Aims English

The Australian Curriculum: English aims to ensure that students: learn to listen to, read, view, speak, write, create and reflect on increasingly complex and sophisticated spoken, written and multimodal texts across a growing range of contexts with accuracy, …

Aims | English | F-10 curriculum

ACSCH066

The pH scale is used to compare the levels of acidity or alkalinity of aqueous solutions; the pH is dependent on the concentration of hydrogen ions in the solution

ACSCH066 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum

Design and Technologies - Years 5 and 6

Year 6 Design and technologies knowledge and understanding Content descriptions with elaborations Examine how people in design and technologies occupations address competing considerations, including sustainability in the design of products, services …

Design and Technologies - Years 5 and 6 | Food and wellbeing dimensions | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources

Years 5 and 6 Chinese

The nature of the learners At this level students are expanding their social networks, experiences and communication repertoire in both their first language and Chinese. They continue to need guidance and participate in structured, collaborative tasks …

Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Years 5 and 6 Korean

The nature of the learners At this level, students are widening their social networks, experiences and communication repertoires in both their first language and Korean. They continue to need guidance and participate in structured, collaborative tasks …

Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Korean | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Version 3 of National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions

In December 2019, the then Education Council agreed that Version 3 of the National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions (NLNLPs) would be used for the alpha phase of the Online Formative Assessment Initiative in 2020. Consistent with that decision, …

Version 3 of National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

Science - Years 7 and 8

Year 7 Science Understanding Biological sciences Content description with elaborations: Interactions between organisms, including the effects of human activities can be represented by food chains and food webs (ACSSU112) constructing and interpreting …

Science - Years 7 and 8 | Food and fibre dimensions | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources

Year 2 HASS

Our past and present connections to people and places The Year 2 curriculum extends contexts for study beyond the personal to the community and to near and distant places that students are familiar with or aware of, exploring connections between the …

Year 2 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Year 5 HASS

Australian communities – their past, present and possible futures The Year 5 curriculum focuses on colonial Australia in the 1800s and the social, economic, political and environmental causes and effects of Australia’s development, and on the relationship …

Year 5 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Year 6 HASS

Australia in the past and present and its connections with a diverse world The Year 6 curriculum focuses on the social, economic and political development of Australia as a nation, particularly after 1900, and Australia’s role within a diverse and interconnected …

Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | 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

Years 7 and 8 Hindi

The nature of the learners Students coming into this pathway are background learners of Hindi with varying degrees of proficiency in the language. All have family and community connections with the language and associated cultures, or with languages …

Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Hindi | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Years 7 and 8 Turkish

The nature of the learners Students coming into this pathway are background learners of Turkish with varying degrees of proficiency in the language. All have family and community connections with the language and associated cultures, or with languages …

Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

HASS Achievement Standard HASS Year 3

By the end of Year 3, students identify individuals, events and aspects of the past that have significance in the present. They identify and describe aspects of their community that have changed and remained the same over time. They describe the diverse …

HASS Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACMSP050

comparing the usefulness of different data displays

Elaboration (1) | ACMSP050 | Content Descriptions | Year 2 | Mathematics | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS129

describing the trends shown in collected data

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS129 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum

PDF documents Geography

Resources and support materials for the Australian Curriculum: Geography are available as PDF documents.  Geography: Sequence of content 7-10 Geography: Sequence of achievement 7-10  

PDF documents | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Foundation to Year 2 Spanish

The nature of the learners Children enter the early years of schooling with established communication skills in one or more languages and varying degrees of early literacy capability. For young students, learning typically focuses on their immediate …

Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Years 9 and 10 German

The nature of the learners At this level, students bring to their learning existing knowledge of German language and culture and a range of learning strategies and experiences. They are increasingly aware of the world beyond their own and are engaging …

Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Years 7 and 8 German

The nature of the learners Students are beginning their study of German and typically have had little prior exposure to the language and associated cultures. Many will have learnt an additional language in primary school, and some have proficiency in …

Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum