Academic Programme
Scotch College is committed to each student’s academic, social and emotional growth and success. The learning programme is overseen by the College’s Director of Teaching and Learning PK–12 and the Deptury of Teaching and Learning in the Junior School.
Scotch College is a registered Primary Years Programme (PYP) School, operating within the guidelines of the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO).
The PYP is centered around the IB learner profile, which aims to encourage boys to develop into learners who strive to be inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced and reflective.
Your child will study subjects including:
- Language A (English)
- Language B (French)
- Mathematics
- Science
- Visual Arts
- Performing Arts (Music, Dance & Drama)
- History and Social Sciences
- Physical Education
- Health
In addition, students are offered a vast range of learning around social and emotional wellbeing and have formal pastoral sessions timetabled each day.
Scotch College Junior School teachers differentiate the curriculum and the way it is delivered to cater for the diversity of the students and the way they learn. Adjustments are made to learning programmes for students who require these modifications in order to successfully access and participate in the teaching and learning.
Additional learning needs are catered for and this is an ongoing process to identify students who require learning support or those who are more academically able. Documented Plans are often developed to track and support students with additional needs. A Documented Plan records reasonable adjustments put in place for students to support them in their learning. It is developed collaboratively with input from teachers, students (where appropriate), parents/carers and College Psychologists.