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Senior School The Senior School comprises students in years 10, 11 and 12 as well as students who are enrolled in alternate courses. It is during these final years of schooling that our students specialise in courses of study that will prepare them for further study or employment. Western Cape College courses are designed to promote both academic and vocational achievement for students. Students may choose subjects, which contribute to an OP (Overall Position used to determine tertiary entrance), are authority registered, or provide dual accreditation in the form of nationally recognised certificates level 1. Our Senior School curriculum is based on the eight Key Learning Area P-10 Syllabi, fourteen Queensland Board of Senior Secondary Studies Syllabi, a variety of Subject Area Specifications and Certificated courses. This year, this curriculum will be delivered by fifteen teachers based at our campus, plus teachers working in partnership with us at Virtual Schooling and School of Distance Education in Brisbane. To ensure industry currency and to meet the Australian Quality Training Framework, we have employed people with trade qualifications to deliver some of the practical components of our vocational courses. Subjects offered to students in the senior school are done so in a variety of ways. Many of our classes are composite year 11/12 classes with a unitised approach to curriculum. Some subjects are delivered through Virtual Schooling, while others are offered in partnership with Brisbane School of Distance Education. All subjects are delivered in seventy minute teaching blocks. Some of the more practical subjects, such as Engineering and Hospitality require students to work additional hours or a flexible timetable arrangement. These are negotiated with students and time off in lieu is provided. Head of Senior School Megan Long
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