Senior School

Building on the foundations of our Junior and Middle Schools, our Senior School sets us apart as a leader in education, discovery and wellbeing.

Our Senior School curriculum provides Year 10 to 12 students with flexibility and choice as they take responsibility for their own learning under the guidance of our expert teaching staff.

We encourage them to embrace co-curricular activities and the community spirit of the School. Crucially, we also empower our girls through our dedicated wellbeing program, giving them the tools to face the challenges that lie ahead.

In Year 10, students study English, Mathematics, Science, History, Physical Education and the SACE Stage 1 Personal Learning Plan.

Students also select elective subjects from a variety of areas to broaden and support their learning and developing interests.

Options could include Business, Innovation and Technology, Forensic Science, Film Production, Justice and Society, Engineering for Global Change, High Performance Physical Fitness and Game Analysis, World of Food and Psychology.

Options within The Arts faculty include Music, Visual Arts, Drama and Dance. Languages on offer are French and Chinese.

The Personal Learning Plan is a compulsory SACE subject, undertaken in Year 10 at St Peter’s Girls. Students consider their aspirations by researching career, training and further study choices. By mapping their future, they identify their learning goals and plan how they can be achieved. A practical component of this course is a formal workplace learning placement, which provides a realworld learning opportunity.

The South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) is an internationally-recognised qualification that leads to a variety of tertiary studies, training and career opportunities. At St Peter’s Girls, students complete SACE requirements over a three-year period by starting the Personal Learning Plan in Year 10.

Year 11 students study the SACE Stage 1 subjects (including a full year of English and at least a semester of Mathematics), as well as the Stage 2 Research Project, where they gain valuable research, referencing and analytical skills.

In Year 12, students complete their Stage 2 subjects.

At St Peter’s Girls, students can choose from 24 SACE subjects across a range of disciplines.

In making their selections, girls are supported to gain the skills and knowledge they need to successfully engage in their future careers and life choices.

SACE subjects on offer may include:

• Biology

• Business Innovation

• Chemistry

• Dance

• Digital Technologies

• Drama

• English

• English Literary Studies

• Food and Hospitality

• General Mathematics

• Languages

• Legal Studies

• Mathematical Methods

• Modern History

• Music

• Nutrition

• Physical Education

• Physics

• Psychology

• Specialist Mathematics

• Visual Arts

Students may also elect to study an IB subject such as Economics, Global Politics or a foreign language as part of a SACE hybrid course.

An IB education aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring graduates who create a better world through intercultural understanding and responsibility.

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is an exciting and challenging two-year course that leads to a highly regarded qualification, which prepares students for success in lifelong learning and opens doors locally and globally for tertiary studies.

The IB Diploma curriculum emphasises both breadth and depth of knowledge. Students study six subjects and three core components: Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) and the Extended Essay (EE). Theory of Knowledge provides the skills to critique knowledge, CAS is a creativity, physical activity and service programme, and the Extended Essay engages students in independent research.

Students choose three subjects to study at a higher level and three subjects at a standard level across multiple disciplines. IB subjects may include:

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Chinese A: Language and Literature

• Dance

• Economics

• English A: Literature

• Global Politics

• Language B: Chinese/English/ French/Japanese

• Mathematics

• Music

• Physics

• Psychology

• Spanish ab initio

• Theatre

• Visual Arts

The IB Diploma is recognised by tertiary institutions locally, nationally and globally. The majority of our graduates attend university in Australia, with others studying at universities in the UK, USA, Hong Kong and Singapore. They study a wide range of degrees from Medicine to Marketing, Quantum Physics to Physiotherapy.

IB graduates speak very highly and passionately of their experiences in the programme and its benefits in preparing them for study at university. The critical thinking and time management skills learned as well as the experience gained by engaging in the programme are invaluable assets for students intending to undertake tertiary study. IB graduates also take into their future endeavours an experience of understanding current and relevant global issues.