Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus

Quality, Opportunity, Diversity

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Stage 5 Electives

To earn a Record of School Achievement (RoSA) at the end of Year 10, all students are required to study:

  • English
  • mathematics
  • science
  • personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE)
  • geography 
  • history.

In addition, students must actively and regularly participate in Sport and complete four electives over the course of two years. Two 200 hour electives will be completed over two years (years 9 and 10) and one 100 hour in year 9 and another 100 hour in year 10.

At Leichhardt Campus we try to ensure all students have varied and deep opportunities to study electives in year 9 and 10 (stage 5) that inspire and open pathways for future studies.

Electives offered vary each year. To find out the electives to be offered for year 9 students in 2026, download the year 9 subject selection booklet.

 

VIBE: 100 Hour Electives

Year 9 and year 10 will have an opportunity to select a VIBE (Various Interest Based Elective) to offer engagement and enrichment opportunities for students. These course run for one year over 100 hours (one to be completed in year 9 and one to be completed in Year 10). This interest/enrichment elective will not form part of the Record of School Achievement (ROSA). The VIBE engagement and enrichment electives are designed to engage participants in inquiry-based projects that develop extraordinary creativity, critical thinking, communication, collaboration and reflective thinking skills. At SSC Leichhardt we call these skills the 4Cs+R.

To find out the VIBE options for year 10 students in 2026, download the year 10 subject selection booklet.

Steps to Uni for Year 10 Students

University Admissions Centre (UAC) publishes information surrounding subjects for Year 11 and 12 that will inform student direction after the completion of the HSC.

See https://www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/year-10-students