West Wallsend High School

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Emailwestwalls-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

English

Welcome to our English faculty

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"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." (Dr Seuss)

Links

Link to English and drama Moodle page
Image: Link to student Moodle account

English Syllabus K-10

English Syllabuses Years 11 and 12

Faculty goals and vision

  • Improved student engagement through excellence in learning.
  • Improved teacher practice through excellence in teaching and leading.
  • Increased rigour of teaching and learning.

Faculty strengths

  • Several staff with over 15 years of NESA HSC marking experience (Standard and Advanced English).
  • Staff with NESA HSC judge marking experience.
  • Jessica Somner - winner of the Secretary's Award for Excellent Service in Teaching.

Our staff

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Activities

  • Book Week
  • Creative writing workshops with published authors (Years 11 & 12)
  • Extension taster program (Year 10)
  • External public speaking and debating competitions
  • External writing competitions
  • Faculty-wide regular reading program (Years 7-10)
  • Kickstart (Year 12)
  • NSW State Library (English Extension 2)
  • Premier’s Reading Challenge (Years 7-10)
  • School-based performances: Poetry in Action (Year 7) and Bell Shakespeare (Years 9 & 10)
  • Theatre performances (Drama)
  • Theatre performances of HSC texts (Years 11 & 12)

Subjects

Stage 4 (Years 7 & 8)

  • Drama (Year 8)
  • English

Stage 5 (Years 9 & 10) 

  • Drama
  • English 

Stage 6 (Years 11 & 12)

  • Drama
  • English Extension 2
  • English Extension 1
  • English Advanced
  • English Standard
  • English Studies 

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At West Wallsend High School, we learn on the land of the Pambalong of the Awabakal nation. We acknowledge and respect the stories, histories, traditions and language of this Country. We would like to pay our respects to Country and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and also pay respect to Elders both past, present and emerging.

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