​​O​ur curriculum, in alignment with the Australian Curriculum, is responsive to the needs of modern learners and caters to individual needs. At Holy Family, students will be presented with a curriculum that delivers intellectually challenging learning experiences, with students emerging as articulate, confident and independent learners who increasingly take responsibility for their own learning.

Holy Family has low student to teacher ratios.  Classes remain small to offer students dedicated access with teachers who know the needs of every student in their classes.

Education Context

The overarching goal for learning in Brisbane Catholic Education schools is to empower learners of all ages to shape and enrich our changing world, by living the Gospel of Jesus Christ. All phases of schooling are informed through Brisbane Catholic Education's Learning Framework; Religion Curriculum; Queensland Studies Authority publications; the Australian Curriculum and government regulatory compliance requirements.

The Religion Curriculum P-12 and materials are the source for all planning of Religious Education in Brisbane Catholic Education Schools.

The Australian Curriculum will be the source of all curriculum planning, assessment and reporting for all Learning Areas covered by the Australian Curriculum.

The Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Declaration of Educational Goals for Young Australian identifies the import role education plays in building a democratic, equitable and just society.

School Curriculum Overview

​​Both the Australian Curriculum and the Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians create a backdrop to understanding the educational challenges and changes that require all those involved in education to leave behind old assumptions. It is important that we can "reboot the s​chool" making it a relevant learning environment for our students today.

The Australian Curriculum will be the source of all curriculum planning, assessment and reporting for all Learning Areas covered by the Australian Curriculum.

A Concept underpinning contemporary education is Personalised Learning. There has been much research on the concept of Personalised Learning which consists of five core elements:

1. ​Assessment for learning and the use of evidence and dialogue to identify every student's learning needs.
   
2. Learning and teaching strategies that develop the competence and confidence of every learner by actively engaging and stretching them.
   
3. Curriculum entitlement and choice that delivers breadth of study, personal relevance and flexible learning pathways through the system.
   
4. A student-centred approach to school organisation, with school leaders and teachers thinking creatively about how to support high quality teaching and learning.
   
5. Strong partnerships beyond the school to drive forward progress in the classroom, to remove barriers to learning and to support pupil wellbeing.
   
   

Learning and Teaching within the School Community

Learning in Brisbane Catholic Education schools is underpinned by the beliefs that all learners require:

• ​Multiple and varied opportunities to negotiate, observe, engage in, reflect on, demonstrate and enact their learning; such learning opportunities will occur in individual, small group and whole group contexts;
  
• Encouragement to learn both independently and collaboratively;
  
• Challenges to build upon current knowledge and understandings in order to create new knowledge - be co-creators of learning through supported, structur​ed inquiry;
  
• Opportunities for learning which are intellectually, socially and physically conducive to learning;
  
• Ready access to and use of appropriate technologies and resources to create, collaborate and communicate learning;
  
• Personalised learning;
  
• Essential skills in literacy, numeracy and ICT;
  
• Ability to solve real world problems in ways which draw upon a range of learning areas and disciplines.
  
  

Holy Family Catholic Primary School is committed to planning and providing a high quality, 21st century Catholic education; an education focussed on development of the human person created whole in the image and likeness of God, bring faith, life and culture into our school life. Our dedicated and professional staff deliver personalised and authentic learning opportunities for all students. 

Holy Family's staff want every child to achieve a high stand of learning and be given opportunity to celebrate their success and talents. 

Teachers at Holy Family plan collaboratively with the Primary Learning Leader, Learning Support Teacher and BCE Curriculum Consultants using the learning and teaching Cycle to create unique, meaningful and challenging learning for our learners.

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