Learning
At Edgeworth Public School, we follow the curriculum guidelines of the NSW Department of Education, ensuring every child engages with a broad and balanced education. The Key Learning Areas (KLAs) form the foundation of our programs, outlining what students are expected to learn and supporting us to deliver consistent, high-quality teaching across all stages.
Our teachers plan and deliver engaging lessons that are adjusted to meet the diverse needs of our learners. We provide the right level of support and challenge so that every child is encouraged to participate, progress, and achieve success.
Students also have opportunities to extend their learning through a variety of enrichment programs, challenges, and extracurricular activities that inspire curiosity and creativity.
Why choose us for your child’s learning?
Strong foundations
We focus on the skills your child needs to succeed in school and beyond. This helps them feel confident and prepared for the future.
High-quality education
Our expert teachers deliver engaging, evidence-based programs across all key subjects, ensuring every child is challenged, supported, and equipped to achieve their personal best.
Inclusive and personalised learning
Our teachers adjust how they teach to suit your child’s needs, interests and learning pace. We make sure every student feels confident and supported.
What students learn
Students learn a wide range of subjects in the NSW curriculum. They build skills, think creatively and prepare for life beyond school.
English: Students build strong literacy skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening to communicate effectively and confidently.
Mathematics: Focuses on developing knowledge of numbers, patterns, shapes, measurement, and problem-solving skills.
Science and Technology: Fosters curiosity, investigation, and innovation in exploring the natural and built world, including the use of digital tools.
HSIE (History and Geography): Builds understanding of people, places, societies, and environments across time.
Creative Arts: Encourages expression and creativity through Music, Visual Arts, Drama, and Dance.
PDHPE: Promotes health, wellbeing, physical activity, and positive relationships.
At Edgeworth, learning is inclusive, purposeful, and future-focused, equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to thrive both now and in the years ahead.
NSW public schools offer special religious education and special education in ethics, delivered by approved providers wherever available.
During enrolment, you can choose a special religious education option for your child from the school’s available approved providers. You can withdraw your child from special religious education by selecting alternative meaningful activities, or special education in ethics if it’s available.
You can update your preference by writing to the school or through the online form available at participating schools.
Visit the department’s website for more information about religion and ethics.
At Edgeworth Public, SRE will occur regularly on Fridays. Options for allocated SRE time include:
Combined Christian – this SRE group will receive support from the Godspace. They will be taught by volunteers from a variety of Christian Churches.
Catholic – this SRE group will receive support from Christ our Light and Life and/or Walking with Jesus curriculums. They will be taught be volunteers from the Catholic Church only.
List of approved providers:
- Baptist Union of NSW
- Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
Links to the curriculum for each of the providers can be found at the following websites:
Catholic Scripture Curriculum:
Combined Christian Scripture Curriculum:
All volunteers have been cleared with a Working With Children’s Check and undergone training to implement their lessons.
If your child is not attending SRE, they will participate in alternate, meaningful activities based on our values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence.
At Edgeworth Public School, we are committed to nurturing the unique talents and abilities of our High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) students through exceptional, evidence-based practices. Our approach is grounded in explicit teaching and high-quality differentiation, ensuring that all students are engaged, challenged, and supported to reach their full potential.
In our classrooms, teachers implement carefully designed differentiation strategies that provide opportunities for students to engage in surface, deep, and transfer tasks. This layered approach allows every learner to ‘lift and stretch,’ promoting higher-order thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills across all learning domains-academic, social, emotional, and creative.
Beyond the classroom, we offer withdrawal enrichment programs that enable HPGE students to collaborate with like-minded peers in stimulating academic environments. These opportunities further extend their learning and foster a sense of community among learners.
At Edgeworth Public School, we value the unique strengths of our HPGE students and are committed to providing challenging and enriching learning experiences in all areas.
Contact us to learn more about how we support high potential and gifted learners.
Our learning approach
Our school uses explicit teaching. This means we clearly tell students what they are learning, why it is important and how to do it step by step. Explicit teaching helps students understand new ideas by breaking them into smaller parts.
Learning at our school is student-centred, inclusive and practical. We are committed to equity and access. We support all learning styles and needs. Our teachers use proven teaching strategies. They take part in ongoing professional development to stay up to date with best teaching practice.
Our learning approach includes:
- real-world learning: hands-on tasks, group work and exploring new ideas
- technology: to help students learn and build digital skills
- flexible teaching: the right support for each student, with a focus on wellbeing
- community connections: through excursions and local programs.
Helping students progress
We support every student’s academic progress by:
- checking their progress and giving clear and timely feedback
- setting learning goals with each student
- giving extra help with personalised plans and support from specialist staff
- reporting on each student’s learning progress so parents and carers know how their child is doing
- providing targeted literacy and numeracy support in small groups
- making wellbeing part of everyday learning
- working with families to support learning at home and school
- helping students through transitions, like starting school or moving to a new stage of learning.
Learn more about additional learning support at our school.
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