Pathways to Success, Purpose and Post-School Readiness
The senior phase of learning at St Hilda’s School focuses on empowering students in Years 10–12 to shape their own learning journey while working towards their Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE). Some students will also achieve an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) providing them with an internationally recognised university entry rank. The curriculum is designed to offer academic rigour, flexibility, and a clear link to life beyond school. During this phase, students are engaging in pathway preparations and their choice of subject and learning programs are tailored to suit students’ post-school ambitions, whether university study, vocational education,
YEARS 10
During Year 10, students are learning in line with the Australian Curriculum (Version 9) Achievement Standards.
In Year 10 all students study the core subjects of:
- English
- Mathematics or Mathematics Unit 1 and 2 (Accelerated – invitation only)
- Science
- History
- HPE
- Religious Education
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CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
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Visual Arts & Portfolio Development
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Drama – Theatre Production
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Music – Choose Your Own Adventure
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(students will have a choice of specialising in any two of the following sub-streams)
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– Music in Media and Film
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– Music Extension - Advanced Performance, Composition and Analysis
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– Music Theatre - Singing, Acting & Storytelling
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– Musical Explorations - Try a New Instrument
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DIGITAL FUTURES & TECHNOLOGY
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Production Lab: Cameras, Codes and Conventions
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STEM & DESIGN THINKING
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Science in Practice
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Agricultural Science
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Science Extension (Honours)
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Architecting Tomorrow (Sustainable Design for the Future)
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Engineering the Thrills (Designing Theme Park Rides)
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Culinary Futures
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LEADERSHIP, LANGUAGES & GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
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Women, power and leadership
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English as an Additional Language/Dialect (invitation only – select only if you have received an invitation from Mrs Katie Watson)
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Learning Enhancement (invitation only – select only if you have received an invitation from Mrs Katie Watson)
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Literature (Honours – invitation only)**
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French*
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Japanese*
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Legal Studies - International law and Australia
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Global issues and international co-operation
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GLOBAL ENTERPRISE & INNOVATION
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The World of Business and Trade
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HEALTH, WELLBEING & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
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Public Health and Emergency Response Studies
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Please note:
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* Only one Language (French or Japanese) can be nominated.
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** Literature is a Unit 1 and 2 QCAA General Subject for students who have already mastered the Year 10 English Australian Curriculum v9.0 Achievement Standards. It is by invitation only according to the Honours Program criteria.
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YEARS 11 and 12
The Years 11–12 curriculum is based on the QCAA Senior Syllabuses and ensuring students meet the state standards in order to achieve their QCE. All assessment tasks are aligned with QCAA assessment objectives, enabling students to demonstrate higher-order thinking and mastery across Units 1–4. Adjustments and support provisions are facilitated through the appropriate Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments (AARA) to ensure equitable access to assessments and learning environments.
Students may pursue:
- General and Applied QCAA subjects
- Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications
- Extension courses or university head-start programs
Continuous feedback, moderated assessments, and targeted reporting (including Continuous Academic Reporting and Semester Reports) support each student in achieving academic success and personal excellence.
