Senior School
Curriculum
Elective Subjects
Whilst our core academic curriculum is designed to be rigorous, challenging and relevant to ‘tomorrow’s woman’, the School also provides elective offerings within Years 8, 9 and 10 to help extend and broaden each girl’s outlook, whilst strengthening her passions for learning and developing her various skills.
Combined Year 8 & 9 Electives
In Years 8 and 9, students will undertake intensive courses designed to develop skills and interests in a wide range of creative areas. Through cross-age collaboration, these project-based subjects will utilise design and solutions-oriented thinking to inspire girls in their learning.
Lake Mungo
PodCam: Podcasting
Organic Garden: Grow @ Home
Escape!
Dance to Communicate Ideas
Robotics
Organic Garden: Grow @ Home
Co-Design @ Year 9
Fashion &
Design
Edible Creations
The Music Studio
Year 10 Electives
At Year 10, a wide variety of semester-length elective subject offerings help to broaden each girl’s outlook and deepen her passions for learning in specific disciplines.
Forensic Science
Exercise & Sport Science
Power and Inequality in American History
Food Studies 1 & 2
Music Units 1 & 2
Business Communication & Marketing
Taste of Commerce
Smoke & Mirrors – The Art of Illusion in Theatre
English Amplified
Interactive Digital Media
STEAM: Marine Science
Bridging EAL
Art and Visual Communication
Language Electives
Studying a language is a life enriching experience, enabling students to explore different cultures and develop their communication skills. Students study two languages in Year 7 chosen from Chinese, German or French. In Year 8, students will select a single Language to continue studying through to Year 9 at which point, Languages become an elective. Should a student wish to continue with two languages from Year 8, they are able to do so.
Years 7–10
French
German
Chinese
VCE
French VCE
German VCE
Chinese 2nd Language VCE
VCE
Chinese 2nd Language Advanced VCE
Chinese Culture, Language and Society VCE
Chinese 1st Language VCE
