Line System
Hellyer college uses a time tabling system called lines. There are six lines; to each line students can assign one class. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays all six lines are done, Tuesday lines 1,2,3 and Thursday lines 4,5,6. Typically year 11 students take five subjects, leaving one free line, which tend to be called 'frees' by the students and 'study lines' by the teachers.
During first term, Hellyer has 6 days called line days which are either the Tuesday or Thursday the line would normally occur on. The whole day is spend on that particular line. These days are often criticized, but allow many classes to do things they otherwise couldn't do. This includes things such as excursions, and many English classes watch the movie of the text they are studying on these days. They may or may not end at the normal 3:00pm finish.
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