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Queensland Studies Authority
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21 September 2010 Number: 071/10
Years 10 – 12
Short course senior syllabuses
Purpose
To inform schools about three short course senior syllabuses for implementation with students in the senior phase of learning.
Background
The Authority has approved the following short course senior syllabuses for general implementation:
Literacy: A short course senior syllabus 2010 (subject code 6097)
Numeracy: A short course senior syllabus 2010 (subject code 6098)
Career development: A short course senior syllabus 2010 (subject code 6099).
Each course may be recorded in a learning account no earlier than semester 2, 2011.
Information
Literacy and numeracy
The Literacy and Numeracy short course senior syllabuses (2010) replace the Short courses in Literacy and Numeracy dated 2006 (subject codes 6095 and 6096).
No student will be able to record credit for the Short courses in Literacy and Numeracy (2006) in a learning account after 2010.
A result of Sound Achievement or higher in each of these short course senior syllabuses will meet the literacy and numeracy requirements for awarding the QCE and contribute one credit in the preparatory category for each.
Career development
The Career development short course senior syllabus (2010) is new. A result of Sound Achievement or higher in this short course senior syllabus will contribute one credit to the QCE in the enrichment category.
Attachments and web links
The following resources for each of the short course senior syllabuses can be found on the QSA website (www.qsa.qld.edu.au) under Years 10–12 > Years 11 & 12 subjects:
syllabus in PDF format (the PDF version is the official syllabus against which study plans are written)
study plan requirements (schools will find this useful in preparing study plans).
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What you need to do
Schools offering any of these short courses or intending to offer these courses need to advise their teaching staff of the syllabuses now available.
More information
If you would like more information about the short course senior syllabuses, please email [email protected] or phone 3864 0384.
Paul Herschell Deputy Director Curriculum Services
