Year 8 Curriculum Overview
Compulsory Subjects
All students in Year 8 study the following South Australian Curriculum subjects:
- English (full year)
- Health and Physical Education (one semester)
- Humanities and Social Sciences [HASS] (full year)
- Languages (full year)
- Mathematics (full year)
- Science (full year)
Year 8 Elective Subjects
Year 8 students choose two semester length elective subjects from the list below, in order of preference (1-2), if choosing Specialist Music, this is a full year subject and would use 2 preferences.
In 2027 all Year 8 and Year 8 IGNITE students will also complete two 10-week courses from the Arts and Technologies rotation that they started in 2026. For further information on the rotation subjects, please click on this link: Year 7 Curriculum Overview
IGNITE students must continue in Music Specialist and therefore will not choose any elective subjects. For more information follow this link to the APHS IGNITE Program.
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