Curriculum
Queensland schools provide education ensuring the success of every student in:
- Kindergarten
- Prep to Year 10
- Year 11 and 12.
The P–12 curriculum, assessment and reporting framework (P–12 Framework) specifies the curriculum, assessment and reporting requirements for all Queensland state school principals and staff delivering the curriculum from Prep to Year 12.
Contact your school to discuss your child's curriculum. School contact details are available by phoning 13 QGOV (13 74 68) or searching the schools directory.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten, known as kindy, is a part-time early childhood education program for children in the year before school. Attending a kindy program supports children learn through play, make friends and prepare for the transition to school.
Kindergarten programs are offered in long day care services and stand-alone kindergarten services. The Queensland Government also delivers kindergarten programs via the eKindy and Kindergarten in remote communities initiatives.
Prep to Year 10
Queensland schools are required to implement all eight learning areas of the Australian Curriculum Version 9 in Prep to Year 10 by the end of 2027.
The 8 learning areas are:
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Health and Physical Education
- Technologies
- The Arts
- Languages.
The P–12 curriculum, assessment and reporting framework specifies the minimum requirements for providing the Australian Curriculum in Prep to Year 10 for all Queensland state schools.
Years 11 and 12
In Years 11 and 12, Queensland schools are required to select curriculum to be implemented from a range of learning options available through the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA).
The QCAA senior syllabuses build on the expectations of the Prep to Year 10 Australian Curriculum. The syllabuses are grouped in the eight learning areas of the Australian Curriculum to highlight this continuity.