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Subject Selection Information

Year 9 – 2020

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Noosa District State High School

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Information covered tonight…

• Timetable Structure in Year

9 in 2020

• Compulsory Subjects

• Elective Subjects

• Future Pathways

• How to pick subjects

• Q & A

Junior Secondary at Cooroy Campus

The Noosa District SHS JUNIOR SECONDARY PHILOSOPHY

Noosa District SHS Junior Secondary is a distinct phase of education that

specifically caters to the learning and emotional needs of young adolescents

(Years 7 – 9). Students are engaged in a holistic rigorous curriculum.

This ensures health, wellbeing and has high expectations of teachers, students

and parents.Our aim is to ensure that every student can thrive as life-long, resilient learners and be successful and valuable citizens.

Next stop…Cooroy Campus!

Junior Secondary Team @ NDSHS

Michael Small – Head of Campus JS

Deputy Principal JS – Amelia Duelberg

Head of Department – Olivia Smyth

• Year Level Team:

- Deputy Principal Year 9 Manager – Stacy Wilmore

- Heads of Year x 2

- Year Level Co-ordinator x 1

• Home Group Teachers, Core teachers

• Elective teachers

• Success Team – Coaches

An Important Transition



Senior Secondary: Years 10 - 12

Senior Pathways

General

Courses/VET

Leading towards

an ATAR and

tertiary study

Applied & VET

Leading towards a

Vocational

pathway



A wealth of opportunity

• All subjects are based on the Australian Curriculum.

• Subjects have been designed to build on the rotational experience and enhance specialisation.

• All subjects are challenging and require 100% effort

• Refer to the subject selection online information for further details

Digital Technologies Drama Industrial Technology & DesignAgricultural ScienceDanceJapaneseBusiness Studies Textile and Food Studies Visual ArtsMusic HPEHumanities (History, Geography)ScienceDesign and Technologies


The Year 9 Experience

Branching out and developing a platform for pathways

Core Study (in core class)

EnglishMathematicsHumanitiesScienceHPE – Mixed classes

Choose Electives 2 Per Semester 4 over the year

Choose Subjects that interest you and may lead to your pathway in Year 10


Guidelines for choosing subjects DO:

• Select subjects you are good at and enjoy

• Discuss with your teachers and parents for recommendations

• Focus on your goals for success

• Use the work you have been doing in Planning for Excellence

• Talk to the Guidance Officer, your Form teacher, YLC’s, HODs, DP’s

• Ensure you set up for future pathways

DO NOT:

• Select subjects you think will be easy

• Select subjects just because your friends are doing them

• Select subjects that you don’t really like or have struggled with in the past

• Select subjects based on the teacher

• Select subjects that do not set you up for future pathways



Timelines

• Online selections open - Wednesday 31st July

• In-class selection support - Week of 5th August (week 4)

• Online selections close –Thursday 15th August


Junior Secondary @ Cooroy Campus

Distinct Identity

• JS Precinct, Home Group rooms

• JS Core subject classrooms for English, Maths and Humanities

• Lunch breaks own JS area for activities e.g. handball, table tennis, etc.

Wellbeing

• Flying Program

• Campus Life activities

• Year 9 Camp

Flying into Cooroy Campus – Transition talk

Key Dates and Events

- Subject Expo – getting ready to choose - Student Stories – Year 9 Leaders visit Year 8’s and

share stories and answer student Q’s about Campus Life @ Cooroy – Weeks 4/5

- Student Timetables finalised and subjects shared and confirmed with parents Mid Term 4

- Teacher Talk – Cross Campus meetings and class visits @ Pomona

- Transition to new timetable, Cooroy campus and meeting new teachers – Week 10 Term 4

- Parent Open Afternoon and Q&A – Term 4 – Week 10 - Meet and Greet – 2020 Term 1 – Week 3- Year 9 Camp - End of Term 1, 2020

Flying into Cooroy Campus – Transition talk


Questions

“It is the gift of the educated mind to build on the foundation of all that has gone before into that which

lies ahead…” Anon

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