Secondary Curriculum

Caritas College focuses on the nine key learning areas as a part of its curriculum: Religious Education, Arts, English, Health & PE, Humanities & Social Sciences, Languages, Mathematics, Science and Technologies.

We prioritise literacy and numeracy as fundamentals of learning. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and vocational learning skills and aptitudes are incorporated across R-12 learning experiences, as well as delivered as subjects in their own right.

Religious Education is integral to learning at Caritas College, being taught as a subject across all year levels and complemented as a perspective incorporated across curriculum.


The emphasis in Year 7 is to give all students a breadth of experience to enable them to choose courses in the following years that will cater to their individual differences and diverse vocational goals.

Core Subjects:

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • HASS - History and Geography, Business, Civics and Citizenship
  • Science
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Religious Education
  • Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
  • Information Technology (IT)
  • BeCOME Career Education Program

Electives:

  • Music
  • Visual Art
  • Drama
  • Design and Technology - Home Economics
  • Design and Technology - Textiles
  • Design and Technology - Material Products (Tech)
  • STEM

The emphasis in Year 8 is to give all students a breadth of experience to enable them to choose courses in the following years that will cater to their individual differences and diverse vocational goals.

Core Subjects:

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • HASS - History and Geography, Business, and Civics and Citizenship
  • Science
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Religious Education
  • Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

Electives:

  • Music
  • Visual Art
  • Design and Technology - Home Economics & Textiles
  • Design and Technology - Material Products (Tech)
  • STEM
  • Information Technology (IT)

The emphasis in Year 9 is to give all students a breadth of experiences to enable them to choose courses in the following years that will cater to their individual differences and diverse vocational goals.

Core Subjects:

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • HASS - History and Geography, Business, and Civics and Citizenship
  • Science
  • Physical Education
  • Religious Education
  • Rite Journey

Electives:

  • Music
  • Visual Art
  • Design and Technology - Home Economics
  • Design and Technology - Textiles
  • Design and Technology - Material Products (Tech)
  • STEM
  • Outdoor Education
  • Physical Education
  • Personal Project

The emphasis on Year 10 is to give all students a breadth of experiences to enable them to choose more clearly courses in the senior years (SACE Stage 1 and 2) that will cater to their individual differences and diverse vocational goals.

Core Subjects:

  • English
  • Essential Mathematics, Mathematics, Mathematics A
  • HASS - History
  • Science
  • Exploring Identities and Futures (EIF)*
  • Health*
  • Spiritualities, Religion and Meaning*

Electives:

  • Music
  • Visual Art
  • Food and Hospitality
  • Design and Technology - Material Products (Tech)
  • STEM
  • Outdoor Education
  • Information Technology (IT)

* Attracts Stage 1 SACE Credits

Compulsory Subjects:

  • English: Essential English, English
  • Mathematics: Essential Mathematics, General Mathematics, Mathematics
  • Achieving Identities and Futures (AIF)*
  • Spiritualities, Religion and Meaning*

Electives:

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Visual Art
  • Dance
  • Music Experience
  • Food and Hospitality
  • Child Studies
  • Design and Technology - Material Solutions (Tech)
  • Outdoor Education
  • Physical Education
  • Modern History
  • Workplace Practices
  • Business Studies
  • Community Connections
  • Information Technology (IT - online)
  • Flexible and VET Options available (see Industry Engagement Pathways & Specialised Learning Programs Booklet)

*Attracts Stage 2 SACE Credits

Compulsory Subjects:

  • Achieving Identities and Futures (AIF) - if not completed in Year 11
  • Religious Education Program

Elective Subjects:

  • English:  Essential English, English
  • Mathematics:  General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Visual Art
  • Health
  • Food and Hospitality
  • Child Studies
  • Design and Technology - Material Solutions (Tech)
  • Outdoor Education or Physical Education
  • Modern History
  • Workplace Practices
  • Accounting
  • Community Connections
  • Flexible and VET Options available (see Industry Engagement Pathways & Specialised Learning Programs Booklet)

SACE Information / Subject Selection Conversations

An information presentation relating to SACE can be found by clicking here.  Please note that this presentation does contain voiceover. 

You can find a short introduction on the value of the SACE, introduced by former SACE Board Chief Executive, Professor Martin Westwall, by clicking here

Success for our students doesn’t just happen through an approach for the final two year of formal schooling, rather it is the culmination of what has also been happening the years leading up to Stage 1 and Stage 2. Click here to learn more about how to build credits to achieve the SACE. 

Subject Selection Conversations give students the opportunity to discuss their subject choices for the following year with one of our Subject Counsellors.

Conversations to discuss selections for 2025 for our current Year 10-11 students are scheduled for 3rd and 4th September 2024.

The online booking system for Subject Selection Counselling is NOW OPEN. Please click on the link and use the code uqfxt to make your booking. 

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