Providing the Australian Curriculum
The Australian Curriculum sets out the essential knowledge, understanding and skills students need to learn, and the quality of learning that is expected of the students as they progress through the first 11 years of schooling. It comprises of three interconnected dimensions with:
- 8 learning areas which organise the essential knowledge, skills and understandings that students should learn.
- 7 General Capabilities which are developed through all learning areas and which students with the knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions to live and work successfully.
- 3 Cross-curriculum Priorities which provide opportunities to enrich the content of the learning areas, allowing students to engage with and better understand their world.
The Australian Curriculum is designed to prepare young people for the future world in which they will learn, and prepares them to respond to the challenges that will continue to shape their world. It sets out the priorities and aspirations we hold for all our young people. The curriculum represents what the Australian community values as the knowledge, understanding and skills that young people should attain.
Students are more likely to be successful when their parents are engaged in their education. A wide range of research has shown that when parents are truly engaged, children:
attend school more regularly
are better behaved
have better academic outcomes
have a greater sense of how to be successful in school
are more likely to graduate and go on to post-secondary education
Parents and carers can support their child's education by familiarising themselves with the Australian Curriculum, to understand what their child will be learning at each stage of their schooling.
For more information please see the Australian Curriculum website.
Helpful tips and resources for parents and carers to support their child's education can be found at Education Queensland's parents and carers website.
