Find out more about what your child will learn at our school.
The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is responsible for the curriculum, Kindergarten to Year 12, for all NSW schools.
For the high school years, NESA develops syllabuses for all subjects in 8 key learning areas:
- creative arts
- English
- human society and its environment (HSIE)
- languages
- mathematics
- personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE)
- science
- technological and applied studies (TAS).
NSW schools also offer special religious education and special education in ethics via approved providers, where available.
Like all NSW schools, we have developed teaching and learning programs to suit our local context and the needs of our students.
To learn more about the curriculum in NSW, visit:
- NSW Department of Education – key learning areas
- NESA’s Parent Guide – Schooling in NSW which provides information about learning stages, key learning areas and syllabuses
- NSW Department of Education policy – Curriculum planning and programming, assessing and reporting to parents K–12.
Stages of learning
There are 6 stages of learning from Kindergarten to Year 12. High school covers Stages 4 to 6.
- Stage 4 includes Years 7 and 8.
- Stage 5 includes Years 9 and 10.
- Stage 6 includes Years 11 and 12.
Senior studies
You can access the Oberon High School Senior College Subject Selection 2026-27 booklet here 2026-27Senior College Subject Selection (pdf 2589 KB)
You can access the Oberon High School Senior College Assessment Schedule for 2025 here 2025 Senior college Assesment book (pdf 3222KB)
If you have any questions about subject selection, assessment guides or anything relating to Senior College and the 3x3 compressed curriculum, please contact the school on 6336 1606.
Subject selection
The Stage 5 Subject Selection book for 2025 can be accessed here Stage 5 Subject Selection (PDF 957KB).
Student Equipment Requirements
The lists of equipment each student is required to have for each subject can be found by clicking on the links below
Senior College Equipment Requirements