The ARTS

Length: Term

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 7 Dance, you'll develop your dance technique, choreography, and performance skills while learning to work as part of an ensemble. As you explore different dance styles and their histories, you'll build confidence, express your creativity through movement, develop empathy by appreciating different cultures and perspectives, and strengthen your self-awareness by refining your technique and practising safely. The communication, collaboration, and creativity you develop will support you in school, work, and everyday life.

Assessment
Assessment for learning is ongoing and allows students to create, perform, analyse, evaluate, and respond to dance in a range of styles and contexts. Assessment is based on the achievement standards of the South Australian Curriculum.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements: Appropriate clothing will be required. Black leggings/shorts and a t-shirt are recommended.

Curriculum Charges: Not applicable.

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Writing Book

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 8 Dance, you'll refine your dance technique and make purposeful choreographic and performance choices. As you explore how dance communicates ideas across different cultures, times, and styles, you'll build confidence through expressive performance, think creatively to communicate meaning, develop empathy by understanding different stories and perspectives, and strengthen your self awareness by using feedback to refine your work.
The skills you develop will help you express ideas with purpose, collaborate creatively with others, and understand how movement can communicate without words.

Assessment
Assessment for learning is ongoing and allows students to create, perform, analyse, evaluate, and respond to dance in a range of styles and contexts. Assessment is based on the achievement standards of the South Australian Curriculum.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements: Appropriate clothing will be required. Black leggings/shorts and a t-shirt are recommended.

Curriculum Charges: Not applicable.

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Writing Book

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 9 Dance, you'll use dance to communicate ideas, perspectives, and meaning while developing your own style as a performer and choreographer. As you refine your work through feedback and reflection, you'll make purposeful creative choices, build confidence in your artistic voice, develop empathy by exploring different cultures and identities, and strengthen your self-awareness as you grow as a dancer. You'll learn how creativity, collaboration, and communication can help you connect with others.

Assessment
Assessment for learning is ongoing and allows students to create, perform, analyse, evaluate, and respond to dance in a range of styles and contexts. Assessment is based on the achievement standards of the South Australian Curriculum.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements: Appropriate clothing will be required. Black leggings/shorts and a t-shirt are recommended.

Curriculum Charges: Not applicable.

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Writing Book

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 10 Dance, you'll develop your own artistic voice as you create, refine, and perform dance with confidence and purpose. You'll make independent creative decisions, analyse dance from different perspectives, and use reflection and feedback to strengthen your work. Through choreography and performance, you'll think creatively, build confidence in your artistic voice, develop empathy by exploring different cultures and perspectives, and strengthen your self-awareness as a dancer. The communication, collaboration, leadership, and resilience you develop will help you express yourself with confidence and work effectively with others throughout your life.

Assessment
Assessment allows students to demonstrate their learning through practical and written tasks. This may include major summative performances, choreography, written analysis, and reflective responses.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements: Appropriate clothing will be required. Black
leggings/shorts and a t-shirt are recommended. Performance is an essential component of this course.

Curriculum Charges: Not applicable.

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Writing Book

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
Dance prepares young people for participation in the 21st century by equipping them with transferrable skills, including critical and creative thinking skills, personal and social skills, and intercultural understanding. Dance develops individuals to be reflective thinkers who can pose and solve problems and work both independently and collaboratively. As students engage with dance practices and practitioners, they develop imaginative ways to make meaning of the world.
Topics Included:

• Skills Development (selected area for personal growth)
• Creative Exploration (composition and performance)
• Dance Contexts (investigative response)

Assessment

• Creative Explorations 60%
• Dance Contexts 20%
• Skills Development 20%

Prerequisite / Special Requirements: Appropriate clothing will be required. Black leggings/shorts and a t-shirt are recommended. Performance is an essential component of this course.

Curriculum Charges: Additional costs for excursions as required.

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Display folder with 20 refillable pockets.

Length: Full Year

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
Dance prepares young people for participation in the 21st century by equipping them with transferrable skills, including critical and creative thinking skills, personal and social skills, and intercultural understanding. Dance develops individuals to be reflective thinkers who can pose and solve problems and work both independently and collaboratively. As students engage with dance practices and practitioners, they develop imaginative ways to make meaning of the world.

Assessment
Stage 2 Dance is a 20-credit subject that consists of the following three areas of study:

• Assessment Type 1: Performance Portfolio 40%
• Assessment Type 2: Dance Contexts 30%
• Assessment Type 3: Skills Development Portfolio External 30%

Prerequisite / Special Requirements: Prior dance training and clothing will be required. Black leggings/shorts and a t-shirt are recommended. Additional rehearsal time and performance attendance will be required. Performance is an essential component of this course.

Curriculum Charges: Additional costs for excursions as required.

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Display folder with 20 refillable pockets.

Length: Term

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 7 Drama, you'll use voice, movement, and storytelling to create, explore, and perform. Through games, improvisation, scripts, and performance, you'll build confidence, think creatively, develop empathy by stepping into different roles and perspectives, and strengthen your self-awareness through reflection and Kind, Specific, Helpful feedback. You'll also learn to work safely as part of an ensemble.
The communication, collaboration, and presentation skills you develop will help you express yourself confidently and connect with others in meaningful ways.

Assessment
Assessment for learning is ongoing and gives students opportunities to create, rehearse, perform, design, reflect on, and respond to drama for a range of audiences and purposes.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:

Curriculum Charges: Not Applicable

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Writing Book

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 8 Drama, you'll refine your acting skills by making purposeful use of voice, movement, character, and the elements of drama to communicate ideas for an audience. As you explore different theatre styles and their purpose throughout history, you'll think creatively, build confidence through performance, develop empathy by bringing different characters and perspectives to life, and strengthen your selfawareness by reflecting on and refining your work. The skills you develop will help you communicate with purpose, adapt to different situations, and work effectively with a wide range of people.

Assessment
Assessment for learning is ongoing and gives students opportunities to create, rehearse, perform, design, reflect on, and respond to drama for a range of audiences and purposes.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:

Curriculum Charges: Not Applicable

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Writing Book

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 9 Drama, you'll create and refine performances by combining acting, stagecraft, and the elements of drama to communicate ideas, perspectives, and meaning. You'll have the opportunity to explore offstage roles, including lighting, sound, and design, and discover how these elements work alongside performance to shape atmosphere and engage audiences. As you rehearse, perform, and reflect, you'll think creatively, build confidence in your artistic
choices, develop empathy by exploring different characters and perspectives, and strengthen your self-awareness by refining your work. The skills you develop will help you communicate with impact, solve problems creatively, and bring ideas to life through collaboration.

Assessment
Assessment for learning is ongoing and allows students to create, perform, analyse, interpret, evaluate, and respond to drama for a range of audiences and purposes. Students demonstrate their learning through practical performances, creative development, and written reflections.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:

Curriculum Charges: Not Applicable

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Writing Book

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 10 Drama, you'll become part of a theatre company, working collaboratively to bring larger productions to life for an audience. You'll develop believable characters, explore dramatic texts and professional theatre, and make independent creative choices that strengthen your performances. Through rehearsals and performance, you'll think creatively, build confidence on stage, develop empathy by bringing complex characters and perspectives to life, and strengthen your self-awareness by reflecting on and refining your work. The confidence, creativity, empathy, and self-awareness you develop will support you in any future pathway.

Assessment
Assessment allows students to demonstrate their learning by creating, rehearsing, performing, analysing, interpreting, evaluating, and responding to drama for a range of audiences and purposes.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Year 10 Drama is a performance-based subject and requires you to perform in front of a live audience. May require out of hours commitment.
If you are interested in offstage roles, you should select Year 10 Theatre Tech instead.

Curriculum Charges: Not Applicable

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Writing Book

Length: Full Year

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
Year 10 Theatre Tech is for students who want to tell stories and create powerful theatrical experiences through lighting, sound, design, and other offstage roles. Through hands-on workshops and productions, you'll learn to design, build, and operate the technical elements of live theatre as part of a production team. You'll explore lighting and sound design and production, prop making, stagecraft, and production planning while using Creative thinking to solve production challenges. By collaborating with performers and other theatre-makers, you'll build Confidence, develop Empathy, and strengthen your Self-Awareness. The teamwork, communication, organisation, and problem-solving skills you develop will support you in any future pathway.

Assessment

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Year 10 Theatre Tech focuses on offstage theatre roles and the creative and technical elements that bring productions to life.

If you are interested in performing, you should select Year 10 Drama instead.

May involve out-of-hours commitment.

Curriculum Charges: Nil

Stationery Requirements:
Nil

Length: Semester/Full Year

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
Students will develop on- and off-stage skills, work both independently and with others to create and evaluate drama, understand drama theories and roles, respond to performances, and present ideas through various methods.

Assessment

• Type 1: Performance Students collaborate to develop, produce, and perform a dramatic work,
  demonstrating creativity, analysis, and application.
• Type 2: Responding to Drama Students analyse and evaluate professional drama through oral, written, or multimodal responses.
• Type 3: Creative Synthesis Students apply dramatic processes to create a concept or product from a published or original text, using technology creatively.

Note: Weightings may vary by cohort.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Requires a pass in Year 10 Drama. Involves public performance and out-of-hours commitment.

Curriculum Charges: Not Applicable

Stationery Requirements:
Nil

Length: Full Year

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
Students will demonstrate and explain skills and techniques through independent and collaborative work to create and evaluate dramatic works. They will communicate knowledge and understanding of the theories, skills and techniques.

Assessment

• Type 1: Group Production (40%) Students complete a group production and a 15-minute presentation.
• Type 2: Evaluation and Creativity (30%) Students complete evaluation tasks, including responding to drama and a small group selfdevised performance.
• Type 3: Creative Presentation (30%) In small groups, students plan and produce a creative dramatic presentation, applying learned skills and theory collaboratively.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Requires a pass in Stage 1 Drama. Includes public performance, extended writing, extensive reading, and out-of-hours commitment.

Curriculum Charges: A $20 fee applies for subsidised excursions or in-school performances when required.

Stationery Requirements:
Nil

Length: Term

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 7 Music, you'll use listening, performing, and creating to explore how music communicates ideas and emotions. As you learn the ukulele, compose, and perform with others, you'll build confidence, use creative thinking to experiment with musical ideas, develop empathy by exploring music from different cultures, times, and styles, and strengthen self-awareness by reflecting on and improving your musical skills. The communication, collaboration, and creativity you develop will support you in any future pathway.

Assessment

• Favourite musician assignment
• Ukulele
• Genre playlist
• Practical music making

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Not Applicable

Curriculum Charges:
Not applicable

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Display folder with 20 refillable pockets.

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 8 Music, you'll build on your musical skills by listening, performing, creating, and working with others. You'll explore music from different cultures, times, and styles while developing your confidence, creativity, and teamwork. As you explore composition, rock instruments, and music technology, you'll strengthen your self-awareness by refining your skills and develop empathy through understanding different musical traditions. The communication, collaboration, and creative thinking skills you develop will support you in school, work, and everyday life.

Assessment

• Genre Investigation
• Rock instruments (Guitar and Drums)
• Music theory (symbols and clefs)
• Music technology composition

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Not Applicable

Curriculum Charges:
Not applicable

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Display folder with 20 refillable pockets.

Length: Full Year

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 9 Music, you'll grow as a musician through weekly lessons, ensemble rehearsals, and live performances. As you perform with other musicians, you'll build confidence, creativity, teamwork, and self-awareness while deepening your understanding of how music is created, performed, and has evolved over time. These skills will help you communicate, solve problems, and collaborate in school, work, and everyday life.

Free weekly lessons are available through the Instrumental Music Service (IMS) for flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass, guitar, voice, and percussion. Students already learning through IMS or a private teacher can continue their lessons.

Assessment

• Instrument investigation
• Solo/Ensemble performances
• Theory
• Film music and OSTs
• Orchestral Instruments

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Students should be able to play an instrument. Students must have studied Year 8 music and passed with a C or higher.

Curriculum Charges:
Not applicable

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Display folder with 20 refillable pockets.

Length: Full Year

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 10 Music, you'll continue to grow as a musician through weekly instrumental lessons, ensemble rehearsals, and live performances. You'll refine your performance skills, music literacy, and understanding of composition, sound, and music history while contributing as an experienced member of the school's music program. You'll build confidence, creativity, teamwork, and self-awareness, developing communication, discipline, and problem-solving skills that will support you in any future pathway.

Assessment

• Artist investigation
• Solo performances
• Ensemble performances
• Theory (notation, harmony and chord tones)
• Skill development folio
• Commercial composition (lead sheet with closed chord voicings)

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Minimum of 1 year tuition on an instrument is required. Students must have studied Year 9 Music and passed with a C or higher.

Curriculum Charges:
Not applicable

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Display folder with 20 refillable pockets.

Length: 1 Semester or Full Year

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
Music Experience is designed for students with emerging musical skills and provides opportunities for students to develop their musical understanding and skills in creating and responding to music. Students develop and extend their musical literacy, explore and develop their practical music-making skills through performing, and arranging or composing for instrument(s) and/or voice and develop their musical understanding and musical skills and techniques through engagement with and interpretation of the works of others.

Assessment
Assessment Type 1:

• Creative Works: Students present creative works. At least one of these should be a performance and at least one should be an arrangement or composition.

Assessment Type 2:

• Musical Literacy: Students undertake at least two musical literacy tasks. The tasks are designed to develop students’ ability to make informed judgments about their performance and arrangements or compositions.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Minimum of 2 years tuition on an instrument is required. Students must have studied Year 10 Music and passed with a B or higher.

Curriculum Charges:
Not applicable

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Display folder with 20 refillable pockets.

Length: Full Year

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
Stage 2 Creative Arts (Music) is for students who would like to pursue Music. The subject allows students to develop their creative skill through a range of practical activities, investigations and a final product. This subject requires good time management and initiative. Students will also be required to complete a range of written tasks and work outside of school hours.

Assessment
School Assessment (70%)

• Assessment Type 1: Product (50%)
• Assessment Type 2: Inquiry (20%)

External Assessment (30%):

• Assessment Type 3: Practical Skills (30%)

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Minimum of 3 years tuition on an instrument is required. Students must have studied Stage 1 Music, and passed with an A or B.

Curriculum Charges:
Not applicable

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Display folder with 20 refillable pockets.

Length: Full Year

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
Music Explorations focuses on learning through experimentation with music. Students explore various styles, elements, and production methods to develop musical literacy and engage critically with music. The flexible design allows for individual and collaborative work in performing, composing, arranging, and using music technology.

Students analyse, deconstruct, and create music to express ideas and emotions.

Assessment
School Assessment (70%)

• Assessment Type 1: Musical Literacy (30%)
• Assessment Type 2: Explorations (40%)

External Assessment (30%):

• Assessment Type 3: Creative Connections (30%)

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Minimum of 3 years tuition on an instrument is required. Students must have studied Stage 1 Music, and passed with an A or B.

Curriculum Charges:
Not applicable

Stationery Requirements:
A4 Display folder with 20 refillable pockets.

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 10 Media Arts, you'll learn how to tell powerful stories through screen media while exploring how media shapes the way we see the world. You'll develop skills in filmmaking, editing, sound, and visual storytelling as you plan, create, and refine original media productions for real audiences.
As you solve creative challenges, you'll learn to think critically, communicate with purpose, collaborate effectively, and adapt your ideas. These skills will help you succeed in school, work, and everyday life.

Assessment
Assessment allows students to demonstrate their learning through digital and written tasks. This may include media productions, production portfolios, media analysis, and reflective responses. Assessment is based on the achievement standards of the South Australian Curriculum.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
You may be required to borrow a camera overnight and responsibly work within groups that you have not chosen.

Curriculum Charges:
Not applicable

Stationery Requirements:
USB pocket flash drive 16GB minimum.

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 10 Photography, you'll learn how to capture and edit powerful images that communicate ideas and tell stories. You'll develop your skills using digital cameras and Adobe Photoshop while exploring composition, lighting, and visual design. As you refine your work, you'll build confidence in your creative decisions, strengthen your self-awareness through reflection and feedback, and develop empathy by considering how different audiences respond to your images. The creativity, communication, and visual problem-solving skills you develop will support you in any future pathway.

Assessment
Assessment allows students to demonstrate their learning through practical and written tasks. This may include photographic portfolios, image analysis, creative development, and reflective responses. Assessment is based on the achievement standards of the South Australian Curriculum.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
You may be required to borrow a camera overnight and responsibly work within groups that you have not chosen.

Curriculum Charges:
$30 for materials specific to this course.

Stationery Requirements:
USB pocket flash drive 16GB minimum.

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
Students build on Year 10 photography skills, enhancing camera use, editing, and creativity. They study professional work and create photographic products for competitions, exhibitions, or local projects.

Assessment
Students are assessed using the SACE Stage 1 Creative Arts Performance Standards that include the following:

• Knowledge and Understanding
• Practical Application
• Investigation and Interpretation
• Reflection

They will need to submit the following assessment pieces:

• Product
• Folio
• Investigation

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
This subject includes written tasks, extensive computer work, and colour printing. A $30 materials fee applies.

Curriculum Charges:
$30 for materials specific to this course.

Stationery Requirements:
USB pocket flash drive 16GB minimum.

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
Students will learn the intermediate to advanced skills of sound, lighting, composition and editing in order to analyse and create short films that can be viewed by the public. This subject builds upon the skills from Year 10 media, but they are not compulsory.

Students will make use of powerful computers to run industry standard video editing applications, as well as high quality film making equipment.

Assessment
Students are assessed against the SACE Media Studies Performance Standards. This comprises of the following projects:

• Assessment Type 1: Folio
• Assessment Type 2: Interaction Study
• Assessment Type 3: Product

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
You may be required to borrow a camera overnight and responsibly work within groups that you have not chosen.

Curriculum Charges:
Not Applicable

Stationery Requirements:

• USB pocket flash drive 16GB minimum.

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
Students develop media literacy and production skills through the exploration of global and local media issues, analysis of media texts, and creation of media products. They investigate how media represents, organises, and influences society, and how audiences interact with and interpret media. Students apply critical thinking to media research and develop creative responses in a variety of formats.

Assessment

• Type 1: Folio (30%) Students complete one or two media explorations and a media interaction study.
• Type 2: Product (40%) Students produce two original media products, each accompanied by a producer’s statement.
• Type 3: Investigation (30%) Students undertake an independent investigation into a current media issue, with findings presented in a written or multimedia format.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Requires a pass in Stage 1 Media Studies. Includes extended writing, technical production, and possible out-of-hours commitment.

Curriculum Charges:
Not Applicable

Stationery Requirements:

• USB pocket flash drive 32GB minimum.

Length: Full Year

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
Stage 2 Creative Arts supports students interested in Visual Art, Design, Digital Media, or Photography careers. It develops creative skills through practical activities, investigations, and a final product

Assessment
Students are assessed using the SACE St age 2 Creative Arts Performance
Standards that include the following:

• Knowledge and Understanding
• Practical Application
• Investigation and Interpretation
• Reflection

They will need to submit the following assessment pieces:

• Product
• Practical Skills and Investigation
• Inquiry

This subject requires time management, initiative, and out-of-hours written and practical work.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Any Year 11 Visual Arts Subject.

Curriculum Charges:
Not Applicable

Stationery Requirements:

• USB pocket flash drive 16GB minimum.
• A3 Display folder with 20 refillable pockets.
• Pencil 2B economy.

Length: Term

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 7 Visual Arts, you'll create artworks that share your ideas, imagination, and creativity while exploring a range of materials and techniques, such as drawing, painting, collage, and ceramics. You'll also explore how artists use art to tell stories and express ideas across different cultures and times. As you create and reflect, you'll build confidence, develop empathy, strengthen your self-awareness, and grow your creativity. These skills will help you communicate, solve problems, and express yourself with confidence.

Assessment
Assessment allows students to demonstrate their learning through practical and written tasks. This may include artworks, folio development, artwork analysis, and reflective responses. Assessment is based on the achievement standards of the South Australian Curriculum.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Not Applicable

Curriculum Charges:
Not Applicable

Stationery Requirements:

• A4 Display folder with 20 refillable pockets.
• Work pad A4 50 leaf ruled and punched.
• Pencil 2B economy.

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 8 Visual Arts, you'll refine your artistic skills as you create artworks that communicate ideas and emotions with purpose. You'll explore materials and techniques such as printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and design while learning from the work of artists across different cultures and times. As you create and reflect, you'll build confidence, creativity, empathy, and self-awareness. These skills will help you communicate, solve problems, and think creatively.

Assessment
Assessment allows students to demonstrate their learning through practical artworks, folio development, written analysis, and reflection. Assessment is based on the achievement standards of the South Australian Curriculum.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Not Applicable

Curriculum Charges:
Not Applicable

Stationery Requirements:

• A4 Display folder with 20 refillable pockets.
• Pencil 2B economy.

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 9 Visual Arts, you'll develop your own artistic style as you explore your imagination, investigate environmental themes, and respond to artists from different times and movements. You'll strengthen your skills through drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, and ceramics while building confidence, creativity, empathy, and self-awareness. The skills you develop will help you communicate ideas, solve problems, and think creatively.

Assessment
Assessment allows students to demonstrate their learning through practical and written tasks. This may include artworks, folio development, artist analysis, and practitioner's statements. Assessment is based on the achievement standards of the South Australian Curriculum.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Not Applicable

Curriculum Charges:
Not Applicable

Stationery Requirements:

• A4 Display folder with 20 refillable pockets.
• Pencil 2B economy.

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 10 Visual Arts, you'll take greater ownership of your creative process as you develop original ideas, experiment with materials, and refine your work into resolved artworks. You'll build a folio that captures your artistic journey, investigate artists and art movements, and learn how creative risks can lead to powerful outcomes. As you reflect on and justify your artistic decisions, you'll build confidence, creativity, empathy, and self-awareness. The communication, creativity, and problem-solving skills you develop will support you in any future pathway.

Assessment
Assessment allows students to demonstrate their learning through practical and written tasks. This may include visual studies, methods and media folios, major practical artworks, material challenges, and practitioner's statements. Assessment is based on the achievement standards of the South Australian Curriculum.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Visual arts Year 7, 8, and 9 is recommended.

Curriculum Charges:
Not Applicable

Stationery Requirements:

• A4 Display folder with 20 refillable pockets.
• Pencil 2B economy.

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
In Year 10 Graphics and Architecture, you'll learn how designers solve real-world problems through graphic, interior, and environmental design. Using both hand-drawn and digital techniques, including Adobe Illustrator, you'll create practical and creative design solutions while analysing the work of designers and architects to strengthen your own ideas.

As you reflect on and refine your work, you'll build confidence, think creatively, develop empathy by designing for the needs of others, and discover how design shapes the world around us.

Assessment
Assessment allows students to demonstrate their learning through practical and written tasks. This may include design projects, design folios, analysis of designers and architects, and reflective responses. Assessment is based on the achievement standards of the South Australian Curriculum.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Not Applicable

Curriculum Charges:
Not Applicable

Stationery Requirements:
Not Applicable

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
Stage 1 Design encompasses graphic design and architecture. It emphasises a problem-solving approach to initiation and generation of ideas or concepts and the development of visual representation skills to communicate resolutions. It consists of three components or areas of study as shown:

• Visual Thinking
• Practical Resolution
• Visual Arts in Context

Assessment
The course will consist of:

• Folio: One folio documenting visual learning, in support of one major resolved design work.
• Practical: One major resolved design work and evaluation of the process.
• Visual Study: Exploration of a style of architecture based on research and the analysis of the work of other designers.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Students to supply basic stationery requirements as listed in Stage 1 booklist. Display folder and sketch book.

Curriculum Charges:
$10 for school-based assessment tasks.

Stationery Requirements:
Not Applicable

Length: Semester or Full Year

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
Stage 1 Visual Art can be taken as one or two single units. It consists of a practical component with development work as well as major pieces of artwork required. Theory work will relate to relevant art topics and involve the student’s response using Arts terminology. The three components or areas of study and their weightings are as shown:

• Visual Thinking
• Practical Resolution
• Visual Arts in Context

Assessment
Knowledge and Understanding, Practical Application, and Analysis and Response. Students complete a Folio, Practical, and Visual Study. The course involves written tasks, research, computer work, public presentation, and some out-of-hours commitments.

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Not Applicable

Curriculum Charges:
Additional costs may be required for materials specific to this course.

Stationery Requirements:

• A3 Sketch book, spiral bound.
• A3 Display folder with 20 refillable pockets.
• Pencil 2B economy.

Length: Semester

Contact Person: Arts Leader

Content
Stage 2 Visual Arts develops creative and critical thinking through idea generation, skill-building, and visual communication, exploring artworks and cultural, social, and global influences.

Assessment
School Assessment (70%)

• Folio (40%): Visual and written documentation of the creative process, idea development, research, and reflection.
• Practical (30%): A final artwork or design product with a 500-word statement explaining intent and process.
• External Assessment (30%)
• Visual Study (30%): An independent exploration of an idea, artist, or theme combining visual and written analysis (up to 2000 words).

Prerequisite / Special Requirements:
Visual Arts Stage 1

Curriculum Charges:
Additional costs may be required for materials specific to this course.

Stationery Requirements:

• A3 Sketch book, spiral bound.
• A3 Display folder with 20 refillable pockets.
• Pencil 2B economy.