• The College’s desires for our students
• The Curriculum: Senior School Overview
• The 8 Major Learning Areas
• The 9th Learning Area
• Year 11 & 12 Program

The College’s desires for our students

The Cornerstone staff hope that students graduate having an awareness of their God given gifts and talents and be ready to take their place in further training or employment. We also hope that graduates will have the capacity to make a positive difference in the community and in the lives of those who surround them

We desire the following:

• To see students flourish as God grows their character, skills, knowledge, abilities and attitudes.
• To encourage their Christian faith to grow and mature.
• To challenge students to strive for excellence in all they do, like an athlete seeking to rise to the next level of ability and achievement.
• To develop a sense of the immensity of their value as a person who is unique and a special child of God.
• To see students develop a passion for learning and personal growth and an understanding that ongoing learning is essential to effectively engage in the world of work.
• To have a hope for the future that grows from knowing God and His purposes.

Curriculum Senior School Overview

In accordance with the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, Cornerstone Christian College operates within the guidelines of the Curriculum Framework. The Framework identifies a number of learning outcomes which students should demonstrate at various stages of their development. It sets out what students should know, understand, value and be able to do as a result of the programs they undertake in school from Kindergarten to Year 12.

The 8 Major Learning Areas

These outcomes are specific to 8 major Learning Areas:

• The Arts
• English
• Health and Physical Education (H & PE)
• Languages Other Than English (LOTE)
• Mathematics
• Science
• Society and Environment (S&E)
• Technology and Enterprise (T&E)

The 9th Learning Area

At Cornerstone, we add a ninth learning area—Bible and Christian Living. Further information about how a Christian Worldview is integrated into the program can be gained by organising a tour of the school with a member of the College’s Leadership Team.

Year 11 & 12 Program

When the Leadership Team undertook the task of establishing a program for students entering Years 11 and 12 at Cornerstone, much thought was given to a structure and selection of courses that would allow students to achieve their educational dreams and aspirations. Prior to offering year 11 and 12 courses, our Year 10 graduates were forced to enter other schools to complete their educational programs. We are now extremely pleased to offer students a range of subjects at Cornerstone, which will equip them for entry into universities, TAFE or the workforce. Not only can they complete a normal suite of academic subjects, but they can do so in a school environment that allows all people to openly speak about the Christian faith. In many other schools, matters of faith and Christianity are suppressed. Our hope and prayer is that all students at Cornerstone can learn in an environment where educational excellence is valued and pursued and they have the freedom to explore the most important questions in life that revolve around our faith and beliefs.

In some Christian and Catholic schools, all students are required to complete a ‘Religious Studies’ course as a compulsory subject. Where this is the case, the students’ subject choices are limited to 5, because 1 subject is pre-determined by the school. A standard senior school course requires students to select 6 courses of study, each requiring a commitment of 240 minutes per week. At Cornerstone, we have adopted a different approach, because our desire was to allow students to select a full 6 subjects/units.

By adopting an alternative timetable configuration, we have been able to allow students to choose 6 subjects/units of study, whilst also allocating 80 minutes per fortnight for a subject we refer to as ‘Bible and Christian Living’. It was important for us to ensure that students had some time in their timetable specifically for the purposes of developing their understanding of the Christian faith and the Biblical perspective of life. Since the introduction of this format for senior students, we are convinced that this is the best structure for our students.

Another imperative for us was the development of courses that catered for both those students who are likely to pursue university studies and those who will enter TAFE or the workforce. We are confident that for the vast majority of our students, a suite of subjects can be selected that will prepare them for their post-school education and training.