South Australian Curriculum

South Australian Curriculum

The SA Curriculum for public education has been adapted from the Australian Curriculum for a South Australian context. In South Australia, we want to empower our children and young people with the dispositions, capabilities and knowledge they need to thrive in a constantly changing world.
The South Australian Curriculum framework outlines the essential knowledge, capabilities and dispositions in each of the eight learning areas:
• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)
• Technologies
• The Arts
• Health and Physical Education
• Languages – Japanese

General Capabilities are integrated across all learning areas to equip students with skills needed for life and work, including:
• Literacy
• Numeracy
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability
• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Personal and Social Capability
• Ethical Understanding
• Intercultural Understanding

Cross-Curriculum Priorities are embedded in the learning areas to enrich the curriculum:
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
• Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
• Sustainability

Assessment and Reporting: Schools assess student progress and report to parents using a variety of methods, ensuring that assessments are fair, valid, and reliable.

Learning standards describe what students will need to demonstrate in their learning. For example, learning mathematics is not just recalling facts and formulas. Having a positive disposition to maths and engaging in reasoning and problem solving develops the capability to solve unfamiliar problems in a range of contexts.

Support for Diverse Learners: The curriculum provides flexibility to cater to the diverse needs of students, including those with disabilities, gifted students, and those from different cultural backgrounds.

Child Protection Curriculum

The Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum (KS:CPC) is a child safety program for children and young people from age 3 to year 12.

It aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to:

• recognise abuse and tell a trusted adult about it
• understand what is appropriate and inappropriate touching
• understand ways of keeping themselves safe.

The KS:CPC is mandated in all public preschools and schools in South Australia and is taught by teachers who have completed a full day KS:CPC training course. This world-class, evidence-based child safety program is utilised by a range of other Australian and international schools, ensuring a consistent and effective approach to child protection education.