Year 9 and 10 Curriculum 2026

CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS

The curriculum at Year 9 and 10 is structured so that students fulfil the Government requirements in relation to the delivery of The Australian Curriculum. The Learning Areas of English, History, Mathematics, Health and Physical Education and Science are offered as non-elective (core) subjects and in some cases electives. The Learning Areas of the Arts, Languages and Humanities are offered as electives.

NON-ELECTIVE SUBJECTS

In Year 9 and in Year 10, all students study the following subjects:

English

Health and Physical Education

Mathematics

Science

History (1 semester each year)

Languages

Students in Year 9 2026 are required to continue to study the Language Other than English undertaken in Years 7 and 8, unless invited to participate in the Tutorial Program.

Students in Year 10 2026 are able to continue to study the Language Other than English undertaken in Year 9  or may choose to discontinue learning a language and undertake an additional elective.

The languages offered at each level are outlined below. 

TUTORIAL

The Tutorial Program, focussing on improvement in literacy and numeracy skills will continue in Years 9 and 10 for students who are invited into this Program.

ELECTIVE SUBJECTS

In Year 9 and in Year 10

• Electives are one Semester in length
• There are three Elective Blocks of 8 periods per cycle in each Semester.
• In Year 9, students will complete their Language Other than English or Tutorial in one of the elective blocks. They will study two other electives each semester.
• In Year 10, students will complete at least two electives each semester. If Year 10 students choose to discontinue their Language other than English or Tutorial they will complete three electives each semester.
• VCE electives may only be chosen by students who will be in Year 10. VCE subjects count as 2 electives (1 per semester).
• Students choosing electives for Year 10 are required to choose electives that they did not study in Year 9.
• The viability of any subject will be determined by the number of students choosing it, with subject blocking and staffing determined by student choice
• Students will be notified about which confirmed electives they will be studying during Term 4.
•  Subsequent changes in chosen electives will not be possible.

FLEX TIME

Students in Years 9 and 10 will have two FLEX periods each timetable cycle (10 days).  Year 10 students who study a Year 10 Unit 1&2 subject as part of their elective programme will have one FLEX period each timetable cycle.

FLEX periods will be supervised by a teacher and provide students with the opportunity to use this time as they choose to continue learning tasks or revision for any subject they are studying. FLEX periods will enable students to undertake some 'homework' tasks during the school day and also support them to develop effective organisational skills essential for VCE.