Throughout 2020, the College undertook a review of its current Timetable structure. In Term 1 this year, the College Leadership Team endorsed a change of the timetable structure for 2022 from the current six 50-miute periods per day to a five 60-minute period per day timetable. The purpose of this Newsletter article is to provide an overview of the day structure, subject options and period allocations for each subject for students across Years 7 to 10.

In 2022, the College will still run on a 10-day cycle. However, there will be a slight change to the time Homeroom begins, that being 8:42am instead of 8:45am. This change has been made to increase the time students spend with their Homeroom Teacher each morning, strengthening the relationship between each student and their Homeroom Teacher. The day structure also allows for the vast majority of learning to occur prior to lunch each day.

The structure of the day in 2022 will be as follows:

With the change in timetable structure the number of periods that students complete in each subject has also changed. This is to align with the recommendations by ACARA and MACS. At Year 7 minimal changes to the time spent in each subject has occurred, and STEM has been introduced as a compulsory subject. Students will complete one Semester of Italian, Japanese, Art, Drama, Music, Visual Communication Design (VCD), Digital Technology and Food Technology across the year.

* Denotes a Semester-based Subject.

At Year 8, the elective options for students have been changed, with both STEM and Digital Technology introduced as new elective choices for Year 8 students. The time in elective subjects has also increased at Year 8. Students are required to study Materials Technology for a Semester, and complete either Japanese or Italian for the whole year. Students are then able to select five Semester-based subjects from the following options: Art, Drama, Music, VCD, Digital Technology, Food Technology, STEM and a second Language (Italian or Japanese).

At Year 9, students select four elective options, and study two in each semester. More information about elective options can be found in the Learning & Teaching Quick Guide, found on the College website.

At Year 10, students select four elective options, and study two in each semester. More information about elective options can be found in the Learning & Teaching Quick Guide, found on the College website.

At Foundation VCAL, students select two elective options from the Year 10 Elective Program, and study one each Semester. Students will also select a VET subject to study at CRC Sydenham one day each week, and students complete Structured Work Placement, one day a week also. More information about VET and Structured Work Placement options can be found in the VCAL Course Handbook, found on the College website.

A summary of this and the two previous Newsletter articles which covered the rationale for the timetable change and the College’s new Instructional Teaching Model will be provided in the next Newsletter. Should you have any questions about the 2022 Timetable change, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the College’s Learning & Teaching Team.