Key ideas
Language and culture The interrelationship of language, culture and learning provides the foundation for the Australian Curriculum: Languages. In the languages learning area the focus is on both language and culture, as students learn to communicate meaningfully …
Key ideas | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Applying social and ethical protocols and practices when using ICT elements - Apply personal securty protocols Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability Applying social and ethical protocols and practices when using ICT Level 4
identify the risks to identity, privacy and emotional safety for themselves when using ICT and apply generally accepted social protocols when sharing information in online environments, taking into account different social and cultural contexts
Applying social and ethical protocols and practices when using ICT elements - Apply personal securty protocols | Level 4 | Learning Continuum | Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability | General capabilities | F-10 curriculum
Interacting and empathising with others - Communicate across cultures Intercultural Understanding Interacting and empathising with others Level 2
describe how the use of words and body language in interactions may have different meanings for various cultural groups
Interacting and empathising with others - Communicate across cultures | Level 2 | Learning Continuum | Intercultural Understanding | General capabilities | F-10 curriculum
Reflecting on intercultural experiences and taking responsibility - Reflect on intercultural experiences Intercultural Understanding Reflecting on intercultural experiences and taking responsibility Level 2
identify and describe what they have learnt about others from intercultural encounters and culturally diverse texts
Reflecting on intercultural experiences and taking responsibility - Reflect on intercultural experiences | Level 2 | Learning Continuum | Intercultural Understanding | General capabilities | F-10 curriculum
Interacting and empathising with others - Communicate across cultures Intercultural Understanding Interacting and empathising with others Level 3
recognise there are similarities and differences in the ways people communicate, both within and across cultural groups
Interacting and empathising with others - Communicate across cultures | Level 3 | Learning Continuum | Intercultural Understanding | General capabilities | F-10 curriculum
Interacting and empathising with others - Consider and develop multiple perspectives Intercultural Understanding Interacting and empathising with others Level 3
identify and describe shared perspectives within and across various cultural groups
Interacting and empathising with others - Consider and develop multiple perspectives | Level 3 | Learning Continuum | Intercultural Understanding | General capabilities | F-10 curriculum
Reflecting on intercultural experiences and taking responsibility - Reflect on intercultural experiences Intercultural Understanding Reflecting on intercultural experiences and taking responsibility Level 5
reflect critically on the representation of various cultural groups in texts and the media and how they respond
Reflecting on intercultural experiences and taking responsibility - Reflect on intercultural experiences | Level 5 | Learning Continuum | Intercultural Understanding | General capabilities | F-10 curriculum
Reflecting on intercultural experiences and taking responsibility - Challenge stereotypes and prejudices Intercultural Understanding Reflecting on intercultural experiences and taking responsibility Level 6
critique the use of stereotypes and prejudices in texts and issues concerning specific cultural groups at national, regional and global levels
Reflecting on intercultural experiences and taking responsibility - Challenge stereotypes and prejudices | Level 6 | Learning Continuum | Intercultural Understanding | General capabilities | F-10 curriculum
Learning 7-10
In Years 7–10 the Australian Curriculum supports the deepening of knowledge, understanding and skills in all eight learning areas. The curriculum continues to prepare students for civic, social and economic participation and personal health and well-being …
Learning 7-10 | F-10 curriculum
Implementation of the Australian Curriculum
State and territory curriculum and school authorities are responsible for the implementation of the Australian Curriculum in their schools, in line with system and jurisdictional policies and requirements. They make decisions about the extent and timing …
Implementation of the Australian Curriculum | F-10 curriculum
Rationale HASS
In a world that is increasingly culturally diverse and dynamically interconnected, it is important that students come to understand their world, past and present, and develop a capacity to respond to challenges, now and in the future, in innovative, informed, …
Rationale | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Rationale Drama
This rationale complements and extends the rationale for The Arts learning area. Drama is the expression and exploration of personal, cultural and social worlds through role and situation that engages, entertains and challenges. Students create meaning …
Rationale | Drama | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Rationale Auslan
The formal study of Auslan contributes to the overall intellectual and social enrichment of both first language (L1) and second language (L2) learners by providing: opportunities for engagement with the Deaf community and insight into its rich cultural …
Rationale | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Rationale English
The study of English is central to the learning and development of all young Australians. It helps create confident communicators, imaginative thinkers and informed citizens. It is through the study of English that individuals learn to analyse, understand, …
Rationale | English | F-10 curriculum
Key ideas English
Texts Texts provide the means for communication. They can be written, spoken, visual, multimodal, and in print or digital/online forms. Multimodal texts combine language with other means of communication such as visual images, soundtrack or spoken words, …
Key ideas | English | F-10 curriculum
Structure English
Strands, sub-strands and threads The Australian Curriculum: English Foundation to Year 10 is organised into three interrelated strands that support students' growing understanding and use of Standard Australian English (English). Each strand interacts …
Structure | English | F-10 curriculum
Aims Science
The Australian Curriculum: Science aims to ensure that students develop: an interest in science as a means of expanding their curiosity and willingness to explore, ask questions about and speculate on the changing world in which they live an understanding …
Aims | Science | F-10 curriculum
Key ideas
Through their learning in each subject or sub-strand, students develop knowledge and understanding relating to broader enduring ideas that underpin the Humanities and Social Sciences in the Australian Curriculum, which are represented in varying ways …
Key ideas | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Key ideas
Strands Content descriptions in each arts subject reflect the interrelated strands of making and responding. making includes learning about and using knowledge, skills, techniques, processes, materials and technologies to explore arts practices and make …
Key ideas | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Structure
The Australian Curriculum: The Arts covers each of the five arts subjects – Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music, and Visual Arts – across bands of year levels: Foundation to Year 2 Years 3 and 4 Years 5 and 6 Years 7 and 8 Years 9 and 10. The curriculum …
Structure | The Arts | F-10 curriculum