The Australian Curriculum seeks to equip
young Australians with the skills, knowledge and
understanding that will enable them to effectively
engage with and prosper in society, compete in a
globalised world and thrive in the information-rich
workplaces of the future.
Every effort is being made to ensure that the
Australian Curriculum will be a world-class
curriculum by:
• benchmarking it to curricula of leading nations
• setting challenging standards
• not overloading the curriculum
• pursuing deep learning
• providing opportunities for local content and
relevant contexts to be included.
The draft and final forms of the Australian
the Australian Curriculum will give explicit attention
to 10 general capabilities. These are: