Curriculum Years 7 to 10

Arcadia College delivers the Australian Curriculum in a flexible, engaging manner within smaller class settings.
 

The curriculum is enhanced through other learning opportunities, such as electives, experiential learning, service learning and cross curricular activities. Learning areas include: English, Mathematics, Science, HASS, HPE, The Arts, Technologies. Subjects are linked through a common theme or topic for each term, with an overall project (PBL) attached to incorporate cross curricular areas such as, The Arts, Technologies, and HASS, in an attempt to promote continuous engagement and supporting student learning needs.

Intervention

English and Mathematics units across the Year 7, 7/8 and 9 classes, have a strong emphasis on students’ literacy and numeracy needs, with interventional support leading and nurturing students to their expected year level achievement standards in the Australian Curriculum. English and Mathematics are implemented and explicitly delivered in the curriculum delivery time allocated to targeted literacy and numeracy.

Targeted Intervention programs for Literacy and Numeracy are delivered daily within the timetable and include:

• Corrective Reading 
• MACQLIT Reading Intervention 
• Matific
• Mathletics
• MathSpace
• Junior Elementary Plus Maths Mastery
• Education Perfect (individualised online learning platform across all KLA’s)
• SmartLab Diagnostic Testing and Tutorials
• CARS and STARS (Literacy) & CAMS and STAMS (Numeracy)
• 1:1 support from specialist Teacher Aides

Year 10 students are encouraged to pursue certificates of interest to start earning points for their Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE). Additionally, they have the chance to participate in work experience programs to enhance their Senior Education Profiles (SEPs).