Welcome to Year 9
Guidelines for course selection
Year 9 is composed of compulsory (core) studies and optional (elective) studies. These studies cover all areas of the curriculum to provide students with a balance across the eight learning areas (domains). Below is a summary of the curriculum and the rules that apply for selecting elective studies. The school operates on two semesters.
The structure involves:
- One cycle which corresponds to 10 days (or two weeks)
- 50 periods over two weeks
- Each period is of 60 minutes duration
The time table structure will be:
Subject | Periods per cycle |
English | 8 |
Maths | 8 |
Science | 7 |
Humanities | 6 |
Health and Physical Education | 6 |
Elective | 5 |
Elective | 5 |
Elective | 5 |
Dylan Reeves
Director of Curriculum