Australia
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) sets the curriculum expectations for what all Australian students from Foundation to Year 12 should be taught, regardless of where they live or their background. For more information, see the ACARA website.
Australian states and territories, and the systems and schools within them, are responsible for implementing the expectations of the Australian Curriculum, choosing contexts for learning, and organising and planning learning in ways that best meet their students’ needs and interests.
New Zealand
In New Zealand, the National Curriculum is composed of The New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, which set the direction for student learning and provide guidance for schools as they design and review their curriculum.
Curriculum to Year 10
The national curriculum covers subjects that are taught at primary and secondary schools and the standards students should reach in each subject.
Primary education focusses on foundation learning across a range of subjects and competencies but especially in literacy and numeracy. At secondary school students learn a broad and balanced curriculum, with some specialisation possible in Years 11 to 13.
Schools that teach in the English language use the New Zealand Curriculum. Schools that teach in the Māori language use Te Marautanga o Aotearoa (a curriculum based on Māori philosophies).
