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Lower School (Years 8 – 10)

Overview

Each week students study for four hours in the traditional academic Learning Areas of English, Mathematics, Science, and Society and Environment. In Year 8 most students initially tend to study common courses in these Learning Areas with different pathways emerging as students progress from Year 8 to Year 10. In fourth term of Years 8 and 9, teachers assist students with their selection of courses in these Learning Areas by suggesting recommended pathways for the following year. Parents and students will be advised of these recommendations and will have the opportunity to discuss these with class teachers and the Heads of Learning Areas.

The Languages Learning Area offers French and Japanese. All Year 8 and 9 students study a language for two hours per week throughout the year. Year 10 students may select the Academic Extension course which requires them to continue their Language studies for two hours a week for the entire year.

In the Health and Physical Education Learning Area, General Physical Education courses are compulsory in each semester in Years 8, 9 and 10.

In The Arts, Health and Physical Education, and Technology and Enterprise Learning Areas, selected courses will be studied for two hours per week for one semester. When selecting subjects in these Learning Areas, students are advised to consider the areas of study that they may wish to pursue in subsequent years and are advised to check, with the relevant Head of Learning Area, the recommended entry levels for Year 11 subjects.

• IMPORTANT NEWS
• P&C Meeting
  

  Next meeting will be held on Monday 20th May @ 7.30pm in the staffroom.

  Access from Links Rd.

  All new parents are encouraged to attend.

• School Calendar
  

  The 2013 Calendar of Events can be found in the NEWS tab.

• Term Dates
  

  Term 2 concludes for students on Friday 5th July. Term 3 commences for students on Tuesday 23rd July.

• Uniform Shop
  

  In Terms 2 & 3 the shop is open each Monday 1pm to 4pm, and Wednesday 8am to 11.30am.

• Car Parking
  

  Due to the building project the main car park is now out of use. Parents are asked to drop off & pick up either on Ardessie St or Links Rd. The front driveway is NOT a kiss & drive zone.