The latest figures from a report by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) on the National Assessment Program in Civics and Citizenship (NAP-CC), released by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) reveal that half of the Year 6 and Year 10 students who participated in the sample assessment meet or exceed the...

The purpose of this document is to describe a common design and curriculum development process to help in developing language-specific curricula for Foundation to Year 10 as part of the Australian Curriculum.

Provides parents, schools, governments and the non-government school sectors with information about whether young Australians are reaching important educational goals. Introduction About ACARAThe Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) is an independent authority focused on improving the learning of all young Australians through a national curriculum, the national assessment program and a national data...

Technologies enrich and impact on the lives of people and societies globally. Australia needs enterprising individuals who can make discerning decisions about the development and use of technologies. It needs people who can independently and collaboratively develop innovative solutions to complex problems and contribute to sustainable patterns of living. Technologies, in their development and use...

The Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA) is a scale that represents levels of educational advantage. A value on the scale assigned to a school is the average level for all students in the particular school. ICSEA is calculated by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). ICSEA was developed to enable fair and...