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Elective Subject Selection
YEAR 10 - 2024
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Congratulations on reaching this milestone! You are about to embark on the next stage of your secondary school journey. As students progress from Year 9 to Year 10, they continue to work through the NSW Education Standards Authority accredited Stage 5 curriculum. Students move through a curriculum that has been designed to allow for more choices of specialised nature with future pathways in mind.
At Trinity, we are proud to offer a broad selection of courses that aim to cater to individual abilities, talents, and interests. In Year 10, students must complete nine core subjects (mandatory) where students will continue to build on skills acquired from the Year 9 courses and further develop critical and creative thinking.
Students also select two electives. Students can continue to study the same elective subjects for two years, with an opportunity to change electives at the end of Year 9. This means that a student can study as many as four elective subjects over two years, or as few as two elective subjects. Elective subjects will be offered in two lines in Year 10. Each elective subject will consist of six lessons per fortnightly cycle which allows for deeper learning in subjects that provide a strong foundation for study in Year 11 and 12.
The Year 10 Subject Selection Booklet is designed to provide useful information for students when choosing electives for the following year. It is divided into three key areas to access this information easily – Consider, Explore and Decide.
Step 1 - Consider
Consider electives that interest you. This is your chance to begin to shape your pattern of study around subjects that build on your passions and interests. Choose electives that you may enjoy and more likely to find success. Consider electives that challenge you and provide a stimulus for your learning growth. We encourage you to be a resilient learner and strive to overcome the challenges in your learning, to be an active participant in your own learning journey.
Consider selections with a realistic perspective. Be realistic about your abilities and choose subjects because you are interested in the possibilities. Your decisions should not be based on peer groups or who the teacher might be. This is an individual choice based on an honest reflection of ability and personal interest.
