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Stage 6 - Geography


Course Overview

The Geography course provides students with a holistic view of the world, combining both the natural and social sciences. It focuses on both the spatial dimension (where things are and why) and the ecological dimension (which considers how humans interact with environments).

The study of Geography offers wide-ranging research and analytical skills that are highly valued by employers and easily transferable in today’s competitive work force. It provides a powerful context within which the key competencies necessary for further education, work and everyday life can be developed. It provides students with opportunities to develop and apply their understanding of the world.

By offering a Christian framework, students have the opportunity to develop a Christian perspective on a range of complex geographical issues such as geographical concepts of place, space, environment, interconnection, sustainability and global biodiversity. These will assist them to participate actively in a changing world.

Course Content

Year 11

  • Earth’s natural systems
  • People, patterns and processes
  • Human-environment interactions
  • Geographical investigation

Year 12

  • Global sustainability
  • Rural and urban places
  • Ecosystems and global biodiversity
Course Requirement

Students must undertake 12 hours of mandatory fieldwork in both the Year 11 and HSC courses. This will incur extra costs.

Assessment
  • Practical fieldwork tasks and reports
  • Interpretation and synthesis of geographic sources
  • Geographic research
  • Skills tests
  • Geographical writing
HSC Examination
  • 3 hour written examination comprising 20 multiple choice responses, short answers and two extended responses.
Prerequisites Knowledge and Skills

Stage 5 Geography and effective communication skills.


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