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.
Total – 24 lessons per week.
Years 7 and 8
Students in Years 7 and 8 will study a common curriculum, structured as follows:
Core (lessons per week, all year)
- English (3)
- Mathematics (3)
- Science (3)
- Religious Education (3)
- French (2)
- History / Geography / Civics / Business (3)
- Health & Physical Education (3)
Rotational (3 lessons per week, per trimester)
- Art
- Design Technology
- Drama
- Food Technology
- Digital Technologies
- Music
In addition to this, students undertake Sport options for 1 lesson per week.
Year 9
Students in Year 9 will study a
common curriculum, structured as follows:
Core (lessons per week, all year)
- English (4)
- Mathematics (4)
- Science (3)
- Religious Education (3)
- History (3) One semester only
- Health & Physical Education (3) One semester only
Elective Subjects (3 lessons per week, for one semester)
- Civics & Citizenship
- Design & Technologies
- Digital Technologies
- Drama
- Economics & Business
- Geography
- French
- Media Arts
- Music