Our Curriculum

Often, year 7 is the starting point for many of our students. Our wellbeing and teaching teams focus and support students to adjust to the school, whilst setting out the responsibilities and expectations for students.

The core subject areas are: English, Maths, Humanities and Science.

The Advance Program is a core unit for year 7 students. Learn more

Students are able to select two electives per term.

Elective options include: Art, Media, Food Tech, Robotics, Fitness, Team Sports, Bike Ed, D&D and Minecraft.

In addition, we are aware that students may have missed key learnings, such as reading and comprehension, at their previous school, we spend the time to evaluate and put in additional supports to build these skills.

The core subject areas for year 8 students are: English, Maths, Humanities and Science.

Students are able to select two electives per term.

Elective options include: Art, Media, Food Tech, Robotics, Fitness, Team Sports, Bike Ed, D&D and Minecraft.

In addition, we are aware that students may have missed key learnings, such as reading and comprehension, at their previous school, we spend the time to evaluate and put in additional supports to build these skills.

The core subject areas are; English, Maths, Humanities and Science.

The Advance program is a core subject in year 9. Learn more

Students can select two electives per term.

Elective options include: Art, Media, Food Tech, Robotics, Fitness, Team Sports, Bike Ed, D&D and Minecraft.

In addition, we are aware that students may have missed key learnings, such as reading and comprehension, at their previous school. We spend the time to evaluate and put in additional supports to build these skills.

The core subject areas are; English, Maths, Humanities and Science.

Students can select two electives per term.

Elective options include: Art, Media, Food Tech, Robotics, Fitness, Team Sports, Bike Ed, D&D and Minecraft.

In year 10, students are encouraged to start a VET course. This is held on campus on a Friday.

In addition, we are aware that students may have missed key learnings, such as reading and comprehension, at their previous school. We spend the time to evaluate and put in additional supports to build these skills.

Victoria is moving to a new integrated senior secondary certificate that will bring together the VCE and the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL).

Supporting students to choose and access a pathway that best aligns with their strengths, interests and aspirations.

The two streams offered at KCHS are the:

• VCE Vocational Major (VM)

• Victorian Pathway Certificate (VPC)

The VM is a two-year course within the VCE that supports students in developing academic and practical skills, knowledge, confidence and agency needed to prepare for the world of work and further education and training.

In conjunction with the Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC), the VCE VM, gives students practical, work-related experience, as well as literacy and numeracy skills and the opportunity to build personal skills that are important for life and work.

The coursework within VPC is designed and delivered at a more accessible level than the VCE and VCE Vocational Major and might be delivered over a longer period, for example, starting in year 10.

Students who study the VCE VM are likely to be interested in going on to training at Technical and Further Education (TAFE), doing an apprenticeship or getting a job after completing Year 12.

The flexibility of the VCE VM and VPC enables students to undertake a study program that suits their interests and learning needs.

Students are awarded the Victorian Certificate of Education at the conclusion of their studies. Like the VCE, students complete work units and are taught and assessed against outcomes.

Units include:

• Literacy and Numeracy Skills.

• Industry-specific skills (students undertake a VET program).

• Work Related Skills.

• Personal Development skills.

Literacy enables students to:

• Develop their everyday literacy skills through thinking, listening, speaking, reading, viewing and writing to meet the demands of the workplace, the community, further study and their own life skills, needs and aspirations.

• Participate in discussions, exploration and analysis of the purpose, audience and language of text types and content drawn from various local and global cultures, forms and genres, including First Nations peoples’ knowledge and voices, and different contexts and purposes.

Numeracy enables students to:

• Develop and enhance their numeracy practices to help them make sense of their personal, public and vocational lives.

• Develop mathematical skills with consideration of their local, national and global environments and contexts and an awareness and use of appropriate technologies.

Personal Development Skills enable students to:

• Develop a sense of identity and self-worth.

• Understand and apply concepts that support individual health and wellbeing.

• Explain the role of community and the importance of social connectedness.

• Work independently and as part of a team to understand and respond to community need.

Work-Related Skills enables students to:

• Understand and apply concepts and terminology related to the workplace.

• Understand the complex and rapidly changing world of work and workplace environments and the impact on the individual.

• Understand the relationship between skills, knowledge, capabilities and the achievement of pathway goals.

• Develop effective communication skills to enable self-reflection and self-promotion.

For more information, please view the VCAA website.

Victoria is moving to a new integrated senior secondary certificate that will bring together the VCE and the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL). Supporting students to choose and access a pathway that best aligns with their strengths, interests and aspirations.

At KCHS, we offer the VCE, Vocational Major (VM) and the VCE, Victorian Pathway Certificate (VPC).

The VM is a two-year course within the VCE that supports students in developing academic and practical skills, knowledge, confidence and agency needed to prepare for the world of work and further education and training.

In conjunction with the Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC), the VCE VM gives students practical, work-related experience, as well as literacy and numeracy skills and the opportunity to build personal skills that are important for life and work.

The coursework within VPC is designed and delivered at a more accessible level than the VCE and VCE Vocational Major and might be delivered over a longer period, for example, starting in year 10.

Students who study the VCE VM are likely to be interested in going on to training at Technical and Further Education (TAFE), doing an apprenticeship or getting a job after completing Year 12.

The flexibility of the VCE VM and VPC enables students to undertake a study program that suits their interests and learning needs.

Students are awarded the Victorian Certificate of Education at the conclusion of their studies. Like the VCE, students complete work units and are taught and assessed against outcomes.

Units include:

• Literacy and Numeracy Skills.

• Industry-specific skills (students undertake a VET program).

• Work Related Skills.

• Personal Development skills.

Literacy enables students to:

• Develop their everyday literacy skills through thinking, listening, speaking, reading, viewing and writing to meet the demands of the workplace, the community, further study and their own life skills, needs and aspirations.

• Participate in discussions, exploration and analysis of the purpose, audience and language of text types and content drawn from various local and global cultures, forms and genres, including First Nations peoples’ knowledge and voices and different contexts and purposes.

Numeracy enables students to:

• Develop and enhance their numeracy practices to help them make sense of their personal, public and vocational lives.

• Develop mathematical skills with consideration of their local, national and global environments and contexts and an awareness and use of appropriate technologies.

Personal Development Skills enable students to:

• Develop a sense of identity and self-worth.

• Understand and apply concepts that support individual health and wellbeing.

• Explain the role of community and the importance of social connectedness.

• Work independently and as part of a team to understand and respond to community need.

Work-Related Skills enables students to:

• Understand and apply concepts and terminology related to the workplace.

• Understand the complex and rapidly changing world of work and workplace environments and the impact on the individual.

• Understand the relationship between skills, knowledge, capabilities and the achievement of pathway goals.

• Develop effective communication skills to enable self-reflection and self-promotion.

For more information, please view the VCAA website.