StJohnsDarwin Prospectus - Flipbook - Page 8
STRONG
TOGETHER
TEACHING AND
LEARNING: YEARS 7-9
Electives:
Curriculum:
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:
• Food and Hospitality
(all other subjects).
• D&T Materials: Woodwork and Metalwork
Core Subjects:
• Art
Year 7 - 9 students study:
• Drama
• Religious Education
• Dance
• English
• Design
• Mathematics
• Music
• Science
• Digital Technologies
• History (one semester) and Geography (one semester).
• Business Innovation
• *Health and Physical Education
• Sport & Recreation
*Core subject timetabled on an elective line
• Legal Studies
• Mandarin
• Bahasa Indonesian
Targeted Placement:
Core
subjects
determined
are
by
studied
Targeted
in
year
Placement,
levels
with
which
classes • Chess
refers
to
the grouping of students in classes based on academic
Electives are studied in vertical classes (Years 7 - 9) and are
levels
determined by a subject selection process each semester.
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 subject to teacher availability and student
interest.
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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