Science
St. Edmund's has a fully equipped science lab including the ability of carry out experiements with the same equipment that mainstream schools would have in their labs. For example, Bunsen burners, beakers, electrical equipment etc.
At St. Edmund's we offer both a Life Skills and Stage 4 and 5 Science programs of study for Years 7-10. While the majority of our students study the Life Skills science syllabus, a few students each year study the Stage 4 and 5 syllabus and sit for the external Science School Certificate exam.
The Science program has a strong literacy component. It aims to:
- expose students to a variety of text types e.g. reports, narratives, journal entries, recounts, explanations, discussions and record keeping.
- develop science literacy to enable students to interpret their observations and use their reasoning skills.
- develop a language framework of scientific vocabulary.
- improve mastery of conversations that govern spelling, letter shapes, punctuation and grammatical usage.
The Science program also aims to:
- improve literacy skills for all students.
- support students with specific literacy needs.
- assess students' literacy levels.
- improve the students' ability to access information using technology.
Our Year 11 and 12 students follow a Life Skills Stage 6 program.