English
In English at Moorebank High School, a highly experienced team of caring teachers work together to engage and maximise the involvement and development of our students in this foundational subject area.
Differentiation is built into the work studied and Assessment Tasks are modified for students with varying levels of ability. Classes are grouped according to talent and need.
- Please click on the following powerpoint to read about our philosophy, our guidelines, and ways to improve your child’s English results. You may note that this last section of the powerpoint can be accessed and understood by students themselves. The slides advance automatically, but you may want to speed up the process by clicking through for yourself.
A PowerPoint Summary
- Although we hope you will feel free to contact any of the English Faculty by phone or email if you have queries or concerns, pre- arranging formal appointment times is necessary in order to maximise staff availability to parents and care-givers.
Examples of excellent creative tasks composed by a range of our students, and employing a variety of forms and media, can be viewed by clicking onto the most recent Moorebank High School Newsletter.
Mathematics
The aim of Mathematics at Moorebank High School is to promote students appreciation and application of Mathematics in their everyday lives. Students are encouraged to develop their mathematical thinking, understanding, confidence, and competence in solving mathematical problems.
Mathematics is a compulsory subject for all students in NSW from Years 7-10 (Optional in Years 11-12). The Mathematics syllabus recognises that students develop mathematical skills at different rates to those in any other subject. For this reason the Mathematics course is a continuum of learning that occurs from the beginning of Primary school to the completion of Year 10.
At Moorebank High the Mathematics Faculty fully supports the spirit of the learning continuum by offering both remedial, standard and extension courses of study in Years 7 and 8. In Years 9 and 10 three separate pathways of study (5.1, 5.2, 5.3 courses) are offered to students dependant on their progress at the end of Stage 4.
Science
We live in a scientific and an ever increasingly technological society. Our students are the future generation that need to successfully engage with key issues such as alternate energy resources, biotechnology, the environment and ever emerging new technologies. They will need to have a solid understanding of Science. Critical to this is a sound grasp of scientific methodology as tool for understanding the world.
To be able to think scientifically and know how to apply this critically to challenges presented is an essential skill for students if they are to become valued and innovative citizens.
Science provides a great opportunity for students to learn through hands on practical activities and experiments. It is engaging and most of all fun!
HSIE
Human Society and its Environment - The HSIE Faculty covers a wide range of curriculum areas and is taught from Year 7 through to Year 12.
- Aboriginal Studies
- Commerce
- Geography
- History
- Work Education
- Business studies
- Legal studies
- Society and Culture
- Economics
Careers
At Moorebank High School we implement the DET School to Work Planning policy.
This means that Careers information is not taught in isolation, but that it is incorporated in all subjects and many activities across the school’s curriculum.
It doesn’t really matter where a particular skill is taught eg. research skills, once the student has learned that skill, s/he is able to apply it in other life situations.
Students are also encouraged to think about where they are now, where they’d like to end up and what they need to do to get there. Each student needs to identify some specific achievable tasks that will help them achieve their goal - this is called their action plan.
Learning Support
Students at Moorebank High School are supported in their learning through a variety of programs, which include:
- Peer Reading Roll Call classes
- TAFE Peer Tutoring
- Life Skills
- Special Provisions
- Integration funding
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Support Teacher Learning Assistance (STLA)
- Skills Roll Call classes
- Peer Numeracy Roll Call classes
- Year 6-7 Transition Program
- Access to external TVET courses
- Stage IV (Years 7 & 8) Options courses – English, Mathematics, Reading
Home Economics
Food Technology: aims to develop an understanding about food systems and skills that enable students to make informed decisions and carry out responsible actions. Students will also develop an appreciation of the importance of food to the wellbeing of the individual and to the social and economic future of Australia. This subject is a UAI based subject.
Hospitality: enables students to acquire a range of technical, personal, interpersonal and organisational skills and to develop key competencies valued both within and beyond the workplace. This subject is a UAI based subject.
Community and Family Studies: aims to develop in each student an ability to manage resources and take action to support the needs of individuals, groups, families and communities in Australian Society. This subject is a UAI based subject.
Textiles Technology: Designed to enable students to understand and appreciate the nature and significance of textiles and to develop confidence and competence in the selection, design, manufacture and application of textile items. This subject is a UAI based subject.
Exploring Early Childhood:
aims to provide an introduction to childhood within the context of a multicultural, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia. Students are also given the opportunity to take home a simulate baby to care for. This is a school based Content Endorsed course and does not contribute to a UAI.
Industrial Arts
The Industrial Arts faculty at Moorebank High School delivers courses of study drawn from a range of syllabus’s in the Technological and Applied Studies area. The aim of all courses is to develop in students the ability to design, produce and evaluate quality solutions to identified opportunities and needs.
Visual Arts
Visual Arts is a place to allow your imagination to reign and your creative juices to flow.
PDHPE
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) contributes significantly to the cognitive, social, emotional, physical and spiritual development of students. It provides opportunities for students to learn about, and practise ways of, adopting and maintaining a healthy, productive and active life. It also involves students learning through movement experiences that are both challenging and enjoyable, and improving their capacity to move with skill and confidence in a variety of contexts. It promotes the value of physical activity in their lives.
Sport
Sport is an essential part of Moorebank High School’s total curriculum. It provides physical and social development while encouraging sportsmanship in an environment conducive to learning. Active participation and enjoyment are essential features of the School Sports Program. The Board of Studies require all students from years 7 to 11 to participate in a wide range of sports encompassing all aspects for broader social and physical development.
Music
LOTE
Computing
In a world increasingly reliant on information and communication technology those who have the knowledge about the technology invent the future.