the Applied subject of Essential English. Mathematics Mathematics is a compulsory core subject across the Year 7–10 curriculum. The Mathematics faculty from Years 7–10 consists of the three classes of Core Mathematics, the STEM Academy Extension Class and the Numeracy Support Program. Mathematics subjects available to students in Years 11 and 12 include the General subjects of General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathematics, and the Applied subject of Essential Mathematics. Humanities Humanities is a compulsory core subject that consists of the classes of History and Geography across the Year 7–9 curriculum. In Year 10, Humanities remains a compulsory subject in which students participate in the semester-long subjects of Ancient History or Modern World History, or the year-long subjects of Geographical Sciences, Introduction to Ancient History, Introduction to Economics and Introduction to Modern History. Humanities subjects available to students in Years 11 and 12 include the General subjects of Ancient History, Economics, Geography and Modern History. Science Science is a compulsory core subject across the Year 7–10 curriculum. Invitational Signature Classes from Years 7–10 in the Science faculty include the STEM Academy Class and the Science Extension Class. Science subjects available to students in Years 11 and 12 include the General subjects of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Psychology, and the Applied subject of Agricultural Practices. Languages German, Italian and Japanese are the school-based Languages Other Than English administered at Alexandra Hills State High School, whereas the languages of Chinese, French and Spanish are also available through the Brisbane School of Distance Education. All students in Years 7 and 8 study a language and are elective subjects from Years 9–12. Health & Physical Education Health & Physical Education is a compulsory core subject across the Year 7–10 curriculum. Health & Physical Education subjects available to students in Years 11 and 12 include the General subjects of Health Education and Physical Education, and the Applied subject of Sport & Recreation. Business Business is studied as an elective subject for one semester in Year 8, whereas from the beginning of Year 9, Business is studied as an 18-month-long course. In the second semester of Year 10, students have opportunities to participate in the elective subjects of Accounting, Business, Business Studies, Legal Studies, Pre-Certificate III in Business, Social & Community Studies and Tourism. Business subjects available to students in Years 11 and 12 include the General subjects of Accounting, Business and Legal Studies, and