Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards

Find the expected learning for the end of each curriculum level, then open the linked content and planning context needed to build a coherent teaching and assessment sequence.

260 achievement standards across eight learning areas

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English11 achievement standards Mathematics11 achievement standards Science11 achievement standards Humanities and Social Sciences23 achievement standards Health and Physical Education6 achievement standards The Arts29 achievement standards Technologies17 achievement standards Languages152 achievement standards

Combined curriculum hubs

Explore standards and descriptors in one place

Open a curriculum map to read the achievement standard beside all its linked content descriptors, grouped by strand for planning and assessment.

Year 2 English → ASENGY2 · 27 descriptors Year 10 Mathematics → ASMATY10 · 21 descriptors Year 3 Science → ASSCIY3 · 12 descriptors Year 5 Science → ASSCIY5 · 12 descriptors Year 8 Science → ASSCIY8 · 19 descriptors Year 10 Science → ASSCIY10 · 19 descriptors Year 10 Civics and Citizenship → ASHASCIVY10 · 10 descriptors Year 7 Economics and Business → ASHASECOY7 · 10 descriptors Year 9 Economics and Business → ASHASECOY9 · 10 descriptors Year 7 Geography → ASHASGEOY7 · 14 descriptors Year 8 Geography → ASHASGEOY8 · 15 descriptors Year 9 Geography → ASHASGEOY9 · 14 descriptors Years 7–8 Music → ASARTMUSY78 · 7 descriptors Years 9–10 Design and Technologies → ASTECTDEY910 · 11 descriptors Years 3–4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages, First Language Learner Pathway → ASLANFALFLLY34 · 10 descriptors Years 1–2 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages, Language Revival Learner Pathway → ASLANFALLRY12 · 10 descriptors Years 7–8 Chinese, Background and First Language Learner Pathway → ASLANCHIBFL7-1Y78 · 9 descriptors

Guides for planning and assessment

What are achievement standards?

Understand how standards support planning, evidence collection and teacher judgement.

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Plan with backward design

Move from the intended achievement to evidence and a coherent learning sequence.

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Write a marking guide

Connect curriculum intent, task evidence and descriptions of quality.

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