Key Learning Areas

Overview of Courses

There are eight KLAs mandated by the Board of Studies for all secondary schools in NSW. They are English, Mathematics, Science, Human Society and its Environment, Creative Arts, Languages, Personal Development, Health and Physical Education and Technological and Applied Studies.

Links to the NSW Board of Studies syllabuses can be followed from www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au. Students study for the Record of School Achievement (RoSA) and Higher School Certificate according to the rules of the Board of Studies.

Special programs run for students with particular needs. Disability Provisions will be sought and applied according to the guidelines of the Board of Studies.

At the beginning of Years 9 and 11, students receive a handbook with details of courses and requirements for that Stage of learning..

Religious Education

Religious Education (RE) is anadditional and compulsory KLA for all students in Catholic schools. Students in Years 7-12 are invited into a deeper and more personal relationship with God through their exploration of the sacred Scriptures, their participation in personal and communal prayer, and their living out of Catholic social and moral teaching through works of ministry.

The secondary RE curriculum provides opportunities for young people to act in response to Jesus’ great commandment to love God and love others and thus, follow ‘the way, the truth and the life’.

At Marian Catholic College, our aim is to educate our students in the faith, teachings, history and traditions of the Catholic Church. Religious Education is an integral part of Marian Catholic College and gives the school a richness of meaning and purpose. Marian Catholic