Sirius College has a flexible and balanced curriculum aligned with the Australian Curriculum and College’s mission and vision. It is designed to:
- Develop successful learners,
- Empower students to become critical thinkers,
- Nurture resilient individuals with the wide range of skills, interests and attributes,
- Develop academic, artistic, musical and sport skills of students,
- Equip students with digital technology skills to prepare them for the 21st century workforce,
- Instill moral values and a belief in tolerance, diversity and harmony.
At Sirius College we understand that every student have different interests and learning needs. With a flexible curriculum structure and the appropriate use of differentiation each student’s particular needs are met by individualised pathways.
The school week is divided into 35 periods. There are 7 periods per day.
It is compulsory for all students in Year 7 to study English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Health and Physical Education, Arts, Languages, Religion and Values.
In addition to core subjects students study TWO electives for one year.
| English |
6 periods per week |
| Mathematics |
6 periods per week |
| Science |
5 periods per week7 |
| Humanities |
3 periods per week8 |
| Health & Physical Education |
3 periods per week |
| Arts |
2 periods per week |
| Languages |
ONE language of 3 periods per week from the list*:
- Turkish (for background speakers)
- Turkish (for beginners)
- Arabic (for background speakers)
- French (for beginners)
*availability may vary in each campus
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| Religion & Values |
3 periods per week |
| Electives |
TWO electives of 2 periods per week from the list9:
- Dance
- Drama
- Food Technology
- Multimedia
- Music
- Robotics
- Textiles
- Debating and Public Speaking
- Sport Education
- Civics and Economics
- Humanities Inquiries
- Arabic (for beginners)
- Farming and Gardening
- Research Science
*availability may vary in each campus
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7 Includes Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth and Space Sciences.
8 Includes History, Civics and Citizenship, Geography, Economics and Business.
9 Includes The Arts and Technologies. Availability may vary in each campus.
It is compulsory for all students in Year 9 to study English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Health and Physical Education, Languages, Religion and Values.
In addition to core subjects students study THREE electives for one year.
| English |
6 periods per week |
| Mathematics |
6 periods per week10 |
| Science |
5 periods per week11 |
| Humanities |
3 periods per week12 |
| Health & Physical Education |
3 periods per week |
| Languages |
ONE language of 3 periods per week from the list*:
- Turkish (for background speakers)
- Turkish (for beginners)
- Arabic (for background speakers)
- French (for beginners)
*availability may vary in each campus
|
| Religion & Values |
3 periods per week |
| Electives |
THREE electives of 2 periods per week from the list13:
- Dance
- Drama
- Food Technology
- Graphic Design
- Music
- Photography and Digital Media
- Programming
- Robotics
- Textiles
- Visual Arts
- Debating and Public Speaking
- Film and Media Studies
- Sport Education
- Civics and Economics
- Humanities Inquiries
- Arabic
- Farming and Gardening
- Research Science
*availability may vary in each campus
|
10 Eligible students complete the Advanced Mathematics course instead of the mainstream course.
11 Includes Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth and Space Sciences.
12 Includes History, Civics and Citizenship, Geography, Economics and Business.
13 Includes The Arts and Technologies. Availability may vary in each campus.
It is compulsory for all students in Year 10 to study English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Health and Physical Education, Religion and Values.
In addition to core subjects students study TWO electives for one year.
As a requirement of Sirius College’s ‘Early Entry to VCE’ program every Year 10 student completes an additional Unit 1-2 VCE subject in Year 10.
| English |
6 periods per week |
| Mathematics |
6 periods per week14 |
| Science |
5 periods per week15 |
| Humanities |
3 periods per week16 |
| Health & Physical Education |
3 periods per week |
| Religion & Values |
3 periods per week |
| Electives |
TWO electives of 2 periods per week from the list17:
- Civics and Economics
- CREST
- Debating and Public Speaking
- Drama
- Extended Mathematics
- Film and Media
- Graphic Design
- Humanities Inquiries
- Literature
- Music
- Photography and Digital Media
- Research Science
- Robotics
- Social Values in Film
- Sport Career
- Textiles
- Visual Arts
Or ONE study of 4 periods per week from the list18:
*availability may vary in each campus
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| VCE Unit 1&2 |
ONE study of 5 periods per week from the list19:
- Biology
- Business Management
- Applied Computing
- Psychology
*availability may vary in each campus
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14 Eligible students complete the Advanced Mathematics course instead of the mainstream course.
15 Includes Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth and Space Sciences.
16 Includes History, Civics and Citizenship, Geography, Economics and Business.
17 Includes The Arts and Technologies. Availability may vary in each campus.
18 Availability may vary in each campus.
19 Availability may vary in each campus.
Students must study a minimum of 12 Units in Year 11. This consists of 5 studies of Unit 1-2 and one study of Unit 3-4 as continuation of ‘Early Entry to VCE’ program.
Subject to school’s consent, higher achieving students according to their Year 10 Mathematics results are given the opportunity to study Unit 3-4 Further Mathematics in Year 11 instead of a Unit 1-2 study.
Each Unit 1-2 study is 5 periods per week and Unit 3-4 study is 6 periods per week. Following studies are offered according to learning area20:
| English |
English |
| Mathematics |
- Further Mathematics
- General Mathematics
- Mathematical Methods
|
| Science |
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Psychology
|
| Humanities |
- Accounting
- Business Management
- Economics
- Global Politics
- History
- Legal Studies
- Texts and Traditions
|
| Health & Physical Education |
- Health and Human Development
- Physical Education
|
| Arts |
- Studio Arts
- Visual Communication Design
|
| Technologies |
Computing |
| Languages |
Turkish |
20availability may vary in each campus
Students must study a minimum of 10 Units in Year 12. This consists of 5 studies of Unit 3-4.
Each Unit 3-4 study is 6 periods per week. Following studies are offered according to learning area21:
| English | English |
| Mathematics | - Further Mathematics
- Mathematical Methods
- Specialist Mathematics
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| Science | - Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Psychology
|
| Humanities | - Accounting
- Business Management
- Economics
- Global Politics
- History: Revolutions
- Legal Studies
- Texts and Traditions
|
| Health & Physical Education | - Health and Human Development
- Physical Education
|
| Arts | - Studio Arts
- Visual Communication Design
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| Technologies | Informatics |
21 availability may vary in each campus
