Year 9 Overview

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At Fountain Gate Secondary College, Year 9 students can be part of one of the following programs: 

  • High Achievers’ Program (HAP) 
  • Rugby Academy 
  • General Program 

While most students will be placed in the General Program, students will be placed in the Enrichment classes for English and/ or Mathematics if their data is eligible. 

All programs support future pathways into General or in the senior years. 

If students would like to be considered for the Rugby Academy, they should indicate this when making their subject selections in Thrive.  There is a formal application and interview process that must also be completed. 

Students are placed in Mathematics, English or () based on eligibility and student performance data. 

General Program

GENERAL Program 1 2
CORE

Year long
All pathways (General, High Achievers’ Program, and the Rugby Academy) complete the core and guided choice options  English: 
•  Standard 
•  Enrichment 
•   
English: 
•  Standard 
•  Enrichment 
•   
Maths: 
•  Standard 
•  Enrichment 
•  Essential 
Maths: 
•  Standard 
•  Enrichment 
•  Essential 
Gateway & Thrive Gateway & Thrive
Health and PE Health and PE
Humanities Humanities
Science Science
Guided Choice: based  Must be selected from: 
The Arts 
The Technologies 
Elective 1 Elective 2
Elective 3 Elective 4

Rugby Program

RUGBY Academy  1 2
CORE

Year long
English: 
•  Standard 
•  Enrichment 
 
English: 
•  Standard 
•  Enrichment 
 
Maths: 
•  Standard 
•  Enrichment 
Essential 
Maths: 
•  Standard 
•  Enrichment 
Essential 
Thrive Thrive
Health and PE Health and PE
Humanities Humanities
Science Science
Guided Choice: based  Must be selected from: 
The Arts 
The Technologies 
Elective 1 Elective 2
RUGBY RUGBY

High Achievers’ Program

High Achievers’ Program 1 2
CORE

Year long
English
Mathematics
Thrive
Health and PE
Humanities
Science
English
Mathematics
Thrive
Health and PE
Humanities
Science
Guided Choice: based Must be selected from: 
The Arts 
The Technologies 
Elective 1  Elective 2 
Elective 3 Elective 4