The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) are responsible for the decision to implement the Australian Curriculum, whilst reserving the right to retain their own state's priorities and approaches when it comes to curriculum provision and teaching and learning.
In 2017, Victorian schools are required to use the Victorian Curriculum for Foundation to Year 10.
The Progressive Curriculum Frameworks for the Victorian Curriculum can be found here.
The Victorian Curriculum now supersedes the implementation of AusVELS (2013-2015/16).
In 2017, Victorian schools are required to use the Victorian Curriculum for Foundation to Year 10.
The Progressive Curriculum Frameworks for the Victorian Curriculum can be found here.
The Victorian Curriculum now supersedes the implementation of AusVELS (2013-2015/16).
The Embedded Areas
Australian Curriculum
Cross-curriculum priorities icons DO NOT appear under the Content Description. They now only appear under the relevant Elaboration.
NOTE: Due to the revisions in version 7.1 of the Australian Curriculum the icon for 'Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia' differs from AusVELS.
Images: ACARA - The Australian Curriculum (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 A) and VCAA - AusVELS (CC-BY-NC-SA)
|
The Victorian Curriculum
There are no Cross-curriculum priorities. |
AusVELS
Cross-curriculum priorities icons appeared under the Content Description. |
General Capabilities
The 'General Capabilities (pictured below) contained in the Australian Curriculum do not appear in the Victorian Curriculum or AusVELS.
Image: ACARA - The Australian Curriculum (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 A)
English
The Australian Curriculum
Listening, speaking, reading, viewing and writing, also known as language modes, are interrelated and the learning of one often supports and extends learning of the others.
To acknowledge these interrelationships, content descriptions in each strand of the Australian Curriculum: English incorporate the processes of listening, speaking, reading, viewing and writing in an integrated and interdependent way. Note: A content descriptor may belong to more than one language mode:
|
|
Mathematics
The Australian Curriculum
There are significant differences between the Victorian Curriculum Mathematics and the Australian Curriculum v8.3 Mathematics.
There are minor differences between Victorian Curriculum Mathematics and the Australian Curriculum v7.5 Mathematics. |
The Victorian Curriculum
There are minor differences between Victorian Curriculum Mathematics and AusVELS Mathematics. These differences can be viewed here.
When compared to the Australian Curriculum:
|
AusVELS
There are minor differences between AusVELS Mathematics and the Victorian Curriculum Mathematics. These differences can be viewed here.
|
Science
The Australian Curriculum
There are significant differences between the Victorian Curriculum Science and the Australian Curriculum v8.3 Science.
There are minor differences between Victorian Curriculum Science and the Australian Curriculum v7.5 Science. |
The Victorian Curriculum
There are significant differences between Victorian Curriculum Science and AusVELS Science.
Victorian Curriculum: Banded year Levels
AusVELS: Individual year Levels
Curriculum statements are similar but have been modified, added or eliminated. When compared to the Australian Curriculum:
|
AusVELS
There are significant differences between AusVELS Science and the Victorian Curriculum Science.
AusVELS: Individual year Levels
Victorian Curriculum: Banded year Levels
Curriculum statements are similar but have been modified, added or eliminated. |
Technologies
Digital Technologies
The Australian Curriculum
There are significant differences between the Victorian Curriculum Digital Technologies and the Australian Curriculum v8.3 Digital Technologies.
There are minor differences between Victorian Curriculum Digital Technologies and the Australian Curriculum v7.5 Digital Technologies. These can be viewed here. |
The Victorian Curriculum
There are significant differences between Victorian Curriculum Digital Technologies and AusVELS Digital Technologies.
When compared to the Australian Curriculum:
|
AusVELS
There are significant differences between AusVELS Digital Technologies and the Victorian Curriculum Digital Technologies.
|