The Year 11 economic students also have the opportunity of a field excursion to a major producing company or a relevant venue such as the Stock Exchange or Mint. This course specifically relates to the study of Australia with a special emphasis on South-West Australia and Northern Australia. Year 12 History At St Mary's the compulsory Australia unit is covered by investigating Australian History 1945 to 1990. The second unit will be selected in consultation with students towards the end of Year 11. This course consists of a study of three units, Macroeconomics, International Economics and Government Economic Policies.
Emphasis is given to relating economic theory to current economic events.
The Year 12 course is very stimulating with direct relevance to many current issues. This course is offered at Years 11 and 12. These are exciting courses which enable students to explore geographical ideas without the restrictions of a TEE programme. They are Common Assessment Framework Courses with a number of course outcomes for the students to achieve. The Year 11 Practical Geography Course is local area based.