Learning
At Wairoa school, we teach the NSW curriculum and offer many different subjects to support each student’s learning. We know that development of skills in literacy and numeracy are the building blocks for learning and for everyday life. Our teachers use effective teaching strategies to help students achieve their goals.
What students learn
Students learn a wide range of subjects in the NSW curriculum. They build skills, think creatively and prepare for life beyond school. Explore how we teach the NSW curriculum through key learning areas.
Our students access an adjusted curriculum, our primary cohort use the access points and content points to develop their learning while our secondary cohort access the life skills curriculum.
Kindergarten to year 6 Key Learning Areas
- English
- Mathematics
- Science and Technology
- Creative Arts
- History
- Geography
- Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE)
Year 7 to year 12 Key Learning Areas
- English
- Mathematics
- Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE)
- Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE)
- Work crew (linked to PDHPE)
- Student Interest Project (SIP)
- Visual Arts
- Music
Our learning approach
Our school uses explicit teaching. This means we clearly tell students what they are learning, why it is important and how to do it step by step. Explicit teaching helps students understand new ideas by breaking them into smaller parts.
Learning at our school is student-centred, inclusive and practical. We are committed to equity and access. We support all learning styles and needs. Our teachers use proven teaching strategies. They take part in ongoing professional development to stay up to date with best teaching practice.
Our learning approach includes:
- real-world learning: hands-on tasks, group work and exploring new ideas
- technology: to help students learn and build digital skills
- flexible teaching: the right support for each student, with a focus on wellbeing
- community connections: through excursions and community access
Helping students progress
We support every student’s academic progress by:
- checking their progress and giving clear and timely feedback
- setting learning goals with each student
- giving extra help with personalised plans and support from specialist staff
- reporting on each student’s learning progress so parents and carers know how their child is doing
- providing targeted literacy and numeracy support in small groups
- making wellbeing part of everyday learning through our zones of regulation program
- working with families to support learning at home and school
- helping students through transitions, like starting school or moving to a new stage of learning.
Learn more about additional learning support at our school.