Year 9 Subject Handbook 2018

The Year 9 Program at Footscray City College allows all students to choose a range of subjects that suit their individual interests as well as comprehensively covering the key skills and knowledge as defined by the Victorian Curriculum.

Subjects in the Year 9 Program present curriculum drawn from the 8 Learning Areas of the Victorian Curriculum (English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, the Arts, Technology, Health/Physical Education and Languages) as well as incorporating the four Cross Curricula Capabilities of Critical/Creative Thinking, Ethical, Intercultural and Personal/Social education.

Year 9 presents an opportunity for students to individually choose a large part of their course, so they should take care to think not just about interests, but also areas of strength and potential.

The information contained in this handbook should be read carefully by students and subject selection must also be discussed with parents/guardians.

In Year 9 students will undertake four semester long elective units . Each elective will run for six periods a fortnight for a semester.

Of the four electives, one must be an Arts Elective, one must be a Technology elective and the remaining two electives can be chosen from any curriculum area.

If electing to choose one of the Languages (Italian or Japanese), then they will be studied all year for (both semesters) which equals two electives.