GENERAL ACADEMIC STATEMENT
The College holds as paramount the welfare of its students and has both a Pastoral Care program and pastoral caring process at the core of its ethos and operation.
The prime academic focus of Grace Lutheran College is to provide a place of learning and growth for the young people in its care. The learning environment at Grace aims to encourage young people to become adults who are versatile, flexible, willing- to- learn, and caring citizens of the communities in which they live.
The College openly acknowledges and supports Christian Gospel values and the Lutheran Ethos, whilst striving to assist students in the development of their academic potential. The Junior School core subject of Christian Knowledge , and senior Religion and Ethics , reflect the College's goal of providing students with the opportunity to increase their spiritual and religious understanding.
There are two main areas in the curriculum that focus on providing all students with an opportunity to explore and develop their sense of healthy physical 'well-being'.
• All students in Years 7-12 participate in the school-based Physical Education program and the Wednesday, or Thursday, afternoon Sports Program.
• In Year 9, or 10, students are involved in a 4-week Outdoor Education Program at Googa.
Academic Departments
Business Education
Christian Studies
English
Health and Physical Education
Home Economics
Industrial Technology
Work Education Student Website
Information Technology
Mathematics
Learning Support
Science
Social Science
Languages
Visual Art and Media Department
Co-Curricular Programs
Performing Arts Program
Middle School College Subjects
In the junior school, the available subject choice is based on the understanding that the group of core subjects provide students with: the opportunity to establish and build on basic academic skills in literacy, numeracy, cultural, economic, political and geographical understanding; and an awareness of information literacy processes and technology usage. To allow students to experience different learning pathways in Year 7 and 8, a wide range of subjects offered in a time-limited way accompanies the core subjects. In Years 9 and 10, students study the core subjects and choose another three elective subjects from a group of 18 subjects listed in the current Information Booklet.
Year 8 and 9 Course Outline Booklet - Current Year 7's
Year 9 Course Outline Booklet - Current Year 8's
Senior School College Subjects
Usually, over 95% of senior students follow the O.P. pathway. The areas of study for this group are the compulsory subjects of; an English , a Mathematics and the Subject Area Specification (S.A.S) Religion and Ethics . These students also choose 4 elective subjects from the wide range of different types of subjects on offer (listed in the Information Book).
There are two main pathways available to non-O.P. bound students. For students who have come through Grace College assisted by our Special Needs/ Educational Support Department, there is the Work Education Unit, and an Individual Educational Program (I.E.P). For students who don't qualify for this unit, but who want to focus on a vocational education pathway, there is the opportunity to obtain assistance in securing a School Based Traineeship, or Apprenticeship.
Year 10 Course Outline Booklet
Years 11 and 12 Course Outline Booklet
Senior Board Subject Codes 2008
DEAN of STUDIES
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