My Child’s Experience

What will Chev Future Facing look like for my child in 2024 and beyond?

Best use of time & my child

Chevalier strongly believes that Best Use of Time (BUoT) will better prepare our young people for their life beyond school and support them to flourish, and answer three critical questions:

  • Who am I?
  • What can I do?
  • What problems do I want to solve?

Through addressing disruptions and rethinking the traditional timetable, BUoT can deliver:

  • Fewer disruptions
  • Independence
  • Flexible HSC pathways
  • Engagement and discovery
  • Stronger connections and relationships
  • Self-development

 

2024 at Chev

Let’s start by breaking down some of the terminology.

Interest electives

Chevalier Interest Electives are courses designed by the College using our facilities, teachers and occasional ‘experts in residence’ to allow students to explore areas of interest. Examples running in Year 9 2024 include: Investment and Wealth (combined with Commerce) and Virtual Reality Architecture.

Passion projects

Passion Projects allow students to explore their passions framed within the Stage 6 Design and Technology Syllabus guidelines. Through hands-on experiences and creative exploration, students will embark on individual journeys to discover what inspires them. Utilising the design process, they will turn their passions into tangible projects while learning valuable skills.

Early Commencement

HSC Early Commencement refers to the early commencement of the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC) for some subjects in Year 9 and 10, allowing students to tailor their educational experience and gain more flexibility in their Year 11 & 12 timetable.

How will these be used next year?

Below is an outline for each year group in 2024 and the pathways they may take

Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12

Core subjects

NESA Core

  • English
  • HSIE
  • Mathematics
  • PDHPE
  • Science

Chevalier Core

  • Religious Education
  • SIM = Strengths, Interest and Motivations x 1 / week
  • Wellbeing x 1 / week

A broader curriculum

Students complete 1 per semester:

Students in Year 7 get the opportunity to explore more subjects through a broader mandatory curriculum. At Chevalier, students have the opportunity to start exploring their passions and interests through a range of diverse courses. This includes subjects like:

  • Agriculture
  • Hospitality
  • Visual Arts
  • Timber
  • Music
  • Technology

These varied subjects, combined with exploration of their SIM and learning opportunities in our new Virtual Reality Lab, means students are preparing to make choices in Stages 5 and 6 to fully explore their passions and interests.

CORE SUBJECTS

NESA Core

  • English
  • HSIE
  • Mathematics
  • PDHPE
  • Science

Chevalier Core

  • Religious Education
  • SIM = Strengths, Interest and Motivations x 1 / week
  • Wellbeing x 1 / week

A BROADER CURRICULUM

Students complete 1 per semester:

Students in Year 8 get the opportunity to explore more subjects through a broader mandatory curriculum. At Chevalier students have the opportunity to start exploring their passions and interests through a range of diverse courses. This includes subjects like:

  • Agriculture
  • Hospitality
  • Visual Arts
  • Timber
  • Music
  • Technology

In Year 8 the curriculum broadens to include a language other than English, at Chevalier this is currently Japanese.

These varied subjects, combined with exploration of their SIM and learning opportunities in our new Virtual Reality Lab means students are preparing to make choices in stage 5 and 6 to fully explore their passions and interests.

 

Core subjects

NESA Core

  • English
  • HSIE
  • Mathematics
  • PDHPE
  • Science

Chevalier Core

  • Religious Education
  • SIM = Strengths, Interest and Motivations x 1 / week
  • Wellbeing x 1 / week

Elective subjects

Any combination of 2 out of:

NESA Electives

  • Traditional courses

Chevalier Interest Electives

  • Experiences, projects, showcases

VET Subjects (early commencement of HSC)

  • Endorsed by RTO
  • Other schools examples
  • VET Subjects: Hospitality, Primary Industries, Construction & Information and Digital Media

Core subjects

NESA Core

  • English
  • HSIE
  • Mathematics
  • PDHPE
  • Science

Chevalier Core

  • Religious Education
  • SIM = Strengths, Interest and Motivations x 1 / week
  • Wellbeing x 1 / week

Elective subjects

Any one of:

NESA Electives

  • Traditional courses

Chevalier Interest Electives

  • Experiences, projects, showcases

VET Subjects (early Commencement of HSC)

  • Endorsed by RTO
  • VET Subjects: Construction, Cookery, Hospitality Food and Beverage and Primary Industries,

Passion Project via Prelim Design and Technology 

Core subjects

At Chev, core subjects for Year 11 include:

Studies of Religion (1 unit)

English (2 units)

 

To complete the preliminary HSC students then build to a total of 12 units based on their choices.

Preliminary HSC units

Students at Chev have the opportunity to build the 12 units required for the preliminary HSC by engaging in a wide range of subjects, some of which they may have already started work on in earlier years (early commencement).

Subjects can include:

Agriculture, Ancient History, Biology, Business Studies, Ceramics, Chemistry, Community and Family Studies, Computing Applications, Dance, Design and Technology, Drama, Earth and Environmental Science, Economics, Engineering Studies, English Advanced, English Extension 1, English Extension 2, English Studies, Geography, History Extension, Industrial Technology, Information Processes and Technology, Investigating Science, Japanese Beginners, Japanese Continuers, Legal Studies, Mathematics Advanced, Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2, Mathematics Standard, Modern History, Music 1, Music 2, Music Extension, Personal Development, Health and Physical Education, Photography, Video and Digital Imaging, Physical Education Bushcraft (Wilderness), Physics, Science Extension, Society and Culture, Software Design and Development, Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation, Studies in Catholic Thought, Studies of Religion, Textiles and Design, Visual Arts, Vocational Education and Training (Certificate II in Agriculture, Certificate III in Business, Certificate II in Construction Pathways, Certificate II in Hospitality, Certificate II in Kitchen Operations)

HSC Units

At Chev, core subjects for Year 12 include:

Studies of Religion (1 unit)

English (2 units)

 

To complete the HSC students then build to a total of 10 units based on their choices.

Elective subjects

Students at Chev have the opportunity to build the 10 units required for the HSC by engaging in a wide range of subjects, some of which they may have already started work on in earlier years (early commencement).

Subjects can include:

Agriculture, Ancient History, Biology, Business Studies, Ceramics, Chemistry, Community and Family Studies, Computing Applications, Dance, Design and Technology, Drama, Earth and Environmental Science, Economics, Engineering Studies, English Advanced, English Extension 1, English Extension 2, English Studies, Geography, History Extension, Industrial Technology, Information Processes and Technology, Investigating Science, Japanese Beginners, Japanese Continuers, Legal Studies, Mathematics Advanced, Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2, Mathematics Standard, Modern History, Music 1, Music 2, Music Extension, Personal Development, Health and Physical Education, Photography, Video and Digital Imaging, Physical Education Bushcraft (Wilderness), Physics, Science Extension, Society and Culture, Software Design and Development, Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation, Studies in Catholic Thought, Studies of Religion, Textiles and Design, Visual Arts, Vocational Education and Training (Certificate II in Agriculture, Certificate III in Business, Certificate II in Construction Pathways, Certificate II in Hospitality, Certificate II in Kitchen Operations)

Chev flipped Mondays

Face to Face Learning (F2FL) with a teacher in a classroom is the single biggest determining factor which contributes to student learning growth. It is fundamental to educational achievement.

Flipped learning is when students engage with ‘pre-class’, ‘surface level’ content in advance, and arrive to class ready for deeper learning activities F2F with their teacher. Flipped learning is one strategy which encourages self-regulated learning.

Flipped learning will focus on two keys aspects of learning. Firstly, it will allow time for students to slow down and consolidate recent concepts of learning. Secondly, it will be designated time for students to prepare for the week ahead by engaging in ‘surface level’ tasks, so that there is more time for deeper learning with a teacher when they engage in F2FL each Tuesday to Friday. This approach will be enhanced by a learning cycle that allows for better preparedness for lessons, with fewer interruptions and disruptions throughout the week.

Frequently Asked Questions

What might the timetable look like on a Monday?

For Tuesday to Friday, student timetables will look the same as they currently do. Learning will look different on some Mondays as outlined below.

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HSC early commencement

Early Commencement allows a student to ‘spread’ the requirements of the HSC over a three or even four year period. Chevalier has looked at what’s possible and what’s manageable for students and teachers, and has developed a balanced combination of early commencement available to all students from as early as Year 9. The benefit of this is reducing workload and stresses in Year 12 as well as freeing up time for deeper learning.

You can explore the options available from 2024 by selecting the boxes to the left of the graphic below. As you change combinations, you will see how time can be freed up via early commencement.

TRADITIONAL APPROACH

UP TO AND INCLUDING 2023

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

PRELIMINARY COURSE

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

HSC COURSE

VET COURSE

E. G. HOSPITALITY, CONSTRUCTION

COMPRESSED SOR

STUDIES OF RELIGION IN 1 YEAR

VET COURSE

2 PRELIM UNITS
YEAR 9

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

2 PRELIM UNITS

VET COURSE

2 HSC UNITS
YEAR 10
REQUIRED NO. OF PRELIM UNITS (12)

MIX OF
SUBJECTS & COURSES

12 PRELIM UNITS

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

2 HSC UNITS

COMPRESSED SOR

TIME FREED UP

YEAR 11
REQUIRED NO. OF HSC UNITS (10)

MIX OF
SUBJECTS & COURSES

10 HSC UNITS

TIME FREED UP

YEAR 12
WORKLOAD VS TIME MADE AVAILABLE
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We know that once students leave school, they need competencies and capabilities that cannot be learnt by just studying for a test. This new model, while enhancing academic performance, will also allow students to build complex capabilities and their sense of self; skills they need as they enter life beyond school.

Timeline

Where we begin is not where we will finish. Through a process of imagining, designing, planning, implementing and reviewing Chev Future Facing will evolve over the coming years. Our timelines will change as we learn and review.

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