Digital Technologies

LevelYear 7-8
Learning AreaTechnologies
DurationSemester
SemesterSemester 1 or 2
Additional CostsNone

Who is this course for?

Ever wondered what actually goes on inside your favourite tech or how games are made? If you want to move from just using tech to creating it, this course is for you! Whether you want to build awesome animations, program your own mini-games, or master the secrets of the digital world, come test your creativity and bring your digital ideas to life.

What will I learn?

  • Inside the Machine: Crack open the secrets of computer hardware, software, and local networks.

  • Cyber Armour & Online Safety: Master defence strategies to stay safe, secure, and smart in digital spaces.

  • Data Power: Discover how data drives modern tech and how to harness it for your own creations.

  • Code Your World: Learn practical programming skills to design, build, and play your own custom games and animations.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment will be based on the South Australian Curriculum, Digital Technologies Learning Standards.

Students will be assessed through:

  • Weekly progress on projects
  • Development of a digital solution

Technologies learning cultivates curiosity, creativity and resilience by equipping us to think, make and innovate. Through applying design, systems and computational thinking, we learn how people, technologies and environments shape one another. In Technologies we solve problems with empathy and imagination, acting ethically and collaboratively to create sustainable, preferred futures.


Last updated: 24 September 2026