Year 11

​​​​​​Year 11 begins the senior phase of learning. Subject offerings include General, Applied and VET options that contribute to QCE pathways, tertiary preparation, employment skills and personal interests.

Handbook

Year 11 Subject Selection Handbook(PDF, 267KB)

Subject list

Subject summaries

• Agricultural Practices: Students apply practical agricultural knowledge and skills to production, enterprise, sustainability and workplace-related contexts. QCAA curriculum information.
• Ancient History: Students investigate ancient societies, sources and historical interpretations to understand change, power, evidence and legacy. QCAA curriculum information.
• Biology: Students study living systems, cells, genetics, evolution and ecosystems through biological inquiry and evidence. QCAA curriculum information.
• Business: Students study business creation, management, markets and decision-making through inquiry, analysis and evaluation. QCAA curriculum information.
• Business Studies: Students explore business, enterprise and economic decision-making, including how people participate in and respond to local and global markets. QCAA curriculum information.
• Certificate I In Construction: This is a VET qualification; course content and competency requirements should be confirmed through school and RTO documentation.
• Certificate II in Community Services: This is a VET qualification; course content and competency requirements should be confirmed through school and RTO documentation.
• Certificate II in Engineering Pathways: This is a VET qualification; course content and competency requirements should be confirmed through school and RTO documentation.
• Certificate II in Health Support Services: This is a VET qualification; course content and competency requirements should be confirmed through school and RTO documentation.
• Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and C: This is a VET qualification; course content and competency requirements should be confirmed through school and RTO documentation.
• Certificate III in Fitness: This is a VET qualification; course content and competency requirements should be confirmed through school and RTO documentation.
• Chemistry: Students study matter, reactions, structure, energy and equilibrium through chemical inquiry and analysis. QCAA curriculum information.
• Dance: Students develop choreography, performance and responding skills, using the elements of dance to communicate ideas and meaning. QCAA curriculum information.
• Design: Students use design thinking to respond to needs, opportunities and constraints through problem-solving and communication. QCAA curriculum information.
• Digital Solutions: Students create digital solutions by analysing problems, generating algorithms, developing code and evaluating impacts. QCAA curriculum information.
• Drama: Students make, perform and respond to drama, using role, situation, tension, voice and movement to shape meaning. QCAA curriculum information.
• Early Childhood Studies: Students examine early childhood learning, development and wellbeing through practical, applied and community-focused contexts. QCAA curriculum information.
• English: Students develop their understanding of language, literature and literacy through reading, viewing, writing, speaking and creating texts. QCAA curriculum information.
• Essential English: Students develop practical language, literacy and communication skills for work, community and everyday contexts. QCAA curriculum information.
• Essential Mathematics: Students develop practical numeracy, measurement, finance and data skills for everyday, work and community contexts. QCAA curriculum information.
• Film, Television and New Media: Students analyse and create screen and media texts, using technologies, production processes and media languages. QCAA curriculum information.
• Furnishing Skills: Students develop applied design, production and safety skills through furnishing, materials and workshop contexts. QCAA curriculum information.
• General Mathematics: Students study numeracy, finance, measurement, algebra, data and networks through practical modelling and real-world applications. QCAA curriculum information.
• Geography: Students investigate places, environments, spatial patterns and human-environment interactions using geographic inquiry and data. QCAA curriculum information.
• Health: Students examine health, wellbeing and community issues, building knowledge for making informed personal and social decisions. QCAA curriculum information.
• Hospitality Practices: Students develop practical skills and knowledge connected to hospitality production, service, safety and workplace practices. QCAA curriculum information.
• Information and Communication Technology: Students develop practical ICT knowledge and skills through hardware, software, digital systems and workplace-focused technology tasks. QCAA curriculum information.
• Legal Studies: Students examine legal principles, rights, responsibilities and institutions, using inquiry and evaluation of legal issues. QCAA curriculum information.
• Literature: Students study literary texts closely, analysing how language, form and context shape interpretation and meaning. QCAA curriculum information.
• Mathematical Methods: Students study calculus, functions, statistics and modelling to support advanced mathematical reasoning and tertiary pathways. QCAA curriculum information.
• Media Arts in Practice: Students use media technologies and production practices to create media products for audiences and purposes. QCAA curriculum information.
• Modern History: Students investigate modern societies, movements and conflicts using historical sources, perspectives and interpretations. QCAA curriculum information.
• Music: Students listen, perform and compose while developing knowledge of musical elements, forms and expressive communication. QCAA curriculum information.
• Physical Education: Students study movement, performance, training and physical activity through practical and theoretical learning. QCAA curriculum information.
• Physics: Students study motion, energy, fields, waves and systems through modelling, experimentation and quantitative analysis. QCAA curriculum information.
• Psychology: Students examine behaviour and mental processes using psychological theories, research methods and evidence-based explanations. QCAA curriculum information.
• Science in Practice: Students apply science knowledge and inquiry skills to practical, real-world contexts and community or workplace situations. QCAA curriculum information.
• Specialist Mathematics: Students study advanced mathematics, including proof, vectors, complex numbers, calculus and modelling for specialist pathways. QCAA curriculum information.
• Sport and Recreation: Students develop practical and theoretical understanding of sport, recreation, active lifestyles and event or program contexts. QCAA curriculum information.
• Visual Art: Students develop artmaking and analytical practices through inquiry, experimentation and consideration of artists, audiences and contexts. QCAA curriculum information.
• Visual Arts in Practice: Students create, display and respond to visual artworks through applied, practical and community-oriented artmaking contexts. QCAA curriculum information.