Junior SCHOOL Selection Requirements
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS: JUNIORS
Below is an outline of how the subject selection process will work. There are certain requirements for each year level when it comes to choosing subjects as there are COMPULSORY subjects and OPTIONAL ones. Please note: the information is set out for students who are moving into Year 9 or Year 10 in 2024
Requirements for YEAR 9 students
In Year 9 all courses are semester (half year) courses. In total a student will complete 12 semester courses over the year. Some of these are compulsory and then there is choice!
In Year 9 all ākonga will complete:
2 semester courses in Mathematics
2 semester courses in English
1 semester course in Science
1 semester course in Social Science
1 semester course in Health and Physical Education
1 semester course from the 'Arts'
1 semester course from Technology
1 semester course of a Language
= 10 Compulsory Semester Courses - That leaves 2 optional semester courses from any curricular area.
To see the options available you can click here to take you to the curriculum flow page or click here to go to curriculum summary to read more about each of the semester courses.
Requirements for YEAR 10 students
In Year 10 All Courses are semester (half year) courses. In total a student will complete 12 semester courses over the year. Some of these are compulsory and then there is choice!
In Year 10 all ākonga will complete:
2 semester courses in Mathematics
2 semester courses in English
1 semester course in Science
1 semester course in Social Science
1 semester course in Health and Physical Education
1 semester course from the 'Arts'
1 semester course from Technology
= 9 Compulsory Semester Courses - That leaves 3 optional semester courses from any curricular area.
To see the options available you can click here to take you to the curriculum flow page or click here to go to curriculum summary to read more about each of the semester courses.