Drummoyne Public School

The heart of our community

Telephone02 9181 2636

Emaildrummoyne-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Learning across the curriculum

Cross curriculum content enriches and supports the learning areas and adds depth to student learning. In NSW students study a range of learning across the curriculum content.

Cross curriculum priorities

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures 
  • Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia 
  • sustainability

General capabilities

  • critical and creative thinking 
  • ethical understanding 
  • information and communication technology capability 
  • intercultural understanding 
  • literacy 
  • numeracy 
  • personal and social capability

Other learning across the curriculum areas

  • civics and citizenship
  • difference and diversity
  • work and enterprise.

© NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2012

Special religious education

The Scripture groups offered are Protestant (comprising Anglican, Uniting and Methodist), Catholic and Greek Orthodox.

Previously known as 'scripture', special religious education (SRE) takes place on Friday mornings:

  • Years K to 2 - 9:30am to 10am, 
  • Years 3 and 4 - 10:05am to 10:35am, and 
  • Years 5 and 6 - 10:40am to 11:10am. 

Any request for a change to scripture group should be made in writing to the Administration Office.