TAS Faculty

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T: Telephone02 4951 1811
E: Emailwallsend-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
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Technological and applied studies (TAS) is mandatory for all students in Year 7 and 8. Students can also select from a range of elective TAS subjects.
In TAS, students develop knowledge, understanding and skills through a design and production process using a range of tools, materials and techniques in theory and practical lessons.
The continuum of technology learning is:
Available courses include:
Link to sharepoint student resources:
All students participate in this mandatory course. Students study Information and Communication and The Built Environment in Year 7 and Products in Year 8. Gifted and Talented Students (GATS) and Creative arts and performing arts (CAPA) students are extended with a differentiated program.
Link to sharepoint student resources: Year 8
Link to sharepoint student resources: Year 9
Link to sharepoint student resources: Year 10
Student interest projects that undertaken in Years 7-10.
All faculty staff have an expectation that class notes will be organised neatly and sequentially into a book or folder. This may be a digital booklet/portfolio for some subjects.
Students can expect a minimum of one written major assessment task per term, as a formal means of assessment. This involves a significant amount of work and planning over a period of time to complete the task. Many assignments include a practical component. Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs) are embedded in these assignments. Tasks must be submitted by the due date or penalties apply.
Many subjects within the faculty are evaluated in the form of a portfolio, which documents the development of a design idea throughout the entire design process. Portfolios are often progressively marked, to ensure that multiple tasks within are being managed by the student.
Practical tasks make up a large part of student assessment within the Faculty. Students must be aware of what equipment, resources and fees are needed to complete each of these tasks. Students often need to bring equipment from home to ensure that they are prepared for these lessons, such as aprons, hair nets, food containers, safety glasses and fully enclosed, leather upper shoes.
Teachers set homework to finish off work being covered in class or to enable students to further develop skills or understanding of a particular topic. Homework activities should be recorded by the student before they leave the classroom, and prioritised for completion by the due date.
Teachers of the Childhood Studies classes in Years 9 – 10 run a program within the faculty to help students to understand the demands of parenting a new baby. An electronic “baby” is adopted by students (having completed contract agreements). Students have to deal with the issues of babies crying throughout the night, babies needing changing, feeding and care and trying to fit all of this into a teenager’s lifestyle. For some students, this is a “reality check”, and it is intended to make them think about the impact of their choices on their life.
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Macquarie Street
Wallsend NSW 2287
telephone 02 4951 1811
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