Welcome to Senior School
Sacré Cœur's Senior School includes students in Years 7 to 12. In Senior School, a supportive culture of excellence is underpinned by our focus on academic endeavour and our commitment to the holistic development of each student.
Through a carefully planned curriculum and an unwavering commitment to wellbeing, our students strive to achieve their personal best while developing a strong sense of responsibility and service.
Senior School students enjoy state-of-the-art facilities adjoining beautiful heritage environments that reflect our School's proud, 135+ years of history and learning.
year 7
year 7
year 7
Year 7 marks a key transition to Senior School, with students forming new friendships and social connections. Through experiential learning programs and small class sizes, students settle in quickly, building confidence via a diverse curriculum and co-curricular opportunities such as Year 7 Camp.
Year 8
Year 8
Year 8
Year 8 sees students grow both personally and academically as they develop empathy, goal setting, effective communication and leadership. A significant focus is City Cite — an urban educational experience where students work in teams to develop solutions to world problems. Students also participate in an inter-disciplinary sustainability project.
Year 9
Year 9
Year 9
Unique to Sacré Cœur, the Notre Monde Program has been expertly designed to empower Year 9 students to trial and pursue different interests and passions.
Year 10
Year 10
Year 10
Year 10 is a time for decision-making as students follow their individual paths based on talents, interests and goals. Choosing from a broad range of elective subjects (including some VCE Units 1/2), Year 10 students enjoy new challenges and begin to develop a clear understanding of future study and career pathways.
Years 11 and 12
Years 11 and 12
Learning Diversity
We take an individualised approach to learning enhancement in Senior School. We cater to the needs of both highly able students and those requiring specific learning support, ensuring that all learners are engaged and motivated.
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Be guided by exceptional Senior School teachers
Widely regarded as a school of choice for highly qualified teachers, Sacré Cœur prides itself on employing passionate teaching staff who bring out the best in students. Through a personalised approach, our teachers understand the individual needs, motivations and learning styles of each student and empower them to reach their full potential.
Our teachers are committed to high academic standards, with many experienced in curriculum development, writing and editing of text books as well as setting and marking VCE examination papers.
Joigny Junior School
Named after the birthplace in France of our Sacred Heart founder, St Madeleine Sophie Barat, Joigny is a stimulating, challenging and caring environment for students from Prep to Year 6.A Joigny education builds upon the natural curiosity and enthusiasm children possess, fostering a strong sense of agency and capability (self-efficacy) in each of our students.
Five values form the key tenets of our contemporary learning framework
Purpose
Excellence
Care
Hope
Connection
We understand that each student learns in her own way and at her own rate, and meet these individual needs through differentiated approaches.
Every Joigny student is well-known, supported by a team of specialist teachers including their dedicated Class Teacher. At each year level from Prep-Year 6, students take part in specialist programs that include French, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Music, Choir and Digital Technologies.
In addition, a particular feature of our Junior School curriculum is the Wellness program through which our students are explicitly taught personal and social capabilities to assist the development of their social skills, wellbeing practices, leadership potential and self-efficacy.
Prep to year 2 Foundation Years
The school experience in the foundation years of Prep to Year 2 encourages children to explore and builds upon their natural curiosity, with particular focus upon literacy and numeracy. Our programs reflect a relentless determination to ensure success for all, which is achieved by having high expectations for all students, providing early intervention for children who are having difficulties and ensuring students are actively engaged during learning time.
Specialist programs in Music, Choir, Visual Art, French, Physical Education, Digital Technology and Library enable our students to develop skills and understandings across diverse areas. In addition to Music and Choir, students in Year 2 also participate in an Instrumental program, in which the girls learn to play stringed instruments.
The Student Leadership program begins from Prep, provided through classroom programs as well as the positions of Class Representatives on the Student Representative Council and the Green Team (environmental sustainability group).
Years 3 and 4 Middle Primary Years
Developmentally, learners in Years 3 and 4 become less egocentric and more focussed and persistent. During these years, the students are encouraged to look beyond themselves to the wider world making connections with the environment, sustainability and other global issues which impact on their own world.
As part of their Religious Education program, students in Years 3 and 4 participate in the Sacramental Program. Students in Year 3 receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and students receive the Sacrament of First Eucharist in Year 4.
In Year 3, students take part in an overnight camp experience based onsite. In Year 4 the students take part in an overnight camp at an offsite venue.
The Student Leadership program is provided through classroom programs as well as the positions of Class Representatives on the Student Representative Council and the Green Team (environmental sustainability group).
The Co-Curricular program offers Years 3 and 4 students opportunities to develop areas of interest beyond classroom learning, and includes activities such as: House Sport; Squad Training (swimming, diving, cross country running, athletics); Chess Club; Yoga; Tennis lessons; Garden Gang; Bow Rock (stringed instrumental group); Calm Club and Drama Club.
Years 5 and 6 Senior Primary Years
In preparation for their transition to Senior School, Years 5 and 6 students develop independence in their learning and a strong sense of self through leadership and personal growth programs.
Specialist programs are undertaken in Visual Art, French, Physical Education, Library, Choir, Digital Technology and Music. In addition to Choir and Music lessons, all Year 5 students study a musical instrument in small groups for the year, participating in various ensembles.
In Year 5, students take part in a three day/two night camp experience that focuses upon the development of personal and interpersonal skills. Students in Year 6 participate in a three day/two night camp that seeks to further develop their independence and sense of self.
In addition to the classroom and class representative positions available in the younger year levels, the Student Leadership program for Years 5 and 6 students calls upon the students to be actively seeking to assist and lead the Junior School. In Year 5, all students take part in the Prep/Year 5 Buddy program which focuses upon outreach to others. In their final year of Junior school, all Year 6 students take part in a leadership program that sees them inducted into leadership positions as members of committees that hold particular responsibilities for the year.
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