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Yeronga State High SchoolWelcome!
• Quality• Harmony• Sustainability
PunctualPrepared
Positive Productive
Proud
Multi-Cultural / Global EthosOver 50 separate language groupsEALD unit offers
support for students in all subject areas
10 specialist ESL teachers7 teacher aides including multi-
lingual aides covering 13 languages
teacher aide support for International students
EXPECTATIONSBEHAVIOUR – UNIFORM - LEARNING
2013 Junior Secondary School Captains
Yeronga SHS School Organisation
School Executive Team• Principal• 2 Deputy Principals • 1 Head of Special Education Services
(ESL)• Business Services Manager
School Leadership Team• S.E.T. and 8 Heads of Departments
4 kms from the CBD & easy stroll to Yeronga railway station
Heads of Department•English / LOTE•Maths•Social Science / Business •Science / PE•ICT (Information, Communication & Technology)•ARTS – Art, Drama, Dance, Music, Industrial Technology, Hospitality• Junior Secondary (Years 7, 8, 9)•Senior Schooling (Years 10, 11, 12) and International Program
School Facilities
Physical Setting– Expansive 40 acre campus– 2 large ovals and landscaped gardens– Designated Junior Secondary learning and play
area– Courts for volleyball, basketball and tennis– 4 km CBD and easy stroll to railway station
Junior Secondary Play area
Junior Secondary seating area
School Buildings
– The ARTS - Art, Music, Drama, Dance specialist areas
– Library Resource Centre– Cultural Centre (Assemblies)– Gymnasium ( Sports Centre)– Auditorium ( Theatre)– Manual Arts Workshops /Home Economics
kitchens – New International Language Learning Lab -
Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, Arabic
Years 8 & 9 CurriculumJunior Secondary
English MathematicsScienceHealth and Physical Education (HPE) History and GeographyArts (Music, Art, Dance, Drama )Languages (Chinese)Technology (Business, ICT, Construction,
Mechanics, Graphics, Home Economics)
Year 8 CurriculumSUBJECT Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson3 Total Time
Mins/Week
1 – Core English 2102 - Core Mathematics 2103 – Core Science 2104 – Core Semester of History (140 mins for 1
Semester)Accelerate Program
(70 mins)
210
Semester of SOSE Geography/Civics (140 mins for 1 Semester)
Accelerate Program
(70 mins)
5 or 6
Electives
Semester of Arts (210 mins for 1 Semester)
Dance/Drama/Music/Visual Art
420
Semester of Technology (210 mins for 1 Semester)
Home Economics/Manual Arts
Semester of HPE (210 mins for 1 Semester) Semester of Language (210 mins for 1 Semester)
Chinese
Non-curriculum activitiesForm Daily: 10 minutes/day 40Assembly 45TIP/Accelerate Program (Accelerate total time – 105 mins) 35Sport 70Total Time 1450
Excellence Programs• Timetabled Literacy & Numeracy classes each
week• Accelerated Thinking program focusing on
higher order thinking skills and problem-solving
• Homework club each Monday & Thursday• Afterschool Sport most weekdays – volleyball,
soccer, cricket, basketball, table tennis• GOALS program – Growing Opportunities &
Learning Skills
Accelerate• To determine classes: TORC-3 test
– Beginning of year =Year 8 (& new Year 9 students)– End Semester 1 = Year 8 & Year 9– End Semester 2 = Year 8 & Year 9
• Accelerate – Literacy Skills– Foundation: Dr Carol Christensen
‘Reading Link’– Smaller classes
• Accelerate Your Thinking– Extension, collaborative learning– Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)– Forms part of our Exceptional Learners’ Program
The Inter-year Program: TIP• All Year 8 students• First term of the year• PURPOSE: sense of belonging,
resilience, self-esteem, better relationships with peers
• Engage in activities facilitated by ‘TIP Leaders’ – Yr 12 students who have been trained in TIP activities to be mentors
The Arts: Extra Curricula Activities• Instrumental Music Program• Concert Band• Music Nights & Vocal FX Choir• Arts Festival / Musical /• Art Club• Dance Nights & Competitions• Sound and lighting Crew• Film & Multimedia Crew
The Arts: Creative GenerationState Schools on Stage
• Featured and backing vocalists• Symphony Orchestra• Documentary Film Crew• Dance• Choir• Stage Crew
1:1 laptop program
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
House Sports
Interschool Sports
District / State /National Opportunities
Middle School Adventure Camp• Year 8 & 9 students• Year 12 TIP Leaders• 2014 – Kenilworth ‘bush’ camp – Activities – canoeing, Leap of faith, camp fires,
mountain biking, raft building • 2013 – Tallebudgera ‘beach’ camp
– Activities: surfing, high ropes, catapults, team challenge, circus skills.
• Week 5 of Term 1 – 26th, 27th & 28th February
Student Welfare
• Deputies and Year Coordinators• Form class teachers• Guidance Officer – Brad Milford• School Nurse – Regina Tyson• School Chaplain – Steele Sutton• Youth Support Coordinator – Jasmine Bentley
Chappy Steele at assembly
Year 11 & 12 Curriculum
Wide range of subject offerings (46 + Subjects)Authority subjects (university pathway)Accelerated courses (early entry to university)Authority registered subjects (TAFE/work)Certificate courses (TAFE/work)Apprenticeship/traineeship (work)
OPTIONS • SCHOOLComplete 6 school subjects and attend 5 days a week
Gerald• English • Maths A• Accounting• Ancient History• BCT• Geography
OPTIONS • TERTIARYTomas• English • Maths B• IPT • Science 21• Music• QUT – Building IT Systems
– Tomas achieved a 7!
OPTIONS • TERTIARYJoseph• English for ESL Learners• Maths A• Accounting• BCT• IPT• Cert II in IDMT• GU – Business
OPTIONS • TAFEComplete 5 school subjects and attend school 4 days a
week and MSIT or SBIT 1 day a week
Halimo• English Communication• Pre Vocational Maths• Recreational Studies• Cert II in IDMT• Cert II in Visual Art • TAFE – MSIT – Cert II
in Fashion Design
OPTIONS • APPRENTICEComplete 5 school subjects and attend school 4 days a
week and your workplace 1 day a week
Adam• English Communication• Pre Vocational Maths• Industrial Technology• Recreational Studies• Cert II in Business• Cert II in IDMT• Workplace – Cert III in
Meat Retailing
OPTIONS • TRAINEEComplete 5 school subjects and attend school 4 days a
week and your workplace 1 day a week
Nikita• English Communication• Pre Vocational Maths• Hospitality • Early Childhood• Tourism• Cert II in Visual Art• Workplace – Cert III in
Children Services
OPTIONS • WORKZak
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic
FaridPlumbing
Textbook Hire SchemeCost:- $415.00 plus the Government Textbook Allowance ($69 / $167)-
• personal Laptop for use at school and home• all prescribed textbooks• a daily homework organiser• use of class sets of books and resources for in-class activities• photocopied notes, booklets, worksheets etc• consumable materials in practical subjects: Art, HEC, Man Arts,
HPE, Science • Student ID card• Parent newsletters