2020 into 2021

Year 10 into 11

Subject

Selections

Year 10 Leadership Team

Assistant Principal – Ann Hargreaves

Year Level Leader – Alex Hoffmann

Year Level Manager– Samara Wyten

IMPORTANT DATES

Week 3 3/8 4/8 5/8

2021 Curriculum

Guide online –

see the NHS

website

6/8 7/8

Week 4 10/8

Subject Selection

practice sheets sent

home

11/8

Web Preferences

online Portal open

Check school email

for login link

12/8 13/8 14/8

Week 5 17/8 18/8 19/8 20/8 21/8

Week 6 24/8 25/8

Year 11

Course Counselling

26/8

Year 10

Course Counselling

27/8

Year 9

Course Counselling

28/8

• Year 11, 2021 students only have access to

school devices for subject areas with

specialised software

• Please see our website for more information

regarding devices specifications

Select your subjects based on:Abilities

Interests

Career choices and/or post school options

Seek advice from subject are teachers and leaders

Consider your options for both Stage 1 and 2

Ensure your ‘reserve’ subjects are also subjects you are

interested in – these may be used if your first preferences are

not available

Selecting your subjects

Read the Curriculum Guide for subject details

South Australian

Certificate of

Education

(SACE)

SACE requirements• Students need 200 credits to achieve the

SACE

• Most 10 credit subjects are studied over one

semester and most 20 credit subjects are

studied over two semesters

• Students need to achieve a C grade or higher

for Stage 1 requirements and a C- grade or

higher for Stage 2 requirements to achieve

the SACE

Total 200 SACE Credits

Stage 1Literacy and Numeracy requirements

• Literacy and numeracy requirements must

be met at Stage 1

• Literacy – from a range of English subjects

or courses (20 credits)

• Numeracy – from a range of mathematics

subjects or courses (10 credits).

• Students must achieve at least a C grade at

Stage 1

Stage 2To achieve Stage 2, students need to complete:

• Stage 2 subjects and/or VET (60 credits)

• Research Project (10 credits)

Most students will complete subjects and

courses worth more than 70 credits at

Stage 2 (90 credits needed for ATAR)

The Research Project• The Research Project (RP) is a compulsory Stage 2 subject worth

10 credits

• Need to achieve a C- grade or higher

• A chance to do in-depth research and study

a topic that interests the student

• Develop skills in planning, research, analysis and communication

• Research Project B will be included as part of a student’s

Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)

• Further information is available on the SACE website and in our

Curriculum Guide

• Some students may qualify to study Research Practices and/or

Research Project in year 11 – please see the Curriculum Guide for

more details

Web Preferences• All students have been given a ‘Practice Sheet’

• Use the practice sheet to choose your subject

preferences

• Follow the link in the email received to access

the WEB PREFERENCES portal

• Follow the instructions in the portal

• Please speak to your English and Maths

teachers for recommendations for year 11

Click here to begin

Select YOUR study stream

Complete the compulsory subject selections

Select your ‘CHOICE’ subjects – in order of your preferences

Choose your reserves carefully as these subjects may also be

used if your first choices are unavailable

English and Maths

recommendations are

available from your

subject teacher

For more

information

regarding the

subject click

on the ‘ ’

Click ‘Proceed’ when you are happy with your selections

You can now

either reorder

your preferences

or ‘Submit Valid

Preferences’

Open the ‘print view’ to

print your receipt

Print your receipt or

download the PDF for

printing at school

• Remember to make your course counselling

interview time with a parent or caregiver

• Submit you preferences online BEFORE your

course counselling interview, print your receipt

and take it with you to course counselling

• Refer to the Curriculum guide for more details

regarding subject selection and guidelines

• If you need help, please ask!