Enrichment & Acceleration
As students are identified as benefiting from extension programs, the College offers a range of options that aim to challenge and grow each child.
Acceleration
In a subject: Students are identified as being well ahead of their cohort, demonstrating that they are working at a level similar to the students at the top of the year above.
By a year level: Students are identified as needing to be extended across all key learning areas, and must also have displayed the maturity needed to successfully work in the cohort a year above them.
Extension
Within a Subject
Students are identified as needing to be extended in certain subjects, teachers may provide extra work in class and/or to be completed at home.
l-XL
The I-XL program endeavours to provide opportunities for our students to develop and expand on existing skills and provide some individual choice in their learning.
Each year the students in Year 7 and 8 are provided with a number of choices covering a variety of subject areas and students are able to select one of these options to add to their learning program.
l-XL Stretch
This is an extension program for Year 7 & 8 students in an area of their own personal interest and strength. It runs alongside a range of other electives for students. In I-XL Stretch, students present a project idea and a plan for completion and approval.
Tertiary Extension: Computer Science
We have had students complete one university level programming subject, in partnership with UNSW, whilst the students were in Year 11. In these cases, students have been identified in their Year 9 & 10 Information & Software Technology (IST) class as being well ahead in their understanding of computer programming.
Learning Support
Every child’s learning, engagement and participation in the College is important.
The Learning Support Team leads collaborative meetings with parents to ensure that significant needs are understood and supported effectively by the College. The structure and range of programs used benefit all students across the College.
- Screening assessments for all Kindergarten students to identify extension and enrichment opportunities in literacy and numeracy.
- One-on-one and small group support provided by qualified Teacher’s Aides in the consolidation of numeracy and literacy concepts.
- Essential Assessment outlines the progress of K-10 students on a literacy and numeracy continuum, providing an overview of student learning across the year groups.
- Organisation of supervisors for Year 7-12 students who require special provisions for exam situations.
- The framework for Secondary School students with an intellectual disability to be assessed on Life Skills Outcomes.
- Orientation for students prior to the commencement of the school year.
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