Introduction

The Australian Curriculum: Languages is designed to enable all students to engage in learning a language in addition to English. The design of the Australian Curriculum: Languages recognises the features that languages share as well as the distinctiveness …

Introduction | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Cross-curriculum priorities

The Australian Curriculum gives special attention to three cross-curriculum priorities: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia sustainability. The cross-curriculum priorities are embedded …

Cross-curriculum priorities | Languages | F-10 curriculum

How is the literacy progression structured?

Elements and sub-elements The National Literacy Learning Progression has three elements that reflect aspects of literacy development necessary for successful learners of the F–10 Australian Curriculum and in everyday life. The three elements, which align …

How is the literacy progression structured? | National Literacy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

How is the numeracy progression structured?

Elements and sub-elements The National Numeracy Learning Progression has three elements that reflect aspects of numeracy development necessary for successful learners of the F–10 Australian Curriculum and in everyday life. The three elements are: Number …

How is the numeracy progression structured? | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

Aims Economics and Business

The Australian Curriculum: Economics and Business aims to ensure students develop: enterprising behaviours and capabilities that can be transferable into life, work and business opportunities and will contribute to the development and prosperity of individuals …

Aims | Economics and Business | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

What is the focus of the numeracy progression?

Numeracy development influences student success in many areas of learning at school. The progression can be used to support students to successfully engage with the numeracy demands of the Foundation to Year 10 Australian Curriculum. The National Numeracy …

What is the focus of the numeracy progression? | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

Rationale/Aims English as an Additional Language or Dialect

Rationale English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) focuses on language learning and the explicit teaching of the structure, linguistic features and sociolinguistic and sociocultural aspects of Standard Australian English (SAE). Through close …

Rationale/Aims | English as an Additional Language or Dialect | English | Senior secondary 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

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 Work Studies

The design, organisation and structure of the Work Studies Years 9–10 curriculum provides flexibility for schools to draw on the interests, capabilities and contexts of their students. It allows schools to accommodate school structures and processes, …

Structure | Work Studies | F-10 curriculum

Respect matters

Respect matters | Portfolios | Curriculum connections | Resources

A guide to the progressions for parents

Literacy and numeracy development influences students’ success in most aspects of schooling. The National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions are a resource that describe how literacy and numeracy learning  develops over time. There are two progressions …

A guide to the progressions for parents | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

Food and wellbeing

Food and wellbeing | Portfolios | Curriculum connections | Resources

PDF documents HASS

Resources and support materials for the Australian Curriculum: Humanities and Social Sciences F-6/7 are available as PDF documents. F-6/7 HASS - Combined Sequence of Content F-6/7 HASS - Combined Sequence of Achievement F-6/7 History - Sequence of Achievement F-6/7 …

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

Rationale History

History is a disciplined process of inquiry into the past that develops students’ curiosity and imagination. Awareness of history is an essential characteristic of any society, and historical knowledge is fundamental to understanding ourselves and others. …

Rationale | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Rationale Economics and Business

As mass global flows of people, resources, finances and information produce social, economic, political and environmental complexities and challenges, Australia needs enterprising individuals who can make informed decisions and actively participate …

Rationale | Economics and Business | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Rationale Dance

This rationale complements and extends the rationale for The Arts learning area. Dance is expressive movement with purpose and form. Through dance, students represent, question and celebrate human experience, using the body as the instrument and movement …

Rationale | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Rationale Media Arts

  This rationale complements and extends the rationale for The Arts learning area. Media arts involves creating representations of the world and telling stories through communications technologies such as television, film, video, newspapers, radio, video …

Rationale | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Rationale Music

This rationale complements and extends the rationale for The Arts learning area. Music is uniquely an aural art form. The essential nature of music is abstract. Music encompasses existing sounds that are selected and shaped, new sounds created by composers …

Rationale | Music | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Rationale Visual Arts

This rationale complements and extends the rationale for The Arts learning area. Visual arts includes the fields of art, craft and design. Learning in and through these fields, students create visual representations that communicate, challenge and express …

Rationale | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum