Learning areas and subjects

Year 9: In both the Year 9 courses — Art and Design, students will have the opportunity to explore some art-making conventions, learn about and apply knowledge of elements of art and develop competence within the essential skills through the use of materials and processes. Drawing is the primary means for students to develop and create art works, developing and revisiting their ideas using various approaches in response to a variety of motivations, observations, and imagination, supported by the study of artists' work. In Art there is an emphasis on working within the fields of painting and printmaking, and in Design an emphasis on the fields of sculpture and design, although students will explore aspects of all four fields in both courses.

Year 10: In Art and Design, students continue to develop and extend their visual, literate and technical skills within a variety of themes. Drawing is used to underpin the exploration of a variety of two and three dimensional media, encouraging students to pursue and challenge their own creative processes through learning about art, communicating visual ideas and making original work. The courses provide a solid foundation of skill-building in preparation for entry into Level 1 Art History, Visual Art and Photography and Design the following year.

Year 11: Year 11 students can study either Visual Arts or Art Design. These courses build on and extend the skills taught in Year 10 Art and Year 10 Art Design.

Year 12: Year 12 courses are offered in Art Design, Painting, Printmaking and Drawing, and Photography. These courses build on the skills taught in Year 11 Photography and Design and Visual Arts. Students may take up to two of these practical courses on successful completion of either Year 11 Art course.

We only have one request in this programme: be excellent! That means, to yourself, to others, and in everything you do. Be willing to try new things, know that drama can be done by anyone in a supportive and trusting environment. Above all, remember The Golden Rule: you are #3, the work you are doing is #2, everyone else is #1.

Drama students express human experience through a focus on role, action and tension, played out in time and space. As students work with drama techniques, they learn to use spoken and written language with increasing control and confidence and to communicate effectively using body language, movement and space. As they perform, analyse and respond to different forms of drama and theatre, they gain a deeper appreciation of their rich cultural heritage and language and new power to examine attitudes, behaviours and values.