The development of the Australian Curriculum is guided by the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians, adopted by the council of state and territory education ministers in December 2008.

The Melbourne Declaration emphasizes the importance of knowledge, understanding and skills of learning areas, general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities as the basis for a curriculum designed to support 21st century learning.

The Australian Curriculum on-line describes the elements of the Australian curriculum – from Foundation to Year 10 :English, mathematics, science and history can be viewed in different ways according to the needs and interests of the user – by learning area and strands, by year level or levels – and filtered for general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities.

APFACTS encourages parents to explore the Australian Curriculum by clicking here.

In 2014 a review of the Australian Curriculum was announced to evaluate the robustness, independence and balance of the process and development of the Australian Curriculum. It also sought to understand whether the Australian Curriculum is delivering what students need, parents expect and the nation requires in an increasingly competitive world. Details of the final report into the Review can be found here.

To read the details of APFACTS submission into the review of the National curriculum please click here.

APFACTS represents the view of parents on the following committee’s:

• BSSS – Board of Secondary Studenies of the ACT
• Curriculum Advisory Committee
• Curriculum Taskforce