Unit Standards

J    Who can enrol?

Anyone Year 11 or above.

J    Costs:

Small charge for some field trips.

J    Course outline:

Year A Topics:

P      Anatomy & Physiology of Livestock

P      Livestock Breeding

P      Crop Production

P      Forestry Tree Identification

P      Hand Tool & Small Engine Maintenance

P      Weather

Year B Topics:

P      Soils

P      Pasture Production

P      Fertilisers

P      Animal Health

P      Pesticides

P      Commercial Forestry

2002 is a Year A.

J    Assessment:

Unit Standards.

J    This course leads to:

National Certificate in Agriculture and/or jobs in the Agriculture and Forestry sectors eg: farm hands & managers, forestry contracting, sales representatives, advisory positions.

J    For further information see:

Mr De Goldi

 Sixth Form Certificate

J    Who can enrol?

Students with a pass in School Certificate Science.

J    Costs:

N/A

J    Course outline:

Chemistry is the branch of Science dealing with the elements and the compounds they form, and the reactions they undergo.

This course contains a high practical component.

Course content:

N        Atomic structure and bonding

N        Quantitative chemistry

N        Organic Chemistry

N        Qualitative Chemistry

N        Energy, Rate and Equilibrium

N        Oxidation - Reduction

N        Acids and Bases

N        Periodicity

J    Assessment:

Internal Assessment spread though the year.

J    This course leads to:

Bursary Chemistry.  The knowledge and skills gained from the Chemistry course are essential for careers involving medicine, engineering and sciences

J    For further information see:

Miss McCabe

Sixth form Certificate

J    Who can enrol?

Students who have achieved a satisfactory grade in School Certificate Science.

J    Costs:

N/A

J    Course outline:

The course is derived from Level 7 of the National Curriculum in Biology.

Topics include:

`         Ecology

`         Cell Biology

`         Genetics and Evolution

`         Animal and Plant Density

`         Applied Biology

J    Assessment:

`         Fully internally assessed

`         Assessment events cover a range of skills

`         Results of assessment events and the end of year examination are used to rank students for one purpose of allocating SFC grades.

J    This course leads to:

Bursary biology in Year 13.

Careers in nursing, medicine, environmental science, physical education.

J    For further information see:

Mr McKinley  

Sixth form Certificate

J    Who can enrol?

Students with a pass in SC Maths and Science.

J    Costs:

N/A

J    Course outline:

A course based on problem solving.  Emphasis on applied examples and interactive learning.  Lots of hands on labs and computer simulations (try our computer simulation programs on the school intranet in C1 under physics or on the internet at our website http://ghs7px.8k.com)

Topics covered:

~      Light and Waves eg: radio waves, fibre optic cable, ultra sound etc…

~      Mechanics eg: what limits a cars speed, satellite orbits, parachuting etc…

~      Electricity eg: build a motor or generator, wire up circuits that work etc…

~      Nuclear Physics eg: how do x-rays work, what makes an atomic bomb.

J    Assessment:

Internal assessment spread throughout the year.

J    This course leads to:

Bursary Physics.

Also many employers and training organisations require or prefer a candidate with a 5 or better in Sixth Form Certificate Physics.  Certainly anyone considering a career in electronics, engineering, most branches of the health industry (eg: physiotherapy, radiography, veterinary science, pharmacy, medicine etc..) and many other areas should take Physics.

J    For further information see:

Mr Hughes or our website http://www.ghs7px.8k.com

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