The broad goals of the Year 8 program are:
- To consolidate the foundations of Year 7 learning and understanding and move students beyond their learning comfort levels
- To offer challenges to develop higher order thinking, creative and critical thinking, increased standards and a sense of self worth through learning about themselves and the world in which they live
Core Subjects:
- Religious Education
- English
- Humanities
- Mathematics
- Science
- Health and Physical Education
- Indonesian OR Italian
Across Years 7 to 9 students also study the following semester length units.
Two units are studied per semester:
- Art 1 Drama 1 Food 1 Music 1 Textiles 1 Design and Materials: Wood 1 Information Technology 1
- Art 2 Drama 2 Food 2 Music 2 Textiles 2 Information Technology 2 Visual Communication 2