This Curriculum Outline is designed to communicate what your child is learning so you can support them at home this term. At Good Samaritan, we believe that the partnership between you as parents and our teachers are the most important influences on your son’s or daughter’s education.

The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is responsible for setting and monitoring quality teaching, learning, assessment and school standards across NSW public, Catholic and independent schools. NESA also develops Kindergarten to Year 12 syllabuses for NSW schools. Syllabuses identify: the knowledge, understanding, skills, values and attitudes students are expected to develop at each stage; what students are expected to know and do; Learning across the curriculum areas: cross-curriculum priorities, general capabilities and other important learning for all students.

The Scope and Sequence of learning in the GSFM Learning Support Centre follows the NSW English and Mathematics Syllabuses for the Stage/s at which the students are working and are modified and adjusted according to student Personalised Plans.

Students take part in Religious Education, Science and Technology, Human Society and its Environment, and Physical Development and Health and Physical Education lessons with their general class. They also attend Creative Arts lessons and attend all excursions and extra experiences, including masses,  with their general class.

Please refer to your child’s general class Grade Newsletter for details of the content and skills being taught in these Key Learning Areas.