IT IS HAPPENING AT LAST!
Wednesday 18th November
After a great deal of anticipation and some delays work has finally begun on our new school hall. The construction company Hanem Group, is trying to work in well with the normal operations and activities at the school in order to minimise disruption and impact. We look forward to seeing the building move to completion in 2010 and are very keen to put this school and community resource to good use.
Andrew Hewitt - Principal
Curriculum
Curriculum in schools is determined by the Board of Studies and approved by the Department of School Education. The six key learning areas are:
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English
Contains three strands of reading, writing and talking and listening. Included in these strands are spelling, handwriting, writing for specific text types, literature and poetry. |
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Mathematics
Mathematics is organised into six strands — one process strand, Working Mathematically, and the five content strands, Number, Patterns and Algebra, Data, Measurement, and Space and Geometry. Working Mathematically encompasses a set of five key processes that are embedded into the other five strands through the content. |
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Science and Technology
Within this Key Learning Area students will engage in various learning processes and develop their knowledge of a range of scientific and technological concepts. These concepts are embodied in each of the content strands of the syllabus. They are:
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Human Society and Its Environment
The outcomes and content in the syllabus are arranged in four strands:
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Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
The subject matter in the syllabus is organised into the following eight strands:
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Creative and Practical Arts
In Creative Arts, students develop knowledge and understanding, skills, values and attitudes in making, performing, organising, composing and appreciating by engaging with the elements of Visual Arts, Music, Drama and Dance, through a range of contexts. |
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