Somerville Secondary College

Year 10 Program

Water Sports

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Health and Physical Education Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you love the water?  Then Water Sports is for you!  In this subject, you will participate in a variety of water sports, such as stand-up paddle boarding, beach sports, water polo, swimming, snorkelling, lifesaving and […]

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Track and Field

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Health and Physical Education Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you love Athletics?  Track and Field is the subject for you.  In this subject, you will focus on key fundamental skills of running, jumping and throwing and learning the correct techniques to maximise your performance

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Stickball

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Health and Physical Education Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you love playing different stick sports?  Stickball will focus on stick sports like cricket, lacrosse, hockey, golf, softball, tennis, badminton and table tennis.  Students will participate in learning the skills of these sports at school

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Sports Performance and Science

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Health and Physical Education Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Sports Performance/Science (Nutrition, anatomy, physiology, skill acquisition and biomechanics). Students will learn the importance of nutrition, biomechanics and skill acquisition in improving sports performance.  Students will also become very familiar with the key muscles and bones

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Football Games

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Health, Physical Education Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you love playing AFL and soccer?  Football Games will focus on AFL, soccer, Gaelic football, touch football and rugby. Students will participate in learning the skills of these sports at school and via incursions and excursions

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Handball

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Health and Physical Education Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you love playing any ball sport?  Handball will focus on the sports of basketball, netball, volleyball, European handball, NFL, tchoukball and ultimate frisbee. Students will participate in learning the skills of these sports at school

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STEAM

Featured Learning Area Technology Additional Learning Areas Arts, Engineering, Mathematics, Science Learning Capabilities Developed Critical and creative thinking and planning. Developing, refining and evaluating solutions. Scientific and mathematic principles, prototyping capabilities COURSE DESCRIPTION STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Technology education) is more than just hot air! STEAM education engages students in real-world, problem-based, inquiry

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Animalia

Featured Learning Area Science Additional Learning Areas Biology, Geography Learning Capabilities Developed Ethical Capability COURSE DESCRIPTION The animal Kingdom is the largest of all of the 5 different areas of living things. Students will learn about the range of animals within this kingdom from sponges to flatworms and from jellyfish to giraffes. Students will learn

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Proud Potterheads

Featured Learning Area English Additional Learning Areas The Arts (Media) Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION If you have ever wanted to go to Hogwarts, then this is your perfect opportunity to receive your owl post acceptance letter and join your friends at a school of witchcraft and wizardry! As you explore the world

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Current Affairs

Featured Learning Area Humanities Additional Learning Areas Civics, Citizenship, Politics Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Every year, there are events which change the world but do not make it into the curriculum. In 2022 already, Russia has invaded Ukraine, the price of petrol has doubled, food shortages and the cost of living are

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Body Balance

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Health, Physical Education Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you want to relax your body and mind?  Then Body Balance is your elective.  This subject will combine yoga, Pilates, tai chi, meditation, relaxation techniques and mindfulness.  You will eave every lesson calm, relaxed and re-energized.

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How to Invest

Featured Learning Area Humanities – Business Additional Learning Areas Economics, Finance Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking/Enterprise COURSE DESCRIPTION Once students start working, they will have money to spend and save – but there is another option which many teens do not often think about: investing! In this subject, students will learn about a range of

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Digital Music

Featured Learning Area Arts – Music Additional Learning Areas Digital Technologies Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Let’s face it, the world has changed – like everything else, the world of music has moved into a digital age. If you love music, but aren’t keen on playing an instrument, then this is the course

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Visual Art

Featured Learning Area The Arts Additional Learning Areas Visual Art Learning Capabilities Developed Personal/Social, Intercultural, Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Students learn to develop their own creative ideas, extend their ability in using a range of artistic materials and techniques and learn to resolve their work prior to starting a final piece. They learn about the

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Visual Communication Design

Featured Learning Area Visual Arts Additional Learning Areas Media, Arts, English Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you love drawing and designing? Visual Communication Design is the subject for you! VCD is a practical art subject that looks at how information and ideas are communicated in the areas of communication, environmental and industrial

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Construction

Featured Learning Area Technology Additional Learning Areas Building Engineering Learning Capabilities Developed Critical and creative thinking and planning. Developing, refining and evaluating design solutions and production capabilities. COURSE DESCRIPTION This elective is designed to give students the experience of understanding and following drawn plans to manufacture products and artefacts to given specifications using a range

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DESIGN TECHNOLOGY Electronic Products

Featured Learning Area Design and Technologies Additional Learning Areas Engineering principles and systems Learning Capabilities Developed Critical and creative thinking and planning. Developing, refining and evaluating design solutions. Production capabilities. COURSE DESCRIPTION This elective is designed to expand student knowledge of electronic theory and how circuitry can be integrated into Product Design. Students will learn

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Active for Life

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Science Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Students will be introduced to a variety of life-long sports and activities in the community such as lawn bowls, croquet, tennis, golf, swimming.  Students will learn new skills and new sports and activities to allow them to be active

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Urban Recreation

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Science Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Students participating in this elective will develop skills and knowledge for enjoyable participation in outdoor adventure activities.  Students will be participating in activities such as skateboarding, walking, bike riding, aquatics using community facilities.  This elective enables students to build

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Café Culture

Featured Learning Area Technology – Foods Additional Learning Areas Learning Capabilities Developed COURSE DESCRIPTION Café Culture explores the importance of coffee in society and investigate what makes a good café experience! Students will experience running a small scale café at the college. They will develop employable skills such as working hygienically and consistently to prepare

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Music Composition

Featured Learning Area Arts – Music Additional Learning Areas Technologies – Digital Technologies Learning Capabilities Developed Personal/Social, Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Have you wondered why pop songs all sound so similar? Or how songwriters manage to keep coming up with new lyrics? Well, here’s your chance to find out and write your own music! In

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Psychology

Featured Learning Area Science Additional Learning Areas Anatomy and Physiology Learning Capabilities Developed Ethical Capability COURSE DESCRIPTION This subject explores the work of psychologists and psychological scientists. Students will examine the history of psychology and how the discipline has developed across time into a science. Students will explore mental health and investigate a range of

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Forensic Science

Featured Learning Area Science Additional Learning Areas Application of Science to Criminal and Civil Laws Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Forensic Science is the application of Science to solve crimes. Forensic Scientists collect and analyse evidence from a crime scene that will allow the police to determine exactly what happened and who probably

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Marine Science

Featured Learning Area 9/10 Elective Science Additional Learning Areas Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Students explore what makes up a marine environment and the diversity of life which exists within it. Students examine the roles and interactions of both plants and animals within various aquatic environments in maintaining a healthy and sustainable ecosystem.

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Cosmetic Science

Featured Learning Area Science Additional Learning Areas Learning Capabilities Developed Ethical Capability COURSE DESCRIPTION Students will develop their understanding of the key chemical ingredients in both make-up and skincare products. They will explore the interaction between atoms in chemical reactions that give rise to chemical products used within this industry. Students will develop their understanding

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Around the World in 80 Days

Featured Learning Area Humanities – Geography Additional Learning Areas Humanities – History, Civics, Economics, Science Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Are you ready for travel and adventure? Then sign up now for this virtual backpacking experience – around the world in 80 days – featuring Africa, Central Asia, South Asia and the Pacific

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Build a Business

Featured Learning Area Humanities – Economics, Civics & Citizenship Additional Learning Areas English, Maths Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Have you ever wanted to open your own business? Start a side hustle? Make some money on the side in a non-traditional job? Then join us in Humanities and learn how you can build

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Criminology

Featured Learning Area Humanities – Economics, Civics & Citizenship Additional Learning Areas Science/Maths Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Did you know that community perception of crime rates continues to increase, despite downward trends in crime statistics in Victoria over the past few decades? And did you know that this pattern is fairly consistent

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They Called Australia Home

Featured Learning Area Humanities – History Additional Learning Areas Humanities – Geography, Civics, Economics Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION This unit explores the lives of people who have lived on the Australian continent throughout history, from pre-1700s Aboriginal nations to the formation of a formal sovereign Australia in 1901. Students will study Aboriginal

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World War II History – Pacific

Featured Learning Area Humanities – History Additional Learning Areas Humanities – Geography, Civics Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION This subject is advised to be completed after World War I. This elective is designed to follow on from the other WW II elective, however, it is not a prerequisite. Parallels will be drawn between

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World War II History – Europe

Featured Learning Area Humanities – History Additional Learning Areas Humanities – Geography, Civics Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION This subject is advised to be completed after World War I. This elective is recommended to follow on from the WWI elective, but is not a prerequisite. It begins with an investigation of how the

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World War I History

Featured Learning Area Humanities – History Additional Learning Areas Humanities – Geography, Civics Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION This subject is advised to be completed prior to World War II, or an understanding there is a requirement for pre-reading. In this elective students will look at the first major conflict involving Australia and

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Courtroom Drama

Featured Learning Area Humanities – Civics & Citizenship Additional Learning Areas English, Legal Studies Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Are you a fan of law-and-order procedurals? Law and Order. Bull. Criminal Minds. Suits. Brooklyn 99. FBI or NCIS? Or maybe you enjoy a movie with a gripping legal scene? Legally Blonde. To Kill

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Walt Disney Pictures Presents

Featured Learning Area English Additional Learning Areas Media, Humanities Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Remember all of your favourites while growing up? The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars? Disney’s got them all now so you can’t say you haven’t seen at least one of their movies. But why

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Land the Right Job

Featured Learning Area English Additional Learning Areas Careers Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Are you looking for a part time job and don’t know where to begin? This course could be just what you need.  This subject will give you the skills and confidence to pursue and gain part time work. The study

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Sport Coaching and Officiating

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Science Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Take your team to the next grand final by learning the skills and knowledge essential for coaching and officiating!  This elective is focused on providing students with knowledge and skills relevant to sports coaching and sports trainers.  Throughout this

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Outdoor Recreation

Featured Learning Area Health and Physical Education Additional Learning Areas Geography/Science Learning Capabilities Developed Environments COURSE DESCRIPTION Students participating in this elective will develop skills and knowledge for enjoyable participation in outdoor adventure activities. They will investigate the concept of Outdoor Environmental Studies in the natural environment, study outdoor venues, conservation, commercialization, recreation and develop

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Nutrition and Health Promotion

Featured Learning Area Health and Physical Education Additional Learning Areas Learning Capabilities Developed Personal, Social and Community Health COURSE DESCRIPTION This elective looks at the concepts of Health, Wellbeing and Human Development from a number of perspectives. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the function and food sources of major nutrients, evaluate the

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Gym and Fitness Training

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Science Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you want to be fitter, stronger, healthier? You will be learning about muscles, healthy eating, energy systems, training principles and training techniques.  This subject blends theory with practical components and allows for the development of individual fitness and

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Food for Health and Fitness

Featured Learning Area Food Technology Additional Learning Areas Health and Human Development Learning Capabilities Developed Critical and Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION This practical based food elective focuses on the links between healthy eating and adolescent needs. Student will gain a greater understanding of the role of nutrients in the body and how to fuel their

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Food Around the World

Featured Learning Area Food Technology Additional Learning Areas Technology Learning Capabilities Developed Critical and Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION In Food Around The World, students will enjoy sharing food, exchanging experiences and discovering the delights of dishes from other countries. This is also a wonderful way for students to get to know and accept other cultures

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Food by Design

Featured Learning Area Food Technology Additional Learning Areas Technology Learning Capabilities Developed Critical and Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION This elective is designed to provide a pathway and introduction to VCE Food Studies. Students are given the opportunity to experience, explore and extend their food knowledge and skills through the application of practical food activities developing

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Create, Make and Bake

Featured Learning Area Food Technology Additional Learning Areas Technology Learning Capabilities Developed Critical and Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION This elective teaches students how to produce beautifully decorated cakes. Students will learn a range of different cake making skills using a variety of modern techniques. These include sponges, cupcakes, gluten free cakes, vegetables cakes and fancy

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DESIGN TECHNOLOGY Computer Aided Design & Manufacture

Featured Learning Area Technologies – Design and Technologies Additional Learning Areas Digital Technologies Learning Capabilities Developed Critical and creative thinking and planning. Developing, refining and evaluating design solutions. Production capabilities. COURSE DESCRIPTION The use of effective Computer Aided Design and Manufacture techniques are increasingly becoming a crucial element in assisting Australian industry to develop an

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DESIGN TECHNOLOGY Product Design

Featured Learning Area Design and Technologies Additional Learning Areas Arts/Engineering principles and systems Learning Capabilities Developed Critical and creative thinking and planning. Developing, refining and evaluating design solutions. Production capabilities. COURSE DESCRIPTION This elective is designed to give students the experience of developing practical design and manufacture skills working with metal, wood, and plastics to

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Music Performance

Featured Learning Area Arts – Music Additional Learning Areas Learning Capabilities Developed Personal/Social, Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you sing? Do you play an instrument? Are you in a band, or do you prefer to play on your own? Is there a part of you that wants to be on a stage with thousands of

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Indonesian

Featured Learning Area Languages Additional Learning Areas Learning Capabilities Developed Intercultural Capability COURSE DESCRIPTION Year 9 Indonesian will explore the rich culture and language of Indonesia and improve communication skills and intercultural understanding. As Indonesia is our closest neighbour, this subject provides students with the knowledge of an important regional partner for Australia and allows

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