Year 7 overview
One of the most important years of their schooling, our Year 7 students begin their St John’s Grammar Middle School journey with a feeling of belonging to our School and wider community.
To get the very best out of their education, students need to feel they belong, which is why our Year 7 transition program into Secondary School is designed to foster students’ strengths, and introduce them to new, exciting areas of learning. In Year 7, a Transition and Induction program, and layers of care provided through Home Group, House, and our core teaching team, ensures each student is known and supported. Centred around our Year 7 theme, Imagine, we have reimagined our curriculum and programs to offer the best in contemporary education, to excite imaginations and engage learners in the ultimate Year 7 experience.
We feel that learning within the familiarity of a Core Class and learning space, combined with subject specialist teachers, is the most critical ingredient in our Year 7s feeling they belong, which sets them up to achieve to their full potential. A dedicated Year 7 Precinct is centred around this ‘core’ structure, with majority of classes taking place within this hub
Learning in Year 7 is achieved through classroom practice and wellbeing programs designed to support your child to become the best they can be. Our students also experience a range of core and elective subjects to help them discover where their interests and passions lie so they can begin considering study pathways for their future.
We maximise engagement, adventure and challenge through a range of fun activities like our outdoor education challenge week at Hindmarsh Island. Students also have opportunities to learn and soar through interdisciplinary programs unique to this year level, along with a Frequent Flyers program for highly able students who enjoy creative, collaborative, and competitive problem solving.