Senior School
(Year 10 - 12)

Students are supported, guided and challenged by dedicated and passionate staff who work collaboratively with them to help them to achieve their goals. Indeed, within each discipline, our students are supported by teaching staff who are experts in their field. This expertise extends to those who work with students in career development, in learning environments outside the classroom and in our wellbeing program.

With a rich curriculum, students are able to personalise their academic program within a positive and supportive environment that encourages resilience, persistence and confidence. This approach allows us to support students to achieve their best in any pathway they choose, and ensures they have developed the attributes and passion needed to be a life-long longer.

Whilst the curriculum in one ninety is based around the requirements of the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), we aim to know and understand each student’s goals and provide the level of support and feedback and the structural flexibility that will enable them to achieve their best.

We achieve this by providing:

• Exceptional teachers working in a model that allows for groups – large and small – and personalised instruction
• A learning team that extends and diversifies the traditional resources within a school setting
• Curriculum design that allows for self-pacing
• Experiential and enterprise opportunities, in combination with online resources, all of which extend the learning beyond the classroom.

Our curriculum has been designed to allow all students to exercise choice over their subjects in the senior school. Students can choose from more than 30 subjects leading toward their SACE. This breadth of subject choice gives each student the ability to focus on their areas of strength while also continuing to pursue new areas of interest.

For detailed curriculum offerings from Years 10 to 12 as well as information on Higher Education Selection Subjects (HESS), University information, helpful resources and the Personal Learning Plan, please Get in Touch.

We recognise that each student is unique, and that as such, they will often take different paths to achieve their future study and career goals. We take an individual approach to advising students, encouraging their unique individuality and responsiveness to change alongside traditional career and study advice. We also strive to build career management skills and enterprise in our students that will allow them to meet future challenges with intelligence.

From as early as Year 10, students are provided with advice around subject choice that matches skills and interests with future study and career opportunities. Our Futures team works with students to identify their passions, highlight their skills and prepare for their next step after graduation. Pulteney’s Futures team also works closely with students and parents, helping to build the capacity for students as they prepare their applications for tertiary or vocational study.

Through regular careers-focused communications and events, Pulteney offers students and parents the opportunity to speak directly with employers and tertiary institutions in South Australian, Australia and overseas, gather information about scholarships or learn about gap year opportunities. Students also value the opportunity to hear from Pulteney alumni, who discuss achievement across a wide range of areas along with the process of making successful career transitions.

Many of our students will go on to complete tertiary study, while others will complement university study with non-traditional career paths, from establishing businesses to pursuing careers in the arts.

At Pulteney, we encourage students to embrace a variety of activities, consolidating existing skills, discovering new passions, building networks and relationships. Co-curricular activities are part of the rich education offered at Pulteney, and breadth of opportunity for senior school students includes sport, performing arts, experiential education, debating, chess and more.

Follow these links to learn more about Sport opportunities and The Arts.

In Senior School, students enjoy tailored experiences outside of the classroom that facilitates personal growth, opportunity for peer connection and building of life skills. Year 10 students enjoy their last school camp, and can choose between one of the following options, each of which provides a different activity and thus a unique experience.

Camps:

• Rock climbing at Mt Arapilis
• Bushwalking and mountain bike riding in the southern Flinders Ranges
• Kayaking, sailing and surfing at the Coorong
• Adventure caving and surfing in the South East

In addition, Year 12s participate in a Retreat program designed to give students the time to reflect and recharge as they undertake their final year of study. These opportunities build on the experiences of earlier years, enhancing wellbeing, connections, personal growth and leadership.

Pulteney’s senior students lead the School, and this responsibility is recognised, supported and nurtured in a variety of ways. Leadership roles range from our elected Student Leader Forum, including our School Captains and Vice Captains, House Captains, Co-Curricular Captains and many more.

Pulteney’s Centre for Senior Learning is contemporary in design and effectively supports one-to-one and small group learning, larger classes, guest speakers, lectures, seminars, independent learning and student displays. The Centre, with open plan areas for student collaboration and closeness to the vibrant and bustling Gilles Street, allows students to thrive in an inspiring, active and urban environment.

Pulteney is proud to be at the forefront of this educational revolution.