Year 7 and 8 Curriculum

All students at Years 7 and 8 undertake a structured learning program that reflects the prescribed specified learning fields within the Victorian Curriculum. In addition to the requisite studies of English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Health and Physical Education and the Arts, students have classes in Religious education and language classes in either Indonesian or Italian.

During both years, students also have access to abroad range of Technology offerings and undertake classes in the following combinations of subjects: Woodwork, Food Technology, Textiles, Metals and Plastics, Music and Art.

As of 2018, DigiTech has been formally introduced into our Year 7 and Year 8 Technology Program for one semester at each year level. This specific component of technology focuses on students thought processes required to unravel problems and subsequently design and generate related digital solutions.

Students learn how computers work and how to create digital solutions for real-world problems and challenges with computational thinking that uses systematic solutions to solve problems. Part of this process involves developing a working knowledge of coding.

Wired – Literacy across the curriculum

• A distinctive element of the Year 7 and 8 program at the College is the whole school literacy initiative known as Wired. Regular classes are timetabled in the Information Learning Center and during these sessions, students undertake scheduled ‘free choice’ reading designed to promote a reading culture where students engage with the written word. Through on-demand testing coupled with regular tracking activities, student progress is monitored.

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