Learning at Brinbeal Secondary College is promotes our values of aspiration and achievement for all students.
Year 11 & 12
In Years 11 & 12 we will offer students both Senior Secondary Pathway options; the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), including the Vocational Major (VM) and the Victorian Pathways Certificate.
Detailed information about these options can be found on the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority website. We will add Brinbeal Secondary College specific information as we add each year level.
VCE Subject Offerings for 2027
Health & Physical Education
Health & Human Development Unit 1 & 2
VCE Health and Human Development takes a broad and multidimensional approach to defining and understanding health. Students examine health (including the concepts of health and wellbeing, and health status) and human development as dynamic concepts that are subject to a complex interplay of biological, sociocultural and environmental factors, many of which can be acted upon by people, communities and governments. Students consider the interaction between these factors and learn that health and human development is complex and influenced by the settings in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.
Areas of Study:
Unit 1:
AOS 1: Concepts of Health
AOS 2: Youth Health and Wellbeing
AOS 3: Health and Nutrition
Unit 2:
AOS 1: Developmental Transitions
AOS 2: Youth Health Literacy
Assessment:
Five AOS school-based assessment tasks
Two end of unit exams
Pathways: VCE Health and Human Development Unit 3 & 4
Tertiary Pathways: Nursing and Midwifery, Allied Health, Biomedical Science and Medicine
Humanities
Business Management Unit 1 & 2
Mathematics
General Mathematics Units 1 & 2
Science
Biology Units 1 & 2
Biology is the study of living things and how they have changed and evolved over time. It looks at how living things work, how they interact with each other and their environment, and how they survive and reproduce. In Biology, students explore life at different levels, from tiny molecules and cells to whole organisms. They learn how living things carry out life processes and how they continue to survive and pass on their characteristics. By studying Biology, students develop an understanding of how different parts of life are connected. They can see how ideas within Biology link together and how Biology connects with other areas of science.
Areas of Study:
Unit 1:
AOS1: How do cells function?
AOS2: How do plant and animal systems function?
AOS3: How do scientific investigations develop understanding of how organisms regulate their functions?
Unit 2:
AOS1: How is inheritance explained?
AOS2: How do inherited adaptations impact on diversity?
AOS3: How do humans use science to explore and communicate contemporary bioethical issues?
Assessment:
Six AOS school-based assessment tasks
Two end of unit exams
Pathways: VCE Biology Unit 3 & 4
Tertiary Pathways: Nursing and Midwifery, Allied Health, Biomedical Science and Medicine
