Learners are given the key skills and language required to understand accounting. Learners are also given an introduction into how the finances of a business are structured and reported.
Learners are increasingly involved in the Economic world about them whether as consumers or participants in the labour force. Studying Economics in senior school has both a micro economic focus, where they will study the dynamics of the market, or macro-economics where the involvement of a domestic economy in a global setting is the focus. The courses available are a blend of internal and external tasks and students will gather a wide range of skills that are transferrable across other subjects leading to pathways of study beyond St Hilda’s.
Geography is about understanding how the world works - its people, systems, challenges and risks. Geography, throughout the years, allows learners to gain an increasing level of independence through field trips, research and investigations in to Geographic issues. Geography also provides students with an excellent mix of theory and skills based content.
History allows learners to understand our past, which in turn allows people to understand our present. To know how and why our world is the way it is today, we have to look to history for answers. Studying History also involves using analytical, evaluative and research skills.
Media Studies seeks to develop an informed and critical understanding of the ways in which the media influence social, political and economic areas of life, as well as the way they shape our perceptions, attitudes, desires and behaviour.