K to 6 Circulars – Edition 3, March 2026
Teaching and Learning
Pre-primary to Year 10: Languages and The Arts curriculum familiarisation workshops
Contacts
Languages
Kimberley Paton (08) 9273 6372
Kimberley.Paton@scsa.wa.edu.au
The Arts
Antoniett Halden (08) 9273 6791
Antoniett.Halden@scsa.wa.edu.au
The School Curriculum and Standards Authority will be providing professional learning opportunities to support schools with their familiarisation with the Western Australian Curriculum for Pre‑primary to Year 10 Languages and The Arts.
These two learning areas of the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline (the Outline) are in the familiarisation phase of adopting and adapting the Australian Curriculum version 9 to the Western Australian context in 2026.
The purpose of these in-person workshops is to:
- familiarise schools with the support materials on the Authority website
- explore the key curriculum changes in detail for specified subjects and languages
- provide activities that guide schools in understanding the new curriculum changes
- provide teaching and learning support.
The Authority is providing up to two days teacher relief payments for schools across all school systems/sectors. Participants will receive letters on the day of the workshop to progress the teacher relief payment.
Following the workshop, participants will receive a digital presentation pack designed to facilitate professional learning within their respective schools.
The Western Australian Curriculum, as published in the Outline available at https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au, is the mandated curriculum for Western Australian schools and must continue to be implemented in all schools until advised otherwise. Schools will be required to teach the revised year level curriculum for Languages and The Arts in 2027.
More information is available at https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/resources/revised-western-australian-curriculum-familiarisation.
Pre-primary to Year 10: Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics, Science and Technologies curriculum online implementation briefings
Contact
Chris Kelley (08) 9273 6750
Chris.Kelley@scsa.wa.edu.au
The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) is offering briefings to support schools with the implementation of the revised Western Australian Curriculum for Pre‑primary to Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics, Science and Technologies. Schools are required to teach the revised Western Australian Curriculum for these learning areas from 2026.
Note: the Authority uses Webex as the delivery platform for all online briefings, seminars and workshops. Registrants will need to download the application prior to the meeting to participate.
General Information
Alternative Curriculum and/or Reporting on Student Achievement Recognition Process 2026
Contact
Paula Beck (08) 9273 6331
Paula.Beck@scsa.wa.edu.au
The School Curriculum and Standards Authority’s (the Authority’s) process for applying for alternative curriculum and/or reporting on student achievement recognition begins at the start of Term 2.
Schools/organisations planning to implement a curriculum different from the P–10 Western Australian Curriculum and/or a different method of reporting student achievement, as outlined in the Authority’s Pre‑primary to Year 10: Teaching, Assessing and Reporting Policy, which was updated in Term 1, 2026, must apply to the Authority to seek recognition.
In 2026, given the phased implementation of the revisions to the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline (the Outline), the Authority will accept alternative curriculum submissions for these Pre‑primary to Year 10 learning areas:
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Mathematics
- Science
- Technologies.
As Languages and The Arts are in the familiarisation phase, alternative curriculum submissions are not required in 2026.
Schools should formally advise the Authority of their intention to seek recognition of a curriculum (and/or reporting on student achievement) using the Notice of intention online application form. The link to the form will be available from the start of Term 2 and will close at 3.00 pm on Friday, 22 May 2026.
Full applications for recognition of an alternative curriculum (and/or reporting on student achievement) that aligns with the Outline must be made through the Submissions online application form. The form will include the comparative curriculum and achievement standards templates that must be completed and submitted with the form. The link to this form will be available from Monday, 8 June 2026 and will close at 3.00 pm on Friday, 7 August 2026.
Links to the Notice of intention and the Submission online application forms will be available at https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/teaching/alternative-curriculum-recognition.
Email any questions to alternativecurriculum@scsa.wa.edu.au.