ACACA Compulsory Years of Schooling Group
Published by the Board of Studies NSW for the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Certification Authorities (ACACA)
2. Middle Years of Schooling (Years 5-8) Background Officers of the Council have been involved in middle schooling initiatives over the past few years including the National Middle Schooling Project (completed in 1997) and the establishment of the Queensland based Middle Years of Schooling Association in 1999. Queensland School Curriculum Council: For the purposes of the Queensland School Curriculum Council’s Middle Years of Schooling Forum the middle years are considered to be Years 5 to 10 (typically students are aged 10—15 years). Education Queensland has no approved definition for "middle years".