• ### 8:00-9:00 am: Students arrive and settle in, catch up with friends, and talk to their teachers.
• ### 9:00-11:00 am: English and Math lessons.
• ### 11:00 am-12:00 pm: Break time for students to eat lunch, play games, or socialize.
• ### 12:00-1:00 pm: Science or Social studies.
• ### 1:00-2:00 pm: Physical Education or the Arts (music, dance, drama, art).
• ### 2:00-3:00 pm: Humanities (e.g., History, Geography, Economics, Civics, or a Foreign Language).
• ### 3:00 pm: School ends, and students go home.
After school, many students participate in extracurricular activities such as sports, music, or clubs.
School uniforms are common in most Australian schools, and students generally wear casual clothes on Friday.
Students are also expected to be polite and respectful to their teachers and classmates.
Schools in Australia place a strong emphasis on academic achievement, but also on social and emotional development of students.