Learning at our school

Stages of learning

There are 6 stages of learning from Kindergarten to Year 12. High school covers Stages 4 to 6.

• Stage 4 includes Years 7 and 8.
• Stage 5 includes Years 9 and 10.
• Stage 6 includes Years 11 and 12.

NSW education standards authority

The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is responsible for the curriculum, Kindergarten to Year 12, for all NSW schools.

For the high school years, NESA develops syllabuses for all subjects in 8 key learning areas:

• creative arts
• English
• human society and its environment (HSIE)
• languages
• mathematics
• personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE)
• science
• technological and applied studies (TAS).

NSW schools also offer special religious education and special education in ethics via approved providers, where available.

From Year 9 students also have the opportunity to choose from a range of elective subjects which they will study throughout Years 9  and 10.

You can see the range of elective subjects we offer here.

Like all NSW schools, we have developed teaching and learning programs to suit our local context and the needs of our students.

To learn more about the curriculum in NSW, visit:

• NSW Department of Education – key learning areas
• NESA’s Parent Guide – Schooling in NSW which provides information about learning stages, key learning areas and syllabuses
• NSW Department of Education policy – Curriculum planning and programming, assessing and reporting to parents K–12.