Society and Environment
Society and Environment encompass the widely recognised disciplines of Geography, History, Economics, Politics, Law, Accounting, Sociology and Management and Marketing.
The Student Outcome Statements framework incorporates the following strands; Place and Space, Resources, Culture, Time, Continuity and Change, Natural and Social Systems, Investigation, Communications and Participation and Active Citizenship. Using these strands as the basis of the boys learning in Years 8, 9 and 10, the Faculty provides courses which take the student from a local, to a national and finally to an international perspective. In Years 11 and 12, the students can choose in which of the above areas they wish to specialise as outlined by the Curriculum Council. This includes Accounting and Finance, Modern History, Economics, Geography and Politics and Law.
The students are encouraged to learn about their Society and Environment through hands-on-experiences. The Faculty includes excursions throughout the year in all years which provides important links to their coursework. This strategy is internationally recognised as one of the successful methods to enhance boys' education.
In the Years 8, 9 and 10, in each term-long unit of work, the boys are encouraged to develop their skills in many areas including extended and short answer responses and empathy recounts, research investigations, cognitive and data interpretation tests, and simulation exercises. In addition, students are encouraged to develop their technological skills.
In Years 11 and 12, students select which Curriculum Course they wish to follow. In most cases there is not a prerequisite course to follow from Year 11 into Year 12, although it is recommended that students maintain continuity from one year to the next. Students are provided with a rigorous course of study and are encouraged to fulfil their potential in their WACE-based courses.
The courses taken by the students are skills and processes-based and as such are cumulative over Years 8 to 10. In this way the students are provided with some experience of each of the main Social Science courses, allowing the students to make appropriate choices for Years 11 and 12.