Year 9 and 10 Course Structure and Subjects

Viewbank College Year 7 to 10 students will study a range of Core subjects and Elective subjects, following the Victorian Curriculum (F-10).

Year 9 Course Structure and Subjects Offered

In Year 9 students continue to follow the Victorian Curriculum in their Core subjects, whilst exploring a variety of subjects they may not have had the opportunity to study previously.

 

ll year 9 students will study the following core subjects:

Year 9  Core Subjects

English

Mathematics

Science

Humanities

Health and Physical Education

Arts elective (studied for one Semester)

Technologies elective (studied for one Semester)

The Arts and Technologies electives students can choose from include:

The Arts – electives (Performing and Visual Art)

Drama

Music Performance

Song Writing and Music Composition 101

Sound, Stage and Lighting Production

Mask & Make-up

Media – Photography and Photoshop

Sculptural Ceramics

Studio Art

Visual Communication Design

Technologies - electives

3D Designing, Printing and Making

Food Whiz

Games Programming

Micro Computing

Product, Design and Technology (Wood/Metals/Plastic)

Textiles - Fashion

Web Design and Development

Students will also choose a further four electives (from any Domain Area).

ELECTIVES

The Arts – Performing and Visual
Semester-basedDrama
Music Performance
Song Writing and Music Composition 101
Sound, Stage and Lighting Production
Mask & Make-up
Media – Photography and Photoshop
Sculptural Ceramics
Studio Art
Visual Communication Design
Design & Technologies
Semester-based3D Designing, Printing and Making
Food Whiz
Games Programming
Micro Computing
Product, Design and Technology (Wood/Metals/Plastic)
Textiles - Fashion
Web Design and Development
English
Semester-basedLiterature
Philosophy
Health, Physical and Outdoor Education
Year-longDuke of Edinburgh Award
Semester-basedSport Education – Court Sports (Boys)
Sport Education – Court Sports (Girls)
Sport Education – Field Sports
Movement to Music
Humanities
Semester-basedA Current Affair
Should We Save Them
The Law and You
Languages
Year-longGerman
Japanese
Mathematics
Semester-basedWonderful World of Mathology
Science
Semester-basedAstronomy
Forensic Science

Year 10 Course Structure and Subjects Offered

In Year 10, students study six subjects per semester, in alignment with a VCE timetable.   Each subject is allocated three 75-minute lessons per week. Year 10 provides students with an opportunity to explore a variety of subjects to find interests and passions that may be pursued in Year 11 and 12. It also allows students who are invited to accelerate to undertake a Unit 1 & 2 subject in Year 10. 

  

All Year 10 students will need to study at least one subject from each of the following domain areas: 

English

Core English 

Enhanced English 

English as an Additional Language 

Mathematics

Core Mathematics – Further 

Core Mathematics – Methods 

Enhanced Mathematics

VCE VM Numeracy Units 1/2

Science

Science Squared 

Atomic Chemistry & Physics  

Biology & Chemistry of Life

Humanities

Accounting 

Economics and Business

Legal Studies 

Get Up, Stand Up! 

World at War 

Global Issues 

People, Planet & The Future

The remainder of student subjects may comprise Electives (from any Domain Area), further Core (Humanities and/or Science), VET, and/or a VCE Units 1 & 2 subject (Including VCE VM).  If a Unit 1 & 2 subject is undertaken in Year 10, this will take the place of two elective subjects. If the Unit 1 & 2 subject is from either Humanities or Science, the student is still required to undertake the Year 10 Humanities and Science electives.

ELECTIVES   
The Arts  

 

  

Semester-based   

  

Music Performance  
Drama – Devising Theatre 
Media Arts ‘Film’  
Media Arts ‘Social Media & Design’  
Studio Art  
Visual Communication Design  
Design & Technologies  

 

  

Semester-based   

Applied Computing  
Emerging Technologies, Systems & Design  
Project Runway   
Food Studies  
Product Design & Technology (Wood, Metal, Plastic)  
English  

 

 Semester-based  

Literature  
Philosophy  
 Writers’ Workshop  
Health & Physical Education  

 

  

 Semester-based  

First Aid and Coaching  
Lifestyle Physical Activity 
Outdoor Education  
 Sports Science  
 What the Health? An Introduction to VCE HHD  
Humanities  

 

  

  

 Semester-based  

  

  

Accounting  
Economics and Business  
Get Up! Stand Up! (Movements and Rights in Australian Society – History)  
Global Issues   
Legal Studies  
People, Planet and the Future (Geography & Environmental Science) 
The World at War (History)  
Languages  

 Year-long 

  

German  
Japanese  
Science  
 Semester-based Psychology  
People, Planet and the Future (Geography & Environmental Science) 
VET and VCE VM  
Please see the Careers Counsellor for more information  VCE VM Personal Development Skills (internal) 
VET (external)