School Handbook

Religious Education

School Handbook

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Religious Education forms an integral part of the School's total programme. Principles of behaviour and attitude are presented within the daily life of the School, within sporting and social circumstances as well as in the classroom and through formal Religious Education periods. The philosophy of the School is to introduce and illustrate the diverse ways in which religious thinking impinges upon the many issues and circumstances of social existence.

In Year 8 Religious Education will be conducted as a subject in its own right. The course in Year 8 will approach the questions concerning the existence of God. Encouragement is given to look at the created world and the variety of creation stories and their meaning.

In Years 9 and 10 Religious Education will form part of a student's course. This allows the whole dimension of living to be examined. Special attention is given to beliefs in Year 9.