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Year 7 & 8 Program

The Year 7 & 8 study program, the “Breadth Stage”, meets the Victorian Curriculum standards and the specific needs of our students through a differentiated learning approach with a particular emphasis on developing strong literacy and numeracy skills across all subject areas. Students have the opportunity to obtain a taster of specialist subject areas to further develop and enhance their critical and creative thinking skills.

Year 7

The Year 7 curriculum contains the common set of knowledge and skills required by students for life-long learning, social development and active and informed citizenship as they transition into their secondary school years.

Subjects

Subjects taught at Year 7 are a combination of year-long and semester-long subjects. Students undertake a semester of Italian and a semester of Chinese in order to give them a “taste” of what each language entails.

Year 7

Learning Areas

60 min session length/fortnight

Victorian Curriculum Capabilities

Semester 1

Semester 2

Core

English

8

8

Critical and Creative Thinking; Personal & Social; Ethical; Intercultural

Core

Maths

8

8

Critical and Creative Thinking

Core

Science

5

5

Critical and Creative Thinking; Ethical

Core

Humanities

5

5

Critical and Creative Thinking

Core

Language: Italian

5

Intercultural

Core

Language: Chinese Mandarin

5

Intercultural

Core

P.E./Health

5

5

Personal & Social; Ethical; Intercultural

Core

Art

5

Critical and Creative Thinking

Core

Music

5

Personal & Social

Core

Textiles/Food Technology

5

Critical and Creative Thinking; Ethical

Core

Design Technology

5

Critical and Creative Thinking; Personal & Social; Ethical

Core

STEAM

3

3

Critical and Creative Thinking; Personal & Social; Ethical

Core

Impact

1

1

Personal & Social

Year 8

Students continue to study a broad-based common curriculum, strengthening their understanding in a range of disciplines and consolidating knowledge, skills and learning dispositions from Year 7.

Subjects
Subjects taught at Year 8 are a combination of year-long and semester-long subjects. Having undertaken a Language taster in Year 7, students now select Italian or Chinese as their year long Language.

Year 8

Learning Areas

60 min session length/fortnight

Victorian Curriculum Capabilities

Semester 1

Semester 2

Core

English

8

8

Critical and Creative Thinking; Personal & Social; Ethical; Intercultural

Core

Maths

8

8

Critical and Creative Thinking

Core

Science

5

5

Critical and Creative Thinking; Ethical

Core

Humanities

5

5

Critical and Creative Thinking

Core

Language: Italian or Chinese

5

5

Intercultural

Core

P.E./Health

5

5

Personal & Social; Ethical; Intercultural

Core

Performing Arts

5

Critical and Creative Thinking

Core

Visual Arts

5

Personal & Social

Core

Food Technology

5

Critical and Creative Thinking; Ethical

Core

Design Technology

5

Critical and Creative Thinking; Personal & Social; Ethical

Core

STEAM

3

3

Critical and Creative Thinking; Personal & Social; Ethical

Core

Impact

1

1

Personal & Social

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