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Yeronga State High School Welcome!

Yeronga State High School Welcome!. Quality Harmony Sustainability Punctual Prepared Positive Productive Proud. Multi-Cultural / Global Ethos. Over 50 separate language groups EALD unit offers support for students in all subject areas

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Yeronga State High School Welcome!

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  1. Yeronga State High SchoolWelcome!

  2. Quality • Harmony • Sustainability Punctual Prepared Positive Productive Proud

  3. Multi-Cultural / Global Ethos • Over 50 separate language groups • EALD unit offers • support for students in all subject areas • 10 specialist ESL teachers • 7 teacher aides including multi-lingual aides covering 13 languages • teacher aide support for International students

  4. EXPECTATIONS BEHAVIOUR – UNIFORM - LEARNING

  5. 2013 Junior Secondary School Captains

  6. 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

  7. 4 kms from the CBD & easy stroll to Yeronga railway station

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Junior Secondary Play area

  11. Junior Secondary seating area

  12. 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

  13. Years 8 & 9 CurriculumJunior Secondary • English • Mathematics • Science • Health and Physical Education (HPE) • History and Geography • Arts (Music, Art, Dance, Drama ) • Languages (Chinese) • Technology (Business, ICT, Construction, Mechanics, Graphics, Home Economics)

  14. Year 8 Curriculum

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. The Arts: Creative GenerationState Schools on Stage • Featured and backing vocalists • Symphony Orchestra • Documentary Film Crew • Dance • Choir • Stage Crew

  20. 1:1 laptop program

  21. HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION House Sports Interschool Sports District / State /National Opportunities

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. Chappy Steele at assembly

  25. 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)

  26. SCHOOL OPTIONS Complete 6 school subjects and attend 5 days a week • Gerald • English • Maths A • Accounting • Ancient History • BCT • Geography

  27. TERTIARY OPTIONS • Tomas • English • Maths B • IPT • Science 21 • Music • QUT – Building IT Systems – Tomas achieved a 7!

  28. TERTIARY OPTIONS • Joseph • English for ESL Learners • Maths A • Accounting • BCT • IPT • Cert II in IDMT • GU – Business

  29. TAFE OPTIONS Complete 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

  30. APPRENTICE OPTIONS Complete 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

  31. TRAINEE OPTIONS Complete 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

  32. WORK OPTIONS Zak Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic Farid Plumbing

  33. Textbook Hire Scheme Cost:- $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

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