Dance is a creative and practical subject where students learn how to perform, create and understand dance in different artistic, cultural, social and personal contexts. Students develop confidence, fitness and body awareness while learning safe dance practices, performance skills and techniques across a range of dance styles. The course also explores choreography, interpretation, performance quality and the elements of dance, helping students express ideas and emotions through movement while working respectfully and collaboratively with others.

“Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp.” – Psalm 149:3

This course aims to provide students with experiences in which the intellect, emotions, imagination and body are all involved and developed through expression, performance, observation and reflection.

Students learn about themselves and others by creating character situations which provide powerful opportunities for exploring the way people react and respond to different situations, issues and ideas.

Music is a gift from God which can be used for the praise and worship of our Father and for our own enjoyment.

The music course is designed for students seeking to extend their experience and enjoyment of music. Students will achieve this through the integrated learning experiences of performing (developing solo and ensemble skills), composing (improvising, arranging for their class ensemble and creating new compositions) and listening (analysing and understanding a range of styles).

The Stage 5 Visual Arts course aims to enable students to enjoy God's gift of creative expression and to develop practical and conceptual autonomy in their artmaking practice. Through engagement with a range of artists and themes students develop practical skills and techniques in a variety of media (sculpture, drawing, painting, photography). Students work independently to create concepts, which they then spend time developing into polished artworks (or series). They also learn to critique artworks and concepts through a biblical lens, and to communicate in an educated manner about important cultural ideas and events.

Commerce helps young people to develop knowledge, understanding, skills and values so they can make sound decisions about consumer, financial, legal, business, political and employment issues. It isn't just about money. We cover all sorts of real-life issues: how to buy a car or house, how to set up a business, plan a trip, invest in assets, make an advertisement, understand your legal rights and how to avoid scams.

Elective History is a fun and engaging course designed to give students who love history an opportunity to pursue their interest and develop their skills in this subject. It is a separate course to Mandatory History which all students study in Stage 5. Elective History is one of the most interesting NESA subjects available as it allows for the study of many historical subjects that are not covered by other history courses.

All history happens under the sovereign hand of the Lord God. This course gives students greater opportunity to consider their world and humanity's place in it under the lordship of Jesus. As students explore the past and develop a critical understanding of it, they will develop their ability to see the way God has worked and continues to work in the world, while thinking through the impact of human's sinfulness and need for a saviour.

The aim of the Stage 5 Japanese course is to enable students to develop communication skills, focus on languages as systems, and gain insights into the relationship between language and culture.

Learning a language leads to lifelong personal, educational and vocational benefits. Most importantly, it helps students to appreciate the diversity of God's world, enabling them to understand others and value all people as God's children.

Students undertaking this elective course will have had some experience of language learning, with many having studied Japanese in primary school and/or in Year 7. This course aims to revise any previous learning and build upon it. Students will learn to communicate meaningfully with Japanese people and to appreciate the language and culture of Japan.

Students will learn hiragana and katakana and will be exposed to common kanji characters. Students will have authentic opportunities to use Japanese through our visiting Japanese student programs and cultural incursions.

Society has a responsibility to provide a safe, nurturing and challenging environment for children in their early years, as this is crucial to optimal growth and development and understanding of God’s world. Child Studies explores the broad range of social, environmental, genetic and cultural factors that influence prenatal development and a child’s sense of wellbeing and belonging between 0 and 8 years of age.

Child Studies aims to develop in students the knowledge, understanding and skills to positively influence the wellbeing and development of children in the critical early years in a range of settings and contexts.

Humans were made to move. Everything about how our bodies are put together from our brain function to our body structure was designed for movement. Physical Activity & Sports Studies represents a broad view of physical activity and the many possible contexts in which individuals can give glory to God by building activity into their lifestyle. It incorporates a wide range of lifelong physical activities, including recreational, leisure and adventure pursuits, competitive and non-competitive games, individual and group physical fitness activities, and the use of physical activity for therapy and remediation.

Aquatic Technology will be taught for the first time in 2027 and can be studied for one or two years. It is a practical, investigation-based course that explores aquatic environments and the ways in which technologies are used to understand, manage and interact with them. Students develop knowledge of aquatic life, ecosystems and industries while applying scientific and design thinking to real-world challenges. The course emphasises sustainability, innovation and responsible engagement with water-based environments.

Through the study of Food Technology students undertake educational experiences that relate to meeting food needs and wants. This course is relevant to the whole of life as it involves an understanding of God's provision of food, how our bodies have been designed to function using the nutrients provided by food, and how we can choose and use food domestically, commercially and globally to honour and obey God.

Multimedia provides opportunities for students to develop knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to multimedia, photographic and associated industries from a biblical perspective. Core modules develop knowledge and skills in the use of materials, tools and techniques related to multimedia or photography, which are enhanced and further developed through the study of specialist modules.

Practical projects reflect the nature of the Multimedia focus area and provide opportunities for students to develop specific knowledge, understanding and skills related to multimedia and/or photography-related technologies. The course provides a framework from which to look at God's created world and express creative ideas within a biblical worldview.

Through the study of Industrial Technology—Timber, students develop knowledge and practical skills in industrial and domestic settings. Students study the relationships between technologies, equipment and materials and develop skills through hands-on interaction to design, plan and produce timber- based practical projects. This subject provides opportunities for students to express their God-given gifts in design, planning and construction, as it fosters the concept of using God's gifts and abilities to serve and help others.

It also develops in students an understanding of related work environments and workplace health and safety matters, instilling in them an awareness of the need for safety and mutual cooperation within a biblical context. They will develop a range of skills that will equip them for future leisure and lifestyle activities, potential vocational pathways or future learning in the technology field. Students will better understand wise use of the natural resources God has provided for us to use, enjoy and value. We will look to God's creation for design inspiration for each of the projects we undertake.

The aim of the iSTEM course is to promote the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics through the study of technology, engineering and mechanics.

Students will learn to use a range of tools, techniques and processes, including relevant technologies, in order to develop solutions to a wide variety of problems and challenges relating to their present and future needs and aspirations. Students will learn how skilled engineers, scientists and technicians reflect the intricacy of God’s creation as they create practical solutions to real life challenges.

Students will undertake a range of inquiry-based (IBL) and project-based (PBL) learning activities that occupy the majority of course time. Inquiry-based and project-based learning assists students to actively pursue and use STEM-based knowledge beyond the simple transmission of content. Thus in the course structure there are many points at which students raise questions and explore ideas.

In this course students explore and understand the nature of photographic and digital media as an important field of artistic practice, conceptual knowledge and technological procedures.

Building upon information and skills learnt in the Stage 4 Visual Arts mandatory course, this course allows students to investigate photographic and digital media in greater depth, with the opportunity to use photographic and digital technologies as tools to develop their own work.

Students learn about photography and digital media in print, interactive and moving forms. They develop their knowledge of the frames and conceptual framework through examining the conventions, history and relationships within photography and the world.

Students also investigate artists and photographers from a range of eras and periods, including contemporary artists and emerging technologies.

This course focuses on the artistic side of photography and digital media.

The Textiles Technology course gives students opportunities to explore textile design, to broaden their knowledge of the properties and performance of fabrics, yarns and fibres, and to consider the role of textiles in society.

Students apply theoretical knowledge in a practical manner by designing and creating textile-based items to meet specific needs, both for themselves and for their wider community.

Investigations and experimentation enable students to make specific choices of textiles for particular uses. They become discerning and informed textile consumers, relating performance criteria to the intended use of a textile item.