A national curriculum for all Australian students from Foundation to Year 10, designed to provide a high-quality, equitable education. It is organized into eigh
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A national curriculum for all Australian students from Foundation to Year 10, designed to provide a high-quality, equitable education. It is organized into eight learning areas, seven general capabilities, and three cross-curriculum priorities.
A national curriculum for all Australian students from Foundation to Year 10, designed to provide a high-quality, equitable education. It is organized into eight learning areas, seven general capabilities, and three cross-curriculum priorities.
Year Adopted: 2022
Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10
Understand that English is one of many languages spoken in Australia and that different languages may be used in different contexts.
Key skills: Intercultural awareness, Language identificationUnderstand how different types of texts are structured to provide information or tell stories and how these structures help the reader.
Key skills: Text structure analysis, Reading comprehensionAnalyze and evaluate how different texts use language features, including literary devices and multimodal features, to influence audiences.
Key skills: Critical analysis, Media literacy, Persuasive techniquesEvaluate the social, moral, and ethical positions represented in literary texts and how these reflect or challenge different perspectives.
Key skills: Ethical reasoning, Critical evaluation, Thematic analysisName, represent and order numbers from 0 to 20, and use them to count and quantify collections.
Key skills: Counting, Number recognition, One-to-one correspondenceRecall and use multiplication facts for 2, 3, 5 and 10 and related division facts.
Key skills: Multiplication, Division, Mental computationRepresent and solve problems involving unknown quantities using number sentences and variables.
Key skills: Algebraic thinking, Variable usage, Problem solvingRecognize the effect of approximations of real numbers in repeated calculations and use mathematical modeling to solve financial problems.
Key skills: Financial mathematics, Mathematical modeling, Precision analysisObserve and describe the external features of living things and how they live in different places.
Key skills: Observation, Classification, Biological awarenessIdentify how the Earth's surface changes over time as a result of natural processes and human activity.
Key skills: Earth science, Environmental impact analysis, Cause and effectExplain how the relative positions of the Earth, sun, and moon cause cycles such as day and night, seasons, and eclipses.
Key skills: Spatial reasoning, Astronomy, Scientific explanationExplain the processes that underpin heredity and genetic diversity and describe the evidence supporting the theory of evolution.
Key skills: Genetics, Evolutionary theory, Evidence-based argumentDescribe the history of a significant person, building, or site in the local community and explain why it is important.
Key skills: Historical inquiry, Community awareness, Significance evaluationIdentify the difference between needs and wants and how people make choices about how to use resources.
Key skills: Economic reasoning, Decision making, Resource managementAnalyze the causes and consequences of urbanization and the different strategies used to manage the growth of cities.
Key skills: Geographic analysis, Sustainability planning, Data interpretationEvaluate the features of Australia's democratic system and the role of the High Court in interpreting the Constitution.
Key skills: Political analysis, Legal literacy, Civic participationThe Australian Curriculum is implemented by state and territory education authorities. While the national framework (v9.0) provides the standards, individual states (e.g., NSW, Victoria) may adapt the content into their own syllabus documents. Teachers use 'Content Elaborations' to provide practical examples of how to teach each standard.
Student achievement is assessed against 'Achievement Standards' for each year level. National assessment is primarily conducted through NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9. Schools use an A-E grading scale or equivalent to report on student progress relative to the achievement standards.
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