Year 8 Curriculum Structure

VICTORIAN CURRICULUM

In Victoria the school curriculum is set out in the Victorian Curriculum F-10 / Victorian Curriculum F-10 2.0.  The curriculum defines the common and core set of knowledge and skills that are required both for life-long learning and active and informed citizenship. The teaching and learning program is the school-based plan for delivering this common set of knowledge and skills in ways that best utilise local resources, expertise and contexts. Schools have flexibility in the design of their teaching and learning program. Flexibility enables schools to develop particular specialisations, areas of expertise and innovation, while ensuring the mandated curriculum is delivered.

Curriculum at Mount St. Joseph Girls’ College has been developed to ensure that students are exposed to a variety of challenging and stimulating learning experiences. Students at MSJ are encouraged to develop self-reliance, confidence to achieve and the ability to work cooperatively in teams. This subject selection booklet  and companion website describes the College Curriculum for Year 8 students. At Year 8 students will study core subjects whilst being given some flexibility within an elective structure. The elective component of the Year 8 course offers a variety of units designed to meet various learning outcomes and at the same time offer students challenging and rewarding learning experiences. This allows students to explore particular areas of interest.

CORE SUBJECTS STUDIED AT YEAR 8

The following subjects are studied by all Year 8 students for the entire year

• Religious Education
• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Humanities
• Health & Physical Education
• Languages (Italian, Japanese or French)

ELECTIVE SUBJECTS STUDIED AT YEAR 8

In addition to these core units students will select 4 semester length electives.

Students choose two Technology subjects and two Arts subjects.