St Paul’s International College is accredited by the NSW Board of Studies to offer courses for Years 7 – 10.
This programme provides the knowledge and skills necessary to undertake subjects in Years 7 to 10, and to participate fully in the wider community.
Duration of course: 38 weeks per year level
Mode of Studies: 30 hours face-to-face teaching
Assessment Methods: The course includes both internal and external assessment of performance
The College offers the following subjects:
- Religion
- English
- Mathematics
- Commerce
- Science
- History
- Geography
- Technology and Applied Studies and Coding
- Creative Arts (Visual Arts,Music,Drama and Activities)
- Language
- Personal Development,Health & Physical Education
To be eligible for Year 7 students must have completed Year 6 or an equivalent and to be eligible for Year 8 students must have completed Year 7 or an equivalent.
To be eligible to enter year 10, students must have completed Year 9 or an equivalent; foreign students must have completed 3 years of high school with an IELTS or equivalent academic score of 4.0. To be eligible for Year 9, students must have completed Year 8 or an equivalent; foreign students must have completed 2 years of high school with an IELTS or equivalent score of 3.5.
Electives
In Year 9 and in Year 10, students choose two 100 hour electives each year. The current electives include:
- Drama
- Design & Technology
- Visual Art
- Information Software Technology (IST)
- Commerce
- PASS – PDHPE
Other electives are also available by distance with school support: Aboriginal Studies, Agricultural Technology, Child Studies, Dance, Food Technology, Graphics Technology, Industrial Technology – Electronics, Language, Music, Photographic and Digital Media, Textiles Technology, Visual Design.
Activities
Students in Year 7 – Year 10 also do two activities a week.
The choices include:
- Sports – basketball, badminton, tennis, table tennis, soccer etc.
- Robotics
- Coding
- Art
- Music
- Drama
- Others are available based on student interest
