ENGLISH

Year 12 students dressed for Shakespeare Day, 2010.

Introduction

The English Department offers senior students the opportunity to consolidate the skills they have been developing in the junior school. These skills will equip them for their professional and personal lives beyond school. Success in English is fundamental to success across the curriculum.

 Students work to:

• Communicate clearly and effectively
• Demonstrate sound written skills
• Speak clearly and with confidence
• Understand the skills of visual communication
• Become independent learners
• Develop their critical thinking abilities
• Understand how language works
• Appreciate and enjoy texts

At Year 11 and Year 12, English is a compulsory subject.