{"id":493,"date":"2013-07-04T12:46:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T02:46:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-03-11T16:05:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T05:05:13","slug":"senior-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spx.nsw.edu.au\/curriculum-learning\/senior-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior School"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pastoral Care\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Each year has a Pastoral Care team dedicated to overseeing the boys’ welfare and academic progress. These teams also conduct various camps and other pastoral activities.<\/p>\n In Years 7-12 there are 8 homeroom classes per year. There are based on house groups with between 18-22 students in each group to allow for more effective relationship building within homeroom teams.<\/p>\n Class Sizes<\/strong><\/p>\n Class sizes in the lower years are a maximum of 32. Many classes are much smaller. The Design & Technology classes for example have approximately 24 students.<\/p>\n Classes tend to become smaller in size through Years 8-12. There are many classes in Years 11 and 12 with fewer than 15 students.<\/p>\n Homework<\/strong><\/p>\n Senior School classes are given homework regularly and have a comprehensive program of formal and informal assessments to monitor students’ progress.<\/p>\n Co-Curricular activities<\/strong><\/p>\n