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Service & Care

Hairdresser

VCE VM recommended

Salon stylists perform a broad range of beauty services, from cutting hair to performing scalp treatments. Typical duties include shampooing, cutting and styling hair, hair treatments including deep conditioning, permanents, hair colouring and weaving.

SUBJECTS TO TAKE

Recommended subject mix at Salesian, Years 11 and 12.

Year 11

  • English
  • Certificate 2/3 VET Course
  • Religion and Society
  • Free Choice Subject
  • Free Choice Subject
  • Free Choice Subject

Year 12

  • English
  • Certificate 2/3 VET Course
  • Free Choice Subject
  • Free Choice Subject
  • Free Choice Subject

Booklet recommendations — final subject offerings depend on what runs each year. Talk to your Oratory Leader, subject teachers and the Careers Coordinator before locking in.

AT-SCHOOL PATHWAYS

Programs available within Salesian.

Specialist program (SBAT)

Industry Pathways Program — Salon Assistant

VET options

  • Certificate 2 in Salon Assistant

AFTER SCHOOL

University courses and alternative routes in.

University courses

University study not the typical pathway.

Alternative pathways into university

  • Certificate 3 Hairdressing (Apprenticeship)
  • Certificate 2 Barbering (Apprenticeship)

RELATED CAREERS

Other careers in similar territory — many use overlapping subjects.

Barber