Year 8 Subjects Offered at St Albans Secondary College

• English - strengthens and expands the word skills developed in Year 7

• Integrated Studies - combines the skills of Geography and History.

• Mathematics – strengthens and expands the number skills developed in Year 7.

• Science - includes many practical activities and places a major emphasis on teaching students to investigate and learn from their discoveries.

• Physical Education – aims to develop many of the basic skills which apply to most sporting pursuits, and to introduce students to other pursuits that are recreational in nature.

• Language - offers the choice of a language (other than English). This may be Italian, French or Japanese

• English as a Second Language - offered to students whose first language is not English. Students who have been in Australia for less than 7 years, or those who have had interrupted schooling attend these classes.

• Creative Arts/Technology Program - students rotate through the following subjects spending at least one term on each activity:

  • art,
  • graphics,
  • woodwork,
  • textiles,
  • drama,
  • cooking and
  • music.