Stage 4 and 5 Agriculture
Agriculture is a dynamic and popular choice with students. It actively seeks opportunities for students to engage with as much real world experience as possible.
We currently have layers (chickens) and sheep as animal enterprises. Crops are regularly grown and sold throughout the school. An active hive is used for honey production, and the farm boasts a growing citrus orchard.
A bush tucker garden has been established as a focal point of the farm to acknowledge and learn from traditional practices of first-nation peoples.
Year 8 Taster Course –
- INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE - AG IN AUST, TOOLS SEEDS
- POULTRY INTRODUCTION - BREEDS, ANATOMY , CARE, DIGESTION
- VEGETABLE PRODUCTION - PLANT ANATOMY, REPRODUCTION, VEGETABLES IN DIET, METHODS OF GROWING VEGETABLES, PLANT REQUIREMENTS, GROWING VEGETABLES, SOILS, FERTILISERS, RAINFALL, PESTS AND DISEASES, FINAL USE OF PRODUCTS
Stage 5 Agriculture -
Year 9
· Farm and Chemical Safety
· Apiculture
· Sheep Production
· Farm Machinery
· Potato Production
· Pastures
Year 10
· Agriculture in the Australian Economy
· Hydroponics
· Beef Cattle Production
· Mushroom Production
· Tractor Skills
· Agricultural Genetics
