Science

The Australian Curriculum of Science aims to ensure that students develop:

• an interest in science as a means of expanding their curiosity and willingness to explore, ask questions about and speculate on the changing world in which they live

• an understanding of the vision that science provides of the nature of living things, of the Earth and its place in the cosmos, and of the physical and chemical processes that explain the behaviour of all material things

• an understanding of the nature of scientific inquiry and the ability to use a range of scientific inquiry methods, including questioning; planning and conducting experiments and investigations based on ethical principles; collecting and analysing data; evaluating results; and drawing critical, evidence-based conclusions

• an ability to communicate scientific understanding and findings to a range of audiences, to justify ideas on the basis of evidence, and to evaluate and debate scientific arguments and claims

• an ability to solve problems and make informed, evidence-based decisions about current and future applications of science while taking into account ethical and social implications of decisions

• an understanding of historical and cultural contributions to science as well as contemporary science issues and activities and an understanding of the diversity of careers related to science

• a solid foundation of knowledge of the biological, chemical, physical, Earth and space sciences, including being able to select and integrate the scientific knowledge and methods needed to explain and predict phenomena, to apply that understanding to new situations and events, and to appreciate the dynamic nature of science knowledge. 

Our world continues to be influenced and shaped by technology, therefore computer literacy for your child is an essential skill needed in our world today and that for the future.

Computer skills provide easy access to information and to communication and have become a necessary tool to support and enhance learning across all curriculum areas. 

We offer a comprehensive computing curriculum starting from reception and delivered using current technology. All classrooms and students use Interactive Whiteboards that allow us to construct exciting and engaging learning experiences for your child. 

We have pods of computers, laptops, Interactive Whiteboards and a suite of computers and various digital resources to provide access for all students and staff to a global digital curriculum.

Your child also has two teachers to learn about digital resources as we provide an ICT Coordinator to support staff and students through training and development of skills, programming and integration of information and communication technologies across the curriculum.

ICT capability supports and enhances student learning across all areas of the curriculum. Students develop and apply ICT knowledge, skills and appropriate social and ethical protocols and practices to investigate, create and communicate, as well as developing their ability to manage and operate ICT to meet their learning needs.

Learning areas provide the content and contexts within which students develop and apply the knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions that comprise ICT capability.