All teachers from Prep to Year 6 at St Agatha's plan, teach, assess and report using the Australian National Curriculum and the Religious Education Curriculum approved by the Archdiocese of Brisbane. Teachers use a model of pedagogy that includes:
- Focusing on learners and their learning by analysing student data.
- Establishing clear learning intentions and success criteria so learning is clear to students.
- Activating student prior knowledge and providing students with multiple opportunities for practice as well as demonstrating their ability.
- Responding to student learning with feedback that moves learning forward.
- Evaluating the effectiveness of the teaching and learning.
The following curriculum learning areas are taught by general Classroom teachers:
- Religious Education
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) - History, Geography and Civics and Citizenship
- Technologies - Digital and Design Technology
- The Arts - Visual and Media Arts
- Health
The following curriculum learning areas are taught by specialist teachers
- The Arts - Music, Dance and Drama
- Physical Education
- Language Other Than English - Japanese. .
In alignment with the general capabilities of the Australian National Curriculum a variety of technology is embedded with all classes.
As a Brisbane Catholic Education school, "St Agatha's is highly committed to delivering excellence through teaching and learning". We promote a " growth mindset" and foster the development of key student dispositions across the school. We encourage all our learners to be: engaged, reflective, resilient, self-directed and persistent.
