Art Learning Area
In The Arts learning area students develop creative skills, critical appreciation and knowledge of artistic techniques and technologies in dance, drama, media, music, visual arts and combinations of arts forms. The Arts develop students’ sense of personal and cultural identity and equips them for lifelong involvement in, and the appreciation of the arts. Arts Understanding helps students to appreciate and critically respond to their arts experiences. Busselton Senior High School offers students courses in dance, drama, media, music and visual arts.
In the English learning area, students learn about the English language: how it works and how to use it effectively. They develop an understanding of the ways in which language operates as a social process and how to use language in a variety of forms and situations. They learn to speak, listen, view, read and write effectively. As they plan, English teachers recognise and accommodate the different starting points, learning rates and previous experiences of individuals or groups of students, ensuring that there is provision of a balanced curriculum for all students. 
Health and Physical Education provides students with an understanding of health issues and the skills needed for confident participation in sport and recreational activities. This enables students to make responsible decisions about health and physical activity and to promote their own and others’ health and well-being.
In the Languages learning area students learn to communicate in languages other than English. They gain an understanding of other cultures and learn to interact with people and cultures other than their own. They develop practical skills which they can use in future social, cultural and vocational areas. Through Languages, students develop their skills and understandings in English and literacy in general.
In mathematics, students learn to use ideas about number, space, measurement and chance, and mathematical ways of representing patterns and relationships, to describe, interpret and reason about their social and physical world. Mathematics plays a key role in the development of students’ numeracy and assists in learning across the curriculum.
In the Science learning area students learn to investigate, understand and communicate about physical, biological and technological world and value the processes that support life on our planet. Science helps students to become critical thinkers by encouraging them to use evidence to evaluate the use of science in society and the application of science in daily life.
The Society and Environment learning area develops students’ understandings of how and why individuals and groups live together; interact with and within their environment; manage resources; and create institutions and systems. Students further understand that, over time, these relationships and interactions may change to varying degrees.
In the Technology and Enterprise learning area, students apply knowledge, skills, experience and resources to the development of technological solutions that are designed to meet the changing needs of individuals, societies and environments. Students become innovative, adaptable and reflective as they select and use appropriate materials, information, systems and processes to create solutions that consider the short- and long-term impact on societies and environments.
