Earth and Environmental Science (EES) (Stage 6)

Preliminary

The Earth and Environmental Science Preliminary course incorporates the study of:

  • Planet Earth and Its Environment - A Five Thousand Million Year Journey (30 indicative hours)
  • The Local Environment (30 indicative hours)
  • Water Issues (30 indicative hours)
  • Dynamic Earth (30 indicative hours)

HSC

The HSC course builds upon the Preliminary course.
The Preliminary course contains content that is considered assumed knowledge for the HSC course.

The HSC course incorporates the study of:

  1. the core, which constitutes 90 indicative hours and includes:
    • Tectonic Impacts (30 indicative hours)
    • Environments Through Time (30 indicative hours)
    • Caring for the Country (30 indicative hours)
  2. ONE option, which constitutes 30 indicative hours and may comprise any one of the following:
    • Introduced Species and the Australian Environment
    • Organic Geology - A Non-renewable Resource
    • Mining and the Australian Environment
    • Oceanography

Syllabus
Assessment Policy
Scope and Sequence ( Preliminary / HSC )