Upper School

The Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) is your official senior school certificate that’s recognised right across Australia. This certificate shows you’ve met all the important requirements and is your ticket to an even wider selection of careers, training, and tertiary education opportunities after high school.

To achieve your WACE there are some requirements we assist every student with meeting.

Requirement Overview:

• complete a minimum of 20 units, or equivalent
• complete one of 3 course combination options:
  • at least 4 Year 12 ATAR courses
  • at least 5 Year 12 General courses (or a combination of General and up to 3 Year 12 ATAR courses) or equivalent
  • complete a Certificate Il (or higher) VET qualification in combination with ATAR, General or Foundation courses.
• a minimum standard of literacy and a minimum standard of numeracy
• meet the requirements for breadth and depth of study
• meet the achievement standard of at least 14 C grades or higher in Years 11 and 12, including at least 6 C grades (or equivalent) in Year 12.

Literacy & Numeracy Requirements:

• prequalifying through the reading, writing and numeracy tests of the Year 9 National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)
• successfully completing the Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessments (OLNA)
  https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/assessment/olna/prequalification-through-naplan

Unit Requirements:

• a minimum of 10 Year 12 units, or the equivalent (including endorsed programs and/or VET)
• 4 units from an English learning area course, post Year 10, including at least one pair of Year 12 units from an English learning area course
• one pair of Year 12 units from List A (arts, languages, social sciences)
• one pair of Year 12 units from List B (mathematics, science, technology).

Achievement Requirements:

Students must achieve at least 14 C grades or equivalents in Year 11 and Year 12 units, including at least 6 C grades or equivalents in Year 12 units.

OVERVIEW

The Year 10 English course builds on Year 9 content, offering two pathways to cater to different student needs. Pathway 1 focuses on developing analytical skills, reviewing short answer and essay writing forms, and experimenting with language and structural features in creative compositions. It includes end-of-semester examinations. Pathway 2 is designed to support students’ literacy needs, with a focus on OLNA preparedness and exploring engaging text types that encourage students to think about the world and their place in it. This pathway does not include end-of-semester examinations.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Explore texts dealing with human experiences, interpersonal relationships, and ethical and global dilemmas from various perspectives.

2. Explain how literary concepts such as voice, perspective, and representation operate within complex, challenging texts, including media texts.

3. Emulate the style of other authors before developing their own as creative writers.

4. Read and view a range of familiar and challenging texts fluently, comprehending common themes, issues, and representations.

5. Identify and analyse values within texts, explaining how these are influenced by purposes and audiences.

6. Create a range of texts, including multimodal presentations, which influence a course of action (e.g., pitch an idea for an anti-hero movie).

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In Year 10, students focus on issues affecting the wider community and transfer learned specialised movement skills with increasing proficiency across various contexts. They study external influences on health decisions and evaluate their impact on personal identity and the health of the broader community. Students use feedback to improve their own and others’ performance with greater consistency, and critically evaluate movement responses based on previous performances. They continue to develop and refine communication techniques to enhance interactions with others, and apply analytical skills to scrutinise health messages in a range of contexts.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Understand the impact of societal and cultural influences on personal identity and health behaviour.

2. Understand external influences on sexuality and sexual health behaviours, including the impact decisions and actions have on their own and others’ health and wellbeing.

3. Develop skills and strategies to promote respectful relationships.

4. Improve movement skills and sequences within different physical activity contexts reflecting increased complexity and transference of learned skills to new activities.

5. Evaluate, select and implement responses to changing conditions based on the outcome of previous performances.

6. Analyse the impact of changes to effort, space and time on performance and quality of outcome.

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In Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) students increase their independence in critical thinking and skills application which includes questioning, researching, analysing, evaluating, communicating and reflecting They investigate events, people and places that are both historical and contemporary.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Civics and Citizenship (Justice at home and overseas)
2. Economics (Economic performance and living standards)
3. Geography (Environmental change and management & Geographies of Wellbeing)
4. History (The modern world and Australia)

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Mathematics students at Esperance Senior High School learn how to use mathematics to solve problems, recognise patterns, represent and interpret data and perform calculations in real world scenarios. We aim to instil an appreciation of the elegance and power of mathematical reasoning, promote creative problem solving and to improve numerical fluency.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Number & Algebra
2. Measurement & Geometry
3. Statistics & Probability

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The Year 10 Science course explores systems at different scales, connecting microscopic and macroscopic properties to explain phenomena. Students examine biological, chemical, geological and physical evidence for theories including natural selection and Big Bang theory. The curriculum integrates Science Understanding, Science Inquiry Skills, and Science as Human Endeavour across biological, chemical, earth/space, and physical sciences. Students analyse the periodic table to predict element properties, explain chemical reactions and energy conservation within systems, and describe interactions within Earth’s spheres. The course emphasises evidence-based scientific thinking and develops skills in planning investigations, analysing data patterns, and communicating findings effectively.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Analyse the periodic table to predict element properties and explain how different types of chemical reactions are used to produce a range of products.
2. Apply the relationship between force, mass and acceleration to predict changes in the motion of objects and explain energy conservation in simple systems.
3. Describe and analyse interactions and cycles within and between Earth’s spheres, and explain how evidence for scientific theories such as natural selection and Big Bang theory can be used to support or refute models or predictions.
4. Plan, select and use appropriate investigation types and methodologies to collect reliable data, assess risk and address ethical issues associated with these methods.
5. Analyse patterns and trends in data, including describing relationships between variables, identifying sources of uncertainty and drawing conclusions that are consistent with evidence.
6. Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose, including constructing evidence-based arguments and using appropriate scientific language, conventions and representations.

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Applied Information Technology provides the students with the knowledge and skills to use a range of computer hardware and software to create, manipulate, and communicate in a safe, responsible and ethical manner. Students develop an understanding of computer systems, the management of data and use a variety of software.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Design Process
2. Understanding digital communication technologies
3. Impacts of technology

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Business Management and Enterprise focuses on giving students the opportunity to understand how businesses are important to individuals and society, as well as the impacts on many aspects of our lives. The course aims to prepare students for a future where they will be able to identify possibilities and create opportunities within a business environment.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Establishing a small business in Australia
2. Operating a small business in Australia

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Career and Employability engages students in learning about developing their careers in a constantly changing digital and globalised world. The course aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to become enterprising and proactively manage their careers.

Students will complete the course with an Individual Pathway Plan and a career portfolio.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Exploring work and career options
2. Preparing for and participating in entry level employment

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The Children, Family and the Community course focuses on factors that influence human development and the wellbeing of individuals, families and communities. Students develop an understanding of the social, cultural, environmental, economic, political and technological factors which have an impact on the ability of individuals and families to develop skills and lead healthy lives.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Students understand factors that optimise human growth and development.
2. Students apply the technology process to meet human needs.
3. Students apply self-management and interpersonal skills.
4. Students understand the interrelationships between individuals, families and societies.

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The Engineering studies general course is essentially a practical course focusing on real life contexts. Students apply a design process to research and present information about materials, engineering principles, concepts and ideas, and design proposals. Students develop their engineering technology skills in planning and implementing a process to manipulate tools and machines to produce a prototype of their designed solution.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Engineering Process
2. Engineering Understandings
3. Engineering Technology Skills
4. Engineering in Society

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Read, view and listen to texts to connect, interpret and analyse ideas, arguments, text structures and language features.
2. Respond personally and critically to texts by questioning, using inferential reasoning, examining connections between purpose and structure, and understanding how context influences meaning.
3. Interact effectively with others in a range of contexts, including everyday, community, social, further education, training and workplace contexts.
4. Create texts using persuasive, visual and literary techniques for different purposes and audiences across a range of modes and media.

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The Food Science and Technology course provides opportunities for students to explore and develop food-related interests and skills. Students organise and manage production processes and demonstrate a variety of processing techniques to produce safe, quality food products. This course may enhance career opportunities in areas that include nutrition, health, food and beverage manufacturing, food processing, hospitality and retail.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Students understand foods are used and processed to meet identified needs.
2. Students apply the technology process to develop food-related products, services or systems.
3. Students apply skills and operational procedures to work in productive food-related environments.
4. Students apply skills and operational procedures to work in productive food-related environments.

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The Health Studies General course focuses on the study of health as a dynamic quality of human life. Students undertaking this course develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary to promote an understanding of the importance of personal and community action in promoting health.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Students understand factors and actions that influence health.
2. Students understand the influence of beliefs, attitudes, values and norms on health.
3. Students use self-management and interpersonal skills to promote health.
4. Students use inquiry skills and processes to investigate and respond to health issues.

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The context of this practical Materials Design and Technology general course is metalwork and fabrication. With the design and manufacture of products as the major focus, students develop and practice skills that contribute to creating a physical product, while acquiring an appreciation of the application of a design process, and a need for materials sustainability. Students learn and practice metalwork manufacturing processes and technologies.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Technology Process
2. Understanding the use of Materials
3. Using Technology Skills
4. Understanding Materials, Society and the Environment

The context of this practical Materials Design and Technology general course is jewellery making. Students have the opportunity to develop and practice skills that contribute to producing jewellery from silver and other materials, whilst also acquiring an understanding of the design process, and an appreciation of the need for materials sustainability. Students will learn and practice specific jewellery making processes and technologies.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Technology Process
2. Understanding the use of Materials
3. Using Technology Skills
4. Understanding Materials, Society and the Environment

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The context of this practical Materials Design and Technology general course is woodwork. With the design and manufacture of products as the major focus, students develop and practice skills that contribute to creating a physical product, while acquiring an appreciation of the application of a design process, and a need for materials sustainability. Students learn and practice woodworking manufacturing processes and technologies.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Technology Process
2. Understanding the use of Materials
3. Using Technology Skills
4. Understanding Materials, Society and the Environment

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Working with materials, students develop a range of manipulation, processing, manufacturing and organisational skills. When designing with materials, they develop cognitive skills, such as solving problems, generating ideas, creative design strategies and communicating what they do. This makes them more technologically literate and, as consumers, enables them to make more informed decisions about the use and misuse of technology.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Students apply a technology process to create or modify products, processes or systems in order to meet human needs and realise opportunities.
2. Students understand how the nature of materials influences design, development and use.
3. Students create material products safely and efficiently to specified standards.
4. Students understand interrelationships between people, the environment and the use of materials.

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Mathematics Essential is a General course which focuses on using mathematics effectively, efficiently and critically to make informed decisions. It provides students with the mathematical knowledge, skills and understanding to solve problems in real contexts for a range of workplace, personal, further learning and community settings.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Basic calculations, percentages and rates. Using formulas for practical purposes. Measurement. Graphs.
2. Representing and comparing data. Percentages. Rates and ratios. Time and motion.

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The Mathematics Foundation course focuses on building the capacity, confidence and disposition to use mathematics to meet the numeracy standard for the WACE. This course is for students who have not demonstrated the numeracy standard in the OLNA. It provides students with the knowledge, skills and understanding to solve problems across a range of contexts including personal, community and workplace/employment.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Learning Outcomes: Whole numbers and money. Length, mass and capacity. Time. Data, graphs and tables.
2. Learning Outcomes: Understanding fractions and decimals. Multiplication and division with whole numbers and money. Metric relationships. Perimeter, area and volume. Probability.

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Through interaction with the natural world, Outdoor Education aims to develop an understanding of our relationships with the environment, others and ourselves. The Outdoor Education General course focuses on outdoor activities in a range of environments, including bushwalking, surfing, bodyboarding, canoeing, mountain biking, snorkelling and orienteering.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Students understand that outdoor education aims to develop an understanding of human-nature relationships.
2. Students develop skills, strategies, risk management and emergency response procedures to participate safely in outdoor activities.
3. Students develop an understanding of the environment, human impacts and management principles.
4. Students develop self-understanding, decision-making and positive relationship skills.

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Physical Education Studies contributes to the development of students’ physical, social and emotional growth. The Physical Education Studies General course provides students with opportunities to understand and improve performance through the integration of theoretical concepts and practical activities. 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Students apply decision-making, movement and tactical skills to enhance participation in physical activity.
2. Students apply self-management and interpersonal skills to enhance participation in physical activity.
3. Students understand movement and conditioning concepts that enhance participation in physical activity.
4. Students understand mental skills, motor learning, coaching and tactical concepts that inform the enhancement of participation in physical activity.

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This course enables students to investigate science issues in the world.

It incorporates biology, chemistry, geology and physics.

It covers forensic science, biotechnology, vehicle safety/driving, lifestyle choices, environmental issues and sustainable use of energy.

LEARING OUTCOMES

1. Science Understanding
   Students understand:
   • the nature of matter
   • interactions between components in living and physical systems
   • interactions between energy and matter
2. Science Inquiry Skills
   Students must be able to:
   • plan investigations
   • collect/record relevant information
   • translate/analyse information
   • reflect/evaluate the process
3. Science as a Human Endeavour
   Students understand:
   • the evolving nature of science
   • that scientific knowledge can be applied
   • that scientific evidence informs decision making

OVERVIEW

A unique appreciation of life and a better understanding of the living world are gained through studying this course. It encourages students to be analytical and to systematically explore fascinating aspects of living systems, from microscopic level to ecosystems.

Students develop a range of practical skills and techniques through investigations and fieldwork, such as marine reefs, endangered species, urban ecology, or biotechnology.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Science Understanding
   Students must understand:
   • systems interact and interrelate
   • the flow of matter/energy
   • processes they persist/change
   • biological concepts, theories and models
2. Science Inquiry Skills
   Students must be able to:
   • plan/carry out fieldwork, laboratory and other investigations
   • use sound, evidence-based arguments
   • communicate biological understanding
3. Science as a Human Endeavour
   Students must:
   • appreciate how biology developed and continues to develop
   • how scientists use biology in a range of applications
   • how biology influences society

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This course equips students with the knowledge, understanding and opportunity to investigate properties and reactions of materials. Theories and models are used to describe, explain, and make predictions about chemical systems, structures, and properties.

This course prepares students to be responsible and efficient users of specialised chemical products and processes at home or in the workplace.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Science Understanding
   Students must understand:
   • theories/models to describe, explain and make predictions about chemical systems
   • factors that affect these systems
   • systems can be controlled
2. Science Inquiry Skills
   Students must be able to:
   • conduct investigations
   • collect and analyse data
   • interpret evidence
   • communicate chemical understanding and findings
3. Science as a Human Endeavour
   Students must:
   • appreciate chemistry as an experimental science
   • understand that it has significant impacts on society and implications for decision making

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Economics investigates the choices which all people, groups and societies make as they attempt to resolve the economic problem. Economics aims to develop the knowledge, reasoning, and interpretation skills at local, national and global levels. The emphasis of this course is on the Australian economy. The course develops reasoning, logical thinking and interpretation skills needed in the world of work, business and government.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Development a foundational understanding of Microeconomics
2. Development a foundational understanding of Macroeconomics

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The focus of ATAR English is how meaning is communicated through the relationship between language, text, purpose, context and audience, with particular emphasis on ideas and perspectives. Students will read a range of challenging texts to analyse how meaning is made through language and stylistic features, then create their own texts which offer perspectives on local and global issues.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Students will analyse how language, structure, stylistic features and conventions operate in imaginative, interpretive and persuasive texts to communicate meaning, and examine how texts are shaped by their purpose, intended audiences, and the contexts in which they are created and received.
2. Students will analyse the representation of ideas, attitudes and voices in texts to consider how texts represent the world and human experience, examining the interplay of imaginative, interpretive and persuasive elements across a range of texts.
3. Students will compare similarities and differences between texts, analysing how visual elements combine with spoken and written elements to create meaning in multimodal contexts.
4. Students will create their own texts that demonstrate understanding of stylistic features and apply skills of analysis and creativity, reflecting on their language choices and considering how they have represented ideas and perspectives in particular ways.

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Geography provides the students with knowledge and understanding of the world’s people, places, cultures and environments. The course aims to develop the student’s ability to investigate a range of physical and human phenomena, and the interaction between people, places and environments. Geography assists students in developing a range of skills to assist with their understanding of the physical world such as collecting primary and secondary sources and map reading and interpretation skills.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Natural and Ecological Hazards
2. Global Networks and Interconnections

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This course gives students a chance to explore what it is to be human—how the human body works, human variation, inheritance, and evolution. Through investigations, students research new discoveries that increase our understanding of the human body.

Practical tasks are an integral part of this course. Students learn to evaluate risks and benefits to make informed decisions about lifestyle and health topics.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Science Understanding
   Students must understand:
   • structure and function in the body
   • inheritance in humans
   • how the body maintains homeostasis
   • human variability and evolution
2. Science Inquiry Skills
   Students must:
   • plan and conduct investigations
   • analyse data, draw conclusions, evaluate design and findings
   • evaluate impact in human biology
   • communicate understandings
3. Science as a Human Endeavour
   Students must understand:
   • knowledge of human biology developed over time and continues to develop
   • how knowledge of human biology is used and influences society

OVERVIEW

Mathematics Applications is an ATAR course which focuses on the use of mathematics to solve problems in contexts that involve financial modelling, geometric and trigonometric analysis, graphical and network analysis, and growth and decay in sequences. It also provides opportunities for students to develop systematic strategies based on the statistical investigation process.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Consumer arithmetic. Algebra and matrices. Shape and measurement.
2. Univariate data analysis and the statistical investigation process. Applications of trigonometry. Linear equations and their graphs.

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Mathematics Methods is an ATAR course which focuses on the use of calculus and statistical analysis. The study of calculus provides a basis for understanding rates of change in the physical world, and includes the use of functions, their derivatives and integrals, in modelling physical processes. The study of statistics develops students’ ability to describe and analyse phenomena that involve uncertainty and variation.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Counting and probability. Functions and graphs. Trigonometric functions.
2. Exponential functions. Arithmetic and geometric sequences and series. Introduction to differential calculus.

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Mathematics Specialist is an ATAR course which provides opportunities to develop rigorous mathematical arguments and proofs, and to use mathematical models more extensively. The course contains topics in functions and calculus that build on and deepen the ideas presented in the Mathematics Methods. This course also extends understanding and knowledge of statistics and introduces the topics of vectors, complex numbers and matrices.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Geometry. Combinatorics. Vectors in the plane.
2. Trigonometry. Matrices. Real and complex numbers.

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Modern History enables students to study the forces that have shaped today’s world and provides them with a broader and deeper understanding of the world in which they live. Modern History examines the key developments that have helped to define the modern world, with attention given to important events. Students will develop historical skills and understanding, as well as developing inquiry skills, analytical skills and interpretation of sources.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Understanding the Modern World (Capitalism: The American Experience 1901 – 41)
2. Movements for change in the 20th century (Nazism in Germany)

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Psychology is the study of people and how they think, feel and act. Through this course students will be introduced to psychological knowledge, theories, studies and models. Students will be introduced to a range of psychological theories, studies, models and concepts. Key principles of science inquiry are integrated and applied to the planning, designing, and conducting psychological investigations.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Biological and lifespan psychology
2. Attitudes, stereotypes and social influence

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Physical Education Studies contributes to the development of students’ physical, social and emotional growth. In the Physical Education Studies ATAR course students learn about physiological, psychological and biomechanical principles, and apply these to analyse and improve personal and group performances in physical activities. Throughout the course, students learn through integrated written, oral and active learning experiences.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Enhance performance through the display and application of movement skills and tactical responses.
2. Understand functional anatomy and the roles of the respiratory and circulatory systems and the relationship between the musculoskeletal system and performance.
3. Understand and apply biomechanical principles and their effect on performance, skill execution and/or equipment.
4. Understand and apply exercise physiology concepts in relation to the body’s responses to physical activity, energy demands, training principles and methods.

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In this course students will learn how energy and energy transformations can shape the environment from the small scale, in quantum leaps inside an atom’s electron cloud, through the human scale, in vehicles and the human body, to the large scale, in interactions between galaxies.

Students have opportunities to develop their investigative skills and use analytical thinking to explain and predict physical phenomena.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Science Understanding
   Students must understand:
   • phenomena may be explained, analysed, predicted using concepts/models/theories
   • models/theories are refined – new models/theories are developed
2. Science Inquiry Skills
   Students must be able to:
   • investigate scientifically
   • measure accurate and precise
   • communicate physics understandings
3. Science as a Human Endeavour
   Students must show appreciation of the wonder of physics and the significant contribution physics has made to contemporary society.

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The Automotive certificate encompasses the skills and applications of many of the trades and professions in the automotive industry. It is a hands-on course that gears you up with fundamental skills in car mechanics. Learn how to inspect and service engines, steering and suspension systems and electrical systems, setting you on the path to becoming a sought-after professional in automotive servicing.

AUR20520 Certificate II in Automotive Servicing Technology is delivered under profile by South Regional TAFE – RTO Code 52790 – over two years. Students will attend TAFE in week blocks throughout the year. It is a pre-apprenticeship course which requires 150 hours of workplace learning in the automotive industry.

It is highly recommended that students select one or both of the following industry related subjects in conjunction with this certificate:
G1/G2AET, GTAET – Automotive Engineering Technology General
G1/G2MDTM, GTMDTM – Materials Design and Technology (Metals) General

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The Beauty certificate encompasses the skills and applications of many of the trades and professions in the beauty industry.

Help people feel good about themselves. The beauty and complementary therapies field offers numerous opportunities for a rewarding career. Learn with industry professionals and get the skills and knowledge to consult with clients. Analyse faces and skin, and artfully demonstrate how to apply makeup products to meet individual client needs.

SHB20121 Certificate II in Retail Cosmetics is delivered under profile by South Regional TAFE – RTO Code 52790 – over one year. Students will attend TAFE one day per week and workplace learning in week blocks each term.

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The Building and Construction certificate encompasses the skills and applications of many of the trades and professions in the construction industry. There is a strong focus on employability skills and preparing students for a wide range of apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities within the construction field.

Learn how to use manual and power tools, interpret plans, calculate required materials and work safely at heights. Be ready with the required technical and interpersonal skills to further your training in the Construction industry.

52893WA Certificate II in Building and Construction is delivered under profile by South Regional TAFE – RTO Code 52790 – over two years. Students will attend TAFE one day per week. It is a pre-apprenticeship course which requires 110 hours of workplace learning in the construction industry.

It is highly recommended that students select one or both of the following industry related subjects in conjunction with this certificate:
G1/G2BCN, GTBCN – Building and Construction General
G1/G2MDTW, GTMDTW – Materials Design and Technology (Wood) General

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The Business certificate encompasses the skills and applications of many of the professions in the business administration. There is a strong focus on employability skills and preparing students for a wide range of traineeship and employment opportunities within the business administration field.

This is an entry-level course designed to provide learners with the opportunity to complete common core units that appear across multiple employment pathways including: Business Equipment and Software, Customer Service, Finance and Bookkeeping, Information Communication Technology (ICT), Time and Task Management, Wellbeing, Working Effectively in a Team Environment, Work Health and Safety and Workplace Communication.

BSB20120 Certificate II in Workplace Skills or BSB30120 Certificate III in Business is delivered under an auspice agreement with Skills Strategy International – RTO Code 2401 – over two years. Students will attend classes at school throughout the week and workplace learning in week blocks each term.

Students wishing to pursue the Certificate III pathway need to demonstrate the following skills: autonomous/independent worker, high level business and ICT skills, excellent time management skills, excellent organisational skills, strong verbal and written communication skills and an excellent attendance rate.

It is highly recommended that students select one or both of the following industry related subjects in conjunction with this certificate:
G1/G2AIT, GTAIT – Applied Information Technology General
G1/G2BME, GTBME – Business Management and Enterprise General

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The Community Services certificate encompasses the skills and applications of many of the professions in the community services industry. This course offers insights into early childhood education and care, equipping you with the skills to support individual and communities effectively. You will develop skills in communication, administration support, networking and group support.

CHC22120 Certificate II in Community Services is delivered under profile by South Regional TAFE – RTO Code 52790 – over one year. Students will attend TAFE one day per week and workplace learning in week blocks each term.

It is highly recommended that students select the following industry related subject in conjunction with this certificate:
G1/G2CFC, GTCFC – Children, Family and Community General

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The Conservation certificate encompasses the skills and applications of many of the trades and professions in the conservation and ecosystem management area.

If you love the idea of helping to save Australia’s beautiful and unique lands, waters, flora and fauna – this is the course for you! This program offers selected students the opportunity to engage in culturally grounded, hands-on land and conservation activities, delivered in partnership with Tjaltjraak and other local organisations.

The 2026 course is currently being developed and more information will be available later in the year. Students will attend TAFE one day per week at Tjaltjraak and workplace learning in week blocks each term.

It is highly recommended that students select one or both of the following industry related subjects in conjunction with this certificate:
Science in Practice
Outdoor Education

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The Electrical certificate is currently being planned for 2026 delivery. More information will be available later in the year.

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The Engineering certificate is designed to develop trade-like skills and offers an introduction to essential engineering practices. Students explore the world of welding, machining, and utilising engineering tools and equipment to create and modify objects. With a focus on safe practices and simulated work environments, this qualification is ideal for those seeking exposure to the engineering industry. Students gain valuable knowledge and skills that enhance their employability in engineering or related workplaces.

MEM20422 Certificate II in Engineering Pathways is delivered under an auspice agreement with Australian Institute of Education and Training (AIET) – RTO Code 121314 – over two years. Students will attend classes at school throughout the week and workplace learning in week blocks each term.

It is highly recommended that students select one or both of the following industry related subjects in conjunction with this certificate:
G1/G2EST, GTEST – Engineering Studies General
G1/G2MDTM, GTMDTM – Materials Design and Technology (Metals) General

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The Hairdressing certificate encompasses the skills and applications of many of the trades and professions in the Hairdressing industry.

All about hair! This preparatory qualification ensures you will gain basic skills and knowledge used in hairdressing salons including shampooing, maintaining hairdressing tools, scheduling appointments, merchandising and workplace health and safety.

You will be under direct supervision and guidance of hairdressers who manage the client service. The combined skills and knowledge do not provide for a job outcome as a hairdresser; however, the qualification is intended to prepare you for further training.

SHB20216 Certificate II in Salon Assistant is delivered under profile by South Regional TAFE – RTO Code 52790 – over one year. Students will attend TAFE one day per week and workplace learning in week blocks each term.

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The Hospitality certificate is currently being planned for 2026.

Are you interested in gaining practical skills in food and beverage preparation to start your career in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry? Get job ready and enjoy these career opportunities that will take you anywhere in the world! Find your pathway into the various settings of restaurants, hotels/motels, cafes and coffee shops.

Chef’s uniform will be provided, you only need to supply the black pants and enclosed black footwear.

SIT20322 Certificate II in Hospitality is new to the school – additional information will be available later in the year. Students will attend classes at school throughout the week and workplace learning in week blocks each term.

It is highly recommended that students select the following industry related subject in conjunction with this certificate:
G1/G2FST, GTFST – Food Science Technology

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The Music certificate encompasses the skills and applications of many of the professions in the music industry. It is designed for those students who have an interest in music, are capable of playing an instrument AMEB Grade 1 or higher and are keen to develop skills for the contemporary music industry.

CUA20620 Certificate II in Music and CUA30820 Certificate III in Music are delivered under an auspice agreement with College of Sound and Music Production (COSAMP) – RTO Code 41549 – over two years. Students will attend classes at school throughout the week.

Students wishing to pursue the Certificate III pathway need to have an interest in music, are capable of playing an instrument at AMEB Grade 2 or higher, and are keen to develop skills for the contemporary music industry. The Certificate III in Music allows for specialisations in performance, or a more general interest in music and the creative arts industries.

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The Nursing certificate encompasses the skills and applications of the professions in the nursing industry.

Get a solid understanding of the human body and health. Learn about anatomy, physiology, microbiology, and medical terminology. Gain extra skills in applied mathematics, physics and chemistry and the academic skills required for ongoing study.

Completion of this course will support your interest of further studies in Enrolled or Registered Nursing.

52895WA Certificate IV in Preparation for Health and Nursing Studies is delivered under profile by South Regional TAFE – RTO Code 52790 – over two years. Students will attend TAFE one day per week.

It is highly recommended that students select one or both of the following industry related subjects in conjunction with this certificate:
G1/G2HEA, GTHEA – Health Studies General
AI/A2MDTW, ATMDTW – Human Biology ATAR