{"id":2134,"date":"2020-01-17T18:21:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T07:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpius.wp-staging.fraynework.com.au\/?page_id=2134"},"modified":"2020-01-24T16:01:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T05:01:52","slug":"acceleration-and-extension-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spx.nsw.edu.au\/curriculum-learning\/learning-at-st-pius-x-college\/acceleration-and-extension-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Acceleration and Extension Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>YEAR 9 \u2013 ACCELERATED MATHEMATICS PROGRAM<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Selection Criteria\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Selection to the Accelerated Mathematics Program is <strong>strictly by invitation <\/strong>from the SPX Mathematics Department. Selection is based on a proven record of high achievement and application in Mathematics plus high achievement across all subjects, competitions, NAPLAN and teacher recommendation. The optimal Accelerated Mathematics class size is 10-12 students but a larger cohort may be considered.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Accelerated Mathematics Student Attributes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Self-motivation<\/li>\n<li>Developmentally ready<\/li>\n<li>Mature work ethic<\/li>\n<li>Passion for Mathematics<\/li>\n<li>Suitable for acceleration<\/li>\n<li>Independent worker<\/li>\n<li>Ability to manage a high work load<\/li>\n<li>High level of Mathematical knowledge and skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Discontinuance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The College may, at any time, withdraw an invitation to be part of the Accelerated Mathematics Program through a student\u2019s demonstrated lack of application and\/or consistently poor performance.<\/li>\n<li>A student and\/or his parents may elect to discontinue participation in the Accelerated Mathematics Program at any time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In either case the student will revert to an appropriate course and class within his academic cohort.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Workload<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Students should expect at least 45 minutes of Mathematics homework per day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Course Structure<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Year 9:<\/strong> Students attempt Stage 5 \u2013 Year 9 and 10 courses. Students complete the entire Stage 5 course in one year (5.2\/5.3 Course pathway). Compression not omission. Possibility the 100 hour elective will be used for Mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 15 Mathematics periods per 10 day timetable cycle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 10: <\/strong>Students attempt the Stage 6 \u2013 Year 11 Mathematics Extension 1 course and Mathematics Advanced course. (New HSC Courses)<\/p>\n<p>To facilitate the Preliminary HSC courses one of the students 200 hour electives will be Mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 15 Mathematics periods per 10 day timetable cycle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 11: <\/strong>Students attempt the Stage 6 \u2013 HSC Year Mathematics Extension 1 and Mathematics Advanced courses, and sit the HSC examinations in October that year.<\/p>\n<p>Following the HSC Examinations, Students <strong>must <\/strong>attempt the first Year 12 assessment task for both the 2021 HSC Mathematics Extension 1 and Mathematics Advanced courses. This is to ensure that should a student elect to repeat either or both of these courses in Year 12, that he has completed all HSC course assessment tasks. (Note: HSC courses commence in Term 4 and HSC results are not issued until after the end of the academic year, usually in mid-December).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 12: <\/strong>Students may elect to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Accept HSC results from 2021 examinations and study no Mathematics in Year 12. This is one of the main aims of acceleration. If a student considers that he will need to repeat then he should not accelerate.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Accept HSC results from 2021 examinations and progress to completing the Mathematics Extension 2 course<\/strong> \u2013 This course work would begin in Term 4, 2021. This is another main of acceleration; to give students the requisite skills to successfully complete the Mathematics Extension 2 course.<\/li>\n<li>Attempt Mathematics Extension 2 and repeat Mathematics Extension 1.<\/li>\n<li>Accept Mathematics Advanced HSC result and repeat Mathematics Extension 1 course only \u2013 students must also repeat Mathematics Advanced coursework, but not take examinations.<\/li>\n<li>Accept Mathematics Extension 1 HSC result and repeat Mathematics Advanced course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Assessment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Year 9:<\/strong> Students attempt Year 10 Core (5.2 Course pathway) and Extension (5.3 Course pathway) assessment tasks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 10: <\/strong>Students receive a Year 11 Assessment Handbook and attempt all Year 11 Mathematics Extension 1 and Mathematics Advanced course assessment tasks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 11: <\/strong>Students receive a HSC Course Assessment Handbook and attempt Year 12 Mathematics Extension 1 and Mathematics Advanced course assessment tasks.<\/p>\n<p>The HSC Mathematics Extension 1 and Mathematics Advanced examinations are sat at in October 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Reporting<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Year 9:<\/strong>\u00a0 In-line with normal Year 9 reports at the end of Semester 1 and 2.<\/p>\n<p>Year 10 Core (5.2 Course) and Extension (5.3 Course) marks will be recorded and reported on separately.<\/p>\n<p>Students, at the completion of the Stage 5 course, are allocated a grade in Mathematics for a Board of Studies Record of School Achievement Credential (RoSA).<br \/>\n<strong>Year 10:\u00a0 <\/strong>Students receive standard Year 10 semester reports for all subjects except Mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>Mathematics is reported in-line with Year 11 reports <strong>separately <\/strong>for both Mathematics Extension 1 and Mathematics Advanced courses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>End of Term 1 \u2013 Interim Preliminary HSC Year course report<\/li>\n<li>End of Term 3 \u2013 End of Preliminary HSC Year course report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Year 11:\u00a0 <\/strong>Students receive standard Year 11 semester reports for all subjects except Mathematics. Mathematics Extension 1 and Mathematics Advanced are reported on <strong>separately<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Early in Term 2 \u2013 Mid HSC Course report<\/li>\n<li>Late in Term 3 \u2013 End of HSC Course report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Enrichment and extension opportunities are also offered through the following activities:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Music<\/li>\n<li>Robotics<\/li>\n<li>Coding Club<\/li>\n<li>Premiers Reading Challenge<\/li>\n<li>Visiting Author Workshops (Junior School)<\/li>\n<li>DaVinci Decathalon<\/li>\n<li>Debating and Public Speaking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extension Classes in Stage 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Science<\/li>\n<li>History<\/li>\n<li>Mathematics<\/li>\n<li>English<\/li>\n<li>Music<\/li>\n<li>Applied Philosophy Elective class in Stage 5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YEAR 9 \u2013 ACCELERATED MATHEMATICS PROGRAM Selection Criteria\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Selection to the Accelerated Mathematics Program is strictly by invitation from the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":1743,"menu_order":209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":{"not_show_in_landing_page":false,"hide_from_sidebar":false,"content_builder":false,"using_feature":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Acceleration and Extension Opportunities - ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18 X College<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spx.nsw.edu.au\/curriculum-learning\/learning-at-st-pius-x-college\/acceleration-and-extension-opportunities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Acceleration and Extension Opportunities - ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18 X College\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"YEAR 9 \u2013 ACCELERATED MATHEMATICS PROGRAM Selection Criteria\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Selection to the Accelerated Mathematics Program is strictly by invitation from the ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.spx.nsw.edu.au\/curriculum-learning\/learning-at-st-pius-x-college\/acceleration-and-extension-opportunities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18 X College\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-01-24T05:01:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spx.nsw.edu.au\/curriculum-learning\/learning-at-st-pius-x-college\/acceleration-and-extension-opportunities\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.spx.nsw.edu.au\/curriculum-learning\/learning-at-st-pius-x-college\/acceleration-and-extension-opportunities\/\",\"name\":\"Acceleration and Extension Opportunities - ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18 X College\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spx.nsw.edu.au\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-01-17T07:21:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T05:01:52+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spx.nsw.edu.au\/curriculum-learning\/learning-at-st-pius-x-college\/acceleration-and-extension-opportunities\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.spx.nsw.edu.au\/curriculum-learning\/learning-at-st-pius-x-college\/acceleration-and-extension-opportunities\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spx.nsw.edu.au\/curriculum-learning\/learning-at-st-pius-x-college\/acceleration-and-extension-opportunities\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.spx.nsw.edu.au\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Curriculum &#038; 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