The Electives for Year 9

Im in year 8 and don't have any older brothers or sisters and just wanted to know what the electives were and how you pick them here at baulko? Also, how long you would have to do them and info like that. I know it's probably going to be discussed on wednesday to the year 8's but just wanted to hear some older students views as well.

Nathan626 wrote:Im in year 8 and don't have any older brothers or sisters and just wanted to know what the electives were and how you pick them here at baulko? Also, how long you would have to do them and info like that. I know it's probably going to be discussed on wednesday to the year 8's but just wanted to hear some older students views as well.

yeah, a list of electives would be good and a short decription of it

Here is your subject selection booklet. You do each elective for 100 hours per year (4 periods a week).

You shouldn't worry about electives- choose what you like. But you guys are lucky- you have more choices

And why is this posted in the SAC section? xP

Oops, sorry bout the placing. anyway to change it?

more choices is not necessarily better. to pick 2 out of 20 and 1 out of 16 to decide your future will be hard. oh well, what will be will be.

Nathan626 wrote:Oops, sorry bout the placing. anyway to change it?

more choices is not necessarily better. to pick 2 out of 20 and 1 out of 16 to decide your future will be hard. oh well, what will be will be.

Your subjects in 9-10 don't really decide your future...as Mrs Savage says, they don't have any implications

Nathan626 wrote:Im in year 8 and don't have any older brothers or sisters and just wanted to know what the electives were and how you pick them here at baulko? Also, how long you would have to do them and info like that. I know it's probably going to be discussed on wednesday to the year 8's but just wanted to hear some older students views as well.

As some others have mentioned you can download your subject selection booklet from the school website.

Year 9 2010 subject selection booklet

Also as you probably noticed I have moved this topic to a more appropriate location.

chrisk wrote:Your subjects in 9-10 don't really decide your future...as Mrs Savage says, they don't have any implications

The only things to consider, as far as Senior subjects go are;

1. if you want to do a Language Continuers Course you must do the language in years 9 & 10.
   
2. if you want to do Music 2 then you should do Music in years 9 & 10

Other than that pick what you think you will enjoy.

What about Visual Arts? Say you plan to do VA as an HSC course, but you don't do it in yr9/10, is it going to affect anything?

Vin-see~ wrote:What about Visual Arts? Say you plan to do VA as an HSC course, but you don't do it in yr9/10, is it going to affect anything?

You can do VA for the HSC without doing it in years 9-10.