All Year 10 students at Kotara High study Geography for half a year. Geography is a mandatory course that culminates in a formal School Certificate Examination during Term 4.
The course outline for Year 10 Geography is shown below:
5.3 Issues in Australian Environments
Students learn about:
· Geographical issues affecting Australian environments
· Case Studies of TWO geographical issues affecting Australian environments
· Investigating an environmental issue through fieldwork by developing and implementing a Research Action Plan
5.4 Australia in Its Regional and Global Contexts
Students learn about:
· Future Challenges for Australia:
- Population
- Human rights and reconciliation