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The Australian Curriculum: Languages version 9 for Aboriginal Languages, Arabic, Auslan, Classical Languages, Chinese, Modern Greek, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese is now available to schools.

The Australian Curriculum: Languages version 9 for the listed languages is available on the School Curriculum and Standards Authority website at https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/wa-curriculum/learning-areas/languages-v1/australian-curriculum-languages.

Language	Language type and learning phase
Aboriginal Languages	First language, Second Language
Arabic	Foundation to Year 10, Years 7–10
Auslan	First Language (Foundation to Year 10), First Language (Years 7–10), Second Language (Foundation to Year 10), Second Language (Years 7–10)
Classical Languages	Years 7–10
Chinese	Background Language F–10, Background Language 7–10, First Language 7–10
Modern Greek	Foundation to Year 10, Years 7–10
Spanish	Foundation to Year 10, Years 7–10
Turkish	Foundation to Year 10, Years 7–10
Vietnamese	Foundation to Year 10, Years 7–10

The Years 7–10 curriculum sequence for each Language subject is provided to accommodate students who attend a secondary school that does not offer the language they studied in primary school.

For the remainder of 2025, those schools that have yet to implement version 9 of the curriculum may continue to use the Australian Curriculum version 8.4. In 2026, schools must implement the Australian Curriculum version 9 for the Languages subjects and sequences listed.

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