{"id":5540,"date":"2023-08-10T12:48:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T03:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php\/areas-of-learning\/secondary-years-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:35:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T02:05:41","slug":"secondary-years","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php\/areas-of-learning\/secondary-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Secondary Years 7-12"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e5540-e1 m49w-0 m49w-1 m49w-2 m49w-3\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e5540-e2 m49w-8 m49w-9 m49w-a m49w-b m49w-c m49w-h m49w-i\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e5540-e3 m49w-w m49w-x\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e5540-e4 m49w-17 m49w-18\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Secondary Years (7-12)<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e5540-e5 m49w-w m49w-x\"><hr class=\"x-line e5540-e6 m49w-1b m49w-1c m49w-1d m49w-1e\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e5540-e7 m49w-0 m49w-3 m49w-4\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e5540-e8 m49w-8 m49w-9 m49w-b m49w-d m49w-h m49w-j\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e5540-e9 m49w-w m49w-x\"><ul class=\"x-row e5540-e10 m49w-8 m49w-a m49w-e m49w-f m49w-k m49w-l\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><li class=\"x-col e5540-e11 m49w-w m49w-x m49w-y m49w-z m49w-10 m49w-11\"><figure class=\"x-div e5540-e12 m49w-1k m49w-1l\"><i class=\"x-icon e5540-e13 m49w-1n m49w-1o m49w-1p\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf1c1;\"><\/i><\/figure><div class=\"x-div e5540-e14 m49w-1l m49w-1m m49w-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;15%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e5540-e15 m49w-1v m49w-1w m49w-1x m49w-1y\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Year-7-11-Stationery-List.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Stationery List - Years 7-11<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"x-col e5540-e16 m49w-w m49w-x m49w-y m49w-z m49w-10 m49w-11\"><figure class=\"x-div e5540-e17 m49w-1k m49w-1l\"><i class=\"x-icon e5540-e18 m49w-1n m49w-1o m49w-1p\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf1c1;\"><\/i><\/figure><div class=\"x-div e5540-e19 m49w-1l m49w-1m m49w-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;15%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e5540-e20 m49w-1v m49w-1w m49w-1x m49w-1y\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Year-12-Stationery-List.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Stationery Requirements - Year 12<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"x-col e5540-e21 m49w-w m49w-x\"><ul class=\"x-row e5540-e22 m49w-8 m49w-a m49w-e m49w-f m49w-k m49w-m\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><li class=\"x-col e5540-e23 m49w-w m49w-x m49w-y m49w-z m49w-10 m49w-11\"><figure class=\"x-div e5540-e24 m49w-1k m49w-1l\"><i class=\"x-icon e5540-e25 m49w-1n m49w-1o m49w-1p\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf1c1;\"><\/i><\/figure><div class=\"x-div e5540-e26 m49w-1l m49w-1m m49w-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;15%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e5540-e27 m49w-1v m49w-1w m49w-1x m49w-1y\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Year-7-12-Calculator-Requirements.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Years 7-12 Calculator Requirements<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e5540-e28 m49w-8 m49w-9 m49w-a m49w-b m49w-c m49w-h m49w-n\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e5540-e29 m49w-w m49w-x\"><hr class=\"x-line e5540-e30 m49w-1b m49w-1f m49w-1g\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e5540-e31 m49w-8 m49w-9 m49w-a m49w-b m49w-c m49w-h m49w-o\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e5540-e32 m49w-w m49w-x\"><span class=\"x-image e5540-e33 m49w-28 m49w-29\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ms-1.png\" width=\"250\" height=\"203\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-col e5540-e34 m49w-w m49w-x\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e5540-e35 m49w-1v m49w-1w m49w-1x m49w-1z m49w-20\"><div id=\"Second\" class=\"x-text\">\n<p><span>The school and the teachers working with students will ensure that every opportunity is provided to achieve the best possible results from studies during Secondary Years. However, we expect and encourage students to demonstrate commitment, self-discipline and responsibility in order to maximise their learning.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-left h4\"><span>We create a learning environment where the needs of all students are catered for.<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\">\n<p><span>At each year level students are placed into mixed ability home groups, with roughly equal number of boys and girls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Students in Years 7-9 follow the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acara.edu.au\/curriculum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian Curriculum<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>and students in Years 10-12 adhere to SACE Policies and Performance Standards.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e5540-e36 m49w-0 m49w-2 m49w-3 m49w-4\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e5540-e37 m49w-8 m49w-9 m49w-a m49w-b m49w-c m49w-h m49w-p\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e5540-e38 m49w-w m49w-x\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e5540-e39 m49w-17 m49w-19\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Current Priorities<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e5540-e40 m49w-8 m49w-9 m49w-a m49w-b m49w-c m49w-h m49w-q\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e5540-e41 m49w-w m49w-x\"><hr class=\"x-line e5540-e42 m49w-1b m49w-1d m49w-1g m49w-1h\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e5540-e43 m49w-8 m49w-9 m49w-a m49w-b m49w-c m49w-h m49w-r\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e5540-e44 m49w-w m49w-x\"><ul class=\"x-row e5540-e45 m49w-8 m49w-a m49w-b m49w-f m49w-g m49w-k m49w-s\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><li class=\"x-col e5540-e46 m49w-w m49w-y m49w-z m49w-12 m49w-13\"><figure class=\"x-div e5540-e47 m49w-1k m49w-1l\"><i class=\"x-icon e5540-e48 m49w-1p m49w-1q m49w-1r m49w-1s\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf0ec;\"><\/i><\/figure><div class=\"x-div e5540-e49 m49w-1l m49w-1m m49w-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;15%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e5540-e50 m49w-1v m49w-1w m49w-21 m49w-22 m49w-23\"><h4 class=\"x-feature-box-title\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Transition<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"x-feature-box-text\">We will further develop our links with feeder primary schools.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"x-col e5540-e51 m49w-w m49w-y m49w-11 m49w-12 m49w-13 m49w-14\"><figure class=\"x-div e5540-e52 m49w-1k m49w-1l\"><i class=\"x-icon e5540-e53 m49w-1o m49w-1p m49w-1q m49w-1s m49w-1t\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf19d;\"><\/i><\/figure><div class=\"x-div e5540-e54 m49w-1l m49w-1m m49w-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;15%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e5540-e55 m49w-1v m49w-1w m49w-21 m49w-22 m49w-23\"><h4 class=\"x-feature-box-title\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Student Achievement<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"x-feature-box-text\">We will continue to map the Year 7 to 9 curriculum in line with The Australian Curriculum.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"x-col e5540-e56 m49w-w m49w-y m49w-11 m49w-12 m49w-13 m49w-14\"><figure class=\"x-div e5540-e57 m49w-1k m49w-1l\"><i class=\"x-icon e5540-e58 m49w-1o m49w-1p m49w-1q m49w-1t m49w-1u\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-o=\"&#xf00c;\"><\/i><\/figure><div class=\"x-div e5540-e59 m49w-1l m49w-1m m49w-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;15%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e5540-e60 m49w-1v m49w-1w m49w-1x m49w-22 m49w-23\"><h4 class=\"x-feature-box-title\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Curriculum Development<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"x-feature-box-text\">We will improve student engagement and success through more relevant and contemporary curriculum.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"x-col e5540-e61 m49w-w m49w-x\"><span class=\"x-image e5540-e62 m49w-28 m49w-2a\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ms-3.png\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e5540-e63 m49w-0 m49w-4 m49w-5\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/books.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center; background-size: cover;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e5540-e64 m49w-8 m49w-9 m49w-a m49w-b m49w-c m49w-h m49w-t\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e5540-e65 m49w-w m49w-x\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e5540-e66 m49w-1v m49w-1w m49w-1x m49w-1z m49w-20 m49w-24\"><p><span>The Year 7 students have their own class teacher with whom they do the majority of their work. Depending on the skills and interests of the teachers, a system of rotation for different learning areas may occur.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Year 8 students are taught by a team of teachers. Generally each class will have the same teacher for English and Society and Environment, and another teacher for Science and Mathematics. This ensures that nearly 50% of their week, students are taught within the Secondary Years, by 2 teachers. For the remainder of the week, students move to other learning area sites with subject specialist teachers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Year 9 students are placed in to home groups so that have at least 1 learning area taught by their home group teacher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Each year level has a year level mentor, who with class and home group teachers, meet regularly to discuss the needs and specific programmes for that group of students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Each week a pastoral care lesson occurs that supports students with social and life skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Students in our Years 10-12 are offered individualised educational opportunities to cater for their personal educational needs, based on their own aspirations for their future after school. Our aim is to ensure that every student who leaves The Heights School has the capabilities and skills to take control of their lives in ways that will benefit not only themselves, but the community and society in which they live and contribute to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We do this by providing expert teachers who deliver rigorous teaching and learning programs which encourage students to become optimistic, powerful and independent critical thinkers and learners. Our students do this by modelling the school\u2019s values of \u201chave a go, go hard and keep going\u201d by focussing on extending inquiry, critical thinking and problem solving.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e5540-e67 m49w-w m49w-x m49w-15\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e5540-e68 m49w-0 m49w-3 m49w-4 m49w-6\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e5540-e69 m49w-8 m49w-9 m49w-a m49w-b m49w-c m49w-h m49w-u\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e5540-e70 m49w-w m49w-x\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e5540-e71 m49w-17 m49w-1a\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Student Led Conferences and Round Table Assessment<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e5540-e72 m49w-1b m49w-1d m49w-1g m49w-1i\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e5540-e73 m49w-1v m49w-1x m49w-1z m49w-23 m49w-25 m49w-26\"><p><span>Over the course of the year, all Year 7-9 students present their work to their parents and teachers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Year 7 students do this midway through the year at Student Led Conferences where they describe their learning and show their parents all their work books and folders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As part of the end of year assessment, all Year 8 and 9 students at The Heights School participate in a Round Table Assessment process which has proved to be very successful. The process focuses upon not only student knowledge, but also the broader skills that are required in the workforce and the Australian Curriculum General Capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Students are given an opportunity to plan and organise a presentation, which involves the student speaking about, and demonstrating some of their learning that has occurred over the past year. The presentation is given to a panel that consists of the student\u2019s parent, Home Group teacher and possibly a community representative. After listening to the student\u2019s presentation, the panel provides feedback.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e5540-e74 m49w-8 m49w-9 m49w-a m49w-b m49w-c m49w-h m49w-v\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e5540-e75 m49w-w m49w-13 m49w-16\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e5540-e76 m49w-17 m49w-1a\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">For Students in Years 10-12, we provide:<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e5540-e77 m49w-1b m49w-1c m49w-1d m49w-1j\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e5540-e78 m49w-1v m49w-1x m49w-1z m49w-23 m49w-25 m49w-27\"><ul>\n \t<li><span>Flexible and individualised curriculum within a timetable that allows for the diverse and varied interests and post school aspirations of our students. These include opportunities for our students to study external VET (Vocational Education Teaching) programs, Flexible Learning Options (FLO) and subject acceleration for identified gifted learners who also have opportunity to apply for the Headstart Program and the University of Adelaide.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span>Dedicated senior study space<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span>Access to new and specialised STEM teaching and learning spaces and teaching practices<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span>Personal Development curriculum that is based on the school\u2019s $50 000 Career Development Strategy<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span>Mentoring of individual students<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span>Dedicated expert Research Project team of teachers, who consistently achieve outstanding results<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span>Pathways which provide a seamless transition from school to employment, TAFE or University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secondary Years (7-12) 2026 Stationery List &#8211; Years 7-112026 Stationery Requirements &#8211; Year 12Years 7-12 Calculator Requirements The school and the teachers working with students will ensure that every opportunity is provided to achieve the best possible results from studies during Secondary Years. However, we expect and encourage students to demonstrate commitment, self-discipline and responsibility in order to maximise their &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php\/areas-of-learning\/secondary-years\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":219,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-blank-4.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5540","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5540"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6348,"href":"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5540\/revisions\/6348"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}