Senior School

The senior school provides extensive opportunities for students to achieve academic excellence. A carefully structured teaching and learning program underpinned by close monitoring of every student’s progress allows all students to achieve success. The individual needs of students are supported by an extensive English as an Additional Language (EAL) program, tailored work schedules, career advice seminars, out of class assistance by teachers and responsive administrators who believe all students have the ability to succeed at this level.

To ensure that senior students can cope with the demands of the VCE, the college conducts counselling sessions on course selection, as well as orientation programs designed to help them develop time management and study skills.

The Year 10 program consists of semester length units that run for 5 periods per week. One unit of English and Maths is compulsory each semester. Students select a further 8 units from the remaining 6 Domain areas. Year 10 students have access to Year 11 subjects.

The structure of the curriculum allows all Year 11 and 12 students to choose from a wide range of VCE studies, preparing them for a diversity of tertiary courses and careers. Senior students are required to complete a minimum of 22 units of studies over two years. A normal Year 11 program comprises six Unit 1 & 2 sequences, followed by five Unit 3 & 4 sequences in Year 12.

Students may also elect to do Unit 3 and 4 studies in Year 11 and may enroll in University Enhancement studies in Year 12. Access to Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs in the senior years enables students to gain bonus credits towards tertiary studies.

Staff and students were delighted to see that the targets set for 2010 were achieved, giving Glen Eira students our best results since 2001.

* Mean ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank)score for 2010 cohort: 62.8, an increase of 21% on 2009

* Median study score: 28.3, an increase of 12% on 2009

* 78% of students scored ATARs greater than 50

* 61% of our students were offered first round university places, an increase of 16% on 2009

* 48% of students achieved final grades of B and above in 2010, an increase of 23% on 2009.

Senior School Handbook (.PDF | 540K)
Year 12 Important Dates (.DOC | 55K)
Year 11 Important Dates (.DOC | 50K)
Year 10 Important Dates (.DOC | 45K)