Year 11 - Taminmin

Faculty: Arts

SUBJECT: Creative Arts

In Stage 1 Creative Art, students investigate artists and create their own artwork over a semester long program. Student develop skills in printmaking and designing, working independently towards a final arts project where they undertake an artwork of their choice. Students are encouraged to explore materials and methods throughout this course, developing an approach of art making that involves planning, making and reflecting. Stage 1 Creative Arts is a great foundation for taking on the Stage 2 Creative Arts course.

Type: Elective Subject

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: $70 – Per semester

Requirements:

Students studying Stage 1 Creative Arts are recommended to have successfully passed Year 10 Creative Arts. Students need critical and creative thinking skills and a passion for the arts.

Areas of Study:

Creative Arts Process
Development and Production
Concepts in Creative Arts Disciplines
Creative Arts in Practice.

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Product	50%
Folio	25%
Practical Skills	25%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 | Creative Arts | SACE – Creative Arts – South Australian Certificate of Education

SUBJECT: Visual Art

In Stage 1 Visual Arts, Students utilise the elements of art and principles of design to analyse and create artworks in different media influenced by various art movements and concepts. Students explore artistic and crafting methods and outcomes while learning processes of creation from the initiation and development of ideas, research, analysis, and exploration, experimentation with media and technique, and resolution and production of practical work.

Type: Elective Subject

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost:

Requirements:

Students studying Stage 1 Creative Arts are recommended to have successfully passed Year 10 Art. Students need critical and creative thinking skills and a passion for the arts.

Areas of Study:
- Visual Art Analysis
- Concept Development
- Refinement and Refelction

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Visual Study	30%
Folio	40%
Practical	30%

Stage 1 | Visual Arts | SACE – Visual Arts – Art and Visual Arts – Design – South Australian Certificate of Education

SUBJECT: Dance

Combined Year 10 and 11

Semester 1: Musical Performance

Students explore the genre of Musical Theatre and associated Dance, Drama and Music application and performance. Learning experiences focus on collaboration to create a Musical Theatre performance for a public audience. In theory lessons, students reflect on the collaborative process, research Musical Theatre practitioners and conduct skills assessments.

Semester 2: Dance

In Stage 1 Dance, students develop creative, technical, and physical understanding, and an appreciation of dance as an art form. Students develop their own technical and physical skills through undertaking systematic training that enables the safe execution of a diverse range of movement. Dance offers opportunities for the development of students’ creativity, self-discipline, self-esteem, personal identity, and confidence. This is achieved through experiences that encourage collaboration and creative problem-solving, the acquisition of skills, knowledge, and understanding, and the development of aesthetic awareness.

Type: Elective Subject

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: $150 (includes shirt – semester 1 Musical only)

Requirements:

It is essential for students studying Stage 1 Dance to have had previous experience in dance through school subjects or dance schools. It is also highly recommended that students have had experience in performing in front of an audience as this is part of their final assessment.

Focus Areas:

Students will create, perform and analyse their own site-specific dance using the Elements of Dance, Choreographic Devices and Production Elements that expresses their Choreographic Intent.
Students will participate in a group dance that will build upon and extend their and expressive skills in Contemporary Dance.
Students will compare and contrast Contemporary Storytelling in dance with both live and filmed performances.

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Skills Development	20%
Creative Explorations	60%
Dance Contexts	20%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Dance SACE minisite

Drama

Combined Year 10 and 11

Semester 1: Musical Performance

Semester 2: Drama

Stage 1 Drama is a performance based subject. Students will be expected to perform both individually and as a group for an audience. Students will be expected to create, analyse and reflect on their own work and the work of others, culminating in a production showcase at the end of the semester.

Type: Elective Subject

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: $150 (includes shirt – Semester 1 only for Musical)

Requirements:

It is essential for students studying Stage 1 Drama to have had previous experience in drama through school subjects or community drama programs. It is also highly recommended that students have had experience in performing in front of an audience as this is part of their final assessment.

Focus Areas:

Using historical performances as inspiration, students adapt and create their own dramatic pieces whilst documenting an evidence based folio of work.
Analytical reviews of two professional practitioners’ works to develop appreciation of concepts and skills.
Students conceive, describe and justify their own original product that uses innovative technology, with the aims of stimulating an audience’s imagination, enhancing the audience’s engagement with the meanings of the work, and conveying relevant artistic ideas creatively.

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Performance	40%
Responding to Drama	30%
Creative Synthesis	30%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Dance SACE minisite

SUBJECT: Food & Hospitality

Students are introduced to the food and hospitality industry. Topics covered include food hygiene and safety, cultural influences on the Australian cuisine, the correlation of food and health as well as exploring occupational health and safety and welfare issues in the food and hospitality industry.

Type: Elective Subject

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: $100 (per semester)

Requirements:

It is recommended that students undertaking Stage 1 Food and Hospitality to have also taken year 9 Home Economics and/or Year 10 Food and Hospitality. It is also recommended that students work well in teams, work well with industry standard time frames and can manage themselves under pressure.

Areas of Study:

Food, the Individual, and the Family
Local and Global Issues in Food and Hospitality
Trends in Food and Culture
Food and Safety
Food and Hospitality Industry

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Practical Activity	50%
Group Activity	25%
Investigation	30%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Food and Hospitality SACE minisite

SUBJECT: Digital Photography

In Stage 1 Digital Photography, students will be introduced to creative and technical skills in digital photography. Students will learn camera techniques and editing skills. They will understand how to operate DSLR Camera in Manual Mode and understand how to manipulate settings to create certain photographic effects.

Type: Elective Subject

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost:

Requirements:

Students studying Stage 1 Digital Photography are recommended to have successfully passed Year 10 Media Art. Students need critical and creative thinking skills and a passion for the arts.

Areas of Study:
- Creative Arts Process
- Development and Production
- Concepts in Creative Arts Disciplines
- Creative Arts in Practice.

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Product	50%
Folio	25%
Practical Skills	25%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 | Creative Arts | SACE – Creative Arts – South Australian Certificate of Education

SUBJECT: : Graphics Design (Integrated Learning)

In Stage 1 Graphic Design students apply practical skills and design principles to provide creative solutions to text-based communication tasks. They create both hard copy and electronic text-based publications and evaluate the development process. Students use technology to design and implement information processing solutions, and identify, select, and use the appropriate computer hardware and software to process, manage and communicate information in a range of contexts.

Type: Elective Subject

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None

Requirements:

Students studying Stage 1 Graphic Design students need critical and creative thinking skills and an eye for design.

Areas of Study:

Practical Inquiries enable students to demonstrate practical application and development of their Graphic Design knowledge, concepts, and skills
In the Connections task students design promotional material for an event whilst making connections between Graphic Design skills and their development of the critical and creative thinking capability.
The Personal Endeavour is an investigation in which students explore the work of a graphic designer through research, analysis, practical work and exploration of skills and techniques.

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Practical Exploration	40%
Connections	40%
Personal Venture	20%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Integrated Learning SACE minisite

SUBJECT: Child Studies

In Stage 1 Child Studies, students explore the period of childhood from conception to 8 years exploring issues related to their growth, health and well-being. It examines the diverse values and beliefs about childhood, the nature of contemporary families and the changing roles of children in a society.

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Type: Elective Subject

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: NIL

Requirements:

Students studying Stage 1 Child Studies are recommended to have successfully passed Year 10 Child Studies.

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Practical Activity	50%
Group Activity	20%
Investigation	30%

Stage 1 | Child Studies | SACE – Child Studies – South Australian Certificate of Education

SUBJECT: : SUBJECT: Music

Combined Year 10 and 11

Semester 1: Musical Performance

Semester 2: Music

In senior music, you will develop your own personal voice, confidence and understanding of the workings of the music industry. As a class ensemble and individually, you will develop your theory and technique by playing and writing your own songs which you will record and share. You will need to have skills in a musical instrument before you enter this class.

Type: Elective Subject

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: $150 (includes shirt – Semester 1 only Musical)

Requirements:

It is essential for students studying Stage 1 Music to have had previous experience in music through school subjects, music lessons, singing lessons and/or tuitions. It is also highly recommended that students have had experience in performing in front of an audience as this is part of their final assessment.

Focus Areas:

Students explore and apply their stylistic understanding, instrumental/vocal skills, and performance technique to develop, refine, and present a set of performance works to a live audience.
Students will apply their knowledge and understanding of melodic structures through a notated score.
Students will submit a folio evidencing their progression throughout the course with focus on musical theory and reflective practice. They will respond to set questions as well as document checkpoints throughout their individual development.
Students will apply their musical elements knowledge by comparing two set works from their performance repertoire. They will use terminology and musical evidence to compare the relationship between musical styles.

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Creative Works	60%
Music Literacy	40%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Dance SACE minisite

Head of Department:

Sarah Taylor

Ph: (08) 8983 7288

Em: sarah.taylor@education.nt.gov.au

Faculty: English

SUBJECT: English Pre-Literary Studies

Stage 1 English is designed to help students explore how the purpose of text is achieved through application of text conventions and stylistic choices to position the audience to respond to ideas and perspectives. Students are required to respond to texts, produce texts of their own, and complete an intertextual study. This course takes steps to prepare students for Stage 2 Literary Studies.

Type: Compulsory – At Stage 1 students must complete 20 credits of Literacy through English subjects.

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None

Requirements:

Stage 1 English relies on successful completion of two semesters of Year 10 Advanced English ideally at a B level or better.

Areas of Study:

Responding to Texts
Creating Texts
Intertextual study

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Responding to Texts	45%
Creating Texts	25%
Intertextual Study	30%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 English SACE minisite

SUBJECT: English

Type: Compulsory – At Stage 1 students must complete 20 credits of Literacy through English subjects.

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None

Requirements:

Stage 1 English relies on successful completion of two semesters of Year 10 Curriculum English ideally at a B level or better.

Areas of Study:

Responding to Texts
Creating Texts
Intertextual study

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Responding to Texts	45%
Creating Texts	25%
Intertextual Study	30%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 English SACE minisite

SUBJECT: Essential English

English Essentials provides students with a focus for informed and effective participation in education, training, the workplace and their personal environment. In Stage 1 English Essentials students read, listen, speak, respond to and compose texts in order to establish and maintain connections with familiar and unfamiliar contexts for a range of purposes.

Type: Compulsory – At Stage 1 students must complete 20 credits of Literacy through English subjects.

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None

Requirements:

All students in Year 11 are required to pass two semesters of an English or Literacy course.

Areas of Study:

Responding to Texts
Creating Texts

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Responding to Texts	50%
Creating Texts	50%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Essential English SACE minisite

Head of Department:

Elliot Saunderson

Ph: (08) 8983 7183

Em: Elliot.saunderson@education.nt.gov.au

Faculty: Humanities & Social Sciences

SUBJECT: : Business & Tourism (Cross-disciplinary Studies)

Students will engage in a cross-disciplinary study of Business and Tourism. They will develop an understanding of tourists, tourism markets and the broader industry, including explore the value and sustainability of tourism businesses in the Northern Territory. Students will investigate opportunities and challenges for local tourism businesses, explore tourism industry skills, and learn about start-up businesses. Students will reflect on current issues for tourism business and evaluate business decisions.

Type: Elective

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None

Requirements:

Students studying Stage 1 Business & Tourism should have successfully completed a Year 10 Humanities elective (Business and Legal or Geography). Students must have good literacy skills and critical and creative thinking skills.

Focus areas:

Semester 1:

Existing local tourism business
Value of Tourism to NT Top End
Local impacts of tourism

Semester 2:

Sustainability of local tourism industry and businesses
Design thinking
Start-up tourism businesses

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Group Project	40%
Skill and Applications Tasks	30%
Analysis	30%

SUBJECT: : Geography (Cross-disciplinary Studies) - Currently Unavailable

Stage 1 Geography enables students to develop an understanding of natural hazards facing Australia and the world, including atmospheric and geological hazards. They explore ecological hazards including terrorism and disease, and investigate their impact on transport, trade and global relationships. Students learn to analyse the interactions between people, places, and environments, and explore challenges facing Australian places. This subject includes fieldwork.

Type: Elective

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: May include field trip costs

Requirements:

Students studying Stage 1 Geography should have successfully complete Geography at Year 10 level. Students need critical and creative thinking skills.

Skills and Themes:

Geographical Skills: including fieldwork, map reading, interpreting data and statistics

Theme 1: Sustainable Places

Theme 2: Hazards

Theme 3: Contemporary Issues

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Geographic Skills and Applications	70%
Fieldwork	30%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Geography SACE Minisite

SUBJECT: Modern History

In the study of Modern History at Stage 1, students explore changes within the world since 1750, examining developments and movements, the ideas that inspired them, and their short-term and long-term consequences for societies, systems, and individuals.

Type: Elective

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None

Requirements:

Students studying Stage 1 Modern History should have successfully completed History in Year 10. Students need good literacy skills and critical and creative thinking skills.

Topics (Teacher chooses two)

Topic 1: Imperialism
Topic 2: Decolonisation
Topic 3: Indigenous peoples
Topic 4: Social movements
Topic 5: Revolution
Topic 6: Elective

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Historical Skills	70%
Historical Study	30%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Modern History SACE Minisite

SUBJECT: Research Project

Research Project is a 10-credit Stage 2 subject offered in Semester 2 of Year 11. The subject is offered to students with high literacy skills that are aiming to get an ATAR.
Students choose a research question that is based on an area of interest and use the research framework as a guide to develop their research and applying knowledge, skills, and ideas specific to their research question. Students synthesise their key findings to produce a Research Outcome, which is substantiated by evidence and examples from the research. They evaluate the research processes used, and the quality of their Research Outcome.
Following the completion of Research Project students are offered the opportunity to present their research outcome at Charles Darwin University, earning them university credit points which are transferrable to many other Australian universities.

Type: Elective – Semester 2 only

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None

Requirements:

Students studying Stage 2 Research Project begin the course in week 10 of Semester 1 with a week-long intensive. To be successful in Research Project students are required to have very strong literacy skills, it is recommended that students have a demonstrated success in Year 11 English Pre-Literary Studies for semester 1.

Topics (Teacher chooses two)

The four parts of the research framework for Research Project B are:

1. initiating and planning the research
2. developing the research
3. producing and substantiating the Research Outcome
4. evaluating the research.

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Weighting

School Based	Weighting
Folio	40%
Research Outcome	30%
External
Evaluation	30%

Additional Links:

Stage 2 Reserach Project SACE minisite

Head of Department:

Amanda Tully

Ph: (08) 8983 7211

Em: amanda.tully@education.nt.gov.au

Faculty: Health and Physical Education

SUBJECT: Health and Wellbeing - Stage 1

Students explore the determinants of health and the various factors that shape the behaviour and attitudes of individuals and groups in relation to healthy living, and caring for themselves and their community. Students develop their group and individual skills by considering the role of health and wellbeing in different contexts and explore ways of promoting positive outcomes for individuals and global society. Students evaluate current trends and issues that impact health and wellbeing and reflect on personal and community actions to promote and improve sustainable outcomes for individuals, communities, and global society.

Type: Elective

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None

Requirements:

To be successful students will require strong literacy and ICT skills, critical and creative thinking, and research skills.

Areas of Study:

Health Literacy
Health Determinants
Health Promotion
Social Equity

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Practical Action	60%
Issue Inquiry	30%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Health and Wellbeing SACE Minisite

SUBJECT: Outdoor Educations

Students develop skills, knowledge, and understanding of safe and sustainable outdoor experiences in the key areas of preparation and planning, managing risk, leadership and decision-making, and self-reliance skills. Students explore feral animal management strategies in the Northern Territory and explore current environmental issues.

Type: Elective

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: $150

Requirements:

To be successful students will require strong personal and social skills and a desire to succeed.

Areas of Study:

Focus Area 1: Environment and conservation
Focus Area 2: Planning and management
Focus Area 3: Personal and social growth and development.

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
About Natural Environments	40%
Experiences in Natural Environments	60%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Outdoor Education SACE Minisite

SUBJECT: Physical Education - Stage 1

Students explore strategies to increase inclusivity and participation in modified games using knowledge of movement concepts and data analysis of evidence collected from each game. Students examine how the modifications to the game increase the inclusivity and accessibility for participants. Working in groups students develop lesson plans to impact the outcomes of learners in Physical Education classes.

Type: Elective

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None

Requirements:

To be successful students will require strong literacy and ICT skills, critical and creative thinking, and research skills.

Focus Areas:

Focus Area 1: In movement
Focus Area 2: Through movement
Focus Area 3: About movement.

Assessment:

Assessment Type	Weighting
Performance Improvement	50%
Physical Activity Investigation	50%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Physical Education SACE Minisite

Head of Department:

Eilish McCluskey

Ph: (08) 8983 7180

Em: Eilish.mccluskey@education.nt.gov.au

Faculty: Mathematics and Digital Technologies

SUBJECT: Digital Technologies

In this course students identify problems and use data-informed, computational, iterative thinking to design and test digital solutions. Students learn programming language and use them design computer games. They consider ethical and safety issues in their solutions, and explore innovations and entrepreneurship.

Type: Elective

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None

Requirements:

To be successful at Stage 1 Digital Technologies students require Mathematical abilities in statistics and data and strong critical and creative thinking skills. Prior use of Scratch and GODOT game engine is highly desirable.

Focus Areas (study at least two):

Focus area 1: Programming
Focus area 2: Advanced programming
Focus area 3: Data analytics
Focus area 4: Exploring innovations.

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Project Skills	60%
Digital Solution	40%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Digital Technologies SACE minisite

SUBJECT: Essential Mathematics

In this course, students extend their mathematical skills through application to practical problem-solving. They explore a range of applications of mathematics, including statistics, earning and spending and scale and ratio. Maths Essentials fulfils the requirement for Stage 1 numeracy credits for NTCET completion.

This course does not lead to further study of Mathematics in Year 12

Type: Compulsory – At Stage 1 students must complete 10 credits of Numeracy through Mathematics subjects.

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None

Requirements:

Stage 1 Essential Mathematics relies on knowledge of year 10 Mathematics.

Topic Areas (Teacher chooses 3 topics per semester):

Topic 1: Calculations, time, and ratio
Topic 2: Earning and spending
Topic 3: Geometry
Topic 4: Data in context
Topic 5: Measurement
Topic 6: Investing

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Skills and Applications Tasks	60%
Folio	40%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Essential Mathematics SACE Minisite

SUBJECT: General Mathematics

In this course, students develop the ability to solve problems in Financial Mathematics and Trigonometry. They explore the concepts of Investing and Borrowing, Linear and Exponentials Functions as well as Applications of Trigonometry. This course prepares students for Stage 2 General Mathematics, which can lead to further study in a variety of courses including accounting, management, health sciences, business, education, commerce and computer studies.

Type: Compulsory – At Stage 1 students must complete 10 credits of Numeracy through Mathematics subjects.

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None, Students are expected to purchase their own calculator.

Requirements:

Stage 1 General Mathematics relies on successful completion of two semesters of Year 10 Curriculum Mathematics ideally at a B level or better. Students must have good literacy skills to enable them to reason mathematically and write about interpretations and limitations in real-life contexts.

Topic Areas (Teacher chooses 3 topics per semester):

Topic 1: Investing and borrowing
Topic 2: Measurement
Topic 3: Statistical investigation
Topic 4: Applications of trigonometry
Topic 5: Linear and exponential functions and their graphs
Topic 6: Matrices and networks

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Skills and Applications Tasks	75%
Folio	25%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 General Mathematics SACE Minisite

SUBJECT: Mathematical Methods A

In this course students develop the ability to model and solve problems using linear, quadratic, polynomial and quadratic functions. Students learn an introduction to calculus. They investigate and report on the use of mathematics to model real life scenarios. This course prepares students for Stage 2 Mathematical Methods, which provides pathways into a variety of university courses including science, engineering and architecture.

Type: Compulsory – At Stage 1 students must complete 10 credits of Numeracy through Mathematics subjects.

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None, Students are expected to purchase their own calculator.

Requirements:

Stage 1 Mathematical Methods relies on strong mathematical skills & knowledge in particular algebraic manipulation. To be successful, students in Stage 1 Methods should have successful completed two semesters of Year 10 Advanced Mathematics ideally at a B level or better. Students must have good literacy skills to enable them to reason mathematically and write about interpretations and limitation in real-life contexts.

Topic Areas (Teacher chooses 3 topics per semester):

Topic 1: Functions and graphs
Topic 2: Polynomials
Topic 3: Trigonometry
Topic 4: Counting and statistics
Topic 5: Growth and decay
Topic 6: Introduction to differential calculus

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Skills and Applications Tasks	75%
Folio	25%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Mathematics SACE minisite

SUBJECT: Pre-Specialist Mathematics

In this course students develop higher-order mathematical reasoning through a variety of topics including geometric series and sequences, geometry and trigonometry, and complex numbers. This course prepares students for Stage 2 Specialist Mathematics, which provides pathways into university courses including physics, engineering, and computer sciences. This subject is offered as an elective, and must be taken with Math Methods A.

Type: None, Students are expected to purchase their own calculator.

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None, Students are expected to purchase their own calculator.

Requirements:

Stage 1 Pre-Specialist Mathematics relies on strong mathematical skills & knowledge in particular algebraic manipulation. To be successful students in Stage 1 Methods should have successful completed two semesters of Year 10 Advanced Mathematics ideally at a B level or better. Students must have good literacy skills to enable them to reason mathematically and write about interpretations and limitation in real-life contexts.

Topic Areas (Teacher chooses 3 topics per semester):

Topic 7: Arithmetic and geometric sequences and series
Topic 8: Geometry
Topic 9: Vectors in the plane
Topic 10: Further trigonometry
Topic 11: Matrices
Topic 12: Real and complex numbers

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Skills and Applications Tasks	75%
Folio	25%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Mathematics SACE minisite

Head of Department:

Alex Mildenhall

Ph: (08) 8983 7178

Em: alex.mildenhall@education.nt.gov.au

Faculty: Science, Agriculture and STEM

SUBJECT: Biology

In this course, students develop their knowledge and understanding of cell biology, specifically the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. They discover how microorganisms grow and survive, and investigate how they cause disease. Students examine the importance of biodiversity, investigate ecosystem dynamics in local environments and explore the interaction between biology and society.

Type: Elective

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None

Requirements:

Stage 1 Biology relies on strong knowledge of Science Inquiry Skills and Biology content from Year 10 Science, to be successful in Stage 1 Biology students should have successfully completed two semesters of Year 10 Science or Advanced Science. To be able to write scientific reports, students must have good literacy skills. Students are required to be competent in the interpretation and drawing of graphs.

Topic Areas:

Topic 1: Cells and microorganisms
Topic 2: Infectious disease
Topic 3: Multicellular organisms
Topic 4: Biodiversity and ecosystem dynamic

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Investigations Folio	70%
Skills and Applications Tasks	30%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Biology SACE minisite

SUBJECT: Chemistry

In this course, students begin investigating how the properties and uses of materials relate to their chemical structure. They explore the bonding behaviour, properties, and shape of different classes of molecules. Students study the structure and properties of hydrocarbons and explore the interaction between chemistry and society.

Type: Elective

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None

Requirements:

Stage 1 Chemistry relies on strong knowledge of Science Inquiry Skills and Chemistry content from Year 10 Science, to be successful in Stage 1 Chemistry students should have successfully completed two semesters of Year 10 Science or Advanced Science ideally at a B level or better. Students also require strong skills in mathematics. To be able to write scientific reports, students must have good literacy skills. Students are required to be competent in the many areas of mathematics including substitution, rearrangement of formulas, scientific notation, and the interpretation and creation of graphs.

Topic Areas (Teacher chooses 3 topics per semester):

Topic 1: Materials and their atoms
Topic 2: Combinations of atoms
Topic 3: Molecules
Topic 4: Mixtures and solutions
Topic 5: Acid and bases
Topic 6: Redox reactions

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Investigations Folio	50%
Skills and Applications Tasks	50%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Chemistry SACE minisite

SUBJECT: Physics

In this course, students develop and extend their understanding of motion and forces, investigating factors that affect the drop time of a parachute. They explore the interaction between matter and energy including heat and study the interaction between physics and society.

Type: Elective

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None

Requirements:

Stage 1 Physics relies on strong knowledge of Science Inquiry Skills and Physics content from Year 10 Science, to be successful in Stage 1 Physics students should have successfully completed two semesters of Year 10 Science or Advanced Science ideally at a B level or better. Students also require strong skills in mathematics. To be able to write scientific reports, students must have good literacy skills. Students are required to be competent in the interpretation and drawing of graphs.

Topic Areas :

Topic 1: Linear motion and forces
Topic 2: Electric circuits
Topic 3: Heat
Topic 4: Energy and momentum
Topic 5: Waves
Topic 6: Nuclear models and radioactivity

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Investigations Folio	50%
Skills and Applications Tasks	50%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Physics SACE minisite

SUBJECT: Psychology

In this course, students explore topics such as an introduction to research methods in psychology, how the brain, hormones and neurotransmitters influence behaviour, emotions and wellbeing and understanding how cognition and wellbeing develop and change across the lifespan. The course builds on scientific methods by collecting and analysing qualitative and quantitative data.

Type: Elective

NTCET Credits: 10

Cost: None

Requirements:

Stage 1 Psychology relies on strong knowledge of Science Inquiry Skills from Year 10 Science, to be successful in Stage 1 Psychology students should have successfully completed two semesters of Year 10 Science or Advanced Science. To be able to write scientific reports, students must have good literacy skills. Students are required to be competent in the interpretation and drawing of graphs.

Topic Areas :

Topic 1: Cognitive Psychology
Topic 2: Neuropsychology
Topic 3: Lifespan Psychology
Topic 4: Emotion
Topic 5: Psychological Wellbeing
Topic 6: Psychology in Context

Assessment:

All assessment at Stage 1 is school based

Assessment Type	Weighting
Investigations Folio	50%
Skills and Applications Tasks	50%

Additional Links:

Stage 1 Psychology SACE minisite

Head of Department:

Jason Dyson

Ph: (08) 8983 7195

Em: Jason.dyson@education.nt.gov.au