Year 10

Year 10 is the beginning of the senior years of learning where students start making decisions about future learning and work.

Learning in Year 10 aims to develop and deepen student understanding of important ideas and processes, equipping them to transfer their learning in meaningful and effective ways and become life-long learners.

Each Year 10 student is supported in their learning by their Advisory teacher. The Advisory teacher focuses on student wellbeing and builds a sense of belonging as a member of the year 10 learning community.

Structure

Students are assigned to a class of twelve students for the compulsory subjects of English, Mathematics, Health and Physical Education, Science and Exploring Identities and Futures.

In addition to these subjects’ students in year 10 will develop specialised skills in one or more of the following learning areas:

  • Languages
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Technologies
  • The Arts

Within each of these learning areas students can choose from the options under the heading Year 10 Specialist Subjects below. A full-time load is the equivalent of seven subjects per semester.

Year 10 Subjects

Subject Semester Learning Area SACE Code SACE Credits
Exploring Identities and Futures 1 & 2 Cross Disciplinary 1EIF10 10
English Full year English
History Semester 1 or 2 HASS
Health and Physical Education Semester 1 HPE
Mathematics Full year Mathematics
Science Full year Science

Year 10 Specialist Subjects

Subject Semester Learning Area
Art: Art Skills (Traditional Art) Semester 1 Arts
Art: Artistic Messages (Traditional Art) Semester 1 Arts
Art: Exploring Style (Digital Art) Semester 2 Arts
Art: Image Manipulation (Digital Art) Semester 2 Arts
Art: Visual Art Extension (SACE Pathway) Semester 2 Arts
Music Full year Arts
Civics and Citizenship: Our Rights, Our Freedoms Semester 2 Humanities and Social Sciences
Civics and Citizenship: Power to the People Semester 1 Humanities and Social Sciences
Economics and Business Semester 2 Humanities and Social Sciences
Geography: People & Culture Semester 1 Humanities and Social Sciences
Geography: Sustainable Worlds Semester 2 Humanities and Social Sciences
French Full year Languages
Japanese Full year Languages
Spanish Full year Languages
Bridging Mathematics Semester 2 Mathematics
Design and Technologies: 3D Design and Printing Semester 1 or 2 Technologies
Design and Technologies: Fashion Design Semester 1 Technologies
Design and Technologies: Food & Hospitality Semester 2 Technologies
Design and Technologies: Food and Photography Semester 1 Technologies
Design and Technologies: Mechatronics Semester 2 Technologies
Digital Technologies Semester 1 or 2 Technologies

Last updated: 13 October 2023