Year 10 Subject Selection

At Pulteney, students undertake seven subjects per semester within Year 10.

Year 10 students at Pulteney will undertake the following subjects:

Full Year Subjects:

• A Mathematics subject
  • Either Mathematics OR Core Mathematics
• An English subject
  • Either English OR Essential English OR English as an Additional Language
• Science
• Students will undertake one Wellbeing line which includes, House, Chapel and Wellbeing programs, Futures education, as well as other experiential learning opportunities for students to develop their agency as learners.

Semester Subjects:

• History
• Physical Education (one semester compulsory)
• Exploring Identities and Futures (EIF)
• 5 ‘semesters’ of elective subjects (this can be a combination of full year or elective subjects)

It is an expectation that students will undertake a full study load for the duration of both semesters. This will ensure that students have the best opportunity to meet Pulteney Grammar, Australian Curriculum and SACE expectations.

Alleviations to subject loads in Year 10 would only be considered in very exceptional circumstances in consultation with the Head of Inclusive Education and the Head of one ninety and a formal exemption from study. They are more readily considered should a student be undertaking (or have undertaken) an external course(s) which will award (or have awarded) SACE credits.

Students have the opportunity to change from one subject to another at the beginning of the individual semesters. However, this change must take place before the end of the second week of Term 1 and Term 3. Following this, changes will not be considered.

Should a student wish to make the decision to change subjects, they are to approach their subject teacher and Head of House to have detailed discussion regarding the potential consequences. Following this discussion, students must obtain written parent approval for the final decision to be considered and potentially approved.

Students are, however, encouraged to plan their subjects carefully the year before and avoid disruptions to the start of studies by requesting changes at the start of the year.

Some VET courses are available to Year 10 students from Semester 2 onwards. For more information please see our VET page

Studies at Year 10 will not impact on Tertiary entrance.

However, knowledge of the requirements and any pre-requisite subjects will help with backward planning from Year 12. Tertiary course prerequisites are different for each institution. Further differences exist from state to state. Students are therefore strongly encouraged to contact the individual institutions they are considering or visit their website to gain up-to-date information.

The subject selection process at Pulteney follows this pattern each year (click on the image to enlarge):

What do I do next to support my child in selecting their subjects? (click on the image to enlarge)

To further assist you with subject selection, a list of contact addresses can be found below. Subject specific questions should be directed to the Learning Area Leader. More general enquiries should be directed to your child’s Head of House.