Year 7 students at Rossmoyne Senior High School take classes across eight compulsory subjects:

• English, or English as Second Language
• Mathematics
• Science
• Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)
• A Language other than English (Japanese, German, Chinese or French – chosen at enrolment)
• Physical Education or Volleyball
• Health
• Arts ‘taster’
• Technologies ‘taster’

At enrolment, incoming Year 7 students elect their preferences for Languages and Music.

• Languages:
  At enrolment, incoming Year 7 students choose their preferred Language other than English (either Japanese, German, Chinese or French.)
• Music:
  At enrolment, incoming Year 7 students who already play an instrument and live within the school’s intake area may indicate their preference to study music when enrolling and are then offered an audition.

As well as their compulsory studies, Year 7 students take a range of ‘taster’ subjects across the Arts and Technologies learning areas.

Within Arts, Year 7 students take at least one performing arts subject (‘Dance’, ‘Drama’ or ‘Music’) and one visual arts subject (‘Digital Photography’, ‘Media’, or ‘Visual Arts’).

Within Technologies, Year 7 students take a ‘Digital Technologies’ class and also sample classes in either ‘Engineering Principals,’ ‘Food Technology,’ ‘Metal Technology,’ ‘Textiles’, or ‘Wood Technology.’

On top of their timetabled classes, Year 7s also take part in cross-curricular programs including the Community Learning Project that sees students research and tackle a societal issue – applying knowledge across learning areas to plan and pitch ideas for societal improvement.

Rossmoyne believes it is important that Year 7 students are given time to settle and adjust to their new secondary school environment. With Year 7 being a transitionary year, students are given every opportunity to build positive new relationships with peers and teachers.

Where possible, Year 7 students remain in their enrolled courses through Semester 1 to help build these important relationships. At the commencement of Semester 2, Mathematics students will be placed into extension courses based on their Semester 1 results. Students will also be invited to participate in exciting extension courses for Semester 2 in English, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science. Opportunities will be provided to those have shown a keen interest and ability in these subjects.

Rossmoyne Senior High School’s large student population means the timetable is packed with extra opportunities for learning, connection and engaging in special interest activities. Explore the range of student clubs and groups.

The selective entry Specialist Classical Music program is for students who have a passion for and special ability in classical music. The program takes local and out of bounds student applications each year.

Learn more about Specialist Classical Music.

The Specialist Volleyball program allows students with volleyball skills to develop their skills and aspire to higher-level participation in volleyball competitions. The program takes local and out of bounds student applications each year.

Learn more about Specialist Volleyball.

The selective entry Specialist Mathematics program attracts hundreds of applications each year and takes on 25 new students annually. Applications for this program must be submitted in the final year of primary school, for program commencement in Year 7.

Learn more about Specialist Mathematics.

Rossmoyne hosts a Gifted and Talented (GaT) Languages program. The GaT Languages program is one of the many Gifted and Talented selective entrance programs run in Western Australia. Entry into GaT programs is coordinated centrally by the Department of Education WA.

Learn more about GaT.