Curriculum Trends across Australia in 2000

Curriculum Trends across Australia in 2000 - State by State

ACACA Compulsory Years of Schooling Group

Published by the Board of Studies NSW for the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Certification Authorities (ACACA)

Queensland

1. Standards and Benchmarking

1.3 Briefly outline the work being done in the area of standards and benchmarking in your state/territory.

As indicated above, the Queensland School Curriculum Council is continuing to develop syllabuses for each of the nationally agreed key learning areas. These syllabuses specify learning outcomes for a number of strands and levels. The Council is also continuing to use the National Literacy and Numeracy Benchmarks in the development of literacy and numeracy tests for Years 3, 5 and 7.