Australian Curriculum

Key Information

  • The core standards for K-12 are located in Australian Curriculum.
  • The Australian Curriculum is intended for all of Australia, but schools have the freedom to adapt the publication to meet the needs of their specific state or territory.
  • Foundation (K) through year 10 is referred to as the Australian Curriculum and years 11-12 are the Senior Secondary Australian Curriculum.

Adoption Pipeline

There are currently no adoptions anticipated for 2025.

Relationships Among Documents 

Data relationships exist between Australian Curriculum and publications of other Australian territories and states below. Please note that these relationships do not necessarily imply official adoption. Please visit the authority pages for more details.

  • Western Australia
  • New South Wales
  • Capital Territory 
  • Tasmania
  • Victoria
  • Northern Territory 
  • South Australia 
  • Queensland

The table below contains additional document relationships.

State > Publication > Document (year)State > Publication > Document (year)
Australian Curriculum > English (2022)Australian Curriculum > English (2015)
Australian Curriculum > Mathematics (2022)Australian Curriculum > Mathematics (2015)
Australian Curriculum > Science (2022)Australian Curriculum > Science (2015)
Australian Curriculum > Humanities and Social Sciences (2022)Australian Curriculum > Humanities and Social Sciences (2015)