Curriculum in the Year 7 to Year 10 phase of learning seeks to recognise and cater for the different stages of development students are experiencing. The knowledge and skills acquired will help prepare students for a rapidly changing society and equip them to be a valuable part of society. The academic emphasis within this area is for students to achieve the best of which they are personally capable whilst we nurture and foster the development of the whole person, recognising the need for a balanced approach to life and study.

There are five (5) lessons per day, and each lesson is 60 minutes in duration. Saint Mary's Catholic College delivers the Australian Curriculum using a disciplinary approach with specialist teachers.

All subjects in year 7 and 8 are compulsory

• Religion
• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Health and Physical Education
• Humanities and Social Sciences: Civics and Citizenship, Economics and Business, Geography, and History 
• The Arts
• Design Technologies
• Digital Technologies

Year 9/10 Compulsory subjects

• Religion
• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Health and Physical Education
• History

Year 9/10 Elective subjects

Students in Years 9 and 10 choose three (3) electives. Electives are studied all year for two (2) lessons per week.  Subjects that may be on offer include:

• Dance​
  
• Digital Technologies
• Design and Technologies: Engineering
• Design and Technologies: Food and Fibre Production
• Design and Technologies: Materials and Technologies
• Drama
  
• Economics and Business
• Music
• STEM
• Visual Art