The English Faculty seeks to promote creative and critical thinking and a love of learning through the exploration of literature. Through their study of literary texts and the values and contexts informing them, students are encouraged to explore, appreciate and understand different perspectives from a Biblical worldview.

Specifically, we seek to give students the confidence to discern and question the texts they encounter according to their beliefs and values. We also seek to develop student awareness and understanding about, “who wants me to think what, why and how?” Importantly, we wish to foster a love of language and be able to communicate an informed opinion that they may use in their future.

Stages 4 and 5

In Stages 4 and 5, we explore texts from different historical eras and various regions, with a focus on textual concepts that aid in understanding the components of communication that embolden our thoughts, interactions and compositions.

The focus areas for each stage support students’ growing knowledge and understanding in the areas of:

• Reading, viewing and listening to texts
• Understanding and responding to texts
• Expressing ideas and composing texts

English 7–10 builds on the foundational skills developed in the earlier years to support the growing knowledge, understanding and skills in the areas of Reading, viewing and listening to texts, Understanding and responding to texts and Expressing ideas and composing text. (NESA 2022)

Stage 6

In Stage 6, we consider the various ways that context can shape the language and values within a text.

Students come to understand the complexity of meaning, to compose and respond to texts and to appreciate the personal, social, and historical contexts that produce and value them.

Students engage with literature from Australia and across the world, and develop an understanding of the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and the interconnections of Country/Place, Culture and Community. Texts communicate in distinctive ways and are shaped by experiences, knowledge and cultures. By exploring past and contemporary text with a range of cultural and social perspectives, students broaden their experiences and become empowered in their identities, values and ethics. (NESA, 2024)

We offer a range of courses in English including English Studies, Standard, Advanced, Extension 1 and Extension 2.