Year 9 Curriculum

Year 9

The Year 9 program at both campuses while delivered slightly differently, is designed with the following in mind:

Studetnts are enabled to take responsibility for tailoring their courses of study within clear and reasonbable guidelines;
There must be some choice of electives to enable our students to explore which studies are most relevant to their educational and vocational needs;
A series of minium requirements must be established to ensure our students do not deny themselves access to future learning opportunities;
Students must study one unit each Semester of either French or Japanese;
In addition to their core units, students must choose four semester elective units to study.

Year 9 Curriculum – Cranbourne Campus

Year 9 students undertake 11 subjects made up of 7 core subjects and 4 elective subjects (2 each Semester) Subjects run over a 10 day timetable cycle, with 5 periods per day as well as Tutor Group each morning and includes one Pastoral Period per cycle.

Core subject areas studied by Year 9 students

1. Religious Education

2. English

3. Health and Physical Education

4. Humanities

5. Languages – French or Japanese

Literacy in Context – (EAL)*
Literacy in Context – MacqLit Program*

6. Mathematics

7. Science

*Students will be assigned to this subject based on their learning needs

Elective unit choices for Year 9 students

Elective unit choices (2 units per semester, 5 periods per fortnight)

Technology (must choose one)
– Basic Construction Skills
– Fast Fashion
– Food for Thought
– Food Makers
– Game On
– Introduction to Robotic Systems
– Product Design
– Web Publishing

The Arts (must choose one)
– Art & Photography
– Dance
– Music
– Theatre Studies
– Visual Communication Design