At Carrum Downs Secondary College we are passionate that every student is supported to achieve their very best. We aim to enhance the intellectual, physical, social and emotional development of all students, and we strive to create and maintain a positive, caring and safe learning environment in which all students are provided with the opportunity to achieve success. We provide students with a balanced and flexible learning program in line with the Victorian Curriculum, which allows students to foster talents and interests, and tailor their learning program towards pursuing a range of potential career pathways. 

Our Curriculum Structure is organised into 6 Learning Areas: English,  Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Health & Physical Education and Arts & Technology. Teachers at Carrum Downs Secondary College are allocated into a learning area based on their teaching allotment, and teachers work in teams to deliver our curriculum and plan collaboratively to ensure that we are meeting the needs for every student.

Our students undertake Connect for one period per week at Carrum Downs Secondary College. Our Connect curriculum focuses on respectful relationships, resilience, building positive connections, incursions and excursions. 

We recently opened our new STEAM centre at Carrum Downs Secondary College! STEAM Education is an approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking. STEAM is for students to work creatively and collaboratively to develop the multidisciplinary skills necessary to research, design, produce, and communicate solutions to real world problems in community and global contexts.

It is the goal of Carrum Downs Secondary College that all students have a successful pathway to university, TAFE or full-time employment. It is essential that students transitioning to the senior years plan carefully and make informed decisions that enable them to fulfil both academic and personal goals. 

The best advice is to choose studies:

• which the student enjoys
• in which the student is likely to achieve success
• that the student may need for future study (prerequisites) or work
• which maintain and develop the student’s special skills and talents

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Year 9 at Carrum Downs Secondary College is an exciting opportunity for students to further explore their interests and passions by selecting from a range of elective subjects. It is a time when we encourage students to consider their upcoming years of education and possible future careers. Students will engage in careers focused assemblies, Morrisby profiling, course counselling and Connect activities that will prepare them to consider options for Year 10.

Year 10

The focus of our Year 10 program is to provide students with as much choice as possible. We aim to provide an enjoyable, relevant, broad and rigorous teaching and learning program that provides both preparation for Year 11 and 12 as well as the training and guidance for future careers. There is an opportunity for students to accelerate their studies with a VCE or VET subject.

Senior - Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) / Vocational Major (VM)