Creative and Performing Arts/ Languages (CAPA)
In Creative & Performing Arts (CAPA), students have the opportunity to discover a variety of art forms through a study of Music, Visual Art, Ceramics and Photography, Video & Digital Imaging.
Studying the creative arts, students learn a variety of skills to appreciate, compose, listen, make and perform. Each form has its own unique knowledge and skills, elements or concepts as well as a capacity to inspire and enrich lives.
These subject areas offer students opportunities to explore their creative hands on and making skills with a balance of study and analysis writing.
Stage 4
Year 7 and 8 students will study the following courses as part of their mandatory learning in the CAPA subject area
In NSW high schools, languages is a key learning area.
Language study allows students to develop communication skills, learn about languages as systems and explore the relationship between language and culture. Students engage with the linguistic and cultural diversity of societies and reflect on their understanding of social interactions.
The study of a language is compulsory for 100 hours in one continuous school year from Year 7 to Year 10, but preferably in Years 7 or 8.
Stage 5
Years 9 & 10 are elective years, with students electing to study subjects for Year 9 only (100 hours) or in both Year 9 and 10 (200 hours).
CAPA subjects offered for study include:
Stage 6
Years 11 and 12 are elective years with students electing to study subjects in the Preliminary and HSC courses.
CAPA subjects offered for study in include:
