Westlake Girls’ High School

Year 10 Visual Arts

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms V. Carney.

Recommended Prior Learning

Subject	Level	Recommendations
9 Visual Arts	9	Open entry.
10 Visual Arts	10	Open entry.
Level 1 Visual Arts	1	Year 10 Visual Arts or at the discretion of the HOD.
Level 1 Design/ Photography	1	Year 10 Visual Arts or at the discretion of the HOD.
Level 2 Design	2	Success in Level 1 Visual Arts or Level 1 Design/ Photography or at the discretion of the HOD.
Level 2 Photography	2	Success in Level 1 Visual Arts or Level 1 Design/ Photography or at the discretion of the HOD.
Level 2 Paint	2	Success in Level 1 Visual Arts or Level 1 Design/ Photography or at the discretion of the HOD.
Level 2 Printmaking	2	Success in Level 1 Visual Arts or Level 1 Design/ Photography or at the discretion of the HOD.
Level 2 Sculpture	2	Success in Level 1 Visual Arts or Level 1 Design/ Photography or at the discretion of the HOD.
Level 3 Design	3	Success in Level 2 Art Design or at the discretion of the HOD.
Level 3 Painting	3	Success in Level 2 Paint or at the discretion of the HOD.
Level 3 Printmaking	3	Success in Level 2 Design, Photography, Paint, Sculpture or Printmaking, or at the discretion of the HOD.
Level 3 Photography	3	Success in Level 2 Design, Photography, Paint, Sculpture or Printmaking, or at the discretion of the HOD.
Level 3 Art Sculpture	3	Success in Level 2 Design, Photography, Paint, Sculpture or Printmaking, or at the discretion of the HOD.

This option subject gives students experience in all specialised art fields from Year 10 to 13.

This is a one year course of study where students will have the opportunity to extend their skills and confidence in the following Art disciplines:
Drawing, Design (2D and 3D), Painting, Printmaking & Sculpture.
(Photography is also introduced as a resource and documenting tool but is offered as a separate discipline from Year 11 onward).

Students will learn to analyse selected work from some New Zealand (including Maori and Pacific) and International Artists. This knowledge of artist model ideas and techniques is applied to aid their own creative decision making process.

This course is suggested as preparation for Year 11 Visual Arts and Year 11 Art Design and Photography.

Departments:

Visual Arts

Pathway

Level 1 Art Design and Photography, Level 1 Visual Arts

Any career that requires analysis of a task and the application of creative decision making will benefit from this course's outcomes. We work to build student confidence and perseverance through feedback and collaborative problem solving.

Course Material Costs

Year 10 Art requires each student to purchase the required art packs through Gordon Harris. Information about the 2025 art packs will be available via the link on the WGHS website for Visual Arts Stationery at the start of the year.
The art materials will be used in units of work for 2025 and can then be retained for continued use in later courses.

Year 10 Visual Arts

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