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Key Learning Areas

Curriculum requirements are set by the NSW Board of Studies and the NSW Department of Education and Training. There are six key learning areas (KLA.s). They are:

English
In English students develop knowledge, skills and understanding about English language and literature and the ability to talk, listen, read, view and write with purpose, effect and confidence. They develop knowledge of the ways in which language varies according to context and a sound grasp of language structures, spelling and grammar. The three broad strands of English are:

• Talking and Listening
• Reading
• Writing.

Mathematics
Mathematics involves the development of students' thinking, understanding, competence and confidence in the application of mathematics. The five broad strands of Mathematics are:

• Working Mathematically
• Number
• Patterns and Algebra
• Measurement and Data
• Space and Geometry.

Science and Technology
In Science and Technology students develop competence, confidence and responsibility in their interactions with science and technology. The four broad strands of Science and Technology are:

• Investigating Scientifically
• Designing and Making
• The Natural Environment
• The Made Environment.

Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE)
HSIE enhances each student's sense of personal, community, national and global identity and enables them to participate effectively in maintaining and improving the quality of their society and environment.

The four broad strands of HSIE are:

• Change and Continuity
• Cultures
• Environments
• Social Systems and Structures.

Creative Arts
Creative Arts enables students to gain increasing understanding and accomplishment in the visual arts, music, drama and dance and to appreciate the meanings and values that each of the artforms offers personally, culturally and as a form of communication. The broad strands of Creative and Practical Arts
are the artforms:

• Visual Arts
• Music
• Dance
• Drama.

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE)
PDHPE develops the knowledge, skills, understanding, values and attitudes students need to lead healthy, active and fulfilling lives. The three broad strands of PDHPE are:

• Fundamental Movement and Physical Activity
• Healthy Choices
• Self and Relationships.