South Australian School Curriculum

These are the eight key learning areas identified within the South Australian school system:

• English
• Health & PE
• Languages
• Society & Environment
• Mathematics
• Science & Technology
• Special Interest Programs
• Such programs include sports, multimedia and the performing arts.

Co-Curricular Opportunities
Individual and team activities are also offered to students in areas such as drama and music bands. There are also international competitions in which students can take part in order to achieve all round excellence.

Gifted & Talented Education
Three South Australian government schools offer a program called IGNITE in one of the following areas:

• General Intelligence
• A specified academic study area
• Visual & Performing Arts
• Psychomotor ability
• Leadership
• Creative thinking & Interpersonal/Intrapersonal skills

Languages
South Australian government schools especially cater to students from non-English speaking backgrounds and have special services designed especially for them.

English as a second language (ESL)
In addition to special English language classes, ESL support is also offered to students in mainstream learning.

School of languages
This is a specialist language school offering foreign language tuition to secondary students in the Adelaide metropolitan area. Languages offered include French, Chinese, German, Japanese, Korean & Spanish.