questions about electives |
Some common questions across all electives
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Do I have to "pass" the elective course to receive a ROSA award?
For any course to be included in the ROSA award, the student needs to meet the BOSTES requirements of satisfactorily completing the course, achieving all or some of the course outcomes and making a sustained effort. A pass means that the student is in class every lesson, working to the best of their ability to complete all set tasks and has submitted all assessment tasks for assessing.
For any course to be included in the ROSA award, the student needs to meet the BOSTES requirements of satisfactorily completing the course, achieving all or some of the course outcomes and making a sustained effort. A pass means that the student is in class every lesson, working to the best of their ability to complete all set tasks and has submitted all assessment tasks for assessing.
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How are courses created in elective subjects ?
A wide range of courses are offered for students to select from and based on the numbers selecting a particular course, classes are formed. It is usual for some students to "miss out" on their chosen elective because there are very few students selecting that particular course. These students will be offered their next choice, or asked to reselect from the new, reduced range of courses available.
From time to time, new courses are added to the list of available courses, and others are removed. This reflects the changing selection patterns of students and the expertise of staff in delivering courses offered. It is not possible to deliver a course if we have no teachers available to teach it.
Staffing in the school is fixed, so a suitable number of students is needed to ensure we can delier teh learnig for the maximum number fo students at any one time.
A wide range of courses are offered for students to select from and based on the numbers selecting a particular course, classes are formed. It is usual for some students to "miss out" on their chosen elective because there are very few students selecting that particular course. These students will be offered their next choice, or asked to reselect from the new, reduced range of courses available.
From time to time, new courses are added to the list of available courses, and others are removed. This reflects the changing selection patterns of students and the expertise of staff in delivering courses offered. It is not possible to deliver a course if we have no teachers available to teach it.
Staffing in the school is fixed, so a suitable number of students is needed to ensure we can delier teh learnig for the maximum number fo students at any one time.
Can I change Electives?
Generally, no. This is stressed at the time of selection that electives are for the duration of stage 5, years 9 & 10. Should the school change curriculum patterns, then the opportunity to select new electives may become available but for now, this school has a "no changes" policy
Generally, no. This is stressed at the time of selection that electives are for the duration of stage 5, years 9 & 10. Should the school change curriculum patterns, then the opportunity to select new electives may become available but for now, this school has a "no changes" policy
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Which textbooks will we need?
The Humanities Faculty does not issue textbooks to students in years 7 - 10, nor does it require them to purchase any specific textbook. Each course has a range of resource materials they use to deliver the it, and these are made available as appropiate during the learning experiences for students to use to assist them develop their skills and knowledge of the topic being covered.
The Humanities Faculty does not issue textbooks to students in years 7 - 10, nor does it require them to purchase any specific textbook. Each course has a range of resource materials they use to deliver the it, and these are made available as appropiate during the learning experiences for students to use to assist them develop their skills and knowledge of the topic being covered.
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Electives are 200 hour courses. What does this mean?
At this school, students complete 4 sessions per cycle of each elective subject they are enrolled in. This means they complete approximately 150 mins per week (2.5hours) over the 40 weeks of the year (100 hours per year) . Since the course lasts for 2 years, this means the elective course is 200 hours. In some circumstances, students at Macarthur Girls may complete 100 hour courses, but this usually happens when they transfer from another school and cannot get all the electives they had been studying at their old school.
Who will teach my elective course?
This depends on the course, the timetable and idividual teacher availability. No guarantee of a particular teacher can be given for any course, in any year. Likewise, there is no guarantee that a particular teacher will have the class for both year 9 and year 10, although this is the preferred option.
At this school, students complete 4 sessions per cycle of each elective subject they are enrolled in. This means they complete approximately 150 mins per week (2.5hours) over the 40 weeks of the year (100 hours per year) . Since the course lasts for 2 years, this means the elective course is 200 hours. In some circumstances, students at Macarthur Girls may complete 100 hour courses, but this usually happens when they transfer from another school and cannot get all the electives they had been studying at their old school.
Who will teach my elective course?
This depends on the course, the timetable and idividual teacher availability. No guarantee of a particular teacher can be given for any course, in any year. Likewise, there is no guarantee that a particular teacher will have the class for both year 9 and year 10, although this is the preferred option.