Middle School

Middle School

Becoming Me

Year 5 to Year 8

At Peninsula Grammar’s Middle School, students are supported through one of the most important stages of their development. Through our Becoming Me program, they are encouraged to grow in confidence, independence and self-awareness while continuing to build strong foundations for future learning.

Designed to meet the needs of young adolescents, our curriculum combines high-quality teaching with real-world learning experiences, collaboration and purposeful challenge. Students are encouraged to explore new interests, develop a deeper understanding of themselves and others, and build the skills they need to navigate an increasingly complex world. In a learning environment where wellbeing, belonging and achievement are equally valued, students are known well, supported to grow and inspired to make the most of every opportunity.

Academics


The Middle School academic program provides a supportive link between the Junior School and Pre Senior School (Year 9). We recognise that the middle years are a time of exceptional physical, social and emotional growth, and so we tailor our academic program to identify and cater for the unique needs of each of our students.

Through explicit and targeted instruction, our students are engaged in a Middle School education founded on the key knowledge and skills principles underpinning the F-10 Victorian Curriculum, where they will learn to “become lifelong learners, confident individuals, and active and informed citizens” (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, 2024).

Students actively participate in core and specialist learning classes, delivered through a combination of semester-long and year-long courses across the following key learning areas:

Year Courses

  • Connect.
  • English.
  • Health and Physical Education.
  • Humanities.
  • Language – French or Indonesian.
  • Mathematics.
  • Religion and Values Education.
  • Science.

Semester Courses

  • Art.
  • Create – Design and Digital Technologies.
  • Create – Media Arts.
  • Drama.
  • Food Technology.
  • Music.