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Rochedale State High School
Co-ed · State · Rochedale
- Fees No tuition fees (state school)
- Students 1,498
Some evidence3 people mention it. Worth reading what they said.
Comes up in 100% of 3 reviews · about the Brisbane average (89%)
This school 100% Brisbane 89%
Of 9 comments: 3 speak well of it · 3 raise concerns
Review Year 12 subject choices
General English, General Maths, Legal Studies, Ancient History, Drama, Music. I also did Philosophy through distance ed as an additional subject. I wish I could have done Modern History instead of Music, but there wasn't enough interest.
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Review Subject range and curiosity
Subject choices, no. I ended up taking two subjects I didn't really want to because three subjects I wanted to take weren't offered (psychology, philosophy and modern history), plus no languages offered. In terms of extracurriculars, there was a pretty wide range of options, which I appreciated.
Review Year 12 subject choices
I chose general English, specialist math, mathematics methods, business, biology, and chemistry. I do not regret choosing the subjects I did because it gave me what I wanted out of the subjects and so if I was to redo grade 12 I wouldn’t choose differently. I would choose the same subjects.
Review Subject range and curiosity
I don’t think that the school offered enough subject choices because whilst many other schools offered literature and physical education. Rochedale did not offer either of these the four students had to take these lessons through a distance education which the school did help facilitate. Have some students raise concerns about the quality of education compared to if they were to do these lessons in person and said that they may feel disadvantaged as well.
Review Getting extra help
If a student was struggling in a core subject, support varied depending on their teacher. some teachers were more available unhappy to help whilst others why not as open and friendly. Although if a student was failing, they would be forced to attend tutorials and would not. We’re not allowed to go home during sports on Wednesdays.
Review Would you recommend it?
I would not recommend because they do not offer all the senior subjects that other larger schools with more students who are interested in academia would have like engineering or literature. They have little academic support for senior students only having sessions once a week for tutorials in which also get crowded closer to exam Weekes with only one teacher to share. However they do offer guidance counselling and career counselling to all senior students in order to make sure that they can maximise their studies. Yet I don’t think it is significant enough to be a reason to choose the school in particular.
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