Do Catholic schools work from a different syllabus from other schools?
In aiming to help students integrate faith and life, the Curriculum in Catholic schools is designed to support the holistic development of students – spiritually, intellectually, physically, culturally, socially and emotionally. In P-10, Catholic schools develop their curriculum primarily from syllabuses developed by the Queensland Studies Authority (QSA). These include Pre-school Curriculum Guidelines (Preparatory Year Curriculum Guidelines from 2007) and year 1-10 syllabuses in the eight key learning areas (KLAs) of: • English • Mathematics • Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE), • Technology • Languages other than English (LOTE) • The Arts • Health and Physical Education (HPE) • Science Many schools also offer additional courses to extend the learning of young people. In the senior phase of schooling, Catholic schools offer a broad range of programs based on Queensland Studies Authority Syllabuses, Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses and various school developed pro
