General Curriculum Framework
Nurturing Excellence in Education and Faith
The NSW Curriculum is structured and sequenced to support progression in the syllabus from Primary to Secondary. The NSW Curriculum articulates what students are expected to know, understand and be able to do. It is explicit about the knowledge and skills to be learnt. In each learning area, background knowledge, committed to long-term memory, is vital to literacy development and underpins the ability to think critically and creatively. Each subject also includes specific skills, tools, methods, processes and strategies that students develop as they achieve an outcome. The curriculum also plays a key role in identifying the shared knowledge that fosters belonging and cross-cultural understanding in our society.
- A positive start to school will help your child engage well with their peers and teachers and set them up for academic and social success. Refer to: Getting ready for primary school
- For further information about Primary refer to: Parents guide to the NSW primary syllabuses.
- For further information about syllabus refer to NESA: Home | NSW Curriculum | NSW Education Standards Authority
Students move through the following stages of learning:
Primary stages
Early Stage 1: Kindergarten (refer to NESA- Early Stage 1)
Stage 1: Year 1 and Year 2 (refer to NESA- Stage 1)
Stage 2: Year 3 and Year 4 (refer to NESA-Stage 2)
Stage 3: Year 5 and Year 6 (refer to NESA-Stage 3)
Secondary stages
- Stage 4: Year 7 and Year 8
- Stage 5: Year 9 and Year 10
- Stage 6: Year 11 and Year 12
Key Learning Areas
Key Learning Areas (KLAs) describe broad areas of learning. In NSW syllabuses are developed within the following KLAs:
| Primary (K–6) | Secondary (7–12) |
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