| Year 9 students continue and consolidate their study of the mandatory subjects and advance their elective choice study. Course | No of Periods | English | 8 | Maths | 8 | Science | 8 | | PD/H/PE | 5 | | Elective 1: years 9/10 | 8 | | Elective 2: year 9 | 8 | | Elective 3: years 8/9 | 9 | Total number of periods: | 54 |
Students select FOUR ELECTIVE subjects. The options change annually dependent on student choice.
Elective 1 is vertically streamed with Year 10 and is a year-long course. Elective 2 is a semester course for Year 9 only. In one semester students must complete the mandatory History and Geography requirements. Students may choose their elective for either semester. Electives 3 and 4 are semester courses vertically streamed with Year 8. | Elective 1: year-long course | | CS2 Software Design &Development | | CS6 Robotics | | CO5 The Australian Economy | | DAN Dance | | DR2 Drama | | HI6 The Great Dictators | | HB3 Hebrew | IT1 Creative Wood Designs | | MU5 Music Plus | | PE2 Exercise & Sports Science | | RS4 Russian | | VA9 Visual Arts | VA11 Photography & Digital Media | VD3 Video Production | TOP | Elective 2: semester course | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | CS3 Digital Media | CS2 Software Design | MU3 Music Ensemble | MU1 All that Jazz | SC4 Forensic Science | SC4 Forensic Science | VA2 3D Art | VA1 2D Art | VA9 Visual Art | Va11 Photography | NB: Students choose one semester elective. They must study History & Geography in the other semester. | | Elective 3 Semester 1 | | CO1 Law & Order | CO5 The Australian
Economy | CS1 Introductory
Computing | CS1 Introductory
Computing | CSS Keyboard Skills | CSS Keyboard Skills | DAN Dance | DAN Dance | DR Drama | DR Drama | EN4 Creative Writing | EN4 Creative Writing | FT4 Food for All | FT4 Food for All | HI8 History’s
Mysteries | HI 10 Warfare &
Terrorism | MU3 Music Ensemble | MU1 Rock & Pop | | VA2 3D Art | VA1 2D Art | | VA3 Clayworks | VA3 Clayworks | | VD2 Animation | VD2 Animation | | FR French | FR French | | HB Hebrew | HB Hebrew | | ITL Italian | ITL Italian | | RS Russian | RS Russian | Selective Stream Students in the selective stream have discrete classes for mandatory subjects but may elect to join comprehensive classes for elective choices, providing for the widest curriculum. Students may also choose electives specifically designed for the selective stream to enrich their learning. TOP | 
