Learning & Teaching at St. Thomas

Religious Education is at the centre of the formal and informal curriculum at St. Thomas. While Religious Education is given paramount importance as a classroom subject, it also underpins the culture of our school, where all members of our community are encouraged to live by the teachings of Christ in their daily lives. Our teaching of Religious Education is based on the Melbourne Archdiocese framework for Religious Education and incorporates the Faith Life Inquiry Approach.

The Victorian Curriculum 2.0 is the basis for planning all other curriculum areas. These include the major learning areas of English, Mathematics, Health and Physical Education, Science, Technologies (Digital and Design), the Arts, Languages (Italian), and Humanities (History, Geography, Economics and Business, Civics and Citizenship).

Our approach has aligned with the MACS Vision for Instruction and has adopted a more explicit teaching pedagogy using the I Do, We Do, You Do model.  

As we plan the curriculum, we take into account:

1. the breadth and balance of what we are able to offer 

2. the learning and teaching styles that are appropriate 

3. the current policy guidelines 

4. the priorities as designated by our School Improvement and Annual Action Plan 

5. the school’s approach to assessment and reporting.