Curriculum Outline

Year 7 Subjects

Full Year StudiesSemester Length Studies
  • English
  • Maths
  • Science
  • Humanities
  • PE
  • French
  • Music
  • Drama
  • Health 
  • Technology – Materials
  • Art/Visual Communication
  • STEM

Year 8 Subjects

Full Year StudiesSemester Length Studies
  • English
  • Maths
  • Science
  • Humanities
  • PE
  • French
  • Music
  • Drama
  • Health 
  • Technology – Materials
  • Art/Visual Communication
  • Food Technology

Year 9 Studies

Students select 6 elective subjects. The elective units cover the areas of Arts, English, Language, Health and Physical Education, Science and the Technologies. The units are semester long with the exception of French.

 

Core subjects with an asterix in the table below run for one semester only.

Compulsory SubjectsElective Subjects
English

English Electives:

Journalism

 

Language:

French

 

Mathematics

Maths Elective:

Mathemagical Worlds

 

The Arts Electives:

Art Practices

Ceramics

Drawing the World Around You

Media: Digital Dimensions

Visual Communication Design

Music Performance

Drama & Theatre Studies 

Music Technology

 

Science

Science Elective:

Forensics

 

Physical Education

Healthy Decision Making*

Health and Physical Education Electives:

Outdoor and Recreation Studies

 

History*

Geography*

Beyond School: Work, Life and Community*

Technology Electives:

Biotechnology

Games Programming

Metal and Silver

Step into Fashion and Craft

Wood

Cafe Bakery

Marvellous Meals