Senior Years

Year 10 Offerings

Aquinas College provides Year 10 students with offerings that promote a culture of learning and a supported transition into Senior Pathways. Students are encouraged to actively engage and pursue their true academic passions through the Australian Curriculum. Students study a combination of core and elective subjects.

In Year 10, students will study 6 core subjects, these include the following:

  • Religious Education
  • English
  • Mathematical Methods OR General Mathematics
  • Health and Physical Education (studied for one semester only)
  • History (studied for one semester only)
  • Science

At Aquinas College, through the Australian Curriculum we provide students with a breadth of learning that prepares them for Senior Pathway subject selction. Students are provided with many opportunities to access a variety of learning areas. In Year 10, Students study 3 elective subjects across the full year:

  • Civics and Citizenship
  • Dance
  • Design and Technologies Textiles
  • Design and Technologies Food Specialisations
  • Design and Technologies Engineering and Materials
  • Design and Technologies Materials and Technologies Specialisations
  • Digital Technologies
  • Economics and Business
  • Geography
  • Japanese
  • Media Arts
  • Music
  • Illuminate Netball Excellence Program
  • Illuminate Rugby League Excellence Program
  • STEM
  • Visual Arts

There is also flexibility in the Year 10 program to support students who wish to pursue school-based traineeships and entry into some TAFE programs.

Year 11 & 12 Offerings

The Senior Curriculum at Aquinas promotes extensive pathway opportunities for students that values inclusion.

The curriculum is aspirational for all students to achieve the Queensland Certificate of Education or the Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement. Our curriculum also allows the students to become confident and creative individuals, successful lifelong learners and informed members of our community.

Students are given extensive guidance in selecting appropriate pathways and subjects to meet individual needs through the Setplan process. The opportunity for students and families to negotiate a pathway personalizes programs to individual passions, strengths and career pathways.

General Subjects
Applied Subjects
VET Subjects
Ancient History
Dance in Practice
Certificate III in Engineering Pathways
Biology
Drama in Practice
Certificate II in Cookery
Business
Essential English
Certificate II in Sport and Recreation
Chemistry
Essential Mathematics
Certificate III in Sport and Recreation
Dance
Fashion
Certificate III in Business
Digitial Solutions
Industrial Graphics Skills
Certificate IV in Leadership and Management
Drama
Industrial Technology Skills
Diploma of Business
English
Media Arts in Practice
Film, Television and New Media
Religion and Ethics
General Mathematics
Visual Arts in Practice
Health
Japanese

Legal Studies
Students can also select an alternative pathway in conjunction with their selected course of study. Students may apply for school-based traineeships and apprenticeships or entry into TAFE/Private Provider programs.
Mathematical Methods
Modern History
Music
Physical Education

Physics

Psychology
Specialist Mathematics
Study of Religion
Visual Arts