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
Life Skills
- AULS-CRE-01
creates texts in Auslan in a range of contexts
Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.
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.
Identify words that are represented by common depicting handshapes
Explore features and structures of text
Respond to and use elements of Auslan grammar
Describe handshapes or signs that represent a word in English
Use nouns, adjectives and verbs in Auslan
Explore linguistic structures of Auslan
Engage in simple exchanges
Explore ways to communicate information about their world to the class
Create informative texts about themselves
Explore ways to communicate information to others
Create informative texts that reflect real people, places or experiences
Create imaginative and expressive texts
Create simple bilingual texts of words, familiar expressions or phrases
Create informative texts
Create imaginative and expressive texts for familiar and/or unfamiliar contexts
Create informative bilingual text of words, familiar expressions or phrases in familiar and/or unfamiliar contexts