Preparation for the senior school begins in Year 10. Students are encouraged to explore the options available and to consider what subject areas they want to experience in readiness for future study in Year 11 and 12.
South East Region's Learning Centre has a diverse range of subjects that can be studied in Years 10, 11 and 12.
First Steps Program
Description: The First Steps Program provides intensive support and individualised instruction in a highly structured manner, for students who have not participated in schooling for a long period due to mental health challenges. This program is led by the Guidance Officer and focuses on socio-emotional learning.
Kick Start Program
Description: The Kick Start Program is a short-term, highly individualised educational support model delivered through the South East Region Learning Centres (Eagleby, Helensvale, Varsity Lakes). It is designed for students who are significantly disengaged from schooling and not accessing curriculum at their enrolled year level. These students often face complex challenges—academic, medical, behavioural, and/or social-emotional—and may have experienced extended periods of school refusal or exclusion.
Grounded in inclusive education policy, trauma-informed care, and the principles of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the program provides a calm, emotionally safe, and highly structured environment. The aim is to reduce anxiety, promote self-regulation, and re-engage learners in functional education through intensive, individualised strategies. Kick Start serves as a re-entry point to learning, supporting students to transition into appropriate pathways such as the differentiated Year 10 curriculum, the Readiness Program, or other personalised education options.
XTRA10
Description: The XTRA10 program is a modified year 10 that supports students who are disengaged from schooling and not accessing curriculum at their enrolled year level.
The program is a two term highly individualised educational support model delivered through the South East Region Learning Centres. The program emphasises essential literacy and numeracy skills that are practical, functional, and directly connected to everyday life. Personal capabilities is also a key focus, ensuring students develop the core skills to navigate school, community, and future pathways.
Year 10 Readiness
- Maths
- English
- Science
- 3 sessions per week
Year 10
- Maths
- English
- Science
- 4 sessions per week
Year 11 & 12
Senior Program
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Essential English
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Essential Maths
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Then a choice of at least one other elective or certificate course
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| UniStart - UniStart builds confidence in Year 12 students and equips them with the skills required for university study. Year 12 students who successfully complete UniStart for Schools and who successfully complete Year 12, are guaranteed entry into a Southern Cross University undergraduate course. |
Electives
- Science in Practice - available all campuses
- Cert III in Visual Arts - available all campuses
- Cert III Business - available all campuses
- Cert II in Sport and Recreation - ELC and HLC only
- Digital Design and Tourism dual course - ICT20120 Certificate II in Applied Digital Technologies and SIT20122 Certificate II in Toursim - available all campuses
- Career Pathways dual course - Cert II Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways + Cert II Financial Services - available all campuses
- Cert I Skills for Work & Vocational Pathways - available all campuses
- Cert II Engineering Pathways - available at ELC terms 2 and 3 only
- Cert II Construction - (coming 2026), terms 1 and 4 only
Certificate Courses
Certificate
| RTO
| Duration
| Campus |
| Certificate III Business | ELC #45494
| 2 Terms
| All, prerequisite of B in Year 10 English
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Certificate III Visual Arts
| ELC #45494
| 4 Terms
| All
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Cert II Applied Digital Technologies
| ELC #45494
| 2 Terms
| All
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Cert II in Tourism
| ELC #45494
| 2 Terms
| All
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Cert II Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways
| ELC #45494
| 2 Term
| All
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Cert II Financial Services
| ELC #45494
| 2 Terms
| All
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Cert II in Sport and Recreation
| ELC #45494
| 2 Terms
| All
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Cert I Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways
| ELC #45494
| 1 Term
| All
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Cert II in Hospitality*
| Strategix #31418
| 2 Terms
| ELC and HLC
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Cert II in Health Support Services*
| Strategix #31418
| 2 Terms
| VLC
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Cert II in Food Processing and Cert II in Supply Chain Operations*
| Strategix #31418
| 2 Terms
| All
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Cert II Engineering Pathways
| Formula High School #0104
| 2 Terms
| ELC
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*Outside provider and Trainer.
Please Note: Certificate courses offered vary between campuses.
**Certificate II in Construction will be avaiable in 2026**
Study Hub
- Junior and Senior Study Hub runs at each campus - available to all students.