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Middle School Learning Programme

Our Christian faith permeates our learning through using a Biblical Worldview which is outworked through our principles, values and key competencies. Our love for God pervades the learning experience both in an integrated way and explicitly with examples including daily devotions and worship assemblies.

Middle School students engage in a learning design that highlights the importance of Literacy and Numeracy while also developing knowledge, skills and understanding in a varied and broad curriculum. We strive to deliver a Christ centred, relevant and engaging curriculum experience for our learners that caters for each of their needs. Students are actively involved in inquiries, goal setting, self-assessing and presenting their learning to others in a variety of ways.

We are grateful to have specialist teachers and facilities which enable such a wide range of learning options, giving us the ability to further integrate our curriculum experience.

Middle School Curriculum

We ensure that our learners have a range of opportunities in order for them to develop a range of dispositions and to learn more about the way that they have been designed. Our philosophy is that students in Year 7-9 need a focus on literacy and numeracy skills and that they should be exposed to a wide range of subjects. Links are made between subject areas in an integrated approach. Our students gain a diverse learning experience in their formative years and pathways for later in their education.

Home learning

We provide Home Learning to reinforce concepts being learnt at school and to support student development of study habits.

Home Learning is generally given on a Monday and expected to be completed by Friday of the same week
Students are expected to complete a set amount of Home Learning each week. If your child struggles to complete Home Learning in the allotted time, let the teacher know.
Specialist subject teachers may also issue Home Learning at times
Please check that your child completes their Home Learning each week
Home Learning may also be visible on Google Classroom and year level websites

Year 7 and 8 Subjects

Year 7 and 8 students have curriculum areas that span the year and other subjects that are on a rotational basis.

Homeroom Subjects (Full Year)

Lifelab
English
Mathematics
Social Studies
Sport
Biblical Studies

Specialist Subjects (Full Year)

Physical Education
Science

Specialist Rotational Subjects (Short Course Subjects)

Students have two of the subjects are a time and will have had each of these over the course of a year.

Art
Culture
Dance
Digital Technology – Computational Thinking
Drama
Health and Well Being
Spanish
Music
Project Based Learning
Hospitality – Year 7
Hard Materials Technology – Year 8

Year 9 Subjects

Lifelab
Biblical Studies
English
Health and Well Being
Mathematics
Physical Education
Science
Social Studies
Sport

Option Subjects (Semester Courses)

Year 9 students choose four option subjects. Each subject area is offered on a semester basis. Students complete two options in semester one and two in semester two. Although every effort will be made to ensure that as many as possible of the students’ preferences are met, due to a restriction on class sizes, students will not necessarily be placed into their top four option preferences.
With the exception of Spanish, not taking an option subject in Year 9 does not exclude your child from taking it in the future.

Art
Computational Thinking
Dance
Design and Visual Communication
Digital Technology
Drama
Hospitality
Future Focus
Hard Materials Technology
Music
Outdoor Pursuits
Spanish
Sport Studies

Year 9 Option Subject Selections

Please read the Year 9 Option Subjects information to assist you and your child in selecting their option subjects for 2024.