Curriculum frameworks in Victorian schools

The Australian Curriculum sets the expectations for what all Australian school students should be taught, regardless of where they live or their background.

Victorian government and Catholic schools are required to use the Victorian Curriculum F–10. Independent schools may use the Victorian Curriculum F–10 as a model and resource for the effective implementation of the Australian Curriculum.

Victorian Curriculum frameworks are maintained using the Subject Assessment Other Definition Maintenance window. See Using the Subject Assessment Other Definition Maintenance window.

Loading curriculum frameworks

You can load four pre-defined frameworks from Synergetic reference tables as needed:

• Victorian Curriculum F-10, implementing the Australian Curriculum in Victorian schools
• AusVELS Curriculum, a subset of AusVELS covering transitional assessment areas including:
  • EAL (English as an Additional Language) Developmental Continuum P–10
  • languages other than English in the following categories: Roman Alphabet Languages, Non-Roman Alphabet Languages, Character Languages, Sign Language and Victorian Aboriginal Languages.
• Religious Education (RE) used by some Catholic schools, depending on their diocese.
• Religious Education Renewed (REN) used by some Catholic schools, depending on their diocese.

See Loading pre-defined curriculum frameworks.

Additional alternative frameworks can be added manually. For example, any recognised alternative curriculum frameworks available to schools if approval is granted and authorisation gained to deliver the program. For example:

• International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) programs
• Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) as an alternative curriculum design for students in Year 10.

Curriculum area groups, areas and strands/modes

Victorian Curriculum has a defined set of assessment standards:

Curriculum Area Groups are the distinct bodies of knowledge, skills and behaviours within the curriculum framework. For example, The Arts.

Note: In AusVELS this level is known as Strands.

Curriculum Areas are the sub-categories that comprise each Curriculum Area Group. For example, Dance.

• In the Victorian Curriculum F-10, includes Learning Areas and Capabilities. For example, in Foundation (F) to Year 2, schools report on:
  • four learning areas: English, Mathematics, Health and Physical Education, The Arts
  • and one general capability: Personal and Social Capability.

    Note: In AusVELS this level is known as Domains.

Strands/Modes. These are used to organise standards within each curriculum area. For example, Dance.

For example:

• Schools report student progress against age-related expected level of achievement for every student every year in:
  • English - showing modes (Writing, Reading and viewing, Speaking and listening)
  • Mathematics – showing strands (Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, Statistics and Probability).
• Foundation VCAL is structured around four strands:
  • Literacy and Numeracy Skills
  • Industry Specific Skills
  • Work Related Skills
  • Personal Development Skills.

    Note: In AusVELS this level is known as Dimensions.

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