In order to satisfy the ‘breadth of study’ component of the WACE, Carine Senior High School students must complete at least one pair of Year 12 units from each of List A and List B subjects in Year 12. For this requirement, completion of a pair of units means that the student has received a grade for this pair of units. The breadth-of-study requirement must be fulfilled through the study of ATAR, General or Foundation courses. VET certificates and endorsed programs cannot be used to meet the breadth-of-study requirement. VET industry specific courses are not identified as belonging to either List A or List B and as such cannot be used to satisfy the List A and List B requirement for the WACE.
The courses available at Carine Senior High School are as follows;
| List A (arts/languages/social sciences) | List B (mathematics/science/technology) |
| Career and Enterprise | Accounting and Finance |
| Children, Family and the Community | Biological Sciences |
| Dance | Chemistry |
| Drama | Design – Technical Graphics |
| Economics | Food Science and Technology |
| English | Human Biological Science |
| French (second language) | Materials Design and Technology – Textiles |
| Geography | Materials Design and Technology – Wood |
| German (second language) | Mathematics |
| Health Studies | Outdoor Education |
| Literature | Physical Education Studies |
| Modern History | Physics |
| Music | Psychology |
| Philosophy and Ethics | |
| Visual Arts |









