St Patrick's
Port Kembla
Port Kembla
A Catholic Parish Primary School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Port Kembla is registered by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and is subject to its curriculum requirements. NESA sets and monitors quality teaching, learning, assessment and school standards.It is also responsible for developing Kindergarten to Year 12 syllabuses for NSW schools.
The NSW curriculum includes the Key Learning Areas (KLAs) of:
Each KLA includes syllabuses that are inclusive of the learning needs of all students.
Syllabuses identify:
The primary (K-6) curriculum is organised into four Stages of learning:
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Early Stage 1 |
Kindergarten |
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Stage 1 |
Year 1 and Year 2 |
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Stage 2 |
Year 3 and Year 4 |
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Stage 3 |
Year 5 and Year 6 |
Most students will be working towards the outcomes for their Stage. Some students will be working towards outcomes that are above or below their Stage.
For more information on the NSW curriculum, visit the NESA website.
English is the Key Learning Area where students develop knowledge, skills and understandings about English language and literature. The outcomes and content in the English K-6 Syllabus are organised in the three strands and are developed through modelling and meaningful practice.
The three strands are:
Children are encouraged through experimentation with concrete materials, discussion, practice and modelling to develop concepts in the following strands:
Instruction in this area involving 'hands on' experimentation in activities which children learn to observe, measure, classify, predict and analyse. Students will explore:
We also incorporate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) activities – including robotics – into our Science units. Read more here.
Study in this area focuses on four strands of exploration which include:
HSIE also includes studies of Languages Other Than English (LOTE) such as the Kindergarten to Year 2 study of elementary Japanese Language/Culture.
Lessons are conducted in the context of a weekly program (on Fridays) and co-ordinated by specialist teacher, Mrs Anna Pulbrook.
PDHPE strands include a study of:
Integrated across the KLAs within the scope of classroom programs, the Creative and Practical Arts enable students to gain increasing understanding and accomplishment in:
Work undertaken in each of these areas helps students appreciate the meanings and values that each of the art-forms offer personally, culturally and as forms of communication.
If you have a concern or would like to raise any issue regarding your child’s learning and wellbeing, our staff welcome the opportunity to speak with you about your child.
We ask that you contact your child’s classroom teacher in the first instance. The best way to do this is by:
If the matter is urgent please contact the school office on (02) 4275 5500.