IB Structure


All IB students complete discipline based subjects

  • One subject from each group

    • Studies in Language and Literature

    • Language Acquisition

    • Individuals and Societies

    • Sciences

    • Mathematics

    • The Arts

  • Students may opt to study an additional Sciences, Individuals and Societies, or Language Acquisition subject, instead of a subject in The Arts

  • Core (Creativity, Activity & Service (CAS), Theory Of Knowledge (TOK) and Extended Essay (EE))

Choose to complete three subjects at higher level (HL) and three subjects at standard level (SL)

  • HL – equivalent to a normal VCE subject

  • SL – equivalent to 6 lessons a cycle



2025 SCHS Subject Offerings

Subject Notes

Pamoja is an online teaching option. In the event that a subject that is offered on Pamoja does not have sufficient students to run as an onsite class the students will be offered the option of taking this online via Pamoja, at their own cost. Only one subject in total can be taken via Pamoja.

Additional subjects options are available via Pamoja. Students could complete one of the below subjects alongside 5 subjects and IB Core at SCHS (to make a total of 6 IB subjects). No additional Pamoja subjects can be added.

  • Spanish ab initio

  • Digital Society

  • Economics

  • Philosophy

Example Student Subject Selection

Example 1: With The Arts Group Selection

  • Language and Literature HL

  • French SL

  • History HL

  • Biology HL

  • Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL

  • Music SL

  • Core (CAS, TOK and EE)

Example 2: Without The Arts Group Selection

  • Language and Literature HL

  • Mandarin ab initio

  • History HL

  • Chemistry HL

  • Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL

  • Psychology SL

  • Core (CAS, TOK and EE)

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