Curriculum News
Year 12 have now officially finished their time at Carroll College. After 13 years of schooling, it now comes down to their final exams next term. We wish them well in their final preparations and exams. Our Year 12 teachers are available via email or face to face next term if students need to check any final details. All students are invited to join their teachers and other staff for a final farewell breakfast on December 18th between 7.30 and 9 am in the new staff centre.
Next term we are going to run a Homework Centre for Years 7-10 in the leadup to their end of year exams. The centre will operate in the Hub for an hour after school every Thursday. Staff have volunteered their time to make themselves available, so please utilise them. Students can get help in any area, or even help in how to go about studying. Parents will need to organise to pick their child up at the conclusion of the sessions, at 4.20 pm. Year 10 exams start in Week 4 and 7-9 exams in Week 5.
Year 11 students have now finished their Preliminary HSC year and will officially start their HSC studies next term. The NESA requirements for patterns of study in Year 12 are slightly different from those in Year 11. Students need to only study 10 Units in the HSC year. This means that the majority of students MAY drop a 2 unit course for year 12 (they do not need to). If they wish to get an ATAR the students will need to ensure they are studying;
- at least six units from Board Developed Courses;
- at least two units of a Board Developed Course in English;
- at least three courses of two units value or greater (either Board Developed or Board Endorsed Courses); and
- at least four subjects.
Students need to be aware that they can only count ONE VET course in their ATAR calculations, but not Sports Coaching(as it is a non-ATAR course), if they want an ATAR. Students will be spoken to in the first week of Term 4 about how to drop a course. Students will need a parent to sign off any changes.
Again we wish our Year 12 students all the best as they prepare for their final exams.
John O’Neill
Assistant Principal/Curriculum and Achievement