Full Year Only
Compulsory

Students explore a range of key ideas across nine focus areas, developing understanding and skills related to; nutrition and meal preparation, systemic racism, the future of the workplace and physical health and relationships, through the three strands of students relationships, their community and their world.

Full Year Only
Elective

Students will be encouraged to take risks in order to become increasingly confident communicators in Chinese, applying language learned to personal, real-world, meaningful situations. They explore the world through a different lens whilst continuing to grow their understanding and use of Chinese. Students develop skills in interacting with others, text creation and interpretation, and analysis of how language is used. They gain an understanding of the features of language and the interconnections between languages, culture and identity. Students explore a range of intercultural concepts related to life in China today.

Girls must have studied Chinese previously.

Semester Only
Elective

This course explores digital technologies and their impacts on society. The content is dynamic and keeps students at the forefront of technology education. Students' digital agility is fostered to prepare them for future online and digital spaces amidst the ongoing digital revolution.

Students will develop a range of valuable skills while exploring the latest ideas in Futures Thinking, Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security. Collaborative learning is emphasised and students are challenged to solve problems and to think creatively about problems of the future. They gain practical experience in AI system development and apply the design process from ideation to execution. Additionally, students explore the capabilities of generative AI, creating and manipulating digital content using cutting-edge technologies.

Semester or Full Year Option
Elective

Students understand drama as social commentary and as a vehicle for inspiring change. They select and apply techniques from a range of theatrical styles including Physical Theatre, Theatre of the Oppressed and Epic Theatre to communicate ideas and dramatic meaning. Students develop analytical and critical and creative thinking skills through practical workshops, connecting with industry, and responding to experiences of drama which informs the development of their creative works. They explore opportunities for making and presenting drama in various on-stage acting and off-stage design and technical roles and are encouraged to think innovatively about the integration of technology in theatre.

Full Year Only
Compulsory

In Year 9 English, students respond critically and creatively to a range of texts from different authors and experiment with the ways in which language features, stylistic features and conventions can be manipulated in various ways to impact a responder and create meaning.

Full Year Only
Elective

Students will be encouraged to take risks in order to become increasingly confident communicators in French, applying language learned to personal, real-world, meaningful situations. They explore the world through a different lens whilst continuing to grow in their understanding and use of French. Students develop skills in interacting with others, text creation and interpretation, and analysis of how language is used. They gain an understanding of the features of language and the interconnections between languages, culture and identity. Students explore a range of intercultural concepts related to life in France today.

Girls must have studied French previously.

Semester Only
Elective

Geography enables girls to be independent thinkers, explore solutions, encourage confidence, work collaboratively, creatively and establish a sense of consciousness about the world to truly make a difference. Students will actively participate in learning how interconnected the world is by exploring social, economic and environmental processes in both natural and human environments. They will come to understand geographical concepts and what it means to be a global citizen whilst undertaking fieldwork, alongside using spatial technologies as a vital way of learning to make recommendations, justifiable conclusions and decisions for the future.

Semester Only
Compulsory

Students develop their historical understanding through study of the modern world (1750-1918 CE), encompassing the Industrial Revolution and World War I among other developments.

Semester Only
Elective

Students participate in learning through both making and responding to artworks and through opportunities provided to interact with practising artists. They explore the role of art in society and explore art from various perspectives. The course aims to assist students to develop practical visual arts skills through the critical analysis of the work of others to inform their planning and artmaking. This will include exploring the work of prevalent Indigenous artists through a visit to the Art Gallery of South Australia and interactions and tailored workshops with our annual artist in residence. Students will develop the ability to communicate their imaginative and informed ideas through a range of media including drawing, painting and ceramics.

Semester Only
Elective

This course enables students to be inspired by, imagine, explore and create objects that will be manufactured, purchased, used and appreciated by consumers. In collaboration with the JamFactory, students will cultivate specialised skills in ceramics to aid the design and production of their unique consumer products. They will gain knowledge and skills necessary to take these products from conception to final solution. Students will investigate emerging consumer products to inform their ideas about future needs, and devise practical solutions that consider sustainability.

Full Year Only
Compulsory

In Year 9 Mathematics, Wilderness girls are adventurous learners who embrace productive struggle and exhibit cognitive resilience when presented with problems related to topics such as Pythagoras’ Theorem, Algebra and Trigonometry.

Semester Only
Elective

The Year 9 Media Studies course empowers students to discover and assert their unique creative identities as filmmakers and animators. Students will engage in film production and multimedia projects, collaborating with industry professionals who will guide and inspire them throughout their journey. By working in teams, experimenting, solving problems, creating and reflecting, they will interpret and share meaningful stories using a range of creative techniques, processes and skills. This course will also provide them with an introduction to various modes of media (e.g. podcasting, animation and music videos). All of their creative endeavours will be celebrated within their community through screenings and festivals.

Semester or Full Year
Elective

Students will study the fundamentals of music theory and unlock their full potential as a musician, performer and composer. Film music is explored and developed through using the digital audio workstation, Soundtrap. Students will apply their knowledge and creativity using Sibelius; a software program used to arrange a musical score. Performance abilities will be developed through researching and exploring the origins and contexts of their selected repertoire. They will expand and apply their understanding of music theory in various practical ways. Students will deepen their aesthetic appreciation of the history of music.

Students must be undertaking tuition on an instrument and/or voice, and experience in reading musical notation is highly desirable.

Compulsory

Girls will benefit from a 21-day unique and dynamic residential learning experience at our Crawford campus that reaches beyond the physical confines of the classroom, including key elements of Independent Living, Outdoor Education, Science, Community Service and Engagement and Health and Wellbeing.

Semester Only
Elective

Students participate in discussions and debates to analyse, identify and explore arguments, allowing them to develop their understanding of ethics and logic to shape their future. They will explore philosophical issues and positions in ethics, metaphysics and aesthetics, covering a range of current and topical issues. Philosophy provides the opportunity for students to develop their critical thinking skills, where they reflect on a variety of issues that intersect with their other subject areas. They will develop skills to independently inform their own views on these topics and understand the role of philosophy in providing a framework for reasoned action.

Full Year Only
Compulsory

Physical Education provides students with an opportunity to develop enhanced movement skills that transfer to new and unfamiliar contexts, whilst building strong connections both emotionally and psychologically and understanding how these impact on group dynamics and leadership.

Semester Only
Elective

Space and Robotics inspires students to design and develop innovative solutions to real-world challenges within the space industry. Employing the principles of robotics programming and engineering, students collaborate to design, program and construct solutions addressing human settlement challenges. Beyond imparting practical skills, this course also underscores the immense potential existing within South Australia's local space industry.

Full Year Only
Compulsory

By the end of Year 9, students explain chemical processes and natural radioactivity in terms of atoms and energy transfers and describe examples of important chemical reactions. They describe models of energy transfer and apply these to explain phenomena. They explain global features and events in terms of geological processes and timescales. They analyse how biological systems function and respond to external changes with reference to interdependencies, energy transfers and flows of matter. They describe social and technological factors that have influenced scientific developments and predict how future applications of science and technology may affect people’s lives.

Full Year
Elective

SUBS in Schools is a National STEM competition and a student directed course. It is centred around the design process and the fields of Engineering, Project Planning, Marketing and Graphic Design. In collaboration with industry experts, students form a team and construct an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV). Throughout the course students will meet and work with mentors to seek and apply feedback to improve the quality of their project. Teams will conduct underwater testing of their ROV and present their work in the State Final at the Royal Adelaide Show. Successful teams will be offered a place in the National Final the following year.