Wednesday 14th November, 2018

2019 SENIOR VCE / VCAL / VET GENERAL BOOKLIST

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Please find below important information for the Year 11 & 12 Booklists for 2019.

Purchasing second hand is a great way to save money on booklist items and a good place to
start is via the ‘Sustainable School Shop’ which offer an online option for families which can
be accessed by visiting www.sustainableschools.com.au

Facebook is also a great way to source second hand school supplies. A popular group for
local supplies is Ballarat 2nd Hand School Supplies. Please ensure you check the College’s
Uniform guidelines and book requirements before you purchase anything privately to ensure
you receive the correct items.

Students are to retain their Combination Locks until Year 12. If you require a new lock, these
can be purchased from the College Office at a replacement cost of $14.

Students are required to purchase all the subject and elective requirements for their allocated
subjects. Students have received their allocated elective subjects for 2019. Please only select
requirements relevant to your electives from that letter.

Damascus College has been able to source some texts and essential equipment below the
recommended retail price. Due to these offers, some requirements will not appear on the
Ballarat Books Booklist. You will receive order forms in the Early Start Program classes
regarding these products.

VCE UNIT’S 1 & 2

ENGLISH • If you have ordered the English novels on the separate Early
Start Program Booklist, please do not order on this list.

English 1 & 2 • Please make sure you purchase the Methuen Edition [Bloomsbury]
of ‘The Crucible’
• The ‘Oxford Dictionary 8th Edition’ MUST be purchased. This
Dictionary will be used from Years 7-12.
• ‘Insight English Year 11 (2nd Edition) textbook Previous editions
are acceptable.

English • Novels will be chosen by the class in class.

Literature • ‘Insight Literature for Seniors Students (5th Edition)’ must not
be purchased secondhand and is to be retained for Year 12.

English • ‘Insight English Language for Senior Students – A Guide to

Language Metalanguage’ – Please retain for Year 12
MATHEMATICS: • Each student must choose the correct ‘Cambridge Digital Access
General, Card’ which corresponds with the maths subject they are studying.
Methods and • This is to be purchased from Ballarat Books and is a compulsory
Specialist item for all students studying one or more maths subjects, as
Mathematics. assessments and testing are done digitally.
• Please retain your Casio ClassPad 400 from Year 10 which will be
used for all Unit 1 & 2 Mathematics classes.
HEALTH & PE • ‘Cambridge VCE Health and Human Development Units 1 & 2
Health Human (3rd Edition) Text including Digital’- Students are encouraged to
Development purchase this secondhand.

Physical • ‘Nelson Physical Education VCE Units 1 & 2 (2nd edition)’ –

Education Students are encouraged to purchase secondhand.
• ‘Nelson Physical Ed VCE Units 1 & 2 Peak Performance
Workbook’ - Cannot be purchased secondhand
HUMANITIES • ‘Cambridge VCE Accounting Units 1 & 2 (3rd Edition) Textbook
Accounting and Workbook bundle’ Must be purchased new.

Business • ‘Cambridge VCE Business Management Units 1 & 2 Textbook

Management Inc Digital’ – can be purchased second hand

Geography • ‘Geography VCE Unit 1 – Hazards and Disasters (2nd Edition)

and “Geography VCE Units 2 – Tourism (2nd Edition) – Must be
purchased new.

History- 20th • ‘Analysing 20th Century History Units 1 & 2 – Textbook Inc.
Century Digital – can be purchased second hand.

Legal Studies • ‘Access & Justice CVCE Legal Studies Units 1 & 2 Student
Book + Obook Assess (13th Edition)’ – can be purchased second
hand
LANGUAGES • Please bring your stereo headphones to each language subject.

French • ‘Bascherelle’ and ‘Collins Robert Concise French Dictionary’

to be retained until Year 12.
• ‘AQA French AS Grammar Workbook’- Do not purchase
secondhand.
SCIENCE • Do not purchase any science workbooks secondhand.
• If purchasing a secondhand text, students must purchase the ‘EB
Reactivation Code’ listed on the Ballarat Books booklist. This will
allow the student access to all the digital material that
accompanies the textbook.

• Students are encouraged to purchase the ‘Heinemann Biology 1

Biology 5th Edition’ secondhand as they may not be able to on sell in
2019.
• Biozone- Cannot be purchased secondhand.

• Chemistry Students are encouraged to purchase the ‘Heinemann

Chemistry Chemistry 1 (5th Edition) secondhand.

• Students can purchase ‘Psychology VCE Units 1 & 2 (8th

Psychology Edition) secondhand’ But only the 8th Edition must be purchased.
• ‘VCE Psychology Research Methods – Key Science Skills’
cannot be purchased secondhand.
• 2018 Year 10 students who have purchased the Research
Methods should retain this book for 2019.

• Physics students are encouraged to purchase the ‘Heinemann

Physics
Physics 11 (4th Edition)’ secondhand as they may not be able to
on sell in 2019.
 TECHNOLOGY
Food Studies • ‘Food Solutions – Food Studies Units 1 & 2’ - Can be purchase
second hand.
• Text must have the Interactive Textbook included.
• Please retain your container from Year 10. No home brought
containers will be accepted due to storage constraints.

• ‘Nelson VCE Computing Units 1 & 2 6th Edition’ Can be

Computing purchased secondhand

Product Design • Do not purchase workbook secondhand.

& Technology • Safety Glasses must be new.

VCAL
Healthy Living • Please retain your container from Year 10. No home brought
containers will be accepted due to storage constraints.

• Please see your VET Cluster teacher at the beginning of the year
VET for requirements.

• You will be given a letter for purchasing of this text book through
Cert II in Building the school. This text will be delivered directly to the school in Term
and Construction 1, 2019.

VCE UNITS 3 & 4

ENGLISH
ENGLISH 3 & 4 • If you have ordered the English novels on the separate
Early Start Program Booklist, please do not order on this
list.
• The ‘Oxford Dictionary’ – 7th Edition is acceptable from
previous years.
• ‘Insight English Year 12 (2nd Edition)’ – Previous Edition
acceptable

• If you have ordered the English novels on the separate

English Literature
Early Start Program Booklist, please do not order on this
list.
• ‘Insight Literature for Senior Students (5th Edition)’- Previous
edition acceptable

English Language • If you have ordered the English novels on the separate
Early Start Program Booklist, please do not order on this
list.
‘Insight English Language for Senior Students – A Guide to
Metalanguage’ – Please retain from Year 11.
MATHEMATICS: • Each student must choose the correct ‘Cambridge Digital
Further, Methods Access Card’ which corresponds with the maths subject they
and Specialist are studying.
• This is to be purchased from Ballarat Books and is a compulsory
item for all students studying one or more maths subjects, as
assessments and testing are done digitally.
• Please retain your Casio ClassPad 400 from Year 11 which will
be used for all Unit 3 & 4 Maths classes.
HEALTH • ‘Cambridge VCE Health and Human Development Units 3 &
Health and Human 4 (3rd Edition) Text including Digital’- You can purchase this
Development secondhand.

PE • ‘Nelson Physical Education VCE Units 3 & 4 (2nd edition)’

Students are encouraged to purchase secondhand.
• ‘Nelson Physical Ed VCE Units 3 & 4 Peak Performance
Workbook’ - Cannot be purchased secondhand.
HUMANITIES
Business • ‘Cambridge VCE Business Management Units 3 & 4
Management Textbook Inc. Digital’ Can be purchased second hand.

History –
Revolutions
• ‘Analysing the Russian Revolution (3rd Edition)’ Can be
purchased second hand.
Russia

China • ‘Analysing the Chinese Revolution (2nd Edition)’ Can be

purchased second hand.

Australian History • ‘Australian History Study and Exam Guide’ Must be

purchased new.
• ‘The Colonial Experience- the Port Philip District Victoria
1838-1860’ Must be purchased new.

Legal Studies • ‘Justice and Outcomes VCE Legal Studies Units 3 & 4’ Can
be purchased second hand.
LANGUAGES • Please bring your Stereo Earphones to each Language class.
French • ‘Bascherelle’ and ‘Collins Robert Concise French
Dictionary’ texts should all be retained from Year 10 until Year
12.
‘Points de Vue’- Retain from Year 11.
SCIENCE • No workbooks are to be purchased secondhand.
• If purchasing a secondhand text, students must purchase the
‘EB Reactivation Code’ listed on the Ballarat Books booklist.
This will allow the student access to all the digital material that
accompanies the textbook.
• ‘VCE Science Units – Checkpoints’- This is an optional
purchase for VCE Science units but are highly recommended
and second-hand copies from 2017/2018 editions are suitable.

• Biology Students are encouraged to purchase the ‘Heineman

Biology Biology 2 5th Edition’ secondhand as they may not be able to
on-sell in 2019.
• Biozone- Cannot be purchased secondhand.

• Chemistry Students are encouraged to purchase the

Chemistry ‘Heinemann Chemistry 1 (5th Edition)’ secondhand.

• ‘VCE Psychology Research Methods – Key Science Skills’

Psychology cannot be purchased second-hand.
• 2018 Year 11 students who have purchased the Research
Methods should retain this book for 2019.
 Environmental • ‘Environmental Science Text’- Take advantage of the special
Science discounted price. Information will be handed out in Early Start
Program.

TECHNOLOGY
Systems • You will be given the Systems letter for purchasing of the text
Engineering book through the school in the Early Start Program classes.
This text will be delivered directly to the school in Term 1, 2019.

Product Design & • ‘Nelson Product and Design & Technology VCE Units 1-4
Technology Student Book’ – Can be purchased secondhand. Please retain
from Year 11
• Do not purchase workbook secondhand.
• Safety Glasses must be new.

• ‘Food Solutions – Food Studies Units 3 & 4 (4th Edition) must

Food Studies have the Interactive Textbook included and can be purchased
second-hand.
• All students doing food, MUST purchase the required container
on the booklist. No home brought containers will be accepted
due to storage constraints.

Each year level has a different code, therefore it is important you have the correct code for
the correct year. All subjects for Year 10, 11 & 12 are all in the one senior booklist. If you are
doing any VCE subject, please select your Year Level subjects and/or the VCE subjects.

• Please submit your order online at www.ballaratbooks.com.au

• Click on Booklist Orders on the left hand side,
• Enter the school code DAMCUSSNR and password BKLIST (THIS IS CASE SENSITIVE)
• Click Display My List
• If doing a Unit 3 & 4 in Year 11, scroll down to the Year 12 Unit 3 & 4
• Tick the items required and then ‘Click to add checked items to your order’
• Click Confirm Order
• Enter your students details
• ‘Place Order’
• Choose your credit card and then PAY NOW

Once your order is filled, you will receive a notification via post that it is ready for collection
from Ballarat Books. The Collection Centre is now located at 5 Yarrowee Street, Sebastopol.

We understand some parents do not have access to the internet or may be experiencing
computer or internet disruptions. If you are having difficulties ordering online, please contact
Aleceia Smith, Learning and Teaching Support Officer on a.smith@damascus.vic.edu.au

Regards,

Mr. Ashwin Pillai

Assistant Principal of Learning and Teaching