Year 10
At Lauriston we inspire our girls to see challenge as opportunity.
We embrace individuality and nurture empathy and community. Our girls are confident, intellectually curious and courageous. They are determined to shape a better future. Lauriston girls make change happen.
We know that families are looking to maximise their daughters’ potential during their final years of schooling. At Lauriston, our three-year Senior College program is specifically designed to do this, building strong, resilient, capable graduates. Our world-class education offers a wide-ranging and innovative curriculum and an extensive co-curricular program.
Academic program
We provide a raft of new and emerging subjects for your daughter to choose to explore coming into Year 10. In Year 11 girls choose the VCE or IB, each pathway gaining them an entry to tertiary study both in Australia and overseas.
Our academic program is underscored by our team of experienced and supportive educators dedicated to maximising the outcomes for each student at Lauriston.
Wellbeing program
We know that by supporting a girls’ overall wellbeing, we are enhancing her academic success. That’s why we focus on wellbeing, which encompasses a personal development curriculum, academic support and Tutor mentoring. It is supported by our House system, which provides opportunities to participate in the School community cross-year levels via sport, drama or music and our focus on Community Service.
Learning extension
Learning opportunities are extended via Trips and Tours and Community Service activities and through our first-class facilities. Our Ullmer Sports, Health and Wellbeing Centre allows girls to develop their fitness and sporting skills and enhance their overall wellbeing. Our Digital Fabrication Laboratory – developed in partnership with Stanford University – provides practical experiences within our Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs.
Transition program – building the foundation for success
Co-created with Dr Michael Carr-Gregg – one of Australia’s highest profile psychologists – we create a learning environment for students transitioning to Senior School where all girls feel safe, connected, supported and ready to learn. For those transitioning into Lauriston in Years 10 or 11, our program is tailored to your daughter’s needs. It may often include a transition plan, personal and academic goal-setting sessions and career planning, all wrapped around a whole-of-school support system. Bespoke and personalised, our approach ensures students transition seamlessly into Senior College. Through a rigorous appraisal of academics, wellbeing and wellness requirements, we pinpoint areas that require focus and exploration. Co-created with students, we address opportunities and strengths aligned to individual goals, university choices and career pathways.
Student futures and pathways
In a world where multiple career changes are the norm, students need the skills to manage lifelong learning, make good study and career choices, navigate career changes, and make the best use of their skills and abilities. That’s why Lauriston’s Student Futures and Pathways Program enables students to explore the range of career options available and access timely careers counselling and subject selection guidance.
In Year 10, Lauriston’s dedicated Student Futures and Pathways Co-ordinator introduces girls to the Careers’ Readiness Program, where they learn job-seeking skills, have access to lectures by guest speakers from major Universities and attend the annual Student Futures and Pathways Expo, which features keynotes and panel sessions made up of alumnae, who discuss their experiences of transitioning out of school and into careers in a wide range of fields.
Student pathway support continues throughout Years 11 and 12.
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“I chose to come to Lauriston for the academic rigour that the school provides. I also have enjoyed being in a cohort of like-minded peers who also enjoyed to be challenged across a broad range of subjects."
― Alicia (OL 2022)
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