StJohnsDarwin Prospectus - Flipbook - Page 8
Fortes in Fide
TEACHING AND
LEARNING: YEARS 7-9
Curriculum:
Electives:
The Year 7 - 9 curriculum is drawn from the Journey in Faith
Students in Years 7 - 9 undertake two electives per
program (Religious Education) and the Australian Curriculum
semester from a range of options, including:
(all other subjects).
• Food and Hospitality
Core Subjects:
• D&T Materials: Woodwork and Metalwork
Year 7 - 9 students study:
• Art
• Religious Education
• Drama
• English
• Dance
• Mathematics
• Design
• Science
• Music
• History (one semester) and Geography (one semester).
• Digital Technologies
• *Health and Physical Education
• Business Innovation
*Core subject timetabled on an elective line
• Legal Studies
• Chess
• Sport & Recreation: Basketball Academy
Targeted Placement:
Core subjects are studied in year levels with classes
• Sport & Recreation: Soccer Academy
determined
• Sport & Recreation: AFL Academy
by
Targeted
Placement,
which
refers
to
the grouping of students in classes based on academic
• LOTE: Mandarin
levels
• LOTE: Indonesian
to
provides
better
students
cater
with
for
their
the
learning
opportunity
needs.
to
This
receive
support and/or extension learning, depending on their progress.
Electives are studied in vertical classes (Years 7 - 9) and are
determined by a subject selection process each semester.
Assessment and Reporting:
SEQTA is the primary mode for communicating academic re-
Electives are subject to teacher availability and student
sults. Parents / Carers are expected to regularly monitor their
interest.
child’s academic progress throughout the semester as assessment items are marked.
Standardised Testing:
St John’s participates in the national assessment plan literacy
and numeracy (NAPLAN), as well as the ACER’s progressive
assessment tests to collect data to inform teaching and
learning.
Pedagogy:
Teaching and Learning is guided by our School Wide
Pedagogy (SWP) and encompasses: high expectations of
students, higher order thinking skills and academic rigour.
Our SWP includes the following phases: direct instruction,
practising and deepening (modelling and scaffolding),
application of knowledge and skills (higher order thinking
skills and problem-based learning).
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