Introduction

This book is designed to provide information on the courses offered at The Friends’ School for students in Year 7 and Year 8. It covers eight learning areas, with individual descriptions of subjects within each learning area arranged in alphabetical order, detailing the content of courses and the requirements for completing these courses.

❓How to use this online Course Book

Our Learning Principles and Curriculum Structure on the following two pages provide an important overview of our approach and the structure of our learning programs in Years 7 and 8, including considerations for pathways beyond Year 8 and beyond Year 10.

There are also introductory pages including further information about Assessment and Reporting, Academic Integrity and Where to seek advice and assistance in the subject selection process.

For Year 7 subjects - the ⭐️Y7 Subjects Index provides quick access to each subject and learning area (faculty).

When making choices for Year 8 subjects:

1. the ⭐️ Y8 Subject Planner & Index acts as a hub to guide you through the subject selection process. This page explains the decisions to be made and helps you plan a program of study for Year 8. It also acts as an index with direct links to each learning area (faculty) and all subjects.
2. Follow the links in the Planner or use the menu to navigate to individual Subject Pages, which describe the learning focus and key details to help with your decisions.