INTRODUCTION

This booklet will assist you to plan a course of study through senior secondary school in preparation for your career pathway. For some of you this could be quite straight forward and for others it may be a more complex process. Regardless, you will have to make some difficult decisions as you go.

We know from recent research that current students will have an average of 17 jobs over 5 different careers. Due to the changing nature of work these careers will often be worked simultaneously. The jobs of the future will require enterprise skills in a way not previously known. These enterprise skills include digital literacy, presentation skills, critical thinking, creative thinking, communication and problem solving skills.

In response to this and as part of our College’s review of the senior years we have developed a philosophy that sits within our mission statement. The key pillars are Independence, Interdependence and Collective Action. It is in these three areas that students will be encouraged to develop their skills and abilities.

It is more important than ever before that students choose the areas of study which interest them the most and where they find their skills naturally lie.

Here are some important questions you could consider as you think about making decisions on your future: • What subject areas am I interested in, and enjoy doing? • In which subjects am I successful? • Have teaching staff recommended that I have the potential to continue with these subjects? • Have I met the achievement requirements and established effective work habits for senior study? • What career aspirations do I have? • Are there particular subjects that will be of value in working towards my chosen vocation? • Do I want to (or need to) qualify for an ATAR? (Australian Tertiary Admissions Ranking) • What are the pre requisites for any tertiary study

I wish to complete? • Have I received good advice from appropriate sources?

Once subjects have been initially chosen, the school undertakes a process of grouping subjects into lines, matching them into the offerings at other year levels, taking into account staffing restrictions and the availability of specialist facilities, to piece together a complete school timetable.

We aim to satisfy the wishes of the maximum number of students in the school, but there will be a need, in isolated cases, to make alternative subject choices. This will always be carried out with full consultation.

Decisions that you make now seem to be very difficult times. We assure you of our support here at Endeavour. You are not alone. It is important to seek out help if you are feeling overwhelmed.

We encourage you and your family to pray for God’s support as you seek to find out what God has in mind for you. We encourage you to see your employment eventually as a vocation – an opportunity to contribute to society through a life of service to God. You may wish to consider a career in Lutheran Schools or Colleges.

Whatever you decide also remember that there are often many paths to the same outcome, and that there is nothing wrong with choosing a path and then changing your mind once you are there. No learning is wasted learning!