Learning at our school

Find out more about what your child will learn at our school.

The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is responsible for the curriculum, Kindergarten to Year 12, for all NSW schools.

For the primary years, NESA develops syllabuses for all subjects in 6 key learning areas:

Some primary schools may also offer languages.

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 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. Primary school covers Early Stage 1, or Kindergarten, to the end of Stage 3.

Stage 1 includes Kindergarten to Year 2 (Kindergarten is referred to as Early Stage 1).
Stage 2 includes Years 3 and 4.
Stage 3 includes Years 5 and 6.

There is a growing number of educational websites that Westmead students visit regularly both in class and at home.

You can now login to the student portal to access for information.

We encourage students to sign in to the Google classroom.

The faculties at Westmead PS use Edmodo to engage and involve students, other teachers and parents in creating a digital classroom.

Studyladder is a great learning tool built by teachers to help students of all abilities have fun while learning.