Years 7-8
Across Years 7 and 8, all students complete a minimum of one semester of each Australian Curriculum Elective Offering. Currently, the opportunity to study a language at Ripley is offered via expression of interest during the Enrolment Process.
Year 7 students will study:
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Humanities
- Health and Physical Education
- Dance
- Digital Technologies
- Design Technologies
- Music
Year 8 students will study:
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Humanities
- History
- Geography
- Civics and Citizenship
- Economics and Business
- Health and Physical Education
- Drama
- Visual Art
- Media Arts
- Food Studies
Year 9
In Year 9, students will continue to study the Australian Curriculum and have the first opportunity to select their elective subjects.
All Year 9 students will study:
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- History
- CEO (Economics and Business)
- Health and Physical Education
Students will be able to select four elective subjects from the list of options:
- Dance
- Design Engineering Technology
- Design Manufacturing Technology
- Digi Minds (Digital Technologies)
- Digital Media
- Drama
- Fashion
- Food Technology
- Geography
- Music
- Music Industries
- Visual Art
Year 9 Subject Selection
More detailed information about each subject, including key staff contact information, is available in the 
Junior Secondary Subject Handbook.pdf