Introduction
Junior Years Heading
The transition to secondary school is an exciting and at times challenging one for students. As well as our Year 7 transition program, we have shaped our curriculum to provide our students with a foundation for their six years of secondary school education.
In their first two years of schooling at OLSH College, our students are offered a broad range of core and specialist subjects that are both exciting and challenging.
Junior Years
Year 7
Year 7 students are enrolled in six core subjects for the full year. The year level
is arranged into core groups and the students stay together in these groups for
the core subjects. This provides an opportunity to get to know other students
and classroom spaces as they adjust to secondary school life.
THE CORE SUBJECTS ARE:
- Religious Education
- Mathematics
- English
- Health and Physical Education
- Science
- Humanities – including Geography, History and Civics and Citizenship
Seven specialist subjects complement the core curriculum, providing the students with an understanding of the content covered in these subjects which helps inform their future subject selection.
THE SPECIALIST SUBJECTS ARE:
- Art
- Chinese and Italian (Language other than English)
- Dance
- Design and Technology
- Drama
- Food Studies
- Music
Junior Years
Year 8
Year 8 students continue to study the six core subjects from Year 7 and their choice of Italian or Chinese, which becomes an additional core subject. These core subjects are studied for the full year.
THE CORE SUBJECTS ARE:
- Religious Education
- Mathematics
- English
- Health and Physical Education
- Science
- Humanities – including Geography, History and Civics and Citizenship
- Chinese or Italian
Six specialist subjects complement the core curriculum, and each of the specialist subjects are studied for one semester. Literacy and numeracy support and extension is available for students. Literacy programs are offered to students needing support, in lieu of their Language other than English (LOTE) subject. Numeracy support is provided in the classroom from specialist teachers.
THE SPECIALIST SUBJECTS ARE:
- Art
- Dance
- Design and Technology
- Drama
- Food Studies
- Music
Laptop program
Our students are provided with a laptop in Year 7 as part of their induction. The laptop is on lease to the students through to the end of Year 9 and the lease fee is included in the annual School Tuition fee. These laptops are set up with the student’s profile and all applications required for their education, including the Microsoft suite, our learning management system Canvas and our internal communication platform, Ametur. All students must read and sign the Student Laptop acceptance policy and Electronic Facilities policy, prior to
commencing at the College.
Booklist
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Calculators
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