South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA). As a systemic Catholic secondary school in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wollongong, all students must study the Religious Education curriculum developed by the diocese. Junior School In Years 7-10, all students must complete mandatory study in the core curriculum comprising: English Mathematics Science Catholic Studies Human Society and Its Environment (Australian History and Geography) Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Stage 4 (Years 7-8) In Stage 4, students also complete mandatory study in: Technology: Food, Industrial, Graphics, and Textiles Technology (Year 7 and 8) Creative and Performing Arts: Music (Year 7) and Visual Arts (Year 8) Languages: Spanish or Italian (Year 8) Stage 5 (Years 9-10) In Stage 5 (Years 9-10), students have the opportunity to select two electives per year in addition to the core curriculum. Catholic Studies is a mandatory elective course. Elective courses include specific subjects in the Technologies, HSIE, CAPA, Languages and PDHPE key learning areas, which are completed as 1000 hour/200 hour courses in Years 9 and 10 respectively. These include: Technology: Information Software Technology (IST), iSTEM, and all major strands of mandatory technologies HSIE: Commerce, History and Geography Elective CAPA: Music, Visual Arts, Drama PDHPE: Child Studies, Physical Activity and Sports Studies (PASS) Senior School In Senior school, students will undertake either an ATAR or Non-ATAR pattern of study. In Stage 6, all courses are selected by the student based on their interest and capacities. At the end of Semester 1 of Year 10, students will receive an eligibility criteria for all courses offered at the College based on their Semester 1 academic results and effort grades to inform their subject selection decisions, as there are grade prerequisites for entry into certain HSC courses. For example, students wishing to study Mathematics Advanced in Stage 6 must be attaining a grade B or above in Stage 5.3 Mathematics by Semester 1 of Year 10. In Stage 6 (Years 11-12), students must complete mandatory study in the core curriculum comprising: Choice of Studies of Religion (SOR I or II, ATAR), or Studies in Catholic Thought (SICT, Non-ATAR) Choice of English Studies (Non-ATAR), English Standard, English Advanced, or English Extension English Extension II is offered to eligible students in Year 12. Students must study 12 units during the preliminary HSC (Year 11) and at least 10 units during the HSC (Year 12). There are also number of Category B courses