Subject Areas & Handbooks
There are 11 Subject Areas students can choose from. Handbooks are available for each Subject Area below.
Year 10 Handbook
Year 7, 8, 9 and some Year 10 Handbooks
Religious Education
English
Mathematics
Science
Humanities
- Civics and Citizenship Year 8 Handbook
- Civics and Citizenship Year 9 Handbook
- Economics and Business Year 8 Handbook
- Economics and Business Year 9 and 10 Handbook
- Geography Year 7 and 8 Handbook
- Geography Year 9 Handbook
- History Year 7 and 8 Handbook
- History Year 9 Handbook
Visual and Performing Arts
- Visual Art Year 7 and 8 Handbook
- Visual Art Year 9 and 10 Handbook
- Music Year 7 and 8 Handbook
- Music Year 9 and 10 Handbook
- Drama Year 7 and 8 Handbook
- Drama Year 9 and 10 Handbook
- Media Year 7 and 8 Handbook
- Media Year 9 and 10 Handbook
- Dance Year 7 and 8 Handbook
- Dance Year 9 and 10 Handbook
Health and Physical Education (HPE)
Design and Technology
- Design Year 7 and 8 Handbook
- Design Digital Year 7 and 8 Handbook
- Design Digital Year 9 Handbook
- Food Year 9 Handbook
- Graphics Year 9 Handbook
- Metal Year 9 Handbook
- Robotics Year 9 Handbook
- Textiles Year 9 Handbook
- Wood Year 9 Handbook
Languages
Across the Curriculum
Careers and VET (Vocational Education and Training)
Resources Required
For a list of resources you'll need for your studies at Mercy College, download the Stationery List.
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
