7 – 10
University High School offers the following subjects in a sequential curriculum for Years 7-10 across nine Key Learning Areas (KLAs)
Key Learning Areas
- Health
- Technology Studies
- Science
- Mathematics
- English
- The Arts
- Languages Other Than English (LOTE)
- Studies of Society and the Environment (SOSE)
- Sport and Physical Education
Languages offered within the LOTE program are French, German and Latin
At the VCE level, the School provides broad curriculum diversity, with more than 30 subjects offered at Years 11 and 12. These include a number of Vocational Education and Training (VET) subjects.
The School’s curriculum is structured to provide enrichment and extension opportunities. Many students in Years 10 and 11 study units normally taken at Years 11 and 12 respectively. By arrangement with the University of Melbourne, the School’s academically capable VCE students can study and gain credit for first year university subjects. Link to curriculum documents
Students are advised to:
- Choose a program which is realistic in terms of their interest, academic ability and future career.
- Seek guidance from a wide range of people rather than rely on any one person; speak to parents, relatives, Work Education Coordinator, Sub-School Heads, Domain Coordinators, and teachers.
- Check that you meet the criteria for selecting subjects.
The school will help as much as it can by providing a presentation for all current Year 9 students, however, it is the responsibility of each student to research and investigate courses and speak to a range of people.
An assessment will be made of each student’s suitability to undertake a VCE subject. Choice of a subject does not mean automatic inclusion and a number of aspects will be taken into account: academic achievement and attendance record, ability to organise and meet deadlines, preparedness and ability to work independently.
Also, it is sometimes necessary to ask a student to modify their original choice of a VCE subject. This may be due to classes being full, (Year 11 students have precedence over Year 10 students), insufficient numbers of students selecting a subject so that a viable class cannot be formed, and other possible timetabling difficulties.
Years 7-9 document downloads
All Year 7 – 9 subjects have been developed in accordance with the Victorian Curriculum.
Further information can be found at www.vcaa.vic.edu.au
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10 document downloads
Our Year 10 program is composed of a number of components:
- Access to VCE units 1 and 2
- Year 10 Subjects
- Access to VET subjects
Students have access to all components in order to develop personal interests within a broad curriculum and to learn about the responsibilities that come with choice.