Core Structure and Advice

In Term 3, all students wishing to enrol in Year 9 for the next school year are required to complete the Course Selection process outlined on this site.  

Year 9 is an exciting year, students will study core subjects that challenge them and electives that may well lead to future pathways. The college supports students to do their personal best in all areas of college life. Our young people are encouraged to use the opportunities available to them and actively participate in all facets of school life. 

Students in Year 9 complete both core and elective subjects. In making their elective choices students are advised to read through this handbook carefully and to discuss their choices with their parents and teachers.

In selecting a course of study students should consider: 

• Subjects the student enjoys. 

• Subjects in which the student achieves success. 

• Subjects that they may need for future study or work.

• Subjects that maintain and develop the student’s special skills and talents.  

• Subjects that give them a balanced course.

Year 9 provides the opportunity for students to expand their horizons through greater control of their subject choices. It enables them to experience a range of electives, gives them exposure to a variety of courses and develops a more informed picture of the pathways available to them in Senior School. At Year 9, students complete six electives over the year, three in each semester. Of the six electives, one must be an Art elective and one must be a Technology elective. These will be allocated according to the order of student preference requests and the availability of elective subjects on the timetable when it is constructed.