English
Core · 4 periods / week
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Students focus on developing writing skills in response to a range of mentor texts on a theme, exploring texts in a range of forms written for various audiences and purposes.
- Developing your own pieces with awareness of purpose, audience and form
- Analytical skills through the study of novels and film texts
- Persuasive texts and presenting your own opinion on an issue currently debated in the news
Mathematics
Core · 4 periods / week
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Students learn content from the six strands of Number, Algebra, Measurement, Space, Statistics and Probability, with Understanding, Fluency, Reasoning and Problem-solving embedded throughout.
- Increasingly sophisticated mathematical concepts, fluency and reasoning
- Responding to familiar and unfamiliar problems using mathematical processes
- Reflecting on and verifying that answers and results are reasonable
Science
Core · 2 periods / week
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Students investigate science concepts from Physics, Earth and Space Science, Chemistry and Biology, including electricity, atomic structure and the Periodic table.
- Electricity and the laws of energy
- Atomic structure and the Periodic table
- The structure and function of the reproductive and regulatory systems, plus infectious and non-infectious disease
- Science inquiry skills: questioning, planning, conducting, analysing and communicating
Humanities
Core · 2 periods / week
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This subject focuses on History and Geography. In History, students study Australians at War, gaining an understanding of World Wars One and Two and Australia's role in these conflicts, including a visit to the Holocaust museum in Melbourne.
- Australia's role in World Wars One and Two, including the Holocaust and its ramifications
- A visit to the Holocaust museum in Melbourne (a vital component of the course)
- Geography — Biomes, food security, environmental change and management
Health & Physical Education
Core · 3 periods / week
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Health Education focuses on developing confidence and a positive self-image, and improving decision-making skills relevant to youth. Physical Education provides a wide range of experiences in recreational and outdoor activities.
- Four key aspects of health relevant to youth: alcohol and other drugs, positive behaviours, respectful relationships, and positive consent education
- A wide range of recreational and outdoor physical activities
- Recreational, competitive team and individual sporting programs
Art
Drama, Theatre, Film
Performing Arts Elective
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This unit incorporates elements of Drama, Theatre and Film, aiming to develop students' self-confidence through a variety of drama activities.
- Movement and sound through to the development of short plays performed for an audience
- A range of theatre styles and how they impact different audiences
- The adaptation of script to television, and film techniques and metalanguage
Elective Music
Performing Arts Elective
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Students get a taste of a variety of different musical instruments and styles, investigating the elements of music through both theory and practice.
- Small group workshops giving a taste of various instruments
- Rehearsing as part of a band or individually
- Performing for a variety of audiences
Outside the Box
Design Elective
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For students who like designing and thinking outside the box. Students explore a range of manual and digital methods to create new designs in response to a range of briefs.
- Designs including objects, pattern repeats, illustrations, posters and textile pieces
- The work of designers — including Indigenous designers — across Messages, Objects, Environments and Interactive Experiences
- Observational drawing skills
Experimental — World Art
Visual Arts Elective
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From our base in multicultural Australia, students engage in art and art practices from around the world, creating new work with traditional and experimental methods and materials.
- Drawing on artists' perspectives and styles from around the world
- Observational drawing, creative practice and Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)
In the Round
Visual Arts Elective
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Sink your teeth into three-dimensional art making using clay, wire, Modroc and more, exploring contemporary and historical sculptures.
- 3D art making with a focus on form, balance and proportion
- Observational drawing and the studio process
Lens on the World
Visual Arts Elective
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Explore the world of photography and visual storytelling, using composition techniques with analogue and digital processes to reflect the stories of your unique world.
- Composition techniques across analogue and digital photography
- Observational drawing and the VTS process
Media Lab
Visual Arts Elective
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A hands-on filmmaking and storytelling elective where students learn how professional media is made — from the first idea to the finished production.
- Developing your own stories, shooting and editing video, recording interviews
- How media can represent, influence and challenge the way we see the world
Street Art
Visual Arts Elective
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From Rochester to Rome, street art is everywhere. Students explore a range of street art from across the world and create their own.
- Pavement art, murals, stencils, paste-ups and collaborative works
Food Studies
Bakehouse Foods
Food Studies Elective
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Students discover the art of producing creative cakes, pies, pastries and other sweet desserts from around the world.
- Recipes from various culinary traditions
- Refining baking and dessert-making skills
Languages
Indonesian
Languages Elective (Distance Only)
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Through Distance Education, students access a wide range of language subjects not offered on-site, with specialist language teachers delivering lessons online.
- Communication skills, cultural understanding and global perspectives
- Working independently and responsibly in a chosen language
Health & Physical Education
Fitness
HPE Elective
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Students develop and participate in an individualised fitness training program in a safe and supervised environment, including weight and aerobic training.
- Individualised weight training tailored to strength, endurance, power and tone
- Continuous running, interval training, kettlebell training and circuit training
Active Outdoors
HPE Elective
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Through participating in a range of outdoor pursuits in the local area, students develop skills for safe and sustainable experiences in natural environments.
- Skills of interdependence within a group setting
- Greater awareness, respect and knowledge for the environment
Science
Agricultural Science
Science Elective
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Students apply knowledge from previous core science subjects to agricultural problems, applying science inquiry skills to identify and solve problems in the agricultural industry.
- Hypotheses and research into current and emerging agricultural technologies
- How landowners and industry can work together on environmental outcomes
Engineers Solve Problems
Science Elective
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Students engage in hands-on activities and projects, working collaboratively to apply the engineering design process to real-world problems.
- Problem-solving projects such as bridge building, hydraulic engineering and simple machines
- Machine engineering, forces, levers, hydraulics, kinematics and energy transfer
Introduction to Psychology
Science Elective
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A course about how the brain and mind work — brain structure and neurons, how psychologists carry out research, and how people learn and remember things.
- Brain structure and neurons
- How psychologists design experiments
- The basics of behaviour and how scientists study it
The Scientific Method
Science Elective — SEAL, application required
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This course takes students through each stage of the scientific investigation process, culminating in their own self-designed investigation. This is a select entry accelerated learning (SEAL) course requiring parental and teacher approval.
- Questioning, predicting, planning, conducting, recording and analysing
- Scientific variables — manipulation, control and data processing
Technology
Timber, Joinery & Construction
Technology Elective — Semester 1
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Students write a design brief, gain knowledge about timber and joint selection, and create a model that is sustainable and fashionable.
- The design process: investigation, production, model evaluation and joining techniques
- Working with sustainable materials such as re-growth forest or reclaimed timber
Furniture Making
Technology Elective — Semester 2
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Students design and produce a piece of modern furniture, developing practical woodworking skills using traditional processes.
- Working with a range of timbers and other materials
- Using a range of tools and machinery in construction
Welding & Machining
Technology Elective
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Students are introduced to welding, the metal lathe and the metal milling machine, with a wide choice of work depending on individual interest and expertise.
- Constructing projects using the metal lathe, metal mill, Arc and MIG welding machine
- Developing a design brief as the basis for a constructed model
Small Motors & Systems Investigations
Technology Elective
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Students use school engines to investigate how combustion engines operate, using a combination of theory and practical tasks.
- Stripping down and rebuilding a motor
- Bringing in your own motor for investigation, tune-up or repairs
- Both 2 and 4 cycle / stroke engines and how they operate
Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Edinburgh (Full Year)
Bronze Award
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The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award offers students the opportunity to extend their skills in a chosen field, as well as community service, physical recreation and adventure journeys, working toward the Bronze Award across the year.
- Voluntary Service — volunteering time to connect with and give service to your community
- Physical Recreation — participating in sport and physical recreation to improve health, wellbeing and fitness
- Skills — developing personal interests and practical and social skills
- Adventurous Journey — planning, training for and undertaking a team journey with a defined purpose in an unfamiliar environment
