After two years of consultation, Moriah College now includes a Middle School for students in Years 6, 7 and 8.

The creation of a Middle School with its own identity, Principal, management structure and age-directed teaching strategies is designed to give our students in the “middle years” a greater sense of identity and emotional security whilst involving them in relevant, meaningful and useful learning across a range of subjects and disciplines.

The aim of Middle School is to:

• allow teachers to focus on and design programs that uniquely address the specific needs of students in the “middle years” - programs, which include the widest possible range of intellectual, social, cultural and physical experiences.
• provide a flexible approach to early adolescence.
• provide a focused transition from the protective, guided environment of the Primary School to the more academically driven senior years.
• focus on a skills-based curriculum rather than content alone.
• ensure a smoother transition from Primary School to High School by introducing the changes more gradually, this being important for both students and parents.
• place emphasis on curriculum reform so that the focus is on learning being student-centred rather than subject-centred.