Pre Senior School

Pre Senior School

Challenging Me

Year 9

At Peninsula Grammar, Year 9 is intentionally designed as a pivotal stage in a student’s educational journey. Through our Challenging Me program, students are supported as they transition from Middle School to Senior School, developing greater independence, resilience and confidence in their own abilities.

Recognising the unique needs of adolescents at this stage, the program combines high-quality learning with purposeful challenges that encourage students to think differently, take greater responsibility and discover what they are capable of achieving. Through classroom learning, real-world experiences and our signature Challenge Blocks, students step beyond familiar routines, build self-belief and develop the habits, skills and mindset needed for future success.

In an environment where supportive relationships sit alongside high expectations, students are encouraged to embrace challenge, develop a stronger understanding of themselves and approach the Senior School years with confidence and purpose.

Academics


The Pre Senior School academic program has been created based on extensive research on how best to cater for the needs of adolescent learners. Working with a dedicated team of collaborative teachers, the program encourages students to explore the breadth of study pathways available to them, and through engagement in a multidisciplinary course, make meaningful connections between disciplines and apply their learning to the outside world.

As students prepare to make the crucial transition into the Senior School, they are engaged in learning the key knowledge and skills principles that underpin 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 elective learning classes, in a combination of semester-long and year-long courses across the following key learning areas:

  • Architecture.
  • Art.
  • A Wealthy Future.
  • Big Picture Thinking.
  • Digital Technology.
  • Drama Performance.
  • English.
  • Food Technology.
  • French.
  • Health.
  • Humanities.
  • Indonesian.
  • Intro to Business Management/Legal Studies.
  • Intro to Economics/Accounting.
  • Life Sciences.
  • Mathematics.
  • Media Studies.
  • Music Technology.
  • Personal and Social Learning.
  • Photography.
  • Product Design Technology.
  • Physical Education.
  • Science.
  • Sport Science.
  • Visual Communication Design.