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Higher School Certificate & Stage 5 Course Information Meetings for Parents of Year 8 & 10 Students

The time for Year 8 and Year 10 course selections for 2016 is upon us.

Information sessions for parents of students in Year 8 and 10 will be held on:

Tuesday 19 May 2015 in the Kerrabee Theatre

Year 8 at 6.00pm and Year 10 at 6.45pm

In order to provide students and parents with comprehensive information to assist in making decisions about programs of study for Year 9 and Year 11 2016, special booklets are being prepared and will be distributed to students prior to the information evening.

These booklets contain a wealth of general information about Higher School Certificate and Stage 5 course requirements as well as a range of programs of study and details about all subjects on offer to students. Killara High School is able to offer students a very broad range of courses for both the Higher School Certificate and Stage 5.

The meetings on Tuesday 19 May will provide parents and students with further details about NSW Board of Studies, and Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES) requirements for the awards of the Record of School Achievement and Higher School Certificate. All faculties will have representatives available at the evening meeting to provide additional information about courses and answers to questions you might have.

Students are asked to choose their courses carefully in consultation with parents and teachers. Year 8 students choose three electives to study in Year 9. Year 10 students choose 10 units (most subjects are equal to 2 units) in addition to the compulsory 2 units of English. Students are always advised to make their choices based on their interests and talents.

For Year 10, all students will be interviewed by their Year Advisers prior to finalising their course selections for their senior program of study on June 11 and 12 2015. Killara High School provides a supportive consultation process to ensure all students make choices that will best suit their individual needs.

Both Year 8 and Year 10 students will be required to return their selection forms before the end of Term 2.

 

Alison Gambino, Carla Marchesin and Megan Clarke

Deputy Principals