Key Learning Areas

NSW PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Learning and Teaching

Kindergarten to Year 6 Learning Areas

The areas of learning for students in Kindergarten to Year 6 are:

• English
  students learn about, and learn to use written language.
• Mathematics
  students develop the ability to investigate and solve non-routine problems.
• Science and Technology
  students learn about natural and man-made environments.
• Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE)
  this area deals with peoples' interactions with one another and with their social, cultural and physical environments.
• Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE)
  aims to develop knowledge and understanding, skills, values and attitudes that will help students to adopt active, healthy and fulfilling lifestyles.
• Creative Arts
  students explore and experience different art forms including Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts.
• Languages
  students may have the option of learning and using languages other than English.

The Board of Studies develops a syllabus for each of the learning areas. Along with a defined aim, each syllabus has a set of objectives and outcomes, expressed in terms of knowledge and understandings, skills, values and attitudes.