learning at AdelaideHigh School 10Individualised Learning 14Special Interest Programs 16SubjectsArts18Cross-Disciplinary56Design and DigitalTechnologies60English / EAL 78Health and PhysicalEducation88Home Economics 104Humanities and 162Vocational EducationTraining (VET) 176THE AUSTRALIANCURRICULUMThe Australian Curriculum providesa dynamic teaching and learningframework for all schools acrossAustralia. The national curriculumdetails content, knowledgeand skills you are expected todevelop at each year level andwithin the eight learning areas. AtAdelaide High School, teachersutilise this flexible structure toplan and respond to studentneeds and interests in a genuineand meaningful manner, whilstmonitoring and assessing studentprogress through the AchievementStandards.The Australian Curriculum ismade up of three interconnectedelements: Learning Areas,General Capabilities and Crosscurriculum Priorities. All aspectsof the curriculum are embeddedinto the courses outlined in thisguide, helping to build transferableskills, knowledge, attitudes anddispositions to support yourdevelopment into confident, caringand contributing citizens.Adelaide High School Year 8 - 12 Curriculum Guide 2021WHAT IS THE SACE?The South Australian Certificateof Education (SACE) is a modern,internationally-recognisedsecondary school qualificationdesigned to equip you with theskills, knowledge, and personalcapabilities to successfullyparticipate in our fast-pacedglobal society.The SACE has evolved to provideyou with more flexibility to choosesubjects that reflect your interests,skills, and career goals, using acombination of SACE subjects,vocational education and training(VET), community learning,university, and TAFE studies.SACE subjects are made upof investigations, performancesand other assessment tasksto demonstrate your skills,knowledge, and personalcapabilities throughout the year.Some subjects will have an endof-year exam worth a maximumof 30% of the overall grade.To complete the qualification, youwill need to attain 200 credits froma selection of Stage 1 and Stage2 subjects. A 10-credit subject isusually one semester of study, anda 20-credit subject is usually overtwo semesters.Here’s how it works:COMPULSORY SUBJECTS50 credits The Personal Learning Plan(PLP) (10 credits) L iteracy requirement(20 credits) demonstratedfrom a range of Englishsubjects at Stage 1 or Stage 2STUDENT SELECTED SUBJECTS 90 creditsChoose and successfullycomplete a selection ofStage 1 and Stage 2 subjects,recognised VET courses,or community learning. N umeracy requirement(10 credits) demonstratedfrom a range of Mathematicssubjects at Stage 1 or Stage 2 60 creditsChoose and successfullycomplete a selection of Stage 2or VET subjects worth at least60 credits in total.Stage 2 subjects are externallyassessed by the SACE Board ofSouth Australia. T he Research Project(10 credits)PLANNING BEYOND THE SACEThe South Australian TertiaryAdmissions Centre (SATAC) isresponsible for tertiary courseapplications and selections inSouth Australia.SACE completion meets thecourse admission requirementsfor most TAFE SA courses,but there are some additionalrequirements for entry intoparticular qualification levels.To be eligible to apply for university, you must: complete the SACE complete at least 90 credits at Stage 2, of which at least 60 creditsmust be from 20-credit Tertiary Admissions Subjects (TAS)*, and theother 30 credits from TAS, and up to 20 credits of RecognisedStudies which will allow you to obtain an Australian Tertiary AdmissionsRank (ATAR) complete any prerequisites required for your chosen university courses comply with the rules regarding subject combinations and preclusions*A Tertiary Admissions Subject (TAS) is a SACE Stage 2 subject that hasbeen approved by the universities and TAFE SA as providing suitablepreparation for tertiary studies. Almost all SACE subjects are recognisedTertiary Admissions Subjects, except for Community Studies andModified SubjectsThe SATAC website, individual university websites and the TAFE SAwebsite explain what you’ll need to study specific courses11
LEARNING AT ADELAIDEHIGH SCHOOLJUMP TOCurriculum Structure 4Learning at AdelaideHigh School 10Individualised Learning 14Special Interest Programs 16SubjectsSUBJECTS FOR YEAR 11(STAGE 1)18Cross-Disciplinary56Design and DigitalTechnologies60English / EAL 78At Stage 2 students will studythe following:2 SEMESTERS (FULL YEAR)2 SEMESTERS (FULL YEAR)CHOICE FROM1 SEMESTER Mathematics(a full year is advised) Research ProjectCHOICE FROMHealth and PhysicalEducation88Home Economics 104Humanities and 162Vocational EducationTraining (VET) 176SUBJECTS FOR YEAR 12(STAGE 2)At Stage 1 students will studythe following: English / EALArtsAdelaide High School Year 8 - 12 Curriculum Guide 2021 Arts Cross-Disciplinary esign, Technology Dand Engineering Health and Physical Education Home Economics umanities and Social HSciences Languages Mathematics Science V ocational Educationand Training Arts Cross-Disciplinary D esign, Technologyand Engineering English / EAL Health and Physical Education Home Economics H umanities and SocialSciences Languages Mathematics Science V ocational Educationand TrainingPlease note: In many subjectsthere may be excursions andin-school events to enrich thecurriculum content. These mayincur an additional cost which isnot included in the school fees.The subject teacher will adviseparents/carers and students inwriting if this is the case.13
INDIVIDUALISED LEARNINGJUMP TOCurriculum Structure 4Learning at AdelaideHigh School 10Individualised Learning 14Special Interest Programs 16SubjectsArts18Cross-Disciplinary56Design and DigitalTechnologies60English / EAL 78Health and PhysicalEducation88Home Economics 104Humanities and 162Vocational EducationTraining (VET) 176PASTORAL CAREPastoral Care is a timetabledsubject occurring each day.The Pastoral Care programsupports: Adelaide High School’s Visionand Priorities, and GraduateQualities Australian Curriculum’sGeneral Capabilities and CrossCurriculum PrioritiesConsistent in each year level of theprogram is: A learning centred approach tomentoring and guiding students A focus on positive education Providing a safe and welcomingenvironment Coaching and career education Connecting students and familieswith the schoolThis is supplemented by aprogram that proactively engagesstudents in a relevant and targetedmanner at each year level.LEARNER INTERVENTIONThe Learner Intervention teamat Adelaide High School offersstrategic and targeted learningopportunities to students for bothintervention and stretch.Adelaide High School Year 8 - 12 Curriculum Guide 2021A school-based SpeechPathologist supports the LearnerIntervention team to deliver qualityplanning, programming andresources that are founded in bestand evidence-based practice forliteracy improvement at all levelsof ability.Students with disabilities haveaccess to a wide range ofinterventions aimed at meetingindividual needs throughindividualised and tailored learningprograms that enable them toaccess learning on the same basisas their peers.The Learner Intervention teamworks in partnership with students,their families and other schoolbased intervention teams to ensureaccess to the most appropriateand timely interventions.Interventions can include smallgroup learning programs as wellas strategic in class interventionswith Learning InterventionOfficers. Programs can include:Macqlit - a systematic readingintervention program, QuickSmartNumeracy - aimed at developingstudent fluency in core numericaloperations and strong conceptualunderstanding, MotiVate for social skills development,as well as other small groupinterventions as required.CENTRE FOR DEAF ANDHARD OF HEARINGEXTENSION ANDENRICHMENTAdelaide High School offersstudents with a hearing lossaccess to tailored, specialisedprograms which meet eachof their individual needs.Our aim is to enrich the learningof each student to ensure the bestlearning experience possible.This begins in classes whereteachers use rich data to analyselearning and differentiate thecurriculum for individuals.Students have access to a rangeof subjects and are integratedwith their peers. Students aresupported in a range of waysincluding in class support,intensive small group programsand have access to Teachers ofthe Deaf and Bilingual School Staffwho understand the impact ofhearing loss in the classroom.Students at times are also offereda line off for additional supportwhich works on targeting specificareas to ensure classroomsuccess. These areas are literacyand language support for allsubject areas, numeracy andsocial skills development. Supportlines are staffed with teachers andSSOs who have expert knowledgein these areas.Students with high intellectualpotential and advanced learningskills in certain subjects can beidentified by subject teachers.Parents and students willbe involved in discussionsregarding possible op
Adelaide High School Year 8 - 12 Curriculum Guide 2021 9 CURRICULUM STRUCTURE CRICKET OR ROWING ENTRY STUDENT Mathematics (Full Year) English (Full Year) Science (Full Year) Language 1 (Full Year) Cricket or Rowing Focus HPE (Full Year) Humanities and Social Sciences (1 Semester) Technology (
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