Year 12 Society and Culture Students have just finished their major works known as the Personal Interest Project (PIP). The PIP requires students to plan and execute original research into an area within the Syllabus that they are interested in. Just some of the areas students chose this year included: the gendered social exclusion of individuals who provide care for ageing relatives; Commercialisation of the healthcare system; Patterns of Gendered Ageism; What is next for the feminist movement; Struggles of Iranian Women; Commodification of Sport; Reconceptualising Masculinity; and How Covid-19 fuelled racism towards Asian communities in Australia.
The PIP is externally marked and forms 40% of their HSC exam mark. The PIP teaches students advanced research skills that will equip them well for university study. Together the class of 17 students wrote in excess of 170,000 words! This is a significant achievement that they should be immensely proud of.
Mrs Jody Hyam
HSIE Teacher and Year Advisor Year 8