Breadth Years
Years 7 & 8
Table of Contents
Year 7
In the first year of secondary school, Year 7 students and families will be immersed in a supportive program with a focus on relationships and building an inclusive culture amongst the Year level.
In our aims to forge a partnership with families, we invite parents/carers to engage with us in a number of ways, including at our Parent Welcome Evening, Parent- Teacher Interviews, Connection Conversations and Career Action Plan meetings.
In Term 1, students will embark on a 3 day camp to further build connections, learn more about themselves and start thinking about goals for the future.
In Wellbeing classes the Year 7s will undertake a program with a focus on:
- Transition
- Emotional literacy, empathy and compassion
- Character Strengths and Core Values
- Positive Coping and Self Knowledge
- Positivity, Hope and Gratitude
Helpful Resources:
For more information regarding Year 7 at Clonard College please refer to the following document:
The Catholic Education Office also supplies an online handbook for parents via this link.
Year 7 Locker Training Video:
Year 8
In Year 8 the curriculum focuses on strengthening and developing the skills and knowledge in the subject areas from Year 7.
There is a small elective program for students in Year 8 to enable them to work with students in other classes and to give them some agency.
Please be aware that the choices are within subject areas rather than students electing into and out of subjects.
| Year 7 | Year8 |
|---|---|
| Religious Education | Religious Education |
| Wellbeing | Wellbeing |
| English - Advanced classes available by invitation | English - Advanced classes available by invitation |
| Mathematics - Advanced classes available by invitation | Mathematics - Advanced classes available by invitation |
| Science | Science |
| Humanities (History, Geography, Economics, Civics and Citizenship) | Humanities (History, Geography, Economics, Civics and Citizenship) - students exercise individual choices in some depth studies. |
| Health/PE | Health/PE |
| LOTE – French or Indonesian | LOTE – French or Indonesian |
| Performing Arts - (Music and Drama) (1 Semester) | Performing Arts - (Drama and Music) (1 Semester) |
| Visual Arts (1 Semester) | Visual Arts (1 Semester) - Students select a pair of Visual Arts foci for the semester. |
| DigiSTEM (1 Semester) | DigiSTEM (1 Semester) |
| Food Studies (1 Semester) | Food Studies (1 Semester) |
Homework
| Year 7 | Year8 |
|---|---|
| 20 minutes of Mathematics per night (100 mins per week) | 20 minutes Mathematics per night (100 mins/week) |
| 20 minutes of Reading per night (100 mins per week) | 20 minutes of Reading per night (100 mins per week) |
| 20 minutes of homework for each subject per week (180 minutes per week) | 30 minutes of homework for each subject per week (270 minutes per week) |
| Total: Approx. 6.5 hours per week. | Total: Less than 8 hours per week |
