Years 7 to 10 – Core Subject
In English, students further their language development by actively engaging in using language for a wide variety of genuine purposes and reflecting on its use. English in years 7 to 10 will prepare students for further study in later years. A major focus is using the 7 Steps to Writing Success and the Super-6 Reading strategies.
English Extension
English extension classes consist of students in years 7 to 10 with potential for excellence, who have particular capabilities in reading, writing, and speaking. For these classes, the English program is differentiated, extending, rather than just enhancing the core learnings to ensure the curriculum is more complex, abstract and creative. Summative tasks reflect this differentiation, and students who have been part of our extension in English can attest to its creativity and relevance. Participation in this program is by invitation only.
Year 11 & 12
English – General Senior Subject (ATAR)
English focuses on the study of both literary texts and non-literary texts, developing students as independent, innovative and creative learners and thinkers who appreciate the aesthetic use of language, analyse perspectives and evidence, and challenge ideas and interpretations through the analysis and creation of varied texts. Students communicate effectively in Standard Australian English for the purposes of responding to and creating texts. They make choices about generic structures, language, textual features and technologies for participating actively in literary analysis and the creation of texts in a range of modes, mediums and forms, for a variety of purposes and audiences. They explore how literary and non-literary texts shape perceptions of the world, and consider ways in which texts may reflect or challenge social and cultural ways of thinking and influence audiences.
Essential English – Applied Senior Subject (Vocational)
Essential English develops and refines students' understanding of language, literature and literacy to enable them to interact confidently and effectively with others in everyday, community and social contexts.
Students recognise language and texts as relevant in their lives now and in the future and learn to understand, accept or challenge the values and attitudes in these texts. They use language effectively to produce texts for a variety of purposes and audiences and engage creative and imaginative thinking to explore their own world and the worlds of others. Students actively and critically interact with a range of texts, developing an awareness of how the language they engage with positions them and others.