Senior School
Conversation and collaboration are catalysts for learning throughout the Senior School, allowing boys to steer their own learning and develop their sense of responsibility.
Peers and teachers provide positive challenges academically and personally, teaching students to value diversity of thought.
The Teaching Program
Our teaching staff are highly qualified specialists. Many are at the forefront of curriculum development and teaching innovation in Victoria, Australia and abroad. The curriculum is designed to identify students’ areas of interest and strength, remaining broad and comprehensive until the middle years when an elective program is introduced.
In Years 7 and 8, boys undertake core subjects in a team teaching structure that provides exposure to diverse intellectual disciplines and offers opportunities for boys to identify and develop their areas of interest and strength. Languages are core subjects, with students in Year 7 studying two languages, selecting from Chinese, French, German and Italian. In Year 8, most students continue on with their selected languages, although they may alternatively choose to study one language and add an additional History and Geography elective.
Academic support and extension
To assist boys in their personal and academic development, highly-qualified specialists provide academic support, extension opportunities, individual planning, guidance and counselling.
The school’ s Centre for Learning is a resource for all students, and houses a range of teaching and learning facilities, including classrooms, quiet reading areas, places for group work and discussion, and a contemporary library service. The centre is open before, during and after school, where boys can access academic support staff, library staff and the Extension Studies Coordinator. Boys may come to the Centre for Learning any day of the week to receive additional support with their learning.
The Extension Studies Coordinator organises numerous extension opportunities for boys, including Chess, Philosophy, Debating, Informatics, student constitutional conventions, university workshops, writing programs, and Global Citizenship initiatives.
Students also participate in the Olympiad programs in Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Informatics, and Computational Linguistics, and regularly gain selection to represent Australia overseas.
In Years 9 and 10, boys broaden their horizons through elective subject choices, including visual, dramatic and creative arts, and languages. They access state-of-the-art facilities for Science, Design and Technology, Drama, and Music, as well as classrooms and other specialist facilities that are equipped with ICT and audiovisual resources to support individualised learning in a connected world.
In Years 11 and 12, boys work in specialist areas within the VCE curriculum. In these years, our academic emphasis shifts towards high-level problem solving skills and external examinations.
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