{"id":13,"date":"2021-11-30T14:27:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T03:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/beyond-the-classroom\/what-our-students-learn\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T11:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:39:49","slug":"what-our-students-learn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/in-the-classroom\/what-our-students-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"What our students learn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">At St Andrew\u2019s Cathedral School, we craft our curriculum to provide students with access to powerful knowledge. That means that they are equipped with the core concepts and important content within each subject, as well as the subject-specific skills that empower them as change-makers. This is further complemented by opportunities for inter-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary thinking that deepens and transfers both knowledge and skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Curriculum matters. Taken together, it is a view of the world that informs students what is worth knowing, appreciating and being able to do.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">As a diverse, international school, our curriculum encourages students to look beyond themselves and understand the world and their place in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/02\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_1161-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/02\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_1161-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/02\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_1161-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/02\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_1161-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/02\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_1161-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/02\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_1161-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_0353-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_0353-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_0353-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_0353-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_0353-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_0353.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">The curriculum at St Andrew\u2019s Cathedral School is organised according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). The MYP framework for Year 7-10 sits over these guidelines and is also shaped by our Teaching and Learning Model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-font-azo\"><strong>The courses at St Andrew\u2019s Cathedral School fall within the Key Learning Areas:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>English&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mathematics&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Science&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Human Society and Its Environment&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technology and Applied Studies&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Languages Other Than English&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creative Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal Development, Health and Physical Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-font-azo\"><strong>School Mandated Compulsory Course:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Christian Development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-font-azo\"><strong>Elective Subjects are studied from Year 9:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aboriginal Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Commerce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design and Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drama<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>English Elective<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>History Elective<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Industrial Technology \u2013 Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Industrial Technology \u2013 Timber<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Information and Software Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Philosophy and Belief<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photographic and Digital Media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical Activity and Sports Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visual Arts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">There are a number of additional services for students with particular needs.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-font-azo\"><strong>They include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Specialised Learning Department for support and extension activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gifted and Talented Education programmes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>English as an Additional Language or Dialect tuition as required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_0642-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_0642-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_0642-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_0642-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_0642-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_0642.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 11-12<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Students in Year 11 and 12 can choose to study either the Higher School Certificate (HSC) curriculum or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">While both credentials are world class, they are quite different. Students need to think through the requirements and expectations of both programmes of study to determine which programme most suits them. Our students have excelled in both programmes of study in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"child-page-list row child-page-list my-12 p-2 p-lg-0 \">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/in-the-classroom\/what-our-students-learn\/making-the-choice-ib-hsc\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 wp-block-image size-cropped_3x4_portrait is-style-caption-feature mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_0233-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Making the choice &#8211; IBDP\/HSC<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/about-us\/our-results\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 wp-block-image size-cropped_3x4_portrait is-style-caption-feature mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/20230512_Science_1643-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Outstanding results<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At St Andrew\u2019s Cathedral School, we carefully craft our curriculum so as to give students powerful knowledge. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":182,"parent":7,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"9481,9726,9689,8227,8644,9765","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1625,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/1625"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}