Choosing School Subjects Learning Outcomes Choosing school subjects is usually one of the first career decisions that school students make. Your school subject choices can influence your early career so they should be chosen carefully. This resource will give you some tips for choosing school subjects. The Importance of Your School Subject Choices School subject choices are career decisions because your school subjects, particularly in the senior secondary years, can have an impact on the course and career options available to you in the first stage of your career after leaving school. For example, deciding to drop Science in the senior secondary years may preclude direct entry into bachelor degree courses in many health and medical sciences, engineering, and other science disciplines. Choosing your subjects wisely can help you to achieve your career goals. For example, choosing a vocational education and training subject related to your career goal may help you to gain an Australian Apprenticeship in your preferred industry and give you a head start in your training. Factors to Consider When Choosing School Subjects Factors to consider when making decisions about school subjects include: 1. Enjoyment of the subject. You are more likely to do well academically when you enjoy the subjects you are studying. 2. Likelihood of success in the subject. It is important to plan your subjects so that you can achieve the best possible results, as this will keep more options open in the future. Some students may need to study a foundation subject to prepare for achieving success in a related higher level subject. 3. Having a balanced academic programme. Studying subjects in a range of knowledge areas will help you to: Keep options for the future open. Discover what fields of knowledge you are passionate about. Learn about your subject strengths. 4. Studying prerequisite or assumed knowledge subjects for a desired post school course. This is important if post school courses you hope to gain entry into require that you have passed specific school subjects. The information in this career resource will develop your knowledge of: The importance of your school subject choices. Factors to consider when choosing school subjects. The relationship between school subjects and career goals. School subject choice in the middle or lower secondary years. School subject choice in the senior secondary years. A decision making process for choosing school subjects. Copyright © Grow Careers 2018 This Choosing School Subjects resource was purchased by "Your School Name" in 2018 and may be photocopied for noncommercial school use as per copyright notice.

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Choosing school subjects is usually one of the firstcareer decisions that school students make. Yourschool subject choices can influence your earlycareer so they should be chosen carefully. Thisresource will give you some tips for choosing schoolsubjects.

The Importance of Your SchoolSubject Choices

School subjectchoices are careerdecisions becauseyour school subjects,particularly in thesenior secondaryyears, can have animpact on the course and career options availableto you in the first stage of your career after leavingschool. For example, deciding to drop Science inthe senior secondary years may preclude directentry into bachelor degree courses in many health

and medical sciences, engineering, and otherscience disciplines.

Choosing your subjects wisely can help you toachieve your career goals. For example,choosing a vocational education and trainingsubject related to your career goal may help youto gain an Australian Apprenticeship in yourpreferred industry and give you a head start inyour training.

Factors to Consider WhenChoosing School Subjects

Factors to consider when making decisions aboutschool subjects include:1. Enjoyment of the subject. You are more

likely to do well academically when youenjoy the subjects you are studying.

2. Likelihood of success in the subject. It isimportant to plan your subjects so thatyou can achieve the best possible results,as this will keep more options open in thefuture. Some students may need to studya foundation subject to prepare forachieving success in a related higherlevel subject.

3. Having a balanced academic programme.Studying subjects in a range ofknowledge areas will help you to:

Keep options for the future open.Discover what fields of knowledgeyou are passionate about.Learn about your subjectstrengths.

4. Studying prerequisite or assumedknowledge subjects for a desired postschool course. This is important if postschool courses you hope to gain entryinto require that you have passed specificschool subjects.

The information in this career resourcewill develop your knowledge of:

The importance of your school subjectchoices.Factors to consider when choosing schoolsubjects.The relationship between school subjectsand career goals.School subject choice in the middle or lowersecondary years.School subject choice in the seniorsecondary years.A decision making process for choosingschool subjects.

photocopied for noncommercial school use as per copyright notice.