Senior Preparation Phase includes students in years 9 and 10 and is traditionally referred to as Middle Secondary.
Year 9 Subjects
In Year 9, all students will be studying Mathematics, English,
Science, Humanities and Health and Physical
Education.
Students will select elective subjects. These should suit
particular career aspirations and that will match abilities and interest
and should use the advice received from class talks, information
evenings and discussions with Teachers, Heads of Departments and the
School Guidance Officer.
As students move through years 10 to 12, they will be offered a
greater freedom of choice in the subjects that they choose to study. Year 9 - all students will study five (5) core subjects and choose 4 elective subjects.
Year 9 Core subjects
English, Maths, Science, Humanities and Health and Physical Education.
Year 9 Electives
Visual Art, Dance, Drama, Music, Japanese, Business Law and
Enterprise Studies, Digital Technology, Food Studies, Industrial
Technology and Design.
Year 10 Subjects
2025 Subject Course Guide - Year 10. Download here.
Students should select subjects that will suit particular career aspirations and that will match abilities and interests and should use the advice received from class talks, information evenings and discussions with Teachers, Heads of Departments, Directors and the School Guidance Officer.
The curriculum program for Year 10 is divided into 2 Units (each unit is one semester duration) and are based on Australian Curriculum subjects and achievement standards (ACARA). Students will select senior subjects at SET planning in Term 3.
Year 10 Subjects Units 1 & 2
All students will study 6 subjects per Unit; 4 core and 2 electives or 5 core and 1 elective. Combination of core and electives will be determined by the timetable line structure.
1. Core Subjects (compulsory subjects)
All students will study:
- English or English Extension for Units 1 and 2
- Maths or Maths Extension for Units 1 and 2
- Science Foundation or Science for Units 1 and 2
- History for 1 Unit only (either Unit 1 or Unit 2)
- HPE for 1 Unit only (either Unit 1 or Unit 2)
Please note: If History is studied in Unit 1, HPE will be studied in Unit 2 and vice versa.
2. Elective Subjects (non-compulsory subjects)
(1 Unit only for each elective subject. Repeated subjects are not permitted)
All students will study 4 elective subjects from the table below over Units 1 & 2. For example, 2 electives for Unit 1 then an additional 2 electives for Unit 2 OR 1 elective for Unit 1 then 3 additional electives for Unit 2. Combination of the electives will be determined by the timetable line structure.
Business and Economics
| Dance
| Materials & Technologies Specialisation (Furnishings)
|
| Business & Civics/Citizenship | Drama
| Materials & Technologies Specialisation 2 (Construction) |
| Geography | Media Arts | Design & Technologies |
| Physical Education | Music | Digital Technologies |
| Health | Visual Arts | Food Specialisations (Hospitality) |
Specialist Maths
(Semester 2 only)
| Japanese | Psychology |
Students also have the opportunity to access Certificate courses offered by outside organisations other than Pacific Pines State High. Students will need to see Ms Henningsen in the Learning Hub for more information including how to apply for a USI to access these Certificate courses.
See Unique Student Identifier .pdf for more information.