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