SENIOR SCHOOL CURRICULUM
Choice and flexibility characterise our High School Certificate curriculum. Most students will follow a 2 year pattern of studies. This may be varied through a "Pathways" program where students may accumulate (take longer than 2 years), accelerate (less than 2 years) or repeat courses.
Most individual patterns of study consist of Board Developed Courses contributing to a Universities Admission Index (UAI). A broad range of dual accreditation vocational courses is also available for those students choosing to enter TAFE or the workforce after leaving school. Other Board Endorsed Courses are also offered but do not contribute to the UAI.
Under Board of Studies guidelines, students are required to study a minimum of 12 Units of work in Year 11 and 10 Units of work in Year 12 to qualify for the award of the High School Certificate. Students may choose a pattern of studies from the following courses.
| Mandatory Courses |
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| Optional Courses (Electives)
Board Determined Courses |
- Biology
- Business Studies
- Chemistry
- Community and Family Studies
- Dance
- Design and Technology
- Drama
- Economics
- Engineering Studies
- English Extension 1
- English Extension 2
- Food Technology
- French
- French Extension
- Geography
- German Extension
- History: Ancient and Modern
- History Extension
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- Information Process and Technology
- Japanese
- Japanese Extension
- Legal Studies
- General Mathematics
- Mathematics 2U
- Mathematics Extension 1
- Mathematics Extension 2
- Music 1
- Music 2
- Music Extension
- Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
- Physics
- Society and Culture
- Textiles and Design
- Visual Arts
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| Vocational Courses and Content Endorsed Courses |
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- Construction (VET)
- Computing Application
- Hospitality (VET)
- Furnishing (VET)
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- Metal & Engineering (VET)
- Photography
- Sport, Lifestyle & Recreation
- Visual Design
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| In addition a range of TAFE courses are available |
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RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENT |
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| Students at Kirrawee High are encouraged to do their best through a range of academic, sporting and other activities. The school formally recognises achievement through an Achievement Card system. This is a graduated system which culminates in the award of various achievement certificates and the School Medal. The school's newsletter, notice board, recognition assemblies, references and website are also used to recognise student achievement. |
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