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STRONG
TOGETHER
Subjects Studied:
The NTCET and Benchmarks:
Year 10: Religious Education, English, Mathematics (Australian
Students typically undertake the NTCET over three years.
Curriculum), Personal Learning Plan, and three electives.
The NTCET is based on a credit system whereby students
Students have the opportunity to earn up to 100 Stage 1
must gain 200 credits in a mix of compulsory and non-com-
credits during Year 10.
pulsory subjects across Stage 1 and Stage 2. The College
Year 11: Religious Education, English, Mathematics, and three
has benchmarks to support students to achieve the NTCET.
electives.
Students
Year 12: Religious Education, English, Mathematics
provided the opportunity to undertake the NTCET over
(encouraged but not compulsory), and 2-3 electives.
additional years.
Vocational Education and Training (VET):
Pedagogy:
Students are able to undertake a range of external vocational
Teaching and Learning is guided by our School Wide
education and training courses from Year 10. Students
Pedagogy (SWP) and encompasses: high expectations of
interested in undertaking a VET course are required to meet
students, higher order thinking skills and academic rigour.
with the VET and Careers Coordinator.
Our SWP includes the following phases: direct instruc-
not
meeting
the
required
benchmarks
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tion, practising and deepening (modelling and scaffolding),
Distance Education:
application of knowledge and skills (higher order thinking
St John’s works in partnership with the Northern Territory
skills and problem-based learning).
School of Distance Education and Open Access Centre to
provide access to Stage 1 and 2 subjects not on offer at the
College. Students demonstrating a high level of academic
commitment and independent learning are able to apply to
undertake distance education subjects from Year 11.
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