Faculties

The Humanities Department at Cathedral College Wangaratta covers a vital, active, socially and environmentally aware group of subjects that aim to help students understand the world in which we live, because it is concerned with people in different time and in different places. We expect students to investigate, to analyse, to question, to observe and to participate in fieldwork that helps develop perspective and important insights into how people engage with their social and physical environments.

In English, History and Geography classic and modern texts challenge our students at every Year Level and analysis of these encourages our students to develop an awareness of their place in the world and an understanding of other people’s values and beliefs.

Covering a time span from the most ancient of times to the foreseeable future, students studying within The Humanities Department have the chance to become more responsible, thoughtful and educated citizens.

The Arts Creative Faculty shapes, innovates and leads the development and implementation of The Arts subjects consisting of, but not restricted to, Music, Drama, Art, Food and Technology, Materials and Technology, and Information and Communications Technology. These subjects continue to play an important role in the holistic education offered at our College and are important for providing the chance for students to build on problem-solving skills, think outside the square and develop their own belief in their individual ideas.

Students realise and explore skills in design, animation, programming, software development, construction, food preparation, dancing and music through the elective programmes, and it is exciting to witness the extraordinary creativity that occurs in these classes.

The Arts subjects are offered both in implicit and explicit ways across our curriculum and co-curricular activities. A good creative education is the cornerstone of the thriving creative industries, the fastest growing sector of the Australian economy; as a school we will continue to marshal the evidence and educate our students for the present and the future.

Language studies not only provide students with the skills to speak, write and read a foreign language but also give an insight into the history, lifestyle and culture of societies where the language is used. Studying a language can broaden a student’s view of the world and open their eyes to cultures and societies outside of Australia.

German and Indonesian

At Cathedral College Wangaratta, LOTE is taught from Years Prep to Five for one period (per each Language study) each fortnight. At Year Six, students choose the language they would like to study. It is taught for two periods per week and prepares students for the advanced classes that are taught as part of the Year Seven and Eight curriculum.

Students who join The College in Year Seven will study both German and Indonesian. Students learn both subjects for one Semester before they decide what language they will continue with In Year Eight.

In the Senior School, LOTE is offered as an elective from Year Nine and can continue to be studied at the VCE level.

For more information on The College’s cultural exchange program, click on the link below.

Student Language Exchange Program