K–10Aboriginal Languages K–10 Syllabus
The new Aboriginal Languages K–10 (2022) syllabus is to be implemented from 2024.
2024 – Start teaching new syllabus for:
- Schools with a K–6 program
- Mandatory 100 hours of a Language in Years 7–10
Students who commenced the 100-hour or 200-hour elective course in 2023 may continue to study the Aboriginal Languages K–10 Syllabus (2003) in 2024.
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
Content
Early Stage 1
- ALE-RLC-01
recognises different languages and cultures in their immediate environment and the world
Content is provided for:
- Additional: Language Revival – students learning the target language as an additional language
- Prior: Language Revival – students with significant prior learning and/or experience in the target language
- First: students continuing to learn their First Language as the target language.
Recognise that people have cultural practices that differ from their own
Recognise that people use language in ways that reflect their cultures
Recognise that people use language in ways that reflect their cultures
Recognise that the target language is one of the many languages spoken in Australia
Explore aspects of self and their cultural background
Explore aspects of self and their background