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Student diversity

ACARA is committed to the development of a high-quality curriculum that promotes excellence and equity in education for all Australian students. All students are entitled to rigorous, relevant and engaging learning programs drawn from the Australian Curriculum: …

Student diversity | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Foundation to Year 2 Korean

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

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

Rationale Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages

Nganki - ka Kardu thipmam - wa! I Murrinh warda ngatha. The nganthin ngumpanngerren. I ku ngakumarl, da ngarra ngugumingki wurran. The da matha nganthin ngala i da bere matha wangu ngumamath ngumpan ngarra magulkul nganki. We are black people. …

Rationale | Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Example of knowledge and skills Dance

In this band students are introduced to the ways that ideas and intentions are communicated in and through dance. They develop knowledge, understanding and skills through dance practices focusing on: Body body awareness – awareness of body in space in …

Example of knowledge and skills | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK165

discussing the evolving nature of the evidence in this period, which shows increasingly sophisticated forms of technology (for example, the transition from making tools out of stone, bone and wood to metalworking)

Elaboration (5) ACLINU030

recognising imperatives, for example, Angkat tangan, Buka bukumu, Ayo cepat!

Elaboration (2) ACLINC042

interpreting meanings in Indonesian texts by ‘reading’ the context, for example, the phrase Ayo cepat! may be encouraging or scolding depending on who uses it and why

Elaboration (4) ACLINU098

indicating quantity using plurals, for example, buku-buku, tiga buku, banyak

Key ideas Health and Physical Education

Health and Physical Education propositions The Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education has been shaped by five interrelated propositions that are informed by a strong and diverse research base for a futures-oriented curriculum: Focus on educative …

Key ideas | Health and Physical Education | F-10 curriculum

Structure Science

The three interrelated strands of science The Australian Curriculum: Science has three interrelated strands: science understanding, science as a human endeavour and science inquiry skills. Together, the three strands of the science curriculum provide …

Structure | Science | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Mathematics Year 7

By the end of Year 7, students solve problems involving the comparison, addition and subtraction of integers. They make the connections between whole numbers and index notation and the relationship between perfect squares and square roots. They solve …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 7 | Mathematics | F-10 curriculum

Structure Health and Physical Education

Strands, sub-strands and threads The Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education is organised into two content strands: personal, social and community health and movement and physical activity. Each strand contains content descriptions which …

Structure | Health and Physical Education | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACSHE081

testing predictions relating to the behaviour of solids, liquids and gases by conducting observational experiments

Elaboration (1) ACPMP049

testing alternative responses to movement challenges and predicting the success or effectiveness of each

Elaboration (3) ACTDEP006

identifying one common testing method, and recording results, for example taste-testing comparisons of a food product and recording results in a digital form

Context statement Modern Greek

The place of the Modern Greek language and culture in Australia and the world Modern Greek is the official language of Greece and Cyprus. It is spoken throughout the world – wherever there are Greek-speaking communities. One of the major …

Context statement | Modern Greek | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Context statement Arabic

The place of the Arabic culture and language in Australia and in the world Arabic is spoken by approximately 280 million people in 22 countries over two continents. It is the official language of the Arab world, which includes countries of the Middle …

Context statement | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum

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