In Year 8, Parade College offers students courses based on the Victorian Curriculum. It covers eight Learning Areas and four Capabilities. There are opportunities in the curriculum for students to experience learning in all Learning Areas and Capabilities.
Courses at Year 8 are at Level 8 of the Victorian Curriculum.
If you have any questions relating to the Year 8 Curriculum which this website does not address, please do not hesitate to contact the Assistant Principal Teaching & Learning or the Dean of Learning (Years 7-9) at the College.
Students are required to undertake a number of units from each of the Learning Areas. This permits access to a wide range of future educational opportunities.
Students undertake 9 Units each semester or 18 units each year.
The Core and elective studies are set out in the tables below:
| Year 8 Core Units | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Education x 2 units | English x 2 units | Mathematics x 2 units | |
| Science x 2 units | Languages x 2 units | Humanities x 2 Units | Health x 2 Units |
| Year 8 Elective Units | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts x 1 Unit | Physical Education or ACC High Performance x 1 Unit | ||
| Technology x 1 Unit | Physical Education or ACC High Performance x 1 Unit |
| Year 8 Core Units | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Education x 2 units | English x 2 units | Mathematics x 2 units | |
| Science x 2 units | Languages x 2 units | Humanities x 2 Units | Health x 2 Units |
| Year 8 Elective Units | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts x 1 Unit | Physical Education or ACC High Performance x 1 Unit | ||
| Technology x 1 Unit | Physical Education or ACC High Performance x 1 Unit |
The Victorian Curriculum F–10 includes capabilities, which are a set of discrete knowledge and skills that can and should be taught explicitly in and through the learning areas, but are not fully defined by any of the learning areas or disciplines. The four capabilities in the Victorian Curriculum F–10 are:
It is expected that the skills and knowledge defined in the capabilities will be developed, practised, deployed and demonstrated by students in and through their learning across the curriculum.
We ask Year 7 students to choose a course for Year 8 electives, plus reserves. Students have an opportunity to exercise more choice in Year 9 electives.
You will notice that Parade College offers a wide choice of units, however, it must be stressed that final offerings will, of course, depend on student numbers and availability of both staff and resources. Although the courses are correct at the time of posting, it should be understood that courses are revised on a systematic basis and some of these details will, from time to time, undergo revision. Please also note that all courses (including core subjects) are semester-based and will not necessarily have the same student cohort or teacher for subjects that run for two semesters. Except for compelling cases, once timetabled, students in Years 7-10 are not able to make changes to their elective subjects. Finding a subject no longer enjoyable or discovering it to be more challenging than expected are not considered compelling reasons for making changes to elective subjects. In such situations, it is preferable that students and their parents work with their son’s teacher to support them through their learning.
If you have any questions relating to the Year 8 Curriculum which this website does not address, please do not hesitate to contact the Assistant Principal Teaching & Learning or the Dean of Learning (Years 7-9) at the College.
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