Subject Areas & Handbooks
There are 11 Subject Areas students can choose from, which are listed on this page.
Subject Selection Handbooks
Resources Required
For a list of resources students need for their studies at Mercy College, download the Stationery List. Students are also required to bring an iPad and earphones to school each day. For more information about the iPad requirements visit the iPad Program page.
Subjects Offered
There are 11 Department Areas at Mercy College. Eight of these are derived from the Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Essential Learnings, Queensland Year 10 Guidelines and Australian National Curriculum. The other three are school-based Department areas. Each Department has a variety of sub-strands which can be selected.
As a Catholic School, Mercy College expects all students to study some Religious Education which is based on the Queensland Catholic Education Commission Syllabus.
Religious Education
English
Mathematics
Science
Humanities
- History
- Geography
- Civics and Citizenship
- Economics and Business
Visual and the Performing Arts
- Music
- Media
- Drama
- Dance
- Visual Art
- Band
Health and Physical Education
- Health
- Physical Activity
- Personal Development
Languages
- Japanese
- French
- Spanish
Design and Technology
- Food (Cooking)
- Textiles (Sewing)
- Woodwork
- Metalwork
- Graphics
- Robotics
- Computing
Careers and VET
- Work Experience
- Work Education
- Career Development Units
Across the Curriculum
- Assignment Writing
- English Experience
- Life-skills Mathematics
- Units for an Individual Education Program
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