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2013
Curriculum Information Evening
Year 9, 2015
Penny Houghton
Dean of Studies K-12
Compulsory subjects in Year 9
English
Maths
Science
History
Health & Physical Education
Christian Education
Career 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 follow as they
are developed and ratified.
At LJBC, subjects in Lower Secondary are
designed to prepare students for the new
Australian Curriculum aligned courses for Year 11
and Year 12 for the WACE in 2016.
Year 9
Health & Physical Education
– compulsory component
All students will participate in Health & Physical
Education in Year 9.
The subject aims to provide the knowledge and
skills for students to pursue healthy lifestyle
choices and decisions.
Year 9
Career Education Focus
• Basic introduction to Careers
• Students understand factors that underpin career development
• Students will investigate career development opportunities
• Students understand how aspects of the changing world and technology advances impacts on career development opportunities
• Identify and pursue training that will lead to a career pathway that will be ‘fun’!
Year 9
Elective subjects
Choice of three from five Learning Areas
Future Problem Solvers (by invitation only)
Languages
Humanities
Health and Physical Education
The Arts
Technologies
Note: Students can’t choose three options from the same Learning Area
Duration of an elective subject
• Students are expected to enrol in an elective
subject for the full year
• Students will only be permitted to change out of an
elective mid-way through the year 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 9
Health & Physical Education
Electives
Specialised Physical Education
This subject provides knowledge and skills for
students to engage in sport and recreation
activities.
Outdoor Education
Students 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 Centre
For 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 9
Languages
Japanese
Students 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.
French
Students 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.
Year 9
Humanities
Economics
Students study resource allocation and making choices as well as consumer and financial literacy. They are introduced to the market system.
Geography
Students explore and analyse major Biomes nationally and globally. Students studying Geography are challenged to develop strategies to preserve our valuable world.
Politics and Law
Students will study the Australian Political and legal system, legal issues and political activism.
2013
Curriculum Information Evening
Year 9, 2015
Mrs Kimberly Eyre
Secondary Curriculum Manager
Why Study The Arts?
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence
Verbal Linguistic
Logical Mathematical
Musical Intelligence
Bodily Kinaesthetic
Spatial Intelligence
Interpersonal Intelligence
Intrapersonal Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence
Year 9
The Arts
Dance Drama Media Music Visual Art
The Arts
Year 9 ElectivesDance
Dance acknowledges the relationship between
practical and theoretical aspects of dance – the
making and performing of movement and
appreciation of its meaning.
The Arts
Year 9 ElectivesDrama
Drama is an exciting and invigorating subject
packed with variety, excitement, focus and
discipline.
The Arts
Year 9 Electives
Media
In Year 9, students explore and recognise a range
of media concepts, creating a variety of media
products.
The Arts
Year 9 Electives
Music
Year 9 Music is an opportunity for students to
expand their practical skills and extend their
understanding of musical styles and harmony.
The Arts
Year 9 ElectivesVisual Arts
The Year 9 subject exposes students to many
different art forms including painting, ceramics,
drawing, and sculpture.
Technologies
Year 9 Electives
• Business and Computing
To familiarise students with basic business and
computing concept skills
• Design and Technology
Students will develop practical skills as well as design
skills (computer based and manual)
• Home Economics
Develops life skills for students and incorporates both a
Foods and Textiles component
The Curriculum TeamDean of Studies K-12 Penny Houghton
Dean of Administration Mark Downsborough
Secondary Curriculum Manager Kimberly Eyre
Learning Technologies Manager Limpie van Aswegen
Heads of Learning
English Jane Ward
Mathematics Lynne Smith
Science Peter Wong
Humanities (Acting) Telma Keen
Health & Physical Education Casey Ellery
Arts Tracy Pender
Technologies Daniel Theunissen
LanguagesLanguage Teachers:
French/Japanese
Christian Education Talita van Tonder
Head of Library Stephen Sampson
Head of Secondary LEAP Sonja van Aswegen
Head of Careers Lynton Smith
All Curriculum information is available in the 2015
Year 9 Subject Handbook which is located on the
College website at
http://www.ljbc.wa.edu.au
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