Year 10
Year 10 is the bridge into senior secondary and, for most students, the last year of a common curriculum. Quadratics, formal proof, statistical inference and extended analytical writing all appear. Work done here decides which senior pathways stay open, which is why it repays more attention than its results alone suggest.
Mathematics
Functions and Their Graphs
Graph and interpret linear, quadratic and exponential functions, and model growth and decay.
Statistics and Probability
Analyse bivariate data and calculate conditional probability.
Science
Genetics and DNA
Understand DNA structure, inheritance and genetic variation.
English
Comparative Analysis
Compare themes, characters and techniques across multiple texts.
HASS
World War II and Modern Australia
Examine World War II, its impact on Australia, and how the nation was built from 1918 to the present.
Rights and Freedoms
Analyse the struggle for rights and freedoms in Australia and globally.