K–10Auslan K–10 Syllabus
The new Auslan K–10 Syllabus (2023) is to be implemented from 2026.
2024 and 2025 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2024 and 2025 – Option to start teaching
2026 – Start teaching new syllabus for schools that choose to offer Auslan:
- within a K–6 language program
- for the mandatory 100 hours of language study in Years 7–10
- as Stage 5 language elective
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
- AUE-UND-01
identifies key signs and information and responds in a variety of ways
Content is provided for:
- Additional: students learning Auslan as an additional language
- Prior learning/experience: students learning Auslan with knowledge and/or experience from in or outside the classroom
- First: students learning Auslan as their first language.
Recognise their own and others’ fingerspelled names
Identify key signs and information to understand classroom instructions and routines
Recognise their own and others’ fingerspelled names
Use knowledge of signs to understand simple texts on familiar topics
Use signs and formulaic phrases to respond to questions and instructions
Draw, mime and/or use signs to respond to shared viewing of imaginative texts
Translate simple words and phrases by linking meaning between Auslan and English texts
Retell and respond to key information in class messages, directions or introductions
Report back to the class on information gathered from peers
Respond to shared viewing of imaginative texts by retelling, re-enacting and/or drawing
Translate familiar words and phrases between Auslan, English and/or Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Sign Languages