Home Economics

Why Study Home Economics?

• If you have a creative 'interest' in either food or textiles.
• The course develops in students valuable reasoning processes, understandings and attitudes - thus enhancing their life skills.
• The subject matter can prepare students for a number of different career paths - including nursing, health and nutrition, teaching, community and social welfare, fashion/textiles and food technology to name a few.

Pre-requisites

A Sound Level of Achievement in Food or Textile Technology in Year 10 would be an advantage but it is NOT essential for Senior subjects.

Food Technology

General Requisites (Junior & Senior):

• covered footwear essential
• 2 A4 display (1 for recipe file / 1 for notes)
• Loose leaf paper
  - Long hair is to be secured off the face.
  - Provision of cookery ingredients as per unit outline. Small quantities of ingredients will be provided by the school for individual cookery and group work.
  - Aprons will be supplied by the school.

Recipes

Whacky Snacks

Fast, Fantastic Foods

Sweet Sensations

Hospitality

Hospitality students gain work experience 'on-the-job' during afternoon and at-night functions.

Hospitality is designed to provide an understanding of the structure, scope and operation of the hospitality industry. The hospitality learning activities aim at developing knowledge, processes, skills and attitudes in the preparation, production and service/distribution of food and beverages.

The subject of Hospitality is based on an SAS - Subject Area Specification. 'Introduction to Hospitality', which allows students to complete nation wide TAFE accredited units while still participating in a Queensland Studies Authority Registered Subject. As a Certificate 2 course (Certificate 2 in Hospitality Practices), students gain 4 credit points towards the QLD Certificate of Education.

Textile Technology

Students will explore textiles as a way of understanding and expressing culture. The term culture or sub-culture in this elective refers to a phase in time or place. The clothing worn by a cultural group often reflects the nature of the people within the group and within its social context. Textiles may also be used by a culture to portray messages about the culture. The scope of this elective investigates textiles within a culture and examines the influence of the perspectives on the textiles. It studies the relationship of cultural aspects of textiles to the well-being of individuals and families.

Students are encouraged to enter garments in the annual "Student Festival of Fashion".