Catalyst • Junior Secondary Curriculum • Handbook 2021
General Information
Languages
All students will study a foreign language in Year
7 unless they receive extra English or Mathematics
support. Students may choose from Chinese and
French. The study of a language extends across the
whole of Year 7. In Year 8 and beyond, students may
elect to continue studying one or more languages as
part of the Discovery Learning program.
Learning Enrichment
Guildford Grammar School is committed to assisting
students with special educational needs and
learning difficulties to be successful members of our
community and learn within our curriculum. Our
multi-tiered approach ensures that students across
the Senior School can access a range of support
structures and programs designed to respond to their
individual learning needs.
All issues of special needs and general information on
Learning Enrichment at Guildford Grammar School
should be directed to:
Mrs Ullisa Macdougall-Hull
Head of Learning Enrichment
(08) 9377 8503
[email protected]
The Pastoral System
Every student in the Senior School is a member of a
House. There are eight Houses, with approximately
90 students in each. A Head of House is in charge
of a House and he or she stands in loco parentis
while your child is at school. The House system
fosters community responsibility, camaraderie and
independence and offers opportunities for leadership.
and general welfare of your child during their time
at the School. The Mentor is also the administrative
advisor to the group and, through the school diary,
email and/or personal contact, acts as the initial link
between parents and the School.
Heads of Faculty and classroom subject teachers
support both parents and the pastoral system by
providing frequent and specific feedback on personal
achievements, attitude, skill development and
subject-specific academic progress.
Technology and Learning – Go For IT Policy
At Guildford Grammar School we recognise that
technology is playing an ever increasing role in
the lives and learning of our students. Guildford
Grammar School operates a Bring Your Own Device
(BYOD) device program and all students are required
to bring a personal device (laptop) to school to
support their learning. Each student must provide a
completed Acceptable Use Agreement, signed by
both student and parent/guardian before accessing
the school network.
Our Senior School is also equipped with industry
standard technologies and software, providing both
teachers and students with a variety of ICT resources
to complement student learning.
For more information on personal devices and the
School’s ICT Policy, please refer to the School website
www.ggs.wa.edu.au/BYOD or contact:
Mr Graham Foster
Director of Information and Learning Technology
(08) 9377 9236
[email protected]
Mentors assist each Head of House, overseeing
a particular year group. The Head of House and
Mentors assume responsibility for the monitoring of
ongoing academic progress, personal development
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