Faculties

Studied from Years 7 to 12, this six-year English course is built around four genres: analysis; persuasion; creation; and reflection.

Students can study Literature from Year 10 onwards, exploring their own creativity and developing analytical faculties in depth.

Available to Year 12 students, this subject builds on literature studies students have already taken, allowing students to specialise in the theorised study of literature.

The Junior Drama course builds confidence and effective communication skills as well as creative risk-taking, as students develop foundational performance skills. In Senior Drama, students employ technical and digital literacy skills and experiment with performance technologies, including sound, lighting and contemporary staging.

In Music students are exposed to the science and rigour of music, and the creativity and physical practice of making music on instruments and with voice. As students hone their performance, compositions and analytical skills, they also discover the storytelling power of music.

Visual Art fosters curiosity and imagination and students learn how to generate and apply creative solutions in a variety of problem-solving contexts.

In Music Extension, students specialise in an individual area of interest, choosing to hone their skills in either composition, performance, or musicology. In practice, students develop a folio of contemporary or classical performance, songwriting, film scoring, music production, or musicology.

Year 7 students explore important ideas about what makes us human, how we should live our lives and how we should conduct our society.

Geography (Years 8 to 12) students are immersed in inquiry-based learning encompassing fieldwork and the use of spatial and communication technologies requiring them to think critically about the fragile interconnections of the human and physical environment.

In History (Years 8 to 9) students investigate a broad sweep of history from ancient times (Greece and Rome) to the modern period (World War I), where they actively and creatively employ the skills of an historian.

Accounting (Years 10 to 12) introduces students to the architecture of financial solutions in business, developing their understanding of real-world digital technologies, critical analysis, interpretation and communication of financial information.

In Ancient History (Years 10 to 12), students learn to question and challenge contestable views of the ancient past to understand the legacies modern societies have inherited from our forebears.

Economics (Years 10 to 12) students undertake guided inquiries into contemporary economic issues and policy making, to shape future thinkers who can address the challenges of an increasingly digitised and globalised world.

Modern History (Years 10 to 12) provides context to the contemporary world, focusing on the progressive movements and ideas that have shaped the modern world. Students gain valuable skills in critical thinking, written communication, and research.

As girls study number, algebra, measurement, space, statistics and probability content strands within the Australian National Curriculum, they progressively build and apply their knowledge.

Students study a non-calculus course to acquire a strong foundation of mathematical skills.

Mathematical Methods is a calculus course covering topics including algebra, functions, relations and their graphs, calculus and statistics. Students learn to effectively communicate their mathematical reasoning, justify their solutions and evaluate their reasonableness.

Specialist Mathematics provides students with an appreciation of the true nature of mathematics. The course covers vectors and matrices, real and complex numbers, trigonometry, statistics, and calculus, and enables students to develop confidence in their mathematical knowledge and ability.

Year 7 students build adaptive and agile thinking strategies to create a vast range of innovative solutions to design briefs. 

This course encompasses foundational skills and knowledge in design and digital technologies. Students will work individually and in collaboration with peers on a broad range of enterprising projects, specialising in the practice of design and computational thinking as a methodology for exploring virtual and physical solutions.

This subject applies design thinking to envisage creative products, services and environments in response to human needs, wants, and opportunities. Designing uses divergent- and convergent-thinking strategies, to allow students to appreciate and exploit new and innovative ideas.

In Digital Solutions, students learn about algorithms, computer languages and the design of user interfaces as they generate digital solutions to contemporary problems. Girls gain an understanding of the personal, local and global impact of computing, while also understanding the need to encrypt and protect data.