• Program Overview

Year 7 & 8 |Year 9 |Year 10 |VCE, VCAL & VET

Year 7 & 8

Year 7 is all about building friendships, resilience, developing positive personal relationships with peers and adults and developing one’s team work skills. Year 8 develops on these areas further with a focus on the individual student and how they learn best.

At Yea High School, we believe education is most effective when families are involved, when students are empowered and when relationships are strong between the student, family, school and community. With this in mind, our Year 7 and Year 8 is inspired by the Big Picture model of education.

Big Picture Schools believe that true learning takes place when:

  • A student is an active participant in the learning process
  • A student’s learning is personalised &
  • A student’s learning is blended with real life experiences and challenges.

In Year 7 at Yea High School, students are involved in a blend of Big Picture inspired education through Advisories and Student Led Conferences, whilst maintaining core subjects.

Subjects: Advisory, English, Mathematics, Science, Health & Physical Education Humanities, LOTE (Indonesian), Technologies (Textiles, Metalwork, Food), The Arts (Visual Communication Design, Music, Art)

In Year 8 at Yea High School, students are involved in a blend of Big Picture inspired education through Advisories and Student Led Conferences, whilst maintaining core subjects.

Subjects: Advisory, English, Mathematics, Science, Health & Physical Education, Humanities, Technologies (Textiles, Food), The Arts(Art, Graphics, Music)

For more information on our Junior School Program at Yea High School download the Handbook.
Curriculum & Assessment Plans: Year 7, Year 8

Year 9

Year 9 at Yea High School offers students a real choice in the kind of high school education they want to experience. Our aim is to empower students to take charge of their learning in order to gain the skills and knowledge necessary to achieve success beyond high school.

The Year 9 structure consists of three parts

  • Core studies
  • Advisory – ‘Deep learning’ projects which explore key areas of Science and Humanities.
  • Community Connections – consists of community projects, developing ‘work readiness skills’, shadow days and internships.

Subjects: Advisory, English, Mathematics, Health & Physical Education, Humanities, Technologies (Wood, Textiles, Food), The Arts (Graphic Communications, Media), Community Connections

For more information on Year 9 at Yea High School download the Handbook.

Curriculum & Assessment Plan: Year 9

Year 10

Yea High School offers our Year 10 students a real choice in the kind of education they want to experience. Our aim is to empower students to take charge of their learning in order to gain the skills and knowledge necessary to achieve success beyond high school.

The year consists of compulsory core subjects (including English, Mathematics and Health and Physical Education) and a choice of Technologies/The Arts, Advisory and/or VCE unit. Students also are able to select one of a VET course, internship/work placement, school based apprenticeship or a independent learning option (ie distance education unit).

English

4 Units

 Maths

4 Units

 Health & Physical Education

4 Units

 VET, Internship, Work Placement, School Based Apprenticeship or Independent Learning VCE Unit 1/2

4 Units

 Advisory:

  • Science
  • Humanities

4 or 8 Units
Technologies / The Arts:

Eg: Woodwork, Food, Media, Art

4 Units
= 12 Units = 6 Units = 12 Units

For more information on Year 10 at Yea High School download the Handbook.
Curriculum & Assessment Plan: Year 10

VCE, VCAL & VET

At Yea High School we are able to offer a wide range of VCE studies and VET programs, and to provide close, individual attention for our students through our small class sizes and extensive student support network. VCAL has become an integral part of the options that we are able to offer students.  We are fortunate in having well qualified staff experienced in providing academic and career guidance.  We take pride in our academic record, Yea exceeds the state average for students going from school to accept places at tertiary study or employment.

For more information on VCE, VCAL & VET at Yea High School download the Handbook or visit the Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority website