Australian Curriculum

The Australian Curriculum guides what students learn in school.

State, territory and non-government education authorities are responsible for delivering the Australian Curriculum. This includes decisions about:

• Timeframes
• Classroom practices
• Complementing resources.

The Foundation (Preschool/Kindergarten) up to Year 10 Curriculum provides:

• Curriculum content
• An achievement standard in each subject
• Flexibility for teachers to personalise student learning and respond to student needs and interests.

The Australian Curriculum includes: 

• eight key learning areas—English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health and Physical Education, Languages, Technologies and the Arts
• seven general capabilities—literacy, numeracy, digital literacy, critical and creative thinking, personal and social capability, intercultural understanding, and ethical understanding
• three cross-curriculum priorities—sustainability, Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.

On 12 June 2020 a review of the Australian Curriculum commenced to:

• Refine and reduce the amount of content in all eight key learning areas
• Reflect the goals of The Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration 

Version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum was endorsed by education ministers on 1 April 2022.

Schools will implement the new curriculum (Version 9.0) from 2023 according to their own timelines. Version 8.4 will continue to be available until schools have fully transitioned to the new curriculum.

Various Australian Government programs and initiatives support the Australian Curriculum.

Find support for:

• Literacy and Numeracy
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Arts and Languages