Year 8
Year 8 Curriculum
Students in Year 8 study subjects from the Australian Curriculum. They need to complete 14 units of study across the year. This equates to 7 units per semester (one semester equals two school terms).
The compulsory areas of study are: The Arts; Design and Technologies; Digital Technologies; English or English as an Additional Language (EAL); Health and Physical Education; Humanities; or GifT Dance (audition only); Languages; Mathematics; Science.
Studying GifT Dance requires an audition and replaces Health and Physical Education.
Students who learn an instrument through the school are expected to study Music for a minimum of one semester.
| Compulsory Subjects | Units |
|---|---|
| English or English as an Additional Language (EAL) | 2 |
| Geography | 1 |
| Health and Physical Education or GifT Dance A & B (audition only) | 2 |
| History | 1 |
| Languages: French or Italian | 2 |
| Mathematics | 2 |
| Science | 2 |
| Technologies | 1 |
| Choice Subjects | Units |
|---|---|
| Dance | 1 |
| Drama | 1 |
| Music | 1 |
| Visual Arts | 1 |
| Total Units | 14 |
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