Year 10 IB Diploma Preparation Course Guide 2023

YEAR 10 DIPLOMA PREPARATION SUBJECTS – PREREQUISITE TABLE

When making choices for Year 10, we encourage you to apply the prerequisite criteria below. These readiness criteria are aligned to the prerequisites needed for success in Years 11 and 12 and should be used to plan your pathway forward. The readiness criteria are designed to support students and parents to use evidence of their learning when making decisions about Year 10 subjects. Students will have opportunity in Semester 1 of Year 10 to demonstrate they can achieve the Year 11 and 12 subject prerequisites. YEAR 10 SUBJECT READINESS CRITERIA – applied when selecting a subject to study at the commencement of Year 10 Mathematics Approaches and Analysis Completion of Year 9 Mathematics Standard or Extended to a Grade of 5 with a minimum of Criteria 5/8 for Criterion A. Literature Prep Course Completion of Year 9 Language and Literature – Grade of 5 French Completion of Year 9 French to a Grade of 4 German Completion of Year 9 German to a Grade of 4 Japanese Completion of Year 9 Japanese to a Grade of 4 Italian ab initio No previous study of Italian Business Management Completion of Language and Literature and Math to a Grade of 4 Economics Completion of Year 9 Mathematics to Grade 5 Biology Completion of Year 9 Sciences to a Grade of 5 Chemistry Completion of Year 9 Sciences and Mathematics to a Grade 5 Physics Completion of Year 9 Sciences and Mathematics to a Grade 5 Performing Arts - Music Completion of Year 9 Music or studies in instrumental/vocal music/ or in consultation with HOD Visual Arts Previous study of Visual Arts Philosophy Completion of Year 9 Individuals and Societies and Language and Literature to a Grade 5

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