Curriculum

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) is responsible for Kindergarten to Year 12 curriculum, assessment, standards and reporting for all Western Australian schools. The Western Australian Curriculum (WAC) and Assessment Outline is the mandated curriculum for all students.

Information about the WAC can be found here: The Western Australian Curriculum (WAC)

Students are engaged in learning across all areas of the WAC. There are eight learning areas:

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Design and Digital Technologies
  • Health & Physical Education
  • Languages – at Ranford, the language is Italian.
  • The Arts – Media Arts and Drama are Ranford’s specialist arts areas

Assessment and Reporting

At the end of each Semester, parents and carers receive a report of their child’s progress and achievement in the mandated learning areas. Students with a disability are reported against the individual goals set out in their Special Education Needs (SEN) plan and students who have limited, or no English will receive an English as an Additional Dialect (EALD) report. Parents are encouraged to make an appointment and further discuss their child’s learning needs as required.

Extension and Challenge

Curriculum provision at Ranford Primary is tailored for all students to reach their potential. This includes students who are academically gifted. Classroom teachers are adept at differentiating their teaching and learning programs to ensure students who require extension have access to specific learning opportunities through all learning areas provided by the classroom or specialist teacher.

The Primary Extension and Challenge (PEAC) program is a part-time withdrawal program for upper primary school Year 5 and 6 students in public schools.

Identified students are selected to participate in differentiated programs offered in a range of delivery modes.

Delivery modes include:

  • regional based PEAC centres providing a series of specialist courses or programs
  • co-ordinator/s who establish courses in a range of schools and/or other sites and teachers are released to teach the courses
  • allocation to schools and multi-age programs operate within schools
  • online delivery of programs.

Programs focus on:

  • social interaction with gifted and talented peers
  • intellectual rigour and challenge
  • pursuit of excellence
  • development of higher order process skills
  • in-depth investigations of real problems
  • open-ended activities which encourage choice and negotiation
  • opportunities to interact with practising experts
  • students working at their own pace
  • self/peer evaluation and reflection of performance.

Testing of all public-school Year 4 students occurs each year with individual schools testing their own students. Parents who do not wish for their children to be tested can opt out by contacting their school in writing.

More information regarding Academic and Selective programs for students going to a government high school can be found here: Academic Program Opportunities

School Of Instrumental Music (IMSS)

We are very proud of the strong music program we can offer students at Ranford through our IMSS program. Students in Year 4 are tested and if successful are offered an opportunity to learn Clarinet, Flute or Brass. Specialist teachers offer tuition for half an hour each week in Years 5 and 6 at the school. This program is highly regarded by the student and parent community and, as such, places offered are highly sought after. Many students who participate in the program are successful in being offered music scholarships in one of the many selective high schools in the metropolitan area.

More information about the IMSS program can be found on the Department’s website: Instrumental Music Program