In addition to providing all the mandatory NSW courses, we offer a comprehensive range of elective courses, including our unique EXCEL program which provides opportunities for deep learning and extension in students’ specific areas of interest from Year 7. Our students choose one elective in Year 7 and 8, three electives in Year 9 and one additional elective in Year 10.
Elective options for Year 7-10
Year 6 into Year 7
Welcome to Callaghan EXCEL 2021, an exciting, new Year 7 elective program designed to give students the opportunity to explore and discover beyond the standard high school curriculum.
Our electives provide students with an opportunity to deepen and extend their learning in an area of interest, or get a taste of a variety of subjects that are available in later years of high school.
Students will spend four hours a fornight as part of their regular school timetable on their Year 7 EXCEL elective.
Download our EXCEL 2021 brochure and application package.
Year 7 into Year 8
Welcome to the Callaghan EXCEL 2021 Year 8 elective program. This program is unique to Callaghan College and gives students the opportunity to deepen and extend their learning in an area of interest, or get a taste of a variety of subjects that are available in later years of high school.
Students in Year 8 will spend 6 hours a fortnight as part of their regular timetable on their EXCEL elective.
Download the EXCEL 2021 Year 8 Elective Booklet
Year 8 into Year 9
Welcome to our stage 5 (Year 9 and 10) elective program for 2021. This program is designed to give students the opportunity to explore and discover beyond the core curriculum.
Elective choices are stepping stones to further important decisions about what students may want to study in Year 11 and 12 and what they may want to do when they leave school.
In Year 9 you are also required to study three elective courses:
- Two 200-hour courses
- One 100-hour course
200-hour elective courses go for two years so students will study them in Year 9 and continue them in Year 10.
100-hour elective courses are for one year duration only. Students will study one 100-hour elective course in Year 9 and choose a different 100-hour elective course next year to study in Year 10.
All our 100-hour electives are based on an Inquiry Based Learning philosophy. This is a highly engaging, student centered method. It aims to foster future learning skills and provide opportunities for students to apply and practice these skills through real world, personally meaningful projects.
Download Year 9 2021 Elective Booklet
Year 9 into Year 10
Welcome to our Z electives 2021 for Year 10 students (part of our stage 5 elective program).
This program is designed to give Year 10 students the opportunity to explore and discover beyond the core curriculum.
Choosing electives is an important step towards what students may want to study in Year 11 and Year 12 and what they may want to do when they leave school.
The Z elective in Year 10 replaces the 100-hour elective that students completed in Year 9. Remember, in Year 10 students will continue to study their 200-hour electives already begun in Year 9.
Download Z Elective 2021 Booklet to view the 100-hour elective options for Year 10.
HSC Subject Selection
Year 10 students considering continuing their school education towards the Higher School Certificate (HSC) are encouraged to think about the subjects they would like to study in Senior High School. Our Jesmond Senior Campus' Course Selection Booklet outlines the wide range of possible course options.