St George Girls High School
An Academically Selective High School For Girls
In Stage 4 students complete many of the mandatory Board of Studies requirements for the award of the School Certificate. In Year 7 students study English, Mathematics, Science, Personal Development/Health/Physical Education, Music, Visual Arts, History, Geography, Technology and a sampling of four languages
In Year 8 students study English, Mathematics, Science, Personal Development/Health/Physical Education, History, Geography, Technology as a core. They also study three electives, one of which must be a language. In languages we offer: French, Latin, Indonesian and Japanese. Electives offered in other areas are: Food Technology, Textiles Technology, Commerce, Music, Drama and Visual Arts.
In Stage 5 students pursue the core subjects of English, Mathematics, Science, Personal Development/Health/Physical Education, History and Geography and two electives. These two electives are included as graded subjects in the School Certificate. Electives in Stage 5 are: French, Latin, Indonesian, Japanese, Food Technology, Textiles Technology, Commerce, Music, Visual Arts and Information and Software Technology. These courses are studied for the two years of Stage 5.
In that almost all students at St George Girls High School are seeking university entrance, our Stage 6 curriculum is very academic in nature. We offer all courses of English and Mathematics; French, Latin, Indonesian, Japanese at Continuers and Extension level; Music 2 and Extension; Ancient and Modern History and Extension History; Business Studies, Economics, Geography and Legal Studies; Visual Arts; Physics, Chemistry and Biology; Food Technology, Information Processes and Technology and Textiles and Design; Personal Development/Health/Physical Education; Drama.
In Year 11 we also offer Psychology, Visual Design, Photography and Philosophy as one year interest courses.
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