Find out more about what your child will learn at our school.
GPHS Subject Selection Information
All students have been handed information booklets and forms. Please see Library staff for extra copies. Thank you.
Year 9 and 10 2018 Subject Selection Booklet
2018 Stage 5 Booklet (pdf 225 KB)
Year 10 into Year 11 Information Booklet
2018 Stage 6 Booklet (pdf 641 KB)
GPHS Information Guides
Year 11 student Handbook (pdf 190 KB)
Year 12 student handbook (pdf 213 KB)
The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is responsible for the curriculum, Kindergarten to Year 12, for all NSW schools.
For the high school years, NESA develops syllabuses for all subjects in 8 key learning areas:
- creative arts
- English
- human society and its environment (HSIE)
- languages
- mathematics
- personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE)
- science
- technological and applied studies (TAS).
NSW schools also offer special religious education and special education in ethics via approved providers, where available.
Like all NSW schools, we have developed teaching and learning programs to suit our local context and the needs of our students.
To learn more about the curriculum in NSW, visit:
- NSW Department of Education – key learning areas
- NESA’s Parent Guide – Schooling in NSW which provides information about learning stages, key learning areas and syllabuses
- NSW Department of Education policy – Curriculum planning and programming, assessing and reporting to parents K–12.
Stages of learning
There are 6 stages of learning from Kindergarten to Year 12. High school covers Stages 4 to 6.
- Stage 4 includes Years 7 and 8.
- Stage 5 includes Years 9 and 10.
- Stage 6 includes Years 11 and 12.