An overview of curriculum taught to South Australia students from birth to year 10.
The national Early Years Learning framework guides the learning of children from birth to 5 years of age and through the transition to school.
It is a guide to the programs in a range of early childhood settings. There is more information available on the early years curriculum on the sa.gov.au website:
- understanding the curriculum in the early years
- progress reports at preschool
- preschool and kindergarten.
Indicators of preschool numeracy and literacy
As outlined in the numeracy and literacy strategy, parents and families want a better understanding of the numeracy and literacy achievements of their children, and teachers want more consistency in their assessment and reporting.
The department has developed indicators of preschool numeracy and literacy for teachers to use to identify, plan for, assess, monitor and report on each child’s learning and growth.
More detail is available in the implementation for indicators of preschool numeracy and literacy (PDF 2.2MB) document.
The Australian Curriculum is taught in government schools for reception to year 10 students.
Teachers use curriculum to:
- plan student learning
- monitor and assess student progress
- report student progress to parents
- support student wellbeing.
The curriculum learning areas are:
- humanities and social sciences – history, geography, economics and business, civics and citizenship
- the arts – dance, drama, music, media arts, visual arts
- technologies – design and technologies, digital technologies
- health and physical education
Elective for year 9 and year 10 students:
There are 7 general capabilities that describe the knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions that children and young people need to live, learn and work successfully in a changing world.
- Critical and creative thinking
- Information and communication technology capability
- Personal and social capability
- Ethical understanding
- Intercultural understanding
There are 3 cross-curriculum priorities that provide global, national and regional dimensions to develop students’ knowledge, understanding and skills relating to:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
- Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
Get information about curriculum and study options for students in year 10 to 12:
- Curriculum for year 10 to 12 students
- South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)
- Curriculum in South Australian Schools, sa.gov.au
The Keeping Safe: child protection curriculum is required for all children and young people in state, independent and Catholic preschools and schools.
Learning Improvement division
Phone: 8463 5829
Email: education.newmedia [at] sa.gov.au