Humanities and Social Sciences

Students embarking on a HaSS pathway go into widely varied career fields such as lawyer, investment banker, psychologists, conservation experts, surveyors, farmers and many others.

The HaSS Department houses Bridgetown High School’s academic extension society, the Copernicus Club.  Students participate in national competitions, custom write excursions, and take on unique in-class projects.  Students have won 155 national merit awards and growing in the past four years.

Students on alternative learning pathways can participate in the Galileo program, which is a series of self-paced courses taught primarily through technology designed to add exposure to different areas in HaSS beyond the curriculum in psychology, sociology and cartography (map-making).  The Galileo program was custom-written for our school and students by a subject expert in the United States.

Curriculum

Year 7

History - Deep Time History of Australia, and Ancient Societies

Economics – Consumers and businesses, and Innovation and Enterprise

Geography – Water in Australia, and place and liveability

Civics and Citizenship – Australian Constitution and the legal system

Year 8

History – Medieval Europe and the Industrial Revolution

Economics – Australia’s mixed market economy, and workplace/financial decision-making

Geography – Landforms, landscapes and hazards, and Changing nations

Civics and Citizenship – Freedom and democracy, and law and order

Year 9

History – Australian History 1750-1914, and World War 1

Economics – Australia in the global economy and business opportunities, risks, and rewards

Geography – Biomes and food security, and geographies of interconnections

Civics and Citizenship – Shaping voter decisions and the Australian court system

Year 10

History – World War II and the Australian Civil Rights Movement

Economics – Economic performance and living standards, and the changing world of business

Geography – Environmental change and management, and geographies of human wellbeing

Civics and Citizenship – Protecting democracy and Australia’s role in the world