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Australian Curriculum
Always Underrated
For many parents, British curriculum is one of the first international curricula that comes to mind. The Australian education system offers a different approach, with a strong emphasis on both subject knowledge and the development of skills and capabilities.
The central idea is: what students learn matters, but so does what they can do with that knowledge.
What Is the Australian Curriculum?
The Australian Curriculum provides a national framework describing what students should learn throughout their schooling. It is organised around three connected dimensions.
1. Learning Areas
These provide the foundation of academic learning:
– English
– Mathematics
– Science
– Humanities and Social Sciences
– Health and Physical Education
– The Arts
– Technologies
– Languages
Each learning area sets out the knowledge, understanding and skills students are expected to develop.
2. General Capabilities
The curriculum also develops capabilities across different subjects:
– Literacy
– Numeracy
– Critical and Creative Thinking
– Digital Literacy
– Personal and Social Capability
– Ethical Understanding
– Intercultural Understanding
These capabilities are developed through classroom learning rather than as separate subjects.
3. Cross-Curriculum Priorities
Learning also incorporates three broader priorities:
– Histories and Cultures
– Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
– Sustainability
These are integrated where relevant across learning areas.
Beyond Learning Facts
The Australian Curriculum is designed to develop knowledge alongside the ability to use it.
A student studying Science, for example, may learn scientific concepts while also learning to question, investigate, analyse, communicate and reflect.
This approach connects academic learning with problem-solving, communication, critical thinking and application.
What This Means in Western Australia
For families considering Western Australian schools, an important distinction is that schools operate within the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline, administered by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA).
Western Australia incorporates and adapts elements of the Australian Curriculum within its own curriculum framework and requirements. The WA framework therefore provides the specific context for teaching, learning and assessment in Western Australian schools.
For parents, this means students follow clear curriculum content and achievement standards while also developing capabilities through their learning.
From Primary to Senior Secondary
Primary school establishes foundations in literacy, numeracy and core knowledge, while developing communication, curiosity and independent learning.
Junior secondary broadens students’ subject knowledge and perspectives, with increasing emphasis on independence, critical thinking and informed choices.
Senior secondary gives students greater scope to shape their studies around their interests and future pathways, including university, further training and employment.
A Different Way of Thinking About Education
The Australian approach does not separate academic knowledge from the skills needed to use it.
It asks students not only to understand ideas, but increasingly to apply, question, analyse, communicate and create.
For parents considering different education systems, that distinction is worth understanding.
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