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Academic Programme - Lower School

Under the WA Curriculum Framework, outcomes are organised into eight learning areas. The following chart outlines those
learning areas and the required period allocation from Lesmurdie Senior High School over a student's Lower School Years:

Learning Area	Year 8 Periods	Year 9 Periods	Year 10 Periods	Senior School
Arts	3	3	2*
English	4	4	4	Compulsory
Health/PE	3	3	2*
LOTE	2	2	2*
Mathematics	4	4	3*
SOSE	3	3	3*
T&E	3	3	2*
Science	3	3	2*

All students must study each learning area. Numbers in the chart above indicate the minimum amount of periods to be studied. An asterisk (*) indicates students have the option of selecting extra courses from these learning areas. All students will complete 25 periods of study a week - this allows Year 10 students the flexibility to study particular learning areas in depth.

YEAR 10 CURRICULUM STRUCTURE
All 2007 Year 10 students at Lesmurdie Senior High School will have a full curriculum from each of the eight Learning Areas.
COMPULSORY COURSES

1. All Students will study a year long course in English
2. All students will study year-long courses in the following Learning Areas:

Arts (2)
Health and Physical Education (2)
Languages Other Than English (2)
Mathematics (2)
Science (2)
Society and Environment (3)
Technology and Enterprise (2)

Students will extend their study in any three learning areas of their choice listed in No 2 (above).