Learning and Teaching
All staff at St Gerard Majella are dedicated and committed to delivering a world-class educational experience for all students every day. To do this, staff continually participate in relevant evidence-based professional development, including implementing the current version of the Australian Curriculum. All learning is informed by the Diocesan Learning Framework, which describes the essential elements that inform curriculum planning and decision-making, along with the delivery and evaluation of curriculum in classrooms.
Australian Curriculum
The Australian Curriculum sets goals and expectations for what all Australian children should be taught and learn as they progress through their school life. The curriculum is made up of eight key learning areas. The current Australian Curriculum is implementing Version 9 over the next few years. Listed below are the learning areas currently using V9.
- Religion
- English (V9)
- Mathematics (V9)
- Science (V9)
- Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) (V9)
- The Arts
- Health and Physical Education (HPE)
- Languages (Japanese)
- Technologies (Digital and Design)
In the early years, priority is focused on literacy and numeracy. As the students move through year levels, they focus more on the knowledge, understanding and skills of all eight learning areas. Parent information sessions are held early in Term 1 to assist parents in their understanding of the curriculum implemented in their child’s year level.
There are three dimensions in the Australian Curriculum
- Learning areas – contain content descriptors with detailed knowledge, understanding, and skills to be taught
- General capabilities – skills and abilities intended to help prepare young children to learn, live and work beyond their school years
- Cross-curriculum priorities – priorities that build across the curriculum that allow students to connect the content of different learning areas
For further information, visit The Australian Curriculum
