Course Development and Accreditation
Curriculum Shape Papers
Curriculum Development Consultation
Responses to Feedback on Draft Curriculum
Course development is informed by the Design Specifications for Courses which are outlined in the Shape of the ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum 
(78.7 kb).
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum (279.2 KB)
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum: Hospitality (301.5 KB)
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum: Food Science and Nutrition (308.1 KB)
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum: Food Studies (320.3 KB)
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum: Global Studies (331.1 KB)
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum: Religion (508.1 KB)
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum: The Arts (402.3 KB)
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum: Construction Pathways (401 KB)
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum: Early Childhood Studies (371 KB)
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum: Pathways to Work and Learning (376 KB)
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum: Psychology (377 KB)
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum: Sociology (388 KB)
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum: Social and Community Work (376 KB)
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum: Tourism and Event Management (381 KB)
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum: Classical Languages (223 KB)
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum: Connected Learning (370 KB)
- Shape of Courses developed under the Technologies Framework (259.1 KB)
- Shape of Courses developed under the Health, Outdoor and Physical Education Framework (240.3 KB)
- Shape of Courses developed under the Humanities & Social Sciences Framework (261.6 KB)
- Shape of Courses developed under the Modern Languages Framework (217.4 KB)
- Shape of Courses developed under the Commerce Framework (702 KB)
- Shape of ACT Senior Secondary Frameworks (551.6 KB)
The following Shape Papers are currently available for public consultation:
The following draft course documents are currently available for public consultation:
A link to the public consultation survey on the draft Legal Studies A/T/M course document can be found below:
Public Consultation is an essential component of the curriculum development process. Feedback is provided by teachers and principals in the form of online surveys.
Formal consultation reports summarising the key findings received from the stakeholders can be found below.
Frameworks
- Public Consultation Report 2020 - English Framework (591.6 KB)
- Public Consultation Report 2020 - Mathematics Framework (419.2 KB)
- Public Consultation Report 2020 - Science Framework (341.3 KB)
Shape Papers
- Public Consultation Report 2020 - Food Science and Nutrition Shape Paper (220.2 KB)
- Public Consultation Report 2020 - Food Studies Shape Paper (378 KB)
- Public Consultation Report 2020 - Hospitality Shape Paper (502.4 KB)
- Public Consultation Report 2020 - The Arts Shape Paper (733.1 KB)
- Public Consultation Report Shape Paper Construction Pathways (227 KB)
- Public Consultation Report Shape Paper Early Childhood Studies (233 KB)
- Public Consultation Report Shape Paper Psychology (329 KB)
- Public Consultation Report Shape Paper Social and Community (285 KB)
- Public Consultation Report Shape Paper Sociology (259 KB)
- Public Consultation Report Shape Paper Tourism and Event Management (295 KB)
Courses
- Public Consultation Report 2020 - Connected Learning (186.7 KB)
- Public Consultation Report 2020 - Food Science and Nutrition (418 KB)
- Public Consultation Report 2020 - Food Studies (438.7 KB)
- Public Consultation Report 2020 - Global Studies (236.4 KB)
- Public Consultation Report 2020 - Hospitality (476.6 KB)
- Public Consultation Report 2020 - Religious Studies (292.1 KB)
- Public Consultation Report 2020 - World Religions (516.1 KB)
- BSSS Public Consultation Report Construction Pathways Course (477 KB)
- BSSS Public Consultation Report Early Childhood Studies Course (394 KB)
- BSSS Public Consultation Report Psychology Course (476 KB)
- BSSS Public Consultation Report Social and Community Work Course (511 KB)
- BSSS Public Consultation Report Sociology Course (505 KB)
- BSSS Public Consultation Report Tourism and Event Management Course (324 KB)
- Dance and Specialised Dance Public Consultation Report (595 KB)
- Drama and Specialised Drama Public Consultation Report (656 KB)
- Media and Specialised Media Public Consultation Report (701 KB)
- Music and Specialised Music Public Consultation Report (602 KB)
- Photography and Specialised Photography Public Consultation Report (643 KB)
- Visual Arts and Specialised Visual Arts Public Consultation Report (571 KB)