Year 8 & 9 | From 2026 - 2027
Middle School
Surf Coast
Head of Campus Welcome
Christian College embraces the needs and passions of 21st century learners and our students are blessed to have on offer a vast array of new learning opportunities. All students are encouraged to become active participants in their own educational journey, as they are given greater autonomy to learn and a voice to direct where that learning might seek relevance. Christian College is proud of the engaging subjects and pathway programs that we offer our Surf Coast students, with specialisation and experiential learning being implemented from Year 5.
This course selection handbook provides an overview of the studies available from 2026 and 2027.
The core and elective offerings are part of the learning landscape at Christian College that aims to support each student to identify their passion for learning, their ability to think, solve problems and to manage their individual learning. We want our students to become well rounded positive contributors through the way that they make global connections and seek to connect deeply with others. At the end of their journey at Christian College, our students will be ready
to make a positive difference to the lives of others, through ‘good work’ that is excellent, ethical and engaged in local, national and global contexts. I look forward to partnering with all families in support of your precious young people, as they look towards their 2026 and 2027 studies.
Yours faithfully,
Debbie Riddle
Debbie Riddle Campus Coordinator
Year 8 Subjects Overview (From 2026)
The diverse and challenging curriculum at Middle Years is guided by the Australian Curriculum. It offers a breadth and depth of learning opportunities tailored to suit the unique learning needs of our students. Each opportunity develops core knowledge and skills within each subject area, as well as developing capacities in our students within the General Capabilities and Cross Curricular opportunities. Every student will experience a broad range of subject areas within our program comprised of whole year and semester-based opportunities, these are complimented by a wide range of elective choices catering to the needs and interests of our learners.
Core Program
Students in Year 8 will participate in the following core subjects for the whole year:
• Christian Education
• Digital Technologies
• English
• Health and Physical Education
• Languages – Indonesian or Japanese
• Mathematics
• Science
• Wellbeing
In addition, the following subjects will be studied for one semester:
• Geography, Environmental and Outdoor Studies
• History
Elective Program
In Year 8, Christian College students continue to choose some of their own subjects, in line with their specific interests and areas of passion. Year 8 students complete two elective subjects per semester, for a total of four for the year.
Students will refine their language choices to Indonesian or Japanese, which you will study for the whole year at Year 8.
Some elective subjects can be selected for one or two Semesters of study. Electives:
• Indonesian Elective
• Drama
• Media
• Music Elective**
• Music Elective - Additional Study
• Art Making and Exhibiting
• Community Service
• Digital Technologies - Elective
• Food Studies
• Product Design - Materials (Wood, Metal & Plastics)
• Product Design - Textiles
• Systems Engineering (Robotics / Electronics)
• Visual Communication Design
• Writers’ Workshop
• Marine Studies
• Interschool Sport (Semester 1)
• Interschool Sport (Semester 2)
Year 9 Subjects Overview (From 2027)
Building on the year 8 opportunities the Surf Coast year 9 program continues to offer a breadth and depth of learning opportunities tailored to suit the unique learning needs of our students. Every student will experience a broad range of subject areas within our program comprised of whole year, semester and term based opportunities, complimented by a wide range of elective choices catering to the needs and interests of our learners.
Core Program
Students in Year 9 will participate in the following core subjects for the whole year:
• Christian Education
• English
• Health and Physical Education
• History
• Mathematics
• Science
• Wellbeing
Global Connections
Year 9 students are encouraged to continue studying a language – either Japanese or Indonesian. An alternate subject, called Worldview, is undertaken by students not wishing to continue with a language pathway. Indonesian, Japanese and Worldview are each studied for three terms.
• Indonesian
• Japanese
• Worldview
Experiential Learning
The following two experiences combined make up one term’s study for each Year 9 student:
• Rural Experience at Back Creek Farm
• Transformation Program
Elective Program
In Year 9, Christian College students continue to choose some of their own subjects, in line with their specific interests and areas of passion. Students complete two elective subjects per term for three terms, for a total of six for the year.
• Drama
• Media
• Music
• Art Making and Exhibiting
• Digital Technologies
• Food Studies
• Product Design - Materials
• Product Design - Textiles
• Systems Engineering
• Visual Communication Design
• The Editorial
• Geography
• Law and Order
• Australia’s Health
• Principles of Training
• Outdoor and Environmental Studies
• GEOS - The Prom
• Marine Studies - Snorkelling
• Marine Studies - Rock Pools