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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

Achievement Standard Mathematics Foundation Year

By the end of the Foundation year, students make connections between number names, numerals and quantities up to 10. They compare objects using mass, length and capacity. Students connect events and the days of the week. They explain the order and …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Foundation Year | Mathematics | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Science Year 1

By the end of Year 1, students describe objects and events that they encounter in their everyday lives, and the effects of interacting with materials and objects. They describe changes in their local environment and how different places meet the needs …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Science Year 2

By the end of Year 2, students describe changes to objects, materials and living things. They identify that certain materials and resources have different uses and describe examples of where science is used in people’s daily lives. Students pose …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 2 | Science | F-10 curriculum

What is the Framework? Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages

The Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages (the Framework) is the first national curriculum document Foundation to Year 10 to provide a way forward for all schools in Australia to support the teaching and learning of the …

What is the Framework? | Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACELT1584

discussing features of book settings including time (year, season) and place (country or city, realistic or imagined)

Elaboration ACELY1714

creating informative texts for two different audiences, such as a visiting academic and a Year 3 class, that explore an aspect of biodiversity

Elaboration (2) ACSHE119

researching developments in the understanding of astronomy, such as the predictions of eclipses and the calculation of the length of the solar year by Al‑Battani in the tenth century

Elaboration (1) ACLINC021

compiling information and reporting it to others, for example, making a shared class graph showing popular leisure activities during the year

Elaboration (4) ACLITU032

applying punctuation and capitalisation rules when writing, for example, omission of capitals with days of the week and months of the year

Elaboration (1) ACLITC088

considering how their identity has changed over time, based on experiences recorded in a journal throughout the school year

Elaboration (6) ACLSPU138

applying punctuation and capitalisation rules when writing, such as not capitalising days of the week, months of the year or nationalities

Implications for teaching, assessing and reporting

The Australian Curriculum defines a solid foundation in knowledge, understanding, skills and values for all Australian children. It recognises that children are different: they develop at different rates, have different learning preferences and areas …

Implications for teaching, assessing and reporting | F-10 curriculum

Structure HASS

The Australian Curriculum: Humanities and Social Sciences may be implemented as a combined F–6 program or as an F–7 program. The F–6/7 curriculum is organised into two interrelated strands: knowledge and understanding and inquiry and skills. Knowledge …

Structure | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Geography Achievement Standard HASS Foundation Year

By the end of Foundation Year, students describe the features of familiar places and recognise why some places are special to people. They recognise that places can be represented on maps and a globe and why places are important to people. Students observe …

History Achievement Standard HASS Year 1

By the end of Year 1, students identify and describe important dates and changes in their own lives. They explain how some aspects of daily life have changed over recent time while others have remained the same. Students sequence personal and family events …

History Achievement Standard HASS Year 2

By the end of Year 2, students describe a person, site and/or event of significance in the local community. They identify how and why the lives of people have changed over time while others have remained the same. Students sequence events in order, using …

Civics and Citizenship Achievement Standard HASS Year 3

By the end of Year 3, students explain the role of rules in their community and the importance of making decisions democratically. They describe how people participate in their community as active citizens. Students pose simple questions about the society …

Achievement Standard Dance Years 3 and 4

By the end of Year 4, students describe and discuss similarities and differences between dances they make, perform and view. They discuss how they and others organise the elements of dance in dances depending on the purpose. Students structure movements …

Learning Area Achievement Standard Dance Years 5 and 6

By the end of Year 6, students explain how ideas are communicated in artworks they make and to which they respond. They describe characteristics of artworks from different social, historical and cultural contexts that influence their art making. Students …

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