Royal North Shore Hospital School

Connect Learn Empower

Telephone02 9463 2280

Emailroyalnshos-s.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Learning at our school

We have developedĀ a range of targeted wellbeing programs and resources which we tailor to individual emotional, social and educational needs. These include mindfulness, resilience, technology and music. Please visit the following links for further details of our programs:

For the high school years, NESA develops syllabuses for all subjects in eight 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).

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. High school covers Stage 4 to 6.

  • 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.
  • Stage 4 includes Years 7 and 8.
  • Stage 5 includes Years 9 and 10.
  • Stage 6 includes Years 11 and 12.