Subject Selection for Year 11 2018 letter

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Compulsory informal Course Information lunchtime sessions in the KIP for

12 and 13

Year 10 students with teachers and Year 12 students.

July:

17 July :

Compulsory Course Selection Evening for all students in Year 10 and their parents in The Great Hall, from 6.00pm -7.30pm . .

27 July :

Subject selection forms must be finalised online by this date.

Students doing the QCAA OP course will be offered 24 subjects and asked to select 8 (in case first preferences are not available) with English and Mathematics being compulsory. Students electing to do the IB Diploma course will be offered 16 subjects from the six IB groups and be asked to select 8, which means a second choice in any of the IB Groups 2, 3, 4 or 6.

Dates for your diary are as follows:

 Tuesday 9 May – Preliminary Year 10 Course selection Night 6.00pm in the PA Theatre (strongly encouraged to attend)

 Monday 12 June – IB Diploma Course Information Night – 6.00pm in Senior Learning Centre (strongly encouraged to attend).

 Monday 17 July – Year 10 General Course Information Night – 6.00pm in The Great Hall ( compulsory for all Year 10 students)

What follows is a number of Question and Answers about the IB and OP Courses.

IB – Questions 1-7

2. Why should Somerset offer the IB Diploma? The IB is a valuable and well-rounded senior (Years 11 and 12) course. It adds depth and breadth to a student’s knowledge and through the reflective processes of the Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Creativity + Activity + Service (CAS) and Extended Essay (EE), gives added relevance to a student’s work. It is also an excellent preparation for further study at tertiary level. 2. What added advantage would the IB give as regards tertiary study? If a student were contemplating tertiary study overseas, the IB would be useful. Melbourne University, Monash University, the Australian National University, Newcastle University, Griffith University, the Queensland University of Technology, the University of Queensland and Bond University have acknowledged the value of the IB Diploma as a pre-eminent university qualification and all have special allocations for subjects in the Diploma.