Seymour Technical High School

Years 7 and 8 2008

Course Handbook

Please click the link below to download the year 7 and 8 handbook for 2008. The handbook contains information on subjects and electives offered, the content and outcomes of each subject, and other programs offered at these year levels.

Download: Adobe PDF File Years 7 and 8 Course Handbook (2008)

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Year 7

Subject Information

A quick overview of the subjects offered for year 7 at Seymour Technical high school, and the number of periods taken of each.

Core Subjects

English - 5 periods per week
Mathematics - 4 periods per week
Physical Education (Health & PE) - 4 periods per week
SOSE (Humanities) - 3 periods per week
Science - 3 periods per week
LOTE (Indonesian) - 3 periods per week

Rotational Core Subjects

Arts - 4 periods per week, rotating through:

Art
Drama
Graphics
Music

Technology - 4 periods per week, rotating through:

Electronics
Engineering
Home Economics
Information Technology
Mechanical
Needlework / Textiles
Sheetmetal
Woodwork

Year 8

Subject Information

A quick overview of the subjects offered for year 8 at Seymour Technical high school, and the number of periods taken of each.

Core Subjects

English - 5 periods per week
Mathematics - 5 periods per week
Physical Education (Health & PE) - 4 periods per week
Science - 4 periods per week
SOSE (Humanities) - 3 periods per week
LOTE (Indonesian) - 3 periods per week

Rotational Core Subjects

Arts - 3 periods per week. Students choose four subjects from the following:

Art 1
Art 2
Drama
Graphics
Leathercraft
Music
Singing
Pottery

Technology - 3 periods per week. Students choose four subjects from the following:

Electronics
Engineering
Home Economics
Information Technology
Automotive Systems
Needlework
Textiles
Sheetmetal
Woodwork