Year 10 Program Overview

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At Fountain Gate Secondary College, Year 10 students can be part of one of the following programs: 

  • Early Commencement of or  
  • Rugby Academy
  • General Program 

All programs support future pathways into General or in the senior years. 

If students would like to be considered for the Rugby Academy, they should indicate this when making their subject selections.  There is a formal application and interview process that must also be completed. 

Students are placed in Mathematics, English or () based on eligibility and student performance data. 

Please note: Early Commencement of or is by invitation only and is based on Year 9 achievement and learning habits.

General Program

GENERAL Program  1 2
CORE

Year long
All pathways (General, Early Commencement of and the Rugby Academy) complete the core and guided choice options

English: 

  • Standard 
  • Enrichment 

English: 

  • Standard 
  • Enrichment 

Maths:

  • Standard
  • Enrichment
  • Essential

Maths:

  • Standard
  • Enrichment
  • Essential
Future Me Future Me
CORE: based If History is studied in 1, then Science is in 2 and vice versa. History Science
Guided Choice: based

Must be selected from:

  • The Arts
  • The Technologies
  • Health and Phys. Ed
Elective 1 Elective 2
Elective 3 N/A
Free Choice: based

Can be selected from:

  • The Arts
  • The Technologies
  • Health and Phys. Ed
  • Science
  • Humanities
N/A Elective 4

Early VCE or VET

Early or VET 1 2
CORE

Year long
All pathways (General, Early Commencement of and the Rugby Academy) complete the core and guided choice options

English: 

  • Standard 
  • Enrichment 

English: 

  • Standard 
  • Enrichment 

Maths:

  • Standard
  • Enrichment
  • Essential

Maths:

  • Standard
  • Enrichment
  • Essential
Future Me Future Me
CORE: based If History is studied in 1, then Science is in 2 and vice versa. History Science

Guided Choice: based

Two of the three areas must be selected and the areas depend on the selected.

Must be selected from:

  • The Arts
  • The Technologies
  • Health and Phys. Ed
Elective 1 Elective 2
N/A N/A
Free Choice: Year long

Units 1 and 2 of or VET

1 2

Rugby Academy

RUGBY Academy 1 2
CORE

Year long
All pathways (General, Early Commencement of and the Rugby Academy) complete the core and guided choice options

English: 

  • Standard 
  • Enrichment 

English: 

  • Standard 
  • Enrichment 

Maths:

  • Standard
  • Enrichment
  • Essential

Maths:

  • Standard
  • Enrichment
  • Essential
Future Me Future Me
CORE: based If History is studied in 1, then Science is in 2 and vice versa. History Science

Guided Choice: based

Two of the three areas must be selected and the areas depend on the selected.

Must be selected from:

  • The Arts
  • The Technologies
Elective 1 Elective 2
N/A N/A
Free Choice: Year long

Rugby Academy

Elective 3 Elective 4