Tasmanian Government Junior High Schools are for students in Year 7 – 10 (approximately 12 – 15 years of age). Junior High School provide an environment for students to continue to develop literacy, numeracy and IT, as well as interpersonal skills like planning, problem solving, time management and decision making. Students study a mix of compulsory and elective subjects aligned with their interests and academic and career aspirations . Each school also offers a range of extracurricular (enrichment) activities, including sport, music and excursions. In Year 7 and 8, students will study a range of compulsory subjects, including core subjects Mathematics, Science, English, and Humanities, as well as recreational subjects such as Physical Education, Art, Computing, and Design and Technology. In Year 9 and 10, students will continue to study compulsory core subjects – Mathematics, Science, English, and Humanities – and select other subjects they would like to study. For example, a student that has a strong interest in Science and Computing may elect to study Computing and Extended Science.

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