Subject Selections for 2025 Now Open

Dear Families,

We are excited to provide you with an overview of the course selection process for Year 09, 10 and 11, 2025.

For those students currently in years 10, 11 and 12 that still have OLNA requirements to meet please click on the below links for information and the timetables for the upcoming OLNA testing in week 9 of term 2.

Select the option that applies to you/your young person:

Year 09 2025

I will be, or my young person will be in year 09 in 2025.

Year 09 2025

View information and courses for students entering year 09 at Joseph Banks Secondary College in 2025.

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Year 10 2025

I will be, or my young person will be in year 10 in 2025.

Year 10 2025

View information and courses for students entering year 10 at Joseph Banks Secondary College in 2025.

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Year 11 2025

I will be, or my young person will be in year 11 in 2025.

Year 11 2025

View information and courses for students entering year 11 at Joseph Banks Secondary College in 2025.

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Year 09 2025

In preparation for 2025, students in Year 8 will be required to select their electives for Year 9 2025. In line with our College Business Plan, we are committed to creating a vibrant culture of excellence, opportunity, innovation and success for our students. We believe that every student can learn, and provided the right opportunities will learn to high levels.

Our Year 9 courses provide multiple opportunities for all students to achieve excellence. The courses offered in Year 9 cater for a wide range of ability and interest and aim to provide personalised pathways for each individual to meet their learning needs and achieve their personal best.

We would like to share the process for completing selections with you, as well as alert you to some key dates.

All selections will be completed online. Students will require a web code to access the online selection platform. Information about web codes, as well as the website address, is provided in this update.

The Year 9 2025 Electives Selection Booklet is now available through the download button above.

Key Dates:

Week 5 Monday 13 May Year 8 to 9 document live on Website
Week 5 Monday 13May Selection information emailed to parents via AP.
Week 5 Monday 13 May Web codes emailed to parents and selections open.
Week 5 Tuesday 14 May Year 8 to 9 Assembly and Contact Activity. Week 5 Tuesday 14 May Students shown in Contact how to access web codes Week 7 Friday 31 May Online Selections close.

Process:

The web address to access the online selection form is: https://my.edval.education/login
Login details and web codes to complete the online selection will be emailed to parents’ email address.
Leading Teachers will also have a list of web codes if students aren’t able to access these from home or need assistance. Students will also be shown in their Contact Class how to access web codes.
Online selections close Friday 31 May 2024.

If you have any questions or need support with this, please feel free to make contact.

Year 10 2025

In preparation for 2025, students in Year 9 are now required to select their courses for Year 10 2025. Building upon the ideals of our Middle School, we believe that all individuals in the Year 10 Community should have every opportunity extended to them to assist them in reaching their full potential. The focus is on serving every child, every lesson, every day. Our aim is to develop a Senior School that caters to the needs of our young adult learners.

Students will have a range of courses to select from, with each student being able to select their own program that suits their individual aspirational goals and enables them to meet the requirements as determined by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA).

Students in Year 10 will be required to complete a Certificate II qualification which will provide them with a strong foundation in further training, as well as providing a safety net of up to 4 unit equivalents for Year 11 and 12. Students should then select the courses that they want to participate in based on their personal aspirations and discussions they have with their families, and teachers, as well as ensuring their selections satisfy the school’s minimum requirements.

We would like to share the process for completing selections with you, as well as alert you to some key dates.

The Year 10 2025 Selection Booklet is now available through the download button above.

Key Dates:

Week 5 Monday 13 May Year 9 to 10 document live on Website.
Week 5 Monday 13 May Selection information emailed to parents via AP.
Week 6 Monday 20 May Web codes emailed to parents and selections open.
Week 6 Tuesday 21 May Year 9 to 10 Assembly and Contact Activity Week 6 Tuesday 21 May Students shown in Contact how to access web codes
Week 6 Wednesday 22 May Year 9 to 10 Parent Engagement Evening
Week 8 Friday 7 June Online Selections close.

Process:

The web address to access the online selection form is: https://my.edval.education/login
Login details and web codes to complete the online selection will be emailed to parents’ email address.
Leading Teachers will also have a list of web codes if students aren’t able to access these from home or need assistance. Students will also be shown in their Contact Class how to access web codes.
Online selections close Friday 7 June 2024.

If you have any questions or need support with this, please feel free to make contact with the College.

Year 11 2025

Year 10 students will be required to select their courses and preferred pathway for Year 11 this term. The courses that students select will determine their preferred pathway in Year 11 and 12, and beyond. As such, we understand that parents and students will require additional support and guidance to make such a large decision.

To support and collaborate with students, each parent will be contacted via telephone in advance of Week 8, to organise an interview with a course counsellor to finalise the course choices. This is an opportunity to discuss and finalise your child’s preferred pathway for 2025.

Domain Leaders will also provide an overview of course choices to students, in addition to a family engagement evening which will take place on Wednesday 22 May.

Course Counselling Timeline

Week 4 Wednesday 8 May Career Expo at the College Week 5 Monday 13 May Year 10 into Year 11 course document live on website Week 6 Monday 20 May Selection process information emailed to families via AP Y11 & Y12 Week 6 Tuesday 21 May Year 11 subject selection Expo held during contact Week 6 Wednesday 22 May Year 9 into Year 10 and Year 10 into Year 11 Parent Engagement Evening Week 6 Wednesday 22 May OLNA Parent Engagement workshop Week 8 Tuesday 4 – 7 June Year 10 into Year 11 interviews with course counsellor Week 9 Friday 14 June Online subject selections close

Please note that the Year 11 Student Pathway booklet and the Year 11 Course Selection Booklet are now available through the download button above. Students will receive their Subject Selection form in Contact on across Term 2. This will need to be completed and brought with them to their Course Counselling meeting.

Please find a list of the course counsellors listed below for each Contact Class.

Contact Class	Course Counsellor	Email Address
10.1	Vanessa Scott, Acting Principal	vanessa.scott2@education.wa.edu.au
10.2	Mel Moore, Leading Teacher – Enterprise	melanie.moore@education.wa.edu.au
10.3	Phil Wass, Associate Principal Year 9 & 10	philip.wass@education.wa.edu.au
10.4	Paul Muir, Associate Principal	paul.muir@education.wa.edu.au
10.5	Zoe George, Leading Teacher – STEAM	zoe.george@education.wa.edu.au
10.6	Raquel Williamson, Leading Teacher – Corvus	raquel.williamson@education.wa.edu.au
10.7	Liz Smith, Associate Principal Leon Macfarlane, Deputy Principal	liz.smith@education.wa.edu.au leon.macfarlane@education.wa.edu.au
10.8	Jack Milton, Leading Teacher – Solaris	jack.milton@education.wa.edu.au
10.9	Claire Croucher, Program Coordinator — Timetabling	claire.croucher@education.wa.edu.au
10.10	Taylor Jones, Associate Principal Year 7 & 8	taylor.jones@education.wa.edu.au