Subject Offerings - Year 7 & 8

​​Students in year 7 and 8 study a fixed program comprising of core subjects and elective subjects.  Two elective subjects are studi​ed in  Year 7 each term and again in Year 8 where kn​owledge and skills are further developed.


Mt Maria College​ ​ ​ ​​

Year 7 & 8 L​earning Area Time Allocations (2024)​ ​ ​ ​​

At Mt Maria College, the timetable operates on a 10-day cycle 

with  5 x 60-minute lessons per day. ​ ​ ​

​Learning Area ​ ​
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Year 7Year 8
Lessons / CycleLessons / Cycle
​​​​​​​Core ​ ​ ​ ​
​ ​ ​ ​
English​77
Mathematics​77
Science​
66
​Humanities

History

​6​


​6
​ ​
Geography
Civics
Religious Ed​
55
HPE​44
Language (Japanese) ​44
​​​​​​Elective Rotations ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​​Arts*
​ ​ ​
Drama

​​4
​ ​ ​
​​

4
​ ​ ​
Media
Music
Visual Arts
​Technologies*
​ ​
Food Specialisation

4
​ ​


​4

Design & Materials
Digital Technologies
Economics & Business* ​44
* Elective Units run for 1 term in Year 7 and again Year 8 on a rotational basis. Two electives run concurrently. ​ ​ ​ ​