Learning

At our school, we teach the NSW curriculum and offer many different subjects to support each student’s learning. We know that development of skills in literacy and numeracy are the building blocks for learning and for everyday life. Our teachers use effective teaching strategies to help students achieve their goals.

The school learning support team will engage with families to discuss additional support when a student requires it. There are a range of options that are available.

Why choose us for your child’s learning?

Strong foundations

We focus on the skills your child needs to succeed in school and beyond. This helps them feel confident and prepared for the future.

High-quality education

Students learn a wide range of subjects in the NSW curriculum. Our skilled teachers support every student to find what they love, encouraging them to do their best and succeed.

Inclusive and personalised learning

Our teachers adjust how they teach to suit your child’s needs, interests and learning pace. We make sure every student feels confident and supported.

Extension opportunities

Some students are ready for more challenges. We offer open-ended tasks, enrichment programs and support. We help all students to reach their full potential.

What students learn

Students learn a wide range of subjects in the NSW curriculum. They build skills, think creatively and prepare for life beyond school.

Our subjects

For primary school, the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) develops syllabuses for all subjects in 6 key learning areas:

creative arts
English
human society and its environment (HSIE)
mathematics
personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE)
science and technology.

Explore how we teach the NSW curriculum through key learning areas.

NSW Bilingual School - Japanese

Murray Farm Public School provides all students the opportunity to learn Japanese. We are part of the NSW Bilingual Schools Program offering Japanese within the school curriculum.

High potential and gifted education

At our school, we give the right support to help advanced or talented learners grow and do their best. Murray Farm has a consistent and proven history of academic achievement well above NSW literacy and numeracy standards.

We extend high potential and gifted education to students through program differentiation in all classes and the provision of Challenge classes in Year 3 to Year 6.

We help all our students stay challenged with lessons and activities that match their strengths.

Religion and ethics

At our school, students can take part in special religious education (SRE) or special education in ethics (SEE) classes, depending on what’s available. These classes are delivered by approved providers.

When enrolling your child, you’ll be able to choose an option from the approved providers offered at our school. Students not attending SRE or SEE are given supervised alternative meaningful activities.

You’re welcome to change your choice at any time. Just let us know in writing or use the online form.

For more information, visit the department’s website or contact us.

Our learning approach

Our school uses explicit teaching. This means we clearly tell students what they are learning, why it is important and how to do it step by step. Explicit teaching helps students understand new ideas by breaking them into smaller parts.

Learning at our school is student-centred, inclusive and practical. We are committed to equity and access. We support all learning styles and needs. Our teachers use proven teaching strategies. They take part in ongoing professional development to stay up to date with best teaching practice.

Our learning approach includes:

real-world learning: hands-on tasks, group work and exploring new ideas
technology: to help students learn and build digital skills
flexible teaching: the right support for each student, with a focus on wellbeing
community connections: through excursions and local programs.

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Helping Students Progress

We support every student’s progress in learning by:

checking their academic progress and giving clear and timely feedback
setting English and Mathematics learning goals with each student
giving extra help with personalised plans and support from specialist staff in the learning and support team as required.
reporting twice a year on each student’s learning progress so parents and carers know how their child is doing

providing targeted literacy and numeracy support in small groups
making wellbeing part of everyday learning
working with families to support learning at home and school
helping students through transitions, like starting school or moving to a new stage of learning.

Learn more about additional learning support at our school.