Step 3: Decide cont.

Important Dates

Term 3, Week 1 - Friday 21 July

Term 3, Week 4 - Monday 7 August

Term 3, Week 4 - Tuesday 8 August

Term 3, Week 5 - Monday 14 August

Term 3, Week 6 - Friday 25 August

Key Contacts

Subject Selection Booklet Released

Subject Selection Information evening

Edval Online subject selection portal opens

Edval Online subject selection portal closes

Final subject lines communicated to students and parents

Dean of Studies - Senior School - Stephanie Davis

Head of Senior School - David Smith

Careers Advisor - Mark Dicketts

Heads of Department:

HSIE - Mark Fagan

English - Jessica Alvey

Science - William Muir

PDHPE - Carissa Furze

Mathematics - Rachel O'Donnell

Technology - Tahlia Dahmes

CAPA - Sarah Bradbury

VET - Mark Dicketts

Distance - Stephanie Davis

Heads of House

Hoffman - James Toohey

Kelton - Davina Gibb

Kimball - Karen Ennis

Lankaster - Glenn Mancer

Petts - Kimberley Graetz

Rosborough - Elizabeth Williams stephanie.davis@trinityac.nsw.edu.au david.smith@trinityac.nsw.edu.au mark.dicketts@trinityac.nsw.edu.au mark.fagan@trinityac.nsw.edu.au jessica.alvey@trinityac.nsw.edu.au william.muir@trinityac.nsw.edu.au carissa.furze@trinityac.nsw.edu.au rachel.odonnell@trinityac.nsw.edu.au tahlia.dahmes@trinityac.nsw.edu.au sarah.bradbury@trinityac.nsw.edu.au mark.dicketts@trinityac.nsw.edu.au stephanie.davis@trinityac.nsw.edu.au james.toohey@trinityac.nsw.edu.au davina.gibb@trinityac.nsw.edu.au karen.ennis@trinityac.nsw.edu.au glenn.mancer@trinityac.nsw.edu.au kimberley.graetz@trinityac.nsw.edu.au elizabeth.williams@trinityac.nsw.edu.au

Core Subjects

NESA Stage 5 Syllabus

In Year 9, English continues to develop students’ use of language and skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and representing. The literature studied becomes progressively more complex and challenging, with more precision required in analysis, composition, and evaluation. Students learn to practice close textual analysis and reflect on the purposes and effects of language use. They are required to respond in detailed, structured forms, such as formal essays, and creative compositions They also use a range of modes, media, and technology to create and analyse texts

Students study novels, films, media texts, online sources, digital media, picture books, graphic novels, poetry, drama and other written, visual and spoken texts. The texts examined provide students with an experience and understanding of different forms of Australian literature including insights into the Aboriginal experience in Australia and other multicultural perspectives evident in Australian literature over time.

The work undertaken by students in and around texts will enable them to begin to engage with experiences of cultural heritages, popular cultures and youth cultures, and a range of social, gender and cultural perspectives.