The QCAA is committed to ensuring that syllabuses reflect best practice in teaching and learning, and support a world-class curriculum and assessment system. The QCAA therefore:
- reviews syllabuses regularly to ensure currency and responsiveness to stakeholder needs
- notifies schools of syllabus revisions and updates through syllabus amendment notices.
For more information, see Senior syllabus review and revision.
4.4.1 Implementation of revised or redeveloped syllabuses
The QCAA Board approves the implementation of revised or redeveloped syllabuses for the first time under standard delivery conditions in a nominated year.
This means that revised or redeveloped syllabuses are implemented for the first time with cohorts who will commence their study of the subject in the year nominated and will complete their study in the year following the nominated year.
Schools using one or more of the flexible curriculum delivery options described in Section 4.2.2 must implement the correct syllabus for each cohort in accordance with the nominated year. For example:
- Schools offering combined classes will continue to offer the existing syllabus to students who will complete their study in the nominated year. Students commencing their study in the nominated year and completing their study in the following year will study the revised or redeveloped syllabus.
- Schools offering compressed curriculum will continue to offer the existing syllabus to students who will complete their study in the nominated year.
- Schools offering the alternative sequence over the typical two years in a combined class setting will implement the revised or redeveloped syllabus with students commencing their study in the nominated year, while implementing the existing syllabus with students concluding their study in the nominated year.
