SENIOR HANDBOOK for 2012
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE - St Margaret Mary's College
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE - St Margaret Mary's College
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CONTENTS<br />
Principal’s Message .......................................................................................................................................................... 1<br />
Obtaining Assistance …………… .......................................................................................................................................... 2<br />
Statement of Policy........................................................................................................................................................... 2<br />
Mission Statement ............................................................................................................................................................ 3<br />
Enrolment Policy ............................................................................................................................................................... 3<br />
Contract of Enrolment ...................................................................................................................................................... 4<br />
Student Welfare ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ................................................... 5<br />
College Procedures ………………………………………………………………………………………………... .................................................. 6-8<br />
Network, Internet and Email Contract........................................................................................................................ 9 -10<br />
Writing a Bibliography ………………………………………………………………………………………….. ............................................... 11-13<br />
Assessment Procedure ………………………………………………………………………………………………. ............................................... 14<br />
Australian Qualifications Framework ............................................................................................................................. 15<br />
Learning Pathways .......................................................................................................................................................... 16<br />
Queensland Certificate of Education ......................................................................................................................... 17-19<br />
Senior Education and Training Plan ........................................................................................................................... 20-21<br />
Terms and Conditions <strong>for</strong> SET Plan ................................................................................................................................. 22<br />
Senior School Curriculum ............................................................................................................................................... 23<br />
Requirements of Tertiary Institutions............................................................................................................................. 24<br />
TAFE Advanced Standing In<strong>for</strong>mation…………………… ........................... ……………………………………………………………………….24<br />
Vocational Education and Training …………………… .......................................... …………………………………………………………….25<br />
Vocational Education and Training Student Induction …… ................................. ………………………………………………………...26<br />
Choosing Senior Subjects ................................................................................................................................................ 27<br />
Steps to Guide You in Subject Selection ......................................................................................................................... 28<br />
Year 10 Career Program…………………………………………………… ............................................... ……………………………………….. 29<br />
Subject Selection Process .......................................................................................................................................... 29-30<br />
Subject Descriptions<br />
i) Authority Subjects .................................................................................................................................. 31<br />
Accounting ......................................................................................................................................... 32-33<br />
Ancient History ................................................................................................................................... 34-35<br />
Biological Science ………………………………………… .................................. ………………………………………………… 36<br />
Business Communication & Technologies .............................................................................................. 37<br />
Chemistry ................................................................................................................................................ 38<br />
Dance ...................................................................................................................................................... 39<br />
Drama ................................................................................................................................................. 40-41<br />
English ..................................................................................................................................................... 42<br />
English Extension ............................................................................................................................... 43-44<br />
Geography .......................................................................................................................................... 45-46<br />
Graphics .................................................................................................................................................. 47<br />
Home Economics ................................................................................................................................ 48-49<br />
Hospitality Studies ……………………………………… ................................ ………………………………………………...50-51<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation Processing & Technology ............................................................................................... 52-53<br />
Italian ...................................................................................................................................................... 54<br />
Japanese .................................................................................................................................................. 55<br />
Legal Studies ...................................................................................................................................... 56-57<br />
Mathematics A, Mathematics B and Mathematics C ......................................................................... 58-59<br />
Modern History .................................................................................................................................. 60-61<br />
Music .................................................................................................................................................. 62-63<br />
Music Extension ...................................................................................................................................... 64<br />
Physical Education.............................................................................................................................. 65-66<br />
Physics ..................................................................................................................................................... 67<br />
Study of Religion …………………………………………………… .................................. ……………………………………….. 68<br />
Visual Art……………………………………………………………… ..................................... ……………………………………... 69<br />
ii) Authority-Registered Subjects ............................................................................................................... 70<br />
Business (Certificate II in Business) ………………………… ......................... ……………………………………………71-72<br />
Early Childhood .................................................................................................................................. 73-74<br />
English Communication........................................................................................................................... 75<br />
Hospitality ............................................................................................................................................... 76<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation & Communications Technology ..................................................................................... 77-78<br />
Pre-Vocational Mathematics................................................................................................................... 79<br />
Recreation Studies ……………………………………………… ................................. ………………………………………….. 80<br />
Religion & Ethics ..................................................................................................................................... 81<br />
Science in Practice…………………………………………………… ................................. ………………………………………. 82<br />
Visual Art Studies…………………………………………………… .................................. ……………………………………….. 83<br />
Explanation of Terms……………………………………………… ....................................................... …………………………………………. 84
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