The Year 7 program has been
developed and structured in such a way as to provide a seamless transition for
learners from Year 7 to Year 9. This
Middle School Program will promote and continue the development of pedagogies
already established in the Early and Junior Years. Programs will develop multi-literacies
through inquiry-based learning and will engage students in the complete
pedagogical process, from planning through to assessment and subsequent
evaluation.
The Year 7 program is moving towards a more traditional ‘Secondary’ approach, whereby the student has their
lessons timetabled at a specific time. Whilst the students have been given a
timetabled lesson allocation, Xavier Catholic College has tried to keep the
‘Middle Schooling’ approach evident by having CORE teachers who teach majority
of the Year 7 classes. Below is a table indicating the number of lessons taught
in a fortnightly timetable. The lessons have been broken up into CORE and
Specialist teacher: In addition to this, students undertake Sport options for 2 lessons per cycle and have 1 lesson with their Pastoral Care class.
Total – 30 lessons per week.
Core (lessons per week, all year)
|
Rotational (4 lessons per week, per trimester)
|
English (4)
Mathematics (4)
Science (3)
Religious Education (3)
French (2)
History (4)
Health & Physical Education (3)
|
Art
Design Technology
Drama
Food Technology
Digital Technologies
Music
|
Students in Years 8 and 9 will study a
common curriculum, structured as follows:
Core (lessons per week, all year)
|
Rotational (4 lessons per week, per
trimester)
|
English (4)
Mathematics (4)
Science (3)
Religious Education (3)
French (2)
History (4)
Health & Physical Education (2)
|
Art
Design Technology
Drama
Food Technology
Media Studies
Music
|
In addition to this, students
undertake Sport options for 2 lessons per week.
Total – 30 lessons per week.