CURRICULUM
ACADEMIC OVERVIEW
St Mathias offers a variety of subjects within the Zimsec and Cambridge Assessment International Examinations (CAIE) framework. Our school syllabus is structured in such a way as to allow young learners in Form 1 and 2 to develop necessary thinking and learning skills to lay the foundation for the Zimsec and IGCSE, O level and AS/A Level programme of Form 3, 4, Lower and Upper 6.
Our teaching staff are specialists within their subject and field and are up to date with developments within each subject framework. With a low teacher to pupil ratio, each learner is given the individual attention needed for success in all subjects and fields. Learners are given guidance and advice with their subject choices in Form 3 and Lower 6, allowing each individual to meet their full potential. We follow the Cambridge curriculum from Zimsec Lower Secondary up to Zimsec Advanced.
Students are required to take all the core subjects and to choose at least two of the practical subjects.
Life Skills is done by all pupils. This subject covers all aspects of a growing teenager’s life, encouraging them to make healthy choices that will positively impact them the rest of their lives. Topics include communication skills, relationship management, the danger of substance abuse, responsible use of social media and electronic gadgets, study skills, morals and ethics and anger management. The lessons are as interactive as possible. Videos, DVD’S and outside facilitators who are experts in particular topics are used whenever necessary. The subject is not examinable.