1. YEAR 9 - 2016 SUBJECT SELECTION INFORMATION FOR PARENTS & STUDENTS LEARN · ACHIEVE · CELEBRATE

2. 1.Welcome 2.Years 9 & 10  Stage 5 - content learned over two years  Record of School Achievement (RoSA)

3. Years 9 & 10  Mandatory subjects (over 2 years):  English  Mathematics  Science  Australian History  Australian Geography  Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE)

4. Years 9 & 10  At Kogarah High School, each student chooses TWO Board Developed electives and ONE interest elective.

5. Indonesian Child Studies Chinese Commerce Drama Food Technology Geography Elective Graphics Technology History Elective Industrial Technology - Ceramics Industrial Technology –Timber Information and Software Technology Japanese Music Physical Activity & Sport Studies Photographic and Digital Media *Science of the Chemical World Textiles and Design Visual Arts Visual Design Work Education Choose 2 Board Developed elective subjects: The choices in 2016 are….. These elective subjects are 2-YEAR COURSES. Students will NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE these courses at the end of Year 9. These courses are graded and will appear on the Record of School Achievement (RoSA)

6. Media Studies (Journalism/School newspaper production/ Media studies) Book Club Public Speaking & Debating Performance (Classical, Pop, Vocal) 2D Studies (Cartooning/ Drawing/ Painting/ Printmaking) 3D Studies Application Development Girl Power Making Board Games Bullseye for Boys Sew Easy Dig That Garden Multimedia Production (Graphics/ Video editing/ Webpage Design/ Pod-Vod casting) Audio Recording Maths Busters (Mathematical challenges and extension activities) Multicultural & Aboriginal Studies Grime Science Soccer Excellence Rugby League Excellence Basketball Excellence English Language Proficiency Choose 1 activity based elective subject: The choices in 2016 are….. These elective subjects are 1-YEAR COURSES. Students will choose a new elective for study in Year 10. These courses courses are not graded and will appear on the Record of School Achievement (RoSA) as extra-curricular activities.

7. Important Note: For an elective to run on the timetable there needs to be a substantial number of students wishing to do that course Where only a few students pick a particular course it may not be possible to run that course. Students who miss out on a course for this reason will receive their reserve preference

8. How to choose an elective Elective subjects are offered as part of the Stage 5 curriculum to enable students to choose an area of study that is of interest to them It is not necessary to choose electives on the basis of the career path you wish to follow Do NOT choose electives on the basis of:  What your friends are doing  Because you think you’ll need it for your career  Because you think it will be easy

9. Subject selection process Check your school email account to retrieve your password Logon to the subject selection website www.edval.com.au/login.html your username: school email address your password: sent to you at your email address

10. People to talk to! Year Advisor – Mrs Sleiman Head Teachers Your current teachers Year 9 and 10 students Parents

11. The RoSA is a cumulative credential in that it allows students to accumulate their academic results until they leave school. records completed Stage 5 and Preliminary Stage 6 courses and grades, and participation in any uncompleted Preliminary Stage 6 courses. is of specific use to students leaving school prior to the HSC.

12. The RoSA Any time a student wants an up-to-date snapshot of their academic progress, a transcript called a Student eRecord can be accessed via Students Online and printed or emailed.Students Online Students who go on to complete the HSC will see all their Stage 6 (Year 11 and 12) courses and results on their HSC.

13. Please see our Head Teachers and Teachers with any questions LEARN · ACHIEVE · CELEBRATE