Year 10

Students in Year 10 study 6 subjects for 5 periods per week each.  The Year 10 program is structured to allow for student acceleration across the three years, providing students with the opportunity to study a unit at a level above their year level.

Students chose 4 units for semester 1 and 4 units for semester 2 from the elective subjects listed below.  Their choices must include units from at least 6 learning areas.

Each Year 10 student must complete 1 week of work experience as part of their English / EAL course.

  • English or EAL (English as an Additional Language)
  • Mathematics A, Mathematics B or Applied Mathematics

Arts

  • Art
  • Drama
  • Music
  • Multimedia & Art Design
  • Visual Communication

Commerce

  • Law
  • Managing a Business
  • Personal Finance

Design Technology

  • Fashion
  • Food for Thought
  • Food Studies
  • Woodwork

Digital Technology

  • Infographics
  • Introduction to Programming
  • Robotics
  • Web Page Design

EAL

  • EAL
  • Bridging EAL

English

  • Applied English
  • Extension English
  • Creating Texts
  • Literature

Health & Physical Education

  • Exercise Science in Physical Education
  • Health and Wellbeing

Humanities

  • Geography
  • History
  • Foundation History
  • Philosophy
  • Politics

LOTE

  • Italian
  • Japanese

Maths

  • Maths B Advanced

Science

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Forensic Science
  • Physics
  • Psychology

Vocational Education & Training (VET)

  • AGA Trade Taster Program for Yr 10

 

 

Related Information

Students that have taken part in the SEAL program in Year 7, 8 and 9 will be an automatic participant in Yr 10 Extension English if their academic results remain strong.

SEAL students with strong academic Year 9 results in Maths may be eligible to go into Unit 1 / 2 General Maths or Maths Methods during Year 10.

The College offers EAL classes to students who speak a language other than English at home, and who have been enrolled in an Australian school for less than five years.

St Albans Secondary College’s Accelerated Learning Program caters for the special educational needs of high ability students.  It operates on the principles of Curriculum Acceleration and Enrichment.  It offers high achieving students the opportunity to extend and enrich their learning and provides participants with challenging and engaging course material in all core subjects.

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