This page contains past curriculum documents. For current curriculum resources, visit the P–10 Australian Curriculum section.
Standards
Standards are integral to the alignment of curriculum, assessment and reporting. For teachers, parents and students, they provide a shared language for describing the quality of student achievement.
The Standards are achievement standards linked to the Essential Learnings. Using a 5-point scale, the Standards describe how well a student has demonstrated their learning based on a collection of evidence. They can also be used to report student progress and achievement.
The Standards are the same for all key learning areas:
Assessable elements and descriptors (AEDs)
The assessable elements and descriptors of quality (AEDs) are used to link to the Essential Learnings and Standards, and help teachers make judgments about student achievements.
Sample assessments
Beginner stage
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Years 4 & 5: Games we play — Chinese
Students use the target language of Chinese to teach classmates a new game. -
Years 4 & 5: Games we play — French
Students use the target language of French to teach classmates a new game. -
Years 4 & 5: Games we play — German
Students use the target language of German to teach classmates a new game. -
Years 4 & 5: Games we play — Indonesian
Students use the target language of Indonesian to teach classmates a new game. -
Years 4 & 5: Games we play — Italian
Students use the target language of Italian to teach classmates a new game. -
Years 4 & 5: Games we play — Japanese
Students use the target language of Japanese to teach classmates a new game. -
Years 4 & 5: Games we play — Korean
Students use the target language of Korean to teach classmates a new game. -
Years 4 & 5: Imaginative world
Students write a fairytale in Italian and read it aloud to the class. -
Years 6-8: Community celebrations — Carnevale
Students investigate the Italian festival Carnevale to develop language skills in Italian. -
Years 6-8: First meetings — Prepared speech
Students write and present a speech to introduce themselves in Japanese. -
Year 7: Pleased to meet you
Students will introduce themselves in Japanese in both written and spoken forms. -
Year 8: Healthy food choices
Students use written Japanese to describe healthy foods and healthy eating habits.
Elementary stage
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Years 6-8: School camp
Students create and present a PowerPoint slide show in Italian about their favourite camp experiences. -
Years 6-8: Seasons — Reading
Students respond to questions and compare seasons in Australia and Japan. -
Year 7: Seasons — Listening
Students listen to a text in Japanese and respond to questions about seasonal variations in Japan. -
Year 8: Italian exchange student
Students write and present a speech in Italian introducing an Italian exchange student. -
Years 8 & 9: Japanese houses — Listening
Students listen to a spoken text in Japanese about housing in Japan and answer questions in English. -
Years 8 & 9: Japanese houses — Reading
Students read a description of a Japanese house written in Japanese and answer questions in English. -
Years 8 & 9: Japanese houses — Writing
Students write a letter in Japanese describing their own house and enquiring about their Japanese penpal’s house. -
Year 9: I want a pen-pal — Writing
Students write a letter of self-introduction in Japanese to a pen-pal in Japan and reflect on their learning. -
Year 9: Weather in Germany
Students research, compose and present a German weather report.
Lower intermediate stage
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Years 8 & 9: Once upon a time — Writing
Students write an appropriate ending to a Japanese fairytale and reflect on their language choices. -
Year 9: A tarento I like
Students research tarento in Japan and present information in a role-play and an email. -
Year 9: Healthy eating — Reading an article
Students read and respond to an article in German about healthy food choices. -
Year 9: Healthy eating — Role play
Students speak in German about food and drink and lifestyle choices. -
Year 9: Japan's youth of today
Students create and deliver a multimedia presentation on an aspect of Japanese youth culture.
Literacy and Numeracy short assessments for Languages
- Last updated:
- 25 July 2018
