YEAR 7 2025

​Thank you for your interest in your child attending the College in Year 7 2025. 

In Year 7, the College seeks to provide as broad an educational experience as possible for students in this transition year. Our curriculum structure is designed to facilitate a personalised approach to learning for students. The Year 7 compulsory core subjects help students to develop key skills and competencies. Students are also introduced to a number of Option courses catering for a wide range of student interests, from which they can choose to study in more depth in Year 8. 

Year 7 Core Subjects

  • Religious Education

  • English

  • Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Mathematics

  • Science

  • Japanese

  • Health and Physical Education

Options courses 
Year 7 students rotate through different Options throughout the year. This provides them with an opportunity to try each of the courses and enables them to give everything a go. The current Option courses are:

  • Arts: Art, Dance, Design Graphics, Drama, Music, Media

  • Technologies: Digital Systems, Engineering Systems, Food Science, Materials: Wood, Materials: Metals, Product Design 

     

All of our students in Year 7 also study the following courses that assists them with the adjustment to life in a Secondary School environment.  ​

  • Ignite Skills

  • Reading, Engagement and Discovery (R.E.A.D)

  • Literacy

  • Friendology

Academic Curriculum Extension (ACE) program (Years 7 to 10)
We recognise the unique gifts and talents of all our students and seek to provide enriching extension activities for students with demonstrated academic aptitude through our ACE program. This dynamic course aims to develop students' critical and creative thinking, problem solving skills, and academic resilience. Our ACE program is design to promote curiosity and enhance students' intrinsic motivation in an academically stimulating environment.  The program consists of dedicated Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) and Science extension lessons, dedicated to deep learning, creative thinking and problem solving. There is also an additional 'ACE' period per week to further equip students with academic extension skills. Entry is considered through application and review of student data. 
NB: A student must first be enrolled at the College to apply for the ACE program.
How to apply: Applications will open in Term 3, 2024.

Special Instrumental Scholarship 
Our Special Instrumental Scholarship (SIS) is offered to Year 7 students who show potential for learning and excelling on a chosen musical instrument. If selected, students are given the option to learn a band instrument or voice for free through the program. To find out more click here. 

Nagle Knights AFL Academy 
Our Nagle Knights Australian Football League (AFL) Academy provides students who wish to pursue excellence in the sport of AFL an opportunity to further develop their footballing ability with a focus on improvement of skills and game play. The program focuses on the development of the whole child using AFL as an instrument to engage and educate students. To find out more click here. 
How to apply: Applications will open in Term 3, 2024.

How to Apply

  • For further information on how to enrol your child at Nagle and to download our Enrolment Pack, please refer to our Enrol at Nagle section.

  • Please note: All Year 7 2025 applications require the student's Year 5 Semester 2 Report and Year 5 NAPLAN Result. 

Key Dates 

Term 1

  • Week 3: Principal visits to local Catholic Primary Schools

  • Week 4 - Week 7: College Tours will be running on multiple dates and times during these weeks. Click here to book a tour.

  • Week 6: Wednesday 6 March, 5.00pm: Information Evening (College Gymnasium)

  • Week 9: Wednesday 27 March: Applications close (Please note: applications received after this date could be subject to a wait list)

Term 2

  • Week 1: Wednesday 17 April - Wednesday 24 April: Enrolment interviews open for bookings - parents/caregivers to call the College 

  • Week 3 - Week 5: Interviews to take place (Please note interviews times run throughout the day 8:00am - 4.30pm)

  • Week 10: Letters of Offers sent

Term 3

  • Week 1: Acceptance paperwork due to be returned to the College

  • Week 3: Information on applying for our Academic Curriculum Extension program, Nagle Knights AFL Academy, and Special Instrumental Scholarship to be sent to families. 

Term 4

  • Week 1: Families advised of House allocation

  • Week 4: Friday 1 November: Orientation Day

  • Week 7: Welcome Pack sent to families