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At Damascus College, we are committed to providing quality education, in which each individual child is encouraged to maximise their potential, in all of their endeavours, by being the best they can be.

During the formative and senior years, we foster the academic, social-emotional and spiritual growth of our students with an emphasis on educating the whole child.

The following information aims to assist parents and guide students on their pathways and subject selections. We hope the information below will ignite conversations between parent, student and their teachers so that decisions made are in the best interest of the students' academic pathway.

Pathways Handbooks

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Subject Selection Key Dates and Process

The Pathways and Subject Selection process involves a number of steps. These steps are listed below.

All subject selection and preferences will be finalised 1st week of September.

Possible Futures: Careers and Pathways information:

  • TA groups will discuss with students goals, careers and pathway options.
Students will participate in:
  • Making elective preference choices in draft form over the holidays.
  • Students in Year 8-11 attending the Subject Selection Expo
  • Completing the pathways and subject preference form (Year 10 into 11) and/or subject preference form (Year 8 into 9 and 9 into 10).
  • Complete all Application Forms and submit to relevant coordinators

Subject preference form is due prior to TA interviews scheduled for early Term 3:

  • TA Interviews
  • Students will need to have their draft subject selection form cited by their parents/guardians and TA's before they are allowed to enter their preferences online.

Interviews (acceleration):

  • Students currently in Year 9 can apply for acceleration in VET or a VCE study if they meet the criteria. An interview will be conducted post-application and when students have entered their preferences.
  • These interviews take place after students have entered their preferences and will include parents and student

Staff Contacts

Specific queries relating to subjects, pathways or the general Learning and Teaching program can be directed to subject teachers, as per contact list below.

2026 Subject Staff Contacts

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