Year 11 2022 Subject Selections - Sydney Boys High School
Transcript of Year 11 2022 Subject Selections - Sydney Boys High School
Subject choices at Sydney High
English is the only compulsory subject for the HSC Students at SBHS will make up their 12 Preliminary Course units with:
English Advanced and English Extension, FOUR 2-unit subjects and ONE of either:
Mathematics Extension
OR
Studies of Religion
N.B. students must complete a minimum of FOUR subjects for the HSC
Subject choices should be based on:
1. Interests Further enjoyment Willing to work harder
2. Strengths More likely to succeed
3. Career or Tertiary study needs Should align with the points 1 & 2 anyway
Subject choices should NOT be based on:
What your friends choose Different interests, strengths & potentially different classes
A specific teacher The teacher might not teach the subject next year or may
teach a class that you are not in
How it scales Subjects scale differently every year & it depends on how
well you do on how well it scales
Scaling
If a boy scores 90 in Subject A and this is “scaled down” to 80, this is still better than scoring 60 in Subject B which is “scaled up” to 70
Boys are able to achieve a high ATAR score in subjects which are “scaled down”
How many units should be studied in Year 12?
Depends on the student more than 10 units with a backup in case of problems use additional time wisely (i.e. study periods, less
homework and fewer assessments) to remove the need for a backup subject
i.e. opportunity cost
Subjects offered at Sydney Boys High School for 2022-23
Ancient HistoryBiologyBusiness StudiesBusiness Studies (HSC Accelerated)ChemistryChinese BeginnersChinese ContinuersChinese in ContextChinese in Context (HSC Accelerated)Classical GreekDesign & TechnologyDramaEconomicsEngineering StudiesEnglish AdvancedEnglish ExtensionFrench ContinuersGeographyGeography (HSC Accelerated)
German ContinuersInvestigating ScienceLatin ContinuersLegal StudiesMathematics AdvancedMathematics ExtensionModern HistoryModern History (HSC Accelerated)Music 1Music 2Music 2 (HSC Accelerated)Open High School (See Dr PW)PDHPEPhysicsSoftware Design & DevelopmentStudies of Religion 1-unitVisual Arts
Subject Lines Based on student needs & change every year
2017
Line 1 Line 2
BiologyBusiness St (HSC)ChemistryDramaEngineering StEnglishPhysics
Ancient HistoryBiologyBusiness StudiesChemistryMathsModern Hist (HSC)PDHPEPhysics
2019
Line 1 Line 2
BiologyBusiness St (HSC)ChemistryD&TDramaEconomicsEnglishLatin (HSC)Modern HistoryMusic 2PDHPEPhysics
Ancient HistoryChemistryEconomicsEngineering StGeography (HSC)Legal StMathsPhysics
2021
Line 1 Line 2
Business St ChemistryEconomicsEnglishLatinLegal StudiesPhysicsSoftware Design
ChemistryChinese in ContextEconomicsGeographyLatin (HSC)MathsModern HistoryModern History (HSC)Physics
What next?
1. Consider your subject choices & how to balance your time Fill in the interview preparation sheet
2. Book your teacher interview through the portal & speak with any subject teachers to gain further information
3. Webcodes will be sent Monday Week 7 Check your [email protected] email
4. Fill in your preferences online AFTER your teacher interview Cut-off time for preferences is 9am Monday Week 9
What if I change my mind?
Any preference adjustments after Monday Week 9 will be taken into consideration where possible – email Mr J Kay ASAP
N.B. Once lines are formed and the timetable is underway your new preferences may or may not be possible
In-demand courses
School-imposed limits on subject numbers: Year 11 Mathematics Extension – 7 or 8 classes Year 12 Mathematics Extension 2 – 5 classes (120 boys) Year 12 Mathematics Extension 1 – 2 classes (48 boys) Year 12 English Extension 1 – 2 or 3 classes (48 or 72 boys)
If cut-offs are needed for courses e.g. Mathematics Extension, Physics and Chemistry, results in Year 10 are used to determine who is accepted