Curriculum Information Evening – ‘Making choices’Year 9, 2017

Mrs Penny HoughtonDean of Studies

Year 9 Handbook 2017

• Explanation of subjects and electives• Overview of Curriculum • Advice on how to make your choices online

Tonight’s presentations will be placed on the college website tomorrow morning

Curriculum Focus at LJBC – Subject and Course choices

• A Curriculum suite that focusses on developing a well rounded student who is well equipped to face the challenges of life in the 21st Century

• Course and subject choice pathways that cater for the diverse needs of our students – there are many different and flexible ways to achieve entry into post Secondary training and work placements

• Providing a wide range of curriculum choices that will allow students to experience success in their chosen academic pathways

Compulsory subjects in Year 9

EnglishMaths

ScienceHumanities &

Social Sciences (HASS)

Streams – Extension, General or Foundation classes Streaming is applied up to and including Year 10

Foundation classes may simply run as smaller General classes depending on the academic need

Compulsory subjects in Year 9 continued…

Health and Physical EducationWellbeing

Christian Education

Year 9 Students will study a combination of subjects that are aligned with either the Australian Curriculum or the current Curriculum Framework.

Currently, Phase 1 subjects are implemented at Lake Joondalup Baptist College. Phase 2 and 3 will be implemented over 2017 and 2018, meeting the deadline for full implementation of Australian Curriculum in 2018. Languages will take a little longer.

WACE 2016 onwards …

At LJBC, subjects in Lower Secondary are designed to prepare students for the new Australian Curriculum aligned courses that were implemented for Year 11 and Year 12 to meet WACE requirements from 2016 onwards.

Year 9Health & Physical Education and

Wellbeing – compulsory components

All students will participate in the subject, Health and Physical Education as well as a compulsory Wellbeing Program in Year 9.

The subject , Health & Physical Education and the Wellbeing Program aim to provide the knowledge and skills for students to pursue healthy lifestyle choices and decisions.

Year 9Elective subjects

Choice of three from four Learning AreasElectives are designed to ensure that there are options that

will lead to a wide variety of pathways through Year 10 and 11.

LanguagesHealth and Physical Education

The ArtsTechnologies

Future Problem Solvers (invitation to participate)

Note: Students may not choose three options from the same Learning Area

Duration of an elective subject

• We expect that students will enrol in an elective subject for the full year

• Students will be permitted to change out of an elective mid-way through the year only if there are serious mitigating circumstances and only if there are available places in the alternative subject

• Students in Year 9 may change electives in Year 10• All electives do prepare students for Senior

Secondary subjects in Year 11 and 12

Year 9Health & Physical Education

ElectivesSpecialised Physical Education This subject provides knowledge and skills for students to engage in sport and recreation activities.

Outdoor EducationStudents will learn a variety of skills to experience outdoor activities, to build interpersonal and leadership skills and to understand and apply safety in indoor and outdoor activities.

Future Problem Solversby invitation from the

Learning Enhancement CentreFor Year 9 students, this is an international education program that focusses on the development of critical, creative and futuristic thinking skills.

It challenges students to apply their imagination and thinking skills to some of the most significant issues facing the world today.

Year 9Languages

JapaneseStudents will develop a better understanding of Japanese people and their culture and feel encouraged in their attempts to speak, listen, read and write in Japanese.

FrenchStudents will develop a better understanding of the use of French language, Francophone culture and its people through the appropriate context of informal and formal language.

Additional information for Languages – for consideration

• Year 9 Japanese or French is a prerequisite to continue with a Language in Year 10

• Taking a Language in Year 12 provides an additional bonus for university entry – LOTE (Languages other than English) bonus.

Reminder that Year 9Humanities and Social Science no longer

offer electives – now compulsoryEconomicsHistoryGeographyPolitics and Law (incorporating civics and citizenship)