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Learning Area Units
Art and Design
CARE
Drama
English
Humanities
Interdisciplinary Learning
LOTE
Mathematics and Information Technology
Music
Outdoor Education
Physical Education and Health
Science

Learning Area Units Summary

ART AND DESIGN
Year Level Unit Title Unit Type
Year 7 Art: Unit 1 Common
Year 8 Art: Unit 2, Unit 3 Elective
Art: Drawing (Extension) Elective
Digital Design Specialisation
Visual Communication: Unit 1, Unit 2 Elective
Year 9 Art: Unit 4, Unit 5 Elective
Art: Ceramics Elective
Art: Drawing (Extension) Specialisation
Visual Communication: Unit 3, Unit 4 Elective

CARE - Community and Religious Education
Year Level Unit Title Unit Type
Year 7 CARE: Unit 1 – The Bible in its World Common
CARE: Unit 2 – Key Religious Stories Common
Year 8 CARE: Unit 3 – The Judeo-Christian Heritage Common
CARE: Unit 4 – Judaism and Jesus Common
Year 9 CARE: Unit 5 – The Life and Times of Jesus Common
CARE: Unit 6 – What is a 'good life'? Common
Human Rights Defenders Elective

DRAMA
Year Level Unit Title Unit Type
Year 7 Drama: Unit 1 Common
Year 8 Acting Smart Elective
The Play's the Thing Elective
Speaking Out (a co-disciplinary unit with English) Specialisation
Year 9 Acting Up Specialisation
All the World's a Stage Elective

ENGLISH
Year Level Unit Title Unit Type
Year 7 English: Unit 1, Unit 2 Common
Literacy Consolidation: Unit 1, Unit 2 (Support) Specialisation
Year 8 English: Unit 3, Unit 4 Common
Literacy Consolidation: Unit 3 and 4 (Support) Specialisation
Writing Wizardry Elective
Visual Language Elective
Backpacking with Books Specialisation
Speaking Out (co-disciplinary unit with Drama) Specialisation
Year 9 English: Unit 5, Unit 6 Common
Literacy Consolidation (Support) Specialisation
Any Book Will Do Elective
Communication Through Technology Elective
Write On! Specialisation

HUMANITIES
Year Level Unit Title Unit Type
Year 7 Geography Common
History: Ancient Myths, Legends and Heroes Common
Year 8 News Flash! Elective
Geography Common
History: Unit 3 - Medieval History Common
History: Unit 4 – Revealing the Renaissance Elective
Law and Order Specialisation
Exploring the East Elective
Year 9 Economics: Deals and Dollars Elective
Geography: Unit 5 – Natural Disasters Common
Geography: Unit 6 – Wish You Were Here! Elective
History: Unit 5 – Australian History Part 1 Common
History: Unit 6 – Australian History Part 2 Common
History: Unit 7 – Skeletons in the Australian Closet (Extension) Elective
History: Sport - More Than a Game Specialisation

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Year Level Unit Title Unit Type
Year 7 Environmental Unit Common
Year 8 Rural Victoria Common
Human Rights Convention Common
Year 9 Urban Experience Common
Civics Common
FYI Follow Your Interests Common
FYI GenYes Common

LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH (LOTE)
Year Level Unit Title Unit Type
Year 7 Chinese: Unit 1; Unit 2 Common
French: Unit 1; Unit 2 Common
Advanced French: Unit 1; Unit 2 Common
German: Unit 1; Unit 2 Common
Indonesian: Unit 1; Unit 2 Common
Year 8 Chinese: Unit 3; Unit 4 LOTE or Specialisation
French: Unit 3; Unit 4 LOTE or Specialisation
German: Unit 3; Unit 4 LOTE or Specialisation
Indonesian: Unit 3; Unit 4 LOTE or Specialisation
Year 9 Chinese: Unit 5; Unit 6 LOTE or Specialisation
French: Unit 5; Unit 6 LOTE or Specialisation
German: Unit 5; Unit 6 LOTE or Specialisation
Indonesian: Unit 5; Unit 6 LOTE or Specialisation

MATHEMATICS AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Year Level Unit Title Unit Type
Year 7 Mathematics Year 7 Common
Year 8 Mathematics Year 8 Common
Mathematics Consolidation: Unit 1; Unit 2 (Support) Specialisation
Mathemagicians Elective
IT: Multimedia Elective
IT: Computer Creations Specialisation
Year 9 Mathematics Year 9 Common
Mathematics Consolidation: Unit 3; Unit 4 (Support) Specialisation
Mathematics Acceleration: Unit 1; Unit 2 (Extension) Selective Entry
Mathematics Acceleration (Extension) Selective Entry
Your Number's Up Specialisation
IT: Multimedia and Animation Elective
IT: Computer Creations Elective

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
Year Level Unit Title Unit Type
Year 8 Design and Technology: Fashion Technology Choice orElective
Design and Technology: Further Fashion Elective
Design and Technology: Discovering Food Common
Design and Technology: Unit 1 Metal Technology Choice or Elective
Design and Technology: Unit 1 Wood Technology Choice or Elective
Year 9 Design and Technology: Unit 2 Metal Elective
Design and Technology: Unit 2 Wood Elective
Design and Technology: Fashion Elective
Design and Technology: Textiles Elective
Design and Technology: Food Specialisation

MUSIC
Year Level Unit Title Unit Type
Year 7 Music: Unit 1; Unit 2 Common
Year 8 The Musical World Elective
The Contemporary Composer Specialisation
Jazz Studies: Unit 1 Elective
Year 9 Classic Hits Elective
Jazz Studies: Unit 2 (Extension) Elective
The Contemporary Composer Specialisation

OUTDOOR EDUCATION
Year Level Unit Title Unit Type
Year 7 Outdoor Education: Unit 1 Common
Year 8 Outdoor Education: Unit 2 Common
Year 9 Outdoor Education: Unit 3 Common

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Year Level Unit Title Unit Type
Year 7 Physical Education: Units 1 and 2 Common
Year 8 Physical Education: Units 3 and 4 Common
Year 9 Physical Education: Units 5 and 6 Common
Total Sports Elective
Inside Sports Specialisation

HEALTH
Year Level Unit Title Unit Type
Year 7 Health Education: Units 1 and 2 Common
Year 8 Health Education: Units 3 and 4 Common
Year 9 Health Education: Units 5 and 6 Common

SCIENCE
Year Level Unit Title Unit Type
Year 7 Science: Unit 1 – Welcome to Science 1 Common
Year 8 Science: Unit 3 – Wet and Wild or
Common
Science: Unit 4 – Extreme Survival Common
Science: Unit 5 – Back to the Future or Common
Science: Unit 6 – Outa this World Common
Build It Elective
Young Einsteins Specialisation
Year 9 Science: Unit 10 – BodyWorks or
Common
Science: Unit 11 – Foods 'R Us Common
Science: Unit 12 – Shock~Wave or Common
Science: Unit 13 – PowerHouse Common
Young Einsteins (Extension) Elective
CSI: Carey Science Investigation Specialisation