Delay to rollout of new curriculum
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education and Early Learning the Hon. Prue Car has announced changes to the NSW Curriculum Reform Timetable.
The new schedule aims to give teachers more time to focus on implementation of the new Years 3 to 10 Maths and English curriculum commencing in 2024.
Catholic Schools NSW CEO Dallas McInerney said the curriculum reform timetable extension is a significant body of work before the education sector, and “deserves to be done well and without unnecessary haste”.
“The Catholic school sector looks forward to increasing collaboration with NESA and the Government in the coming months and years to ensure a high-quality curriculum is delivered because all three sectors’ focus is on improving learning outcomes,” McInerney told The Educator.
“This announcement provides the requisite time and capacity for professional practitioners to step forward and realise the full potential of the curriculum while achieving a smooth and manageable rollout.”
In Term 3 the Government will:
- Consult on four mandatory K to 6 syllabuses: Creative Arts, Human Society and its Environment, Personal Development Health and Physical Education (PDHPE), Science and Technology;
- Consult on four mandatory 7 to 10 syllabuses: Geography, History, PDHPE, Visual Arts;
- Release: new 11 to 12 Health and Movement Science syllabuses and extend implementation to 2025 for examination in the 2026 Higher School Certificate.
The revised schedule means all new syllabuses will be delivered by 2027 – in line with the intent of the Masters Curriculum Review, that outlined a 10-year delivery timeframe.
For more information on the NSW Curriculum Reform you can visit the NSW Curriculum Reform website.