Parkes High School

Parkes High School is a secondary school located in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. The school offers a range of subjects in Junior (7-10) and Senior years (11-12) in accordance with a syllabus developed by the NSW Board of Studies.Senior CoursesAt Parkes High School there are numerous courses available to senior student as they work their way to attaining their Higher School Certificate.EnglishEnglish is a required unit of study in NSW and as such all students must complete one of these English courses: Advanced English may be completed with HSC Extension 1 English, Standard English which are Board Developed ATAR accredited courses and English Studies which is a Board Endorsed Course.MathsMathematics is a very popular unit of study at Parkes High School the courses offered by the Maths Faculty at Parkes High are: General Maths, Mathematics which can be completed with HSC Mathematics 1 and HSC Mathematics 2 in Yr 12 all Mathematics courses are Board Developed and ATAR accredited coursesScienceScience is a choice made by many students wishing to go into a field which utilises that specialised knowledge, courses offered by the Science Faculty at Parkes High are: Physics, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Biology and Senior Science are Board Developed and ATAR accredited courses.HSIEThe H.S.I.E. (Human Society in Its Environment) Faculty offer a wide variety of courses available to Senior Students of Parkes High which due to its variety is very popular. The Subjects offered by the HSIE Faculty are: Geography, Ancient History, Modern History you can complete HSC Extension History if you are completing one on the histories, Business Studies is a very popular subject due to the Cert II in Retail, Aboriginal Studies are all Board Developed Courses and ATAR accredited.