English (Version 8.4)

Overview of the senior secondary Australian Curriculum

ACARA has developed a senior secondary Australian Curriculum for English, Mathematics, Science and History and Humanities and Social Sciences.

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Senior secondary English subjects

The senior secondary Australian Curriculum for English is presented in four subjects that share common features. These include the continuing development of students’ knowledge, understanding and skills in listening, speaking, reading, viewing and writing.

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Links to Foundation to Year 10

Each senior secondary English subject draws upon, develops and emphasises different knowledge, understandings, skills and processes related to the strands of Language, Literature and Literacy used in the Foundation to Year 10 curriculum.

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Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities

The senior secondary English curriculum values the histories, cultures, traditions and languages of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and their central place in contemporary Australian society and culture.

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Glossary

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