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Curriculum
Mount Compass Area School Prospectus
Respect, Participate, Achieve
Middle School: Year 7 - Year 9
Successful learning in the Middle
Years is dependent upon the
level of engagement, wellbeing
and cognitive skills developed
across the Early Years. The
culture of this Reception to Year
12 school is supportive of the
development of these important
elements which foster the
essential learning qualities of
persistence, conscientiousness
and a sense of self-efficacy.
Middle School students are
challenged with greater
ownership for their own learning
as they engage in collaborative
problem solving, inquiry learning
and interdisciplinary learning in
flexible learning spaces. The
learning environment in Middle
School is more separated than
the Primary Years and there is an
expectation that students
become independent learners
with the capacity to be inventive
and innovative.
Students in Years 7-9 undertake
a range of subjects aligned with
the Australian Curriculum. Their
learning occurs through a
continuous mixing of explicit
teaching and negotiated
learning. Students are provided
with the skills to analyse their
own learning style and
negotiate a preferred method
of preparing and presenting
their learning.
Middle School students
undertake a common
curriculum in the following
learning areas:
• English
• Mathema,cs
• Science (including
Agricultural Science)
• Humani,es & Social Sciences
• The Arts
• Health & Physical Educa,on
• Technologies (Technical
Studies, Media, Design,
Home Economics,
Agricultural and Cross-
curricula Technologies)
Middle schooling at Mount Compass recognises the needs of the adolescent learner and provides a broad curriculum that allows students to develop independent learning skills in an environment of mutual respect and trust.