Curriculum

The school week is divided into 40 periods. There are 8 periods of 40 minutes per day.

It is usual to have several double periods (80 minute classes) each day.

School begins at 8.55am and finishes at 3.20pm.

STAGE 4

Year 7
Students study a wide range of subjects to introduce them to secondary education and provide a basis for later choices for future education. All students in Year 7 undertake the following courses each week for the number of periods indicated:

English	6 periods
Mathematics	5 periods
Science	5 periods
HSIE	4 periods (2 semesters each of History & Geography)
Languages	2 periods of 2 languages (French, Japanese, Latin or Chinese)
Technology	4 periods (2 periods computing; 2 periods rotation through Textiles, Food Technology, Wood Technology)
Music	2 periods
Visual Arts	2 periods
PD/H/PE	4 periods
Sport	2 periods
Assembly	1 period
Scripture	1 period (optional)

Year 8
Same pattern as Year 7 except:

English	5 periods + 1 period of Drama
Mathematics	6 periods
PD/H/PE	3 periods
Languages	4 periods of 1 language (with the option of studying a second language off-timetable)

STAGE 5

Year 9
As well as the core subjects, students study 3 electives. The pattern of study is:

English	6 periods
Mathematics	6 periods
Science	6 periods
HSIE	4 periods (2 semesters each of History & Geography)
PD/H/PE	3 periods
Sport	2 periods
Assembly	1 period

Students choose 3 electives from the following list:

Commerce	History
Geography	Textiles Technology
Food Technology	Multimedia
Music	Visual Arts
Drama	Chinese
French	Latin
Japanese	IPT (Information Processing and Technology) – a Preliminary & HSC Course

Year 10
Students follow the same pattern of study as Year 9

STAGE 6
Students complete the Preliminary Course (Year 11) and the HSC Course (Year 12).

Year 11
Students must study a minimum of 12 units for the Preliminary Course.
English is compulsory and all students study English Advanced and English Extension 1.
Subjects on offer are:

Mathematics	Mathematics Extension 1
Chemistry	Physics
Biology	Engineering Studies
Textiles & Design	Food Technology
Ancient History	Modern History
Economics	Legal Studies
French	Japanese
Latin	Chinese
Music (Course 1&2)	Visual Arts
Drama	Mind & Morality (1 unit through University of Sydney)
Visual Design (1 unit)

Year 12
Students must study a minimum of 10 units for the HSC Course.
As well as the subjects available in Year 11, students may choose the following extension courses:

English Extension 2	Mathematics Extension 2
History Extension	Music Extension
French Extension	Japanese Extension
Latin Extension	Chinese Extension