10BUS

Year 10 Business Studies 2025

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Sharon Dove.

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the basic principles of Economics, Business and Accounting.  The course will enable students to understand: concepts of scarcity of resources; consumer demand; different marketing strategies including e-commerce; enterprise; processing cash transactions; preparation of financial statements; personal finances; budgeting.  Students will then have the opportunity of putting these acquired skills into practice when they form a business, prepare a business plan and produce, market and sell their product at a Market Day at school.  Students will also process transactions and prepare financial statements for their business.

Recommended Prior Learning

There is no recommended prior learning for this course

Pathway

Disclaimer

  • Availability of all courses is subject to student numbers and staffing
  • Some courses will not be available if numbers are too small 
  • Some classes may be combined by Year level (e.g. Year 11 and 12 in one class) if numbers do not make separate classes viable 
  • It may not be possible to accommodate all choices and combinations of subjects 
  • Parents/Caregivers and students need to satisfy themselves that a chosen course meets the student’s goals for the following year and beyond