Psychology in Victorian High Schools

Psychology is the fourth popular subject in the final years of high school (VCE) in Victoria, Australia. Classified in the Science domain, it is additionally taught in many schools in Year 10 and sometimes in Year 9.

Psychology for Year 8 Students

Wanganui Park Secondary College since 2007 has offered psychology in Year 8 as a semester elective subject available to all students as part of its Vertical Modular Group (VMG).

Previously named “Win Friends, Influence People”,  this course “Changing thinking changing people” focusses on Social Psychology exploring the Scientific Method, CBT, Identity Formation & Attribution Theory, Normality & Schemas, contemporary forms of communicating & influencing others.

Click here for samples of student work.

The student workbook for the Course authored by Andrew Chua, a psychologist and secondary teacher.

The Teacher’s Guide gives suggested
lesson plans for the semester course.

You can also download the
Y8 Psych VELS Standards.xlsx

PPT Presentation I’ve delivered at a number of STAVCON sessions on the course.