Across the many and diverse Humanities subjects, students have enjoyed learning about the world around them through the expertise of their teachers and many experiences this year. 

Student interest in the Humanities Electives from Years 9 to 12 continues to grow and we were fortunate this year to welcome three excellent new teachers. Ms Julia Martin, Ms Eugenie Haleel and Ms Claire van Boxel, have added to our existing high level of expertise, but also a deep interest in facilitating positive and successful learning in their classes. 

Last year’s VCE Humanities results highlighted our students’ dedication and the support of our teachers. Our students excelled, achieving median Study Scores that significantly exceeded state averages. Many achieved outstanding results, with two current Year 12 students, Alice Molnar and Millie Nilsen attaining perfect scores in Accounting and Legal Studies respectively, as well as a prestigious Premier’s Awards.  The success in previous years continues to motivate students in their VCE subjects in 2024. 

Our innovative Harkness-inspired Humanities Program, now in its third year, continues to foster ‘Critical Conversations’ that develop students’ speaking, listening, and reasoning skills. While every Year 9 Humanities student engages in multiple critical conversations throughout the year, the Program is now embedded in all Year 10 Humanities Electives. 

Students also benefitted from experiential learning, including Geography fieldtrips; Year 9s visiting the Shrine of Remembrance; VCE Legal Studies students observing a case at the Supreme Court of Victoria and Year 11 Business Management students visiting and seeing a social enterprise in action.  While the Medieval World came to the Year 8s at School, as part of their studies. At other times, visits by guest speakers for VCE Politics and Humanities Week opened students’ eyes to the challenges and opportunities of a globalised world.